PA Homeschoolers and transcript questions, please.

[MaryM]

Could you please tell me how you handle verifying the AP designation from PAH for the course when you submit the student's transcript? For EPGY courses, we have the actual transcript from the school as is the case with other sources but evidently PAH only provides an individual letter from the teacher if you ask? Is that right? Do you submit the letters along with other transcripts to show proof of the course or how do you handle this? I know that taking the test is "proof" of knowing the material but I'm perplexed about PAH and the AP course designation. Thanks for any and all advice!

Mary

[coopers5]

that they will provide a transcript for you upon completion of their courses. This year will be our first year of taking any of their courses, and we are looking forward to it.
I was very interested in knowing about this, too. But, as far as placing the AP denotation on our transcript, my accountability association just needs to see documentation from the school or instructor that the course is certified through the College Board audit process. That's all that really has to be shown or proven to really justify the AP designation. Both of the instructors that my daughter will have this year provided these kinds of statements in their course outlines for us, which is sufficient for my group's purposes, at least - and our group generates transcripts for us. But I really was under the impression that, if needed, I could receive a transcript, indeed from PAH.

Now, you're right, a college can still see the child's exam scores and do whatever they want with that. But, to see the AP on the transcript was important to me, too.

Try emailing one of the instructors there on the PAH website, maybe someone like Susan Richman. She could probably reassure you.

HTH.

[MaryM]

Thanks, coopers5! Appreciate the reply and wish you guys great success with the courses.

I did email them last year and was told the instructor would provide this...I guess I am accustomed to seeing official transcripts when taking outside courses so a letter from the instructor didn't seem as "real"! The letters are wonderful LOR's and the instructors are very helpful but I'm still stuck on the way this is treated on the college transcript and supported with documentation. Maybe someone who has btdt will see this and chime in as well?!

Mary