Earning Your High School Diploma - Mississippi
Mississippi's minimum requirements for graduation are as follows:
4 credits English/language arts
4 credits mathematics
3 credits science
1 credit U.S. history/constitution
0.5 credit economics
0.5 credit U.S. government
1 credit additional social studies
1 credit physical education
7 credits oelectives
Recommended college prep courses include:
4 or more credits English with an emphasis in composition and usage
2 credits foreign language
3 credits mathematics (algebra and geometry)
2 credits laboratory sciences (biology, chemistry, or physics)
1 credit U.S. history or world history
2 credits social science
1 credit electives
This is what is recommended in Mississippi.
Is a GED as good? Some say yes and some say no and I say I don't know. I really would like for him to get his HS diploma. I'm going to call a school in Memphis, TN for I can help him get his diploma. I'm also wondering what electives you can earn in HS. I know Art, Bible and Music, but what other I'm not sure but would like to know. I also wonder about labs. How does one get lab time in Home school?
Here is our list for next year:
Geometry ( Hoping to buy Math U See)
World History 2 Konos
Here is what we will cover in History
The Big Picture
ROME
The Roman Republic
The Roman Empire - I
The Roman Empire - II
The Life and Times of Jesus Christ - I
The Life and Times of Jesus Christ - II
The First Hundred Years of Christianity
Roman Britain
The Early Church in the West
The Early Church in the East
The Fall of Rome and the Germanic Tribes
Early Britain
MOSLEMS
Muhammed and the Rise of Islam
The Muslim Invaders of Europe
CHARLEMAGNE
Charlemagne
VIKINGS
The Vikings
THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Byzantium
MEDIEVAL TIMES
The Norman Conquest
The Papacy
Feudalism
The Crusades
The Monastic Tradition
Cathedrals
The Growth of Towns and Cities
Medieval Science and Philosophy
The Growth of Government
The Black Death and the Hundred Years War
Pilgrims, Travelers and Trade
The Warning of the Middle Ages
Marco Polo
CHINA
China I - Ancient History and Art
China II - Medieval History and Religion
China IV - Modern China
Review I
Review II
LITERATURE LIST
Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare
Augustus Caesar’s World, by Genevieve Foster
The Bronze Bow, Elizabeth George Speare or Quo Vadis?, by Henryk Sienkiewicz
City Of God, by Augustine
Beowulf
Stories of King Arthur
Tales of the Arabian Nights
The Song of Roland
Norse Mythology
Murder in the Cathedral, by T.S. Eliot
Robin Hood (many authors including Howard Pyle)
Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott
Saint Joan, by George Bernard Shaw
The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer
English comp 2
Biology (not sure from what book yet)
Typing (Computer)
Spanish2 and some Latin
He will also be doing more Art, Bible and music to finish the second part of what we did this year.
As for this year his credits are:
English Comp 1
World History 1 - Konos
Literature
Earth Science
Bible
Art
Geography
Algerbra 1
Some computer (Typing)
Spanish 1
3 comments:
Very ambitious.
My son did not get a diploma. He filled in the blank that asked, "Did you graduate" with "yes" registered for the CC and took the placement test, paid his money and started classes. When he transfers to another college, his college credits will go with him.
Really? I thought you had to show proof of a diploma or GED. That would be cool if I don't have to have proof. This is my second year to home school and I'm still learning.
Always check the laws in your own state. Consult other homeschoolers who have gone before you, they're often a wealth of information. Don't talk to the school district, although it wouldn't hurt to call your local CC if you have one and find out what the admissions requirements are for homeschoolers.
:)
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