So here's an update on what's going on with me over at Penn Foster as I'm beginning my Bachelor's in Business Management program...
I went to the local public school system headquarters and picked up a copy of my graduation certification so that I could send it over to Penn Foster College. They require proof of graduation or equivalent in order to allow their students to actually get into the program "officially". I brought back the documentation and faxed it over to them. I waited a while (about a week or so) and didn't get any notification from the school that they'd received my documents, so I called in for a little help. A very nice lady looked into it and told me that she couldn't find any record that my proof of graduation had been received. She said that doesn't mean they didn't actually receive it, but they do have a large number of students in their programs and sometimes it does take a while. She told me that I was welcome to wait a while longer, or fax another copy over to them. I decided to fax another copy.
This time I waited a couple of weeks and called in to check on the status of my second fax, and I was pleased to find out that the admissions office at Penn Foster College had, indeed, received my proof of graduation. That means everything is in order, and I'm "officially" now heading down the road to my BS in Business Management.
Yay for me!
Oh, and I requested a copy of my transcripts from both Hillsborough Community College (where I studied in the 1980's) and from St. Petersburg College (where I'm enrolled in the last class I need for my AA). The transcript from St. Petersburg College was easily ordered online and didn't cost anything at all (surprise) and the HCC transcript had to be ordered through the mail and cost me $5.00. As soon as they arrive, I'll send them off to Penn Foster for evaluation to see how much of my past work will transfer.
For now, however, I'm trying to focus on my SPC math class... the last class I need for my first-ever degree.