What is a "homeschool completion credential"?

[Nan in Mass]

When poking around and thinking about UMass Amherst's application requirements for homeschoolers (which doesn't match Mass. homeschooling law), I noticed that some colleges now require from homeschoolers a GED or a diploma issued by the state or a homeschool completion credential.  What is a homeschool completion credential?

 

Just curious,

Nan

 

[regentrude]

A quick google search found this;

 

http://www.ahem.info/FAFSA.html

 

Some states issue a secondary school completion credential to homeschoolers. If this is the case in the state where the student was homeschooled, she must obtain this credential in order to be eligible for FSA funds. She can include in her homeschooling self-certification (see above) that she received this state credential.

 

 I have no idea which states do such a thing and never heard of this before; this seems to be new.

Edited February 22, 2016 by regentrude

[Nan in Mass]

That's interesting.  (My search turned up many mentions of this but no definitions.)  We have yearly approval letters, approving last year's assessment and next year's plan.  The colleges my sons applied to wanted copies of these for financial aid.  It is a lines and spaces problem, though - it takes 5 lines to mark off 4 spaces.  I always thought there should be a final letter at the end, saying the last assessment had been approved.  Perhaps Mass. will begin issuing a credential at the end of high school when they approve the final assessment.  At the moment, although we submit a senior year assessment, we receive no final letter saying it is ok, at least in my town.

 

Nan

Edited February 22, 2016 by Nan in Mass

[Blossom'sGirl]

DS is going to a SUNY school (NY) and they requested a form to filled out and signed by our local superintendent verifying that ds took required classes.  I'm assuming these will be based on quarterly reports.  I wonder if it something like that?

[Matryoshka]

At the moment, although we submit a senior year assessment, we receive no final letter saying it is ok, at least in my town.

 

That's because the approval in MA is for the Ed plan for the upcoming year. While we do have to then follow up with some kind of an assessment at the end of the year, there's no official approval of that one way or the other. There's no provision for that anywhere in the law, and my guess is the schools would strongly object to having to actually rubberstamp anything at the end.

[Nan in Mass]

That's because the approval in MA is for the Ed plan for the upcoming year. While we do have to then follow up with some kind of an assessment at the end of the year, there's no official approval of that one way or the other. There's no provision for that anywhere in the law, and my guess is the schools would strongly object to having to actually rubberstamp anything at the end.

Ah! My impression was the letter said the plan was approved and the assessment was satisfactory, but I was probably mistaken. Agree about the rubberstamping. And There are probably arguements for wanting them to, anyway, although I am very happy I have those letters.

 

Nan