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To: Jude in WV

There are other testing options, besides the GED regime, for diplomas. They can be Googled.

Many home school associations in various states have umbrella setups for diploma testing.

Our home-schooled children have entered institutes and colleges, by testing, without standard high school diplomas.

On our part, the diploma itself has never been the issue. For the many benefits of home-schooling, we decided way back in 1982, when we began, that we would gladly undergo the difficulties with documentation at graduation time.

We have one son, without a high school diploma, graduate from a language institute in Texas, and go on to receive an accredited bachelors degree from a college in South Dakota. Another son is enrolled in an accredited college in the computer science program.

Testing got the boys in to these institutions, and they can go just as high in their fields as anyone who received a public school diploma.


52 posted on 11/19/2012 4:25:33 AM PST by John Leland 1789
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To: John Leland 1789

WV job service and almost all WV employers require a GED or high school diploma. Some employers even require applicants to prove proficiency in Reading in addition to the above before getting an interview.
One student paid $200 for an online GED course and exam and could not get a truck driving job until he passed the WV accepted GED exam.
We participate in the Oklahoma based GED certification program. Not all states do.
I don’t see any problem for a home schooled student to pass the GED and receive a high school diploma. It is free and takes little time.


85 posted on 11/19/2012 3:36:01 PM PST by Jude in WV
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