Originally Posted by passthepotatoes
What state are you talking about? Typically homeschools are allowed to grant diplomas. And, in higher regulation states there is also the option to work with an online or umbrella school to get an accredited transcript. There are many, many homeschoolers who have been graduated high school by their parents and have entered highly selective colleges on parent issued diplomas.

Well, I *was* talking about Louisiana, but in pulling up the relevant information I found that they updated the policy recently (Aug 2010), so nevermind. You still can't get a diploma from the state, but your home study program can issue a diploma which is just as recognized.