Don't be terrified. It really is not bad, just a little time consuming. There is no advantage nor is there a disadvantage to opening an account early. They never list individual core course worksheets as they are submitted. The courses will not get listed until a review is requested by a coach. This is how the task is listed on my DD's dashboard (except it has a green check mark in front of it) and how it was listed once I started turning in sheets: Missing Core-Course Worksheets 08/23/2017 So, it seems that once a core course worksheet is turned in they check the task off. I am assuming that once the coach makes a request and if it is determined during the review that they need something a new task will pop up in your tasklist. My daughter just happened to have enough core classes by the end of her sophomore year that her tasklist was complete. This is how the courses are listed now that her review is complete (when I click on the final qualifier link under academic status): ACADEMIC YEAR HS CODE CATEGORY TITLE GRADE GPA DIV I UNITS DIV I QUALITY POINTS Total 4.0 16.0 64.0 1 969999 English ENGLISH LIT 1 A 1.0 4.0 1 969999 Math GEOMETRY A 1.0 4.0 1 969999 Science BIOLOGY A 1.0 4.0 1 969999 Social Studies WORLD GEOGRAPHY A 1.0 4.0 2 969999 English ENGLISH LIT 2 A 1.0 4.0 2 969999 Math ALGEBRA 2 A 1.0 4.0 2 969999 Science CHEMISTRY A 1.0 4.0 2 741005 Social Studies WORLD CIV I A 1.0 4.0 2 969999 Social Studies ECONOMICS A 1.0 4.0 3 741005 English ENGLISH 101 A 1.0 4.0 3 741005 English ENGLISH 102 A 1.0 4.0 3 741005 Math COLLEGE ALGEBRA A 1.0 4.0 3 741005 Math STATISTICS A 1.0 4.0 3 969999 Science PHYSICS A 1.0 4.0 3 741005 Social Studies INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY A 1.0 4.0 3 741005 Social Studies US HISTORY 2 A 1.0 4.0 Hope this helps. And, feel free to ask as many questions as you want.

Thought I would share my experience with the NCAA Eligibility Center to quell any fears people might have. It was a straight forward process. My DD did a combination of classes. Some were completed at home, some with an online provider, and some dual enrollment at the local university. Summer before junior year: DD created an account and paid the $80 fee. I completed and submitted the Home School Administrator and Accordance Statement. I downloaded the core course worksheets and completed one for each class she took at home or with an online provider. I then signed and dated one sheet, scanned it, and pasted it into all the completed core worksheets. I emailed the core course worksheets according to the year the course was completed. So, all 9th grade classes were emailed together. The subject line stated my DD’s NCAA # and the grade level of the core course worksheets. In the body of the email I supplied a numbered list of all the items that were attached to the email. DD had taken the SAT before opening the account so we requested College Board to send a score report. After DD completed her junior year I sent a homemade transcript. I made sure that I included everything they listed on the Home School Checklist. Beginning of Senior year an evaluation was requested by the school that DD has verbally committed to play for. The evaluation took about 10 days. The NCAA Eligibility Center first listed only the college courses that she has completed. The account sat like that for a day or two and I was beginning to worry that they were not going to review the core course worksheets that I spent so much time on. Then all courses were removed. It sat like that for a few days. Then all of a sudden she was cleared to play. Both the dual enrolled college courses and the courses from the submitted worksheets were listed. YAY!! Things to note: 1. For online providers I listed myself as the teacher of record and the instructor’s name for other teacher. For assessments designed/developed by I listed the instructor’s name with approval from me. I also listed the instructor’s name with approval from me for assessments graded by. 2. I filled out the core course worksheets with the title and ISBN # of all books used. I also listed chapter names, topics covered, and the names of the labs completed. 3. My daughter has a hold on her account (long frustrating story) at the local university where she is taking her dual enrolled classes. A transcript has not been sent from this university to verify the coursework that I listed on her transcript. NCAA still approved her to play. 4. I gave one credit for each university course DD took. 5. DD does not officially graduate until spring but has been given Final Qualifier status. All that is left to do is request final amateurism certification sometime after April 1, 2019. 6. We will send official transcripts from the local university and from our home school after graduation. The process really wasn’t bad. It was a little time consuming to fill out the core course worksheets. I really think I put way too much effort into filling them out than what was really needed. I would echo what some people have said and not open an account until you know for sure that your child will be playing a sport that needs NCAA certification. But, I would recommend staying on top of the paperwork. I would be happy to answer any questions anyone might have.

As someone who is about to start uploading all this info, this is the most disturbing part to me. It seems simple enough to have a task list available to show what has been submitted and what is still needed. Crazy!

Wanted to jump in here. I have a daughter that plays tennis competitively. She travels generally twice a month for tournaments (usually we leave on a Friday and come home on a Monday or Tuesday). She has done both Blue Tent Honors English classes. At times she has felt a little overwhelmed with the workload, but it has taught her to prioritize and use her time effectively. One thing that helped was the ability to lighten or stop work on home based classes to give her the needed time to complete the online class work. She also would bring the work with her and do what she could in the car and online stuff when we had a wi-fi connection (hotel or restaurant). The classes worked great for us. It was better than anything I would have done with her and they were her favorite classes.

Yes, they are! I ordered from them this summer. Before ordering I had several questions and they were very quick to respond to emails. My daughter is halfway through the program and is enjoying it very much.

Also using it and starting in August or sooner.

And if you don't mind sending it to one more, please?

Awesome advice. I was thinking about doing that and you both confirmed my thoughts. Thank you!

Has anyone listed a Thinkwell course on the core course worksheet for NCAA? Was it approved?

Trying to decide on economics for next year. Not sure if I want to do a 1/2 credit class or try for AP testing. So... If anyone has completed either of these courses, please let me know what your thoughts. And, did anyone do Algebra 2 concurrently with Thinkwell? How did it go? Thinking about using Thinkwell as preparation for AP test. Did anyone do that?

My 13 year old just completed The Brain, The Elements, and Carbon Chemistry this year. She enjoyed The Elements the best. Did not care for Carbon Chemistry. She felt that the material was on the easy side. For a 7th grader, the material was fine. I think you would definitely have to beef it up for high school.

Title says it all. If you have any experience with either Thinkwell AP Government or College Economics I want to hear your thoughts. Thank you.

Had to like this post because these are the schools I went to over 20 years ago! I absolutely loved Mira Costa College. Started at there Oceanside campus and then went to the San Elijo campus when it opened up. It had caring teachers and small classes. I had a rude awakening when I transferred to UCSD and had one class in a huge lecture hall with 100 students in it. I learned to love that school as well. I go and wander around UCSD everytime I go back to San Diego. Good luck with your search.

RootAnn, would you mind describing this resource a little more for me? What is it that fell short for you? Is the teacher's guide helpful? I was really looking forward to using it (I have not seen it yet) and would hate to buy the series to be disappointed.

Yes. Just reread my post and realized that I said, "I think I am going to add America's History Combined Volume (Henretta, Edwards) or The American Pageant (Kennedy, Cohen)." I am definitely listing one or the other to fulfill the college text requirement. Thanks.

Yes, as I was looking at the requirements for the syllabus the thought came to me that I am going to have to look into the primary documents part. Not sure if #4 would fit the DBQs. Thank you for your input.

I have decided to take the plunge and submit a course syllabus for AP US History. I plan to use FundaFunda's US History schedule as a basis. The test has been revised and I am asking the experienced WTM community to look over the resource list to make sure it will prepare my daughter for the test. FundaFunda US History Resource listing 1.History of the United States, 2nd edition from The Teaching Company 2. A History of the American People, Paul Johnson 3. The History Channel's: The Presidents 4. Critical Thinking through US History - 4 volumes 5. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, Revised and Updated Edition 6. John Adams DVD miniseries 7. Up from Slavery 8. Cracking the AP US History Exam (her resouce page lists the 2013 edition, I would get the most recent version) I think I am going to add America's History Combined Volume (Henretta, Edwards) or The American Pageant (Kennedy, Cohen). Looking for recommendations here. Do those resources look solid for preparing for the current APUSH test? Any other recommendations or shouldn't miss suggestions? FundaFunda US History link. Thank you! Sandi

My daughter is using DIVE Biology this year. We started off with the Kolbe plans, but after about 3 months and a few poor test scores I realized she needed more support. Got DIVE and started over again. Still using the Miller-Levine text. She is doing much better with the material. Even getting As on the tests. We completely dropped the Kolbe plans and went with the DIVE schedule, materials, and labs. She doesn't love the program, but she likes the labs (a lot) and understands the material. Every time she watches a video she states that Dr. Shormann sounds like Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory.

My daughter is using BJU Geography, the newest edition. Not really liking the program at all. She is reading the text and outlining the chapters as she reads. I feel like she is doing a good job with the outlining, but when it comes time to do the section quizzes - well, the information isn't carrying over well. Some questions are very easy to answer and on others there seems to be a big leap in knowledge from the book and how to apply it to answer the question correctly. Even after looking at the answer key I have difficulty finding the answer. I am starting to feel like we need a very knowledgeable instructor that explained the critical concepts thoroughly in order to really understand it all. So, my questions are: 1. Do we drop it and move on to something else to finish out geography (maybe PAC)? 2. Keep plugging through and just discussing those difficult questions (using the answer key) as best we can? 3. Any suggestions for supplementing? 4. Just (help!!) any suggestions? Editing to add - PAC World Geography may not be a good choice for a child that will be trying to play a NCAA DIv. I sport.

After seeing some negativity about Labpaq I thought I would let people know our positive experience with the company so far. In spring 2015 I used the contact form for homeschoolers to request login access. It was sent to me quickly. After looking at the choices for biology I decided on the 26 lab kit. I also was interested in purchasing a microscope. I emailed them again with some questions which they replied to promptly. I ended up purchasing a kit and a microscope. I then filled out the form for the answer key and received a key within 2 days. Every email and question was answered fully and quickly. We have done 2 of the experiments and the directions were very detailed and well laid out. We are using the kit with the Miller-Levine Dragonfly edition and are very happy with our purchase so far.

For those interested in the bundle sale - I did a google search and found Ellen McHenry's FB page, She has a post about this sale from last year. No mention about her participating this year. Build Your Bundle. This link will lead you to a page about the sale and you can sign up for a coupon code to use in the sale.

Is this sale on the McHenry website?

I used the kits when my girls were in elementary school. They loved them, but I agree with SparklyUnicorn, probably too young for 7th/8h grader. It is recommended that you pick out resources (books) to read to go with the kit. Even if you pick age appropriate resources I think it would still be too young.

I believe Callahan schedules the summary/review lesson as quizzes. We are doing this now and so far it is working out fine. We are just starting Chapter 7 and I believe we will finish the course in May.So far we have not needed the DVD. I am confident in my algebra skills, but plan on using Khan if needed.

Home Science Adventure kits are great! Everything is included, even has a great teacher's guide with explanations and some book recommendations. We bought the triple sets and did all of them. Can also be purchased from Rainbow Resource.