How can homeschoolers get a high school diploma?
Homeschoolers who attend public independent study programs or third-party private school programs will, if they complete that school’s graduation requirements, obtain a high school diploma. Parents who operate their own private schools can also issue diplomas. Since there are no formal graduation requirements for private schools under California law, parents can choose to award a diploma when the requirements they have set have been met, regardless of the student’s age. Anyone who questions a home-based private school’s diploma should be educated about California law as applied to private schools. Most colleges and universities base their admission decisions on a wide range of factors, including college tests and narrative transcripts, not just on grade point average or the fact of a diploma. Homeschoolers can also acquire equivalency certificates by passing the California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) or the tests of General Educational Development (GED), and these must
