Information for Graduation Requirements in Louisiana

Gumpoint Christian School’s graduation requirements to obtain a High School Diploma

Math - 4 units - (Algebra 1, Algebra II , Geometry) (Counts; Physics as a Math)
History 4 units (Geography, World History, American History, Civics/Economics/Government)
Science-4 units (Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
language - 4 units (English 1, English II, English III, Business English/English IV)
Electives - 3 credits
Physical Education 1 1/2 credits
Health- 1/2 credit
Foreign language: 2 units

Total: 23 credits to graduate

Life Pac’s 900 is World Geography

The 4th history is a requirement for TOPS and LSU.

He can take Drivers Ed from anyone.

Do you require them to test for a diploma like public schools?
We do not require a test like the public schools for a diploma.



Louisiana Graduation Requirements with Carnegie Units:

Math - 3 units (Algebra 1, II and Geometry)
History - 3 units (American History, World history, American Government, World Geography, Western Civilization)
Science - 3 units (Biology I, II, Physical Science, Integrated Science, Chemistry, Earth Science or Physics)
Language- 4 units (English I, English II, Business English, American Literature)
Physical Education - 1 ½ units
Health - ½ units
Electives - 8 units
Totaling 23 Carnegie Units


After Visiting The Home School Legal Defense Team Website - I learned that as a Home Schooling Parent, we are legally able to award our students with our own Diploma or through a school such as Gumpoint, or even through HSLDA. This is all something to consider for your own student. Most colleges are mostly concerned with ACT Scores and Transcripts, more so than a diploma. The Diploma is only a certificate of Completion of High School Requirements, thus stated at the HSLDA website.

I will be posting the websites of the information I am finding to the right in a few days! Thanks for your patience!

Curriculum for homeschool -

Because my boys are enrolled in Gumpoint Christian School, we use Alpha Omega SOS program with the combination of the Lifepacs! We like them, most work is very challeging. We do have the option to change up our curriculum, which for next year I am considering Bob Jones for Algebra II and English II & III. For their Elective Subjects we have been very creative by combining other curriculums as well as Text Books to reach the goals we are reaching for. God has been very good to us in finding our curriculum at afforadable prices, between Christianbook.com as well learningthings.com I have found what we have needed at reasonable prices. Of course there is always Ebay! And I have found a few items there that were compatiable to our needs. I find my sons are thriving very well with our Homeschooling Routine. We always take Fridays off, as they were used to this routine from their school they attended. One public school in our area was a four day school week and then when I moved them to a private school, they also were a four day school week. So we have carried that on with homeschool. If gives me a day to be able to get shopping done and house cleaning or just taking off and spend the day together fishing or going to the skate park. I am not worried about my boys missing some vital educational skill that the public school system may require as mandatory, we complete all our school work and I bring in a lot of multi-sensory activities and educational programs that we have access to on our satelite programs, and besides, when I began college at 36 years old, there were many things that I learned for the first time in my life and I past with 3.8 to 4.0 GPA and graduated from college. I believe that edcuation is vital for success in life in general, in all areas of life, we need to be educated, I also believe that education doesn't end with a degree, that life is a ongoing educational process, and that the desire lies within the individual to learn and to grow. As I told my Kindergarten Students when I taught elementary, if you don't learn you don't GROW! We should all be desiring to educate ourselves each day that we live. Homeschooling does that and more, because it trains students to take ownership in the educating of themselves!

Forming a Co-op?

We are in the process of forming a Homeschool Co-op. If you have information on this please email me and let me know. I am searching the internet and not finding exactly the information I need! I'd like to know the advantages of forming a Co-op as well as the disadvantages.

Homeschooling!

My son Donavan singing at a friends Pool Party with his band! REV 201~

My Son Skee Skateboarding after completing his school work!





We love Homeschooling. My boys are actually registered in school at Gumpoint Christian School. We are connected to the school through internet! We have used Switch on Schoolhouse curriculum and Life Pacs through Gumpoint. My boys recieve report cards from GP and AWARD certificates at the end of the year. We are using other books for supplement material and finding alot of great stuff on the internet. The main thing is to write down your objectives and a course line plan to follow and keep it organized someway that works best for you. Seperate binders and folders work best for me, with a type of syllabus in front to follow. I like to write up daily assignment plans for each of my boys and attached it as a cover sheet to their work and they have a plan to follow and check off as it is completed. They love this, then they know exactly what they must do and time management is being learned and adapted here with out any stress on them or me! Well do you have any suggestions? Are Questions? Please email me or comment me? We supplement for our elective subjects with different curriculums. For socializing, we are very active at Church in different ministries. My sons play instruments with their peers, go iceskating with a group of homeschoolers from our church at a local Ice Skating Rink that hosts a designated time for Homeschoolers to count as PE time, and I make sure that they associate with other friends, there are several homeschooled students their age around here. I love spending time with my sons and being a part of their education process.