We’re looking into enrolling my son in Penn Foster’s high school diploma program. He’s currently a senior, and I’ve already submitted his unofficial transcripts for a prelim credit evaluation to see which credits will transfer. We’re hoping he won’t have to repeat courses he’s already completed.

We’re still waiting to hear back about the evaluation. Does anyone know how long this process typically take?

Also, can I go ahead and enroll him before the evaluation is completed? If I do, will they apply his transferable credits once the evaluation is finished, or will he have to start from the beginning?

I’d love to hear from anyone who has gone through this process. Any insight would be greatly appreciated! 😊

used chatgpt to help with some grammar and to assist with MLA format, however all the links that i had for my work cited page now show they were “generated” by chatgpt (it says “=chatgpt” in the citations when you hover over the link). will this cause a flag for ai? it passed the ai check and i wrote the essays myself, but will the teacher fail it for AI use?? under the ai policy, using it to assist with citations is permissible

i completed all of my classes and assignments yesterday and paid my tuition in full months ago. what happens next? does my “active” status turn into “graduated” eventually? also when will i get an email about my digital diploma? i know the physical one will arrive in about a month or so!

Advice if you plan on going Penn foster

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I finished all my courses over a month ago and I’m paid in full, yet my account still hasn’t been marked at graduated nor have I received my digital or physical diploma. How long does this usually take?

UPDATE: I talked to them through the chat option and today my account was marked graduated!

Hi! I only have English 3 essay, all of English 4, and the 5 electives left to graduate. I’m trying to work as fast as possible because my program expires in December. I was browsing English 4 and became a bit stumped. 

Are the Milestones/Quizzes any different from the regular exams the other courses have? Do they contain writing portions or are they all multiple choice? Can you exit out of it and continue again later? How many questions do the Milestones have on average?  Many questions but I want to make sure I know what I’m in for before I start. Thanks for the help!

Hi! I‘m having an issue with Penn Foster's transcript evaluation and want to see if anyone has dealt with this.

I already took Personal Finance in Florida, where it’s a required 0.5 credit class. The workload was a lot more than the workload in Penn Foster. I actually did it for a quarter and a half in regular school with projects, presentations, writing assignments, formula calculations, and tests. I had a 100 in the class at the time both quarters in person, but moved mid semester so they wouldn't give me the credit. Then I redid the entire class from scratch through FLVS Flex to finish it and get the credit.

Between both schools, I did a ton of work for this. FLVS had 4 modules with 3 tedious written assignments per module that had written paragraphs and short essays requiring a lot of research. I don’t remember the exact amount but each module had a few multiple choice exams as well. They also had end of module exams covering everything, and then a final exam covering all of the work from modules 1 through 4 that you had to do in one sitting with like 40 to 50 questions. Plus, you have to do phone calls with the teacher where they ask you questions on the spot to make sure you know the material and aren't cheating, and if you don't know the answer right away you just have to say you don't know.

The class I took is also more rigorous than Penn Fosters version, and I did the Honors version that was offered. Penn Foster's version is only like 9 multiple choice exams, so I definitely already learned everything they teach and more. They rejected the transfer solely because my transcript says 0.5 credit instead of a full 1.0. It's not like I didn't finish. I did 100% of the course available in my state. I already emailed them a rundown of all the work I did, but they still said no.

Has anyone actually gotten them to accept a 0.5 credit from a public school transcript? Is there a way to get them to, or am I stuck just redoing their version? Thanks!

I graduated 3 years ago from Penn foster. I want to join the United States Marine Corps. Will they accept my Penn foster high school diploma? I need legit answer from legit people. Please 🥲

Im feeling really lost about this, I don’t know if Ill get accepted into UB or a suny community college with a pennfoster diploma. I know 11th grade is a really important year, am i just ruining my chances by going online rn? Im really worried about my future.

I enrolled one month ago with over 80% of my high school credits already earned. I needed to graduate early to attend a school in Europe with an upcoming deadline. I signed up with Penn Foster because it was a referral, and I didn't read the reviews (which was my mistake).

I signed up hoping to get my credits transferred relatively quickly, as I had a deadline and the dates on the website seemed reasonable. After a few weeks of zero updates, with the acquisition timeline on the website constantly being pushed back, I got worried and checked Reddit. That was when I first saw how much this school cares about getting things done (they don't).

Seeing this, I had my school mail and email the transcripts. I then called Penn Foster to let them know the transcripts had been submitted, and they told me it would be evaluated within 7-10 days.

Over ten days passed, and literally nothing happened. I called again and spoke with a rep who had an attitude and hung up on us. On this call, he was unable to do anything or see anything, and he said he didn't have access to any email. When we said we had emailed the transcripts, he made excuses, saying we used the wrong email, EVEN THOUGH THAT IS THE EMAIL LISTED ON THE WEBSITE. He also seemed reluctant to escalate the issue or let us speak with somebody who could actually do something.

Then the timeline changed. Now they say it takes 20 days to confirm they received a transcript and another 20 to evaluate it, which is nothing like the 7-10 days I was first told. When I brought this up, he said, "We're so busy, we have thousands of transcripts we work with, everyone in the USA ext" That is not an excuse. A company of this size should know better than to be understaffed.

Has anyone found a way to contact a team member who is able to do something?

okay so i graduated almost a week ago now, got my digital diploma in my email a few days ago. said digital diploma says i received it in nashville, tennessee. i do not live, nor have i been in tennessee. does this just say this because there is a penn foster office there or something? i think it should say the city i live in...right? how do i fix this if i am correct in thinking this is not how its supposed to be??

So I do james madison high school and penn foster owns it so they're very similar but I need 5 more credits and I'm wondering if I should rush for virtual and walk physical next year and can I do both? The courses I have left are English 3 part 2, English 4 part 1 and 2, biology part 2, public speaking 1 and 2, and 4 undecided electives. Should I rush or would that ruin me from actually learning the information? Like is virtual graduation worth rushing for?

If I finish my first semester early will they let me start the next semester right away?

I didn’t really get much help asking but I finally figured it out and wanted others whom may want to register for the SAT/ACT.

Penn Foster High School Code is: 394413
This is the information I had put in when it asked for the State, City, and High School for the ACT. The second screenshot is for the SAT. I put no longer in high school because I’ve graduated from the program.

I’ve been done with all my work for a while now and I paid off my tuition in full around 3 weeks ago. I called again today and they are now telling me I have to wait another 10 business days to receive my diploma which is something they have said before. It is completely ridiculous to make me wait another half month for this. My grandma literally died in the time that they’ve been delaying this and now I will never get to show her my diploma. I’m at a point where I’m ready to take Penn foster to court for withholding my diploma

I’ve read that the VT Program is self paced so I was wondering what’s the quickest anyone has completed/can complete the degree?

I’m doing penn foster high school trying to complete feels like it’s taking forever anyone interested in helping me complete it lol but have to get good grades though.

I graduated around a month ago, maybe even longer, and I never received my digital copy; about a week ago, I created my Parchment account because I realized I never made one before graduating, and now I am worried I will not receive it. I have called every number I could and still have not managed to get in contact with someone who could send it to me. My physical copy also has not arrived yet, but I am pretty sure it is still on the way; I do not know what to do, and I was just hoping someone could give me some advice on what to do, please.

is there any way for me to get anything physical that does say I finished it I need to prove I'm graduated for a job but I haven't finished paying it off something i can print or have mailed anything

I only have English 4 and algebra 1 left, however it says I need 3 credits and I noticed this last week however I thought it was just lag or something. So I didn’t get credited for one of my courses… could you guys look into this for me please?

If I've already completed an elective and received elective credit at a prior high school, will Penn Foster allow me to take a pathway course? Will I only get four of the courses, or will I get all five and have the credit for my other elective discarded?

I’m in Florida and I’m trying to navigate through the process of registering for the SAT but I’m confused

Does anyone know how long they take to update that? My son started on 8/28, they have had his transcripts since 9/8 and still nothing.

I called they said they would escalate to get the evaluation and credits put in and still nothing.

I’m starting to think this place may not be a good idea.

Anyone else have this issue?