Penn Foster High School Transfer Credits

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I'm not a big fan of the Penn Foster HS because it seems not possible to get college credit at the same time. But there are some pros.  First, there is no work from me until the kid gets the high school diploma. Secondly, all of the recordkeeping is done at PF. Third, the records from PF don't seem to come with gotchas such as requiring a California Private School Affidavit in some instances like dual enrollment at California community college for 100% online classes. Fourth, no GED or homeschool diploma stigma although I think this stigma is overblown. Fifth, the kid can start the easier ACE credits including CLEP/MS today and do anything else that requires a high school diploma this summer upon completion of PFHS.

A homeschool diploma wouldn't have a stigma if 1) you named the homeschool something that no one would know was a homeschool; and 2) the kid immediately started taking college courses, which would mean that they would basically bypass the whole "homeschool" thing.  If you are a college student, people don't ask much about high school.