<p>I know about the IU high school. It’s wonderful. The online communication is very effective (teacher’s comments, etc.), and everything is well organized and simple to navigate. It allows a student to get a high school degree, and accumulate college credits from a good school, at the same time. </p>
<p>You may find this article about IU interesting, from the standpoint that it is nice to start a college transcript with credits from a decent institution:</p>
<p>[From</a> Bloomingdale’s to Bloomington - WSJ.com](<a href=“http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122057234017401625.html?mod=googlenews_wsj]From”>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122057234017401625.html?mod=googlenews_wsj)</p>
<p>IU’s rep is getting better and better.</p>
<p>As for course load, the high school classes are about as challenging as a typical high school class would be. You already know what your child can handle in that department. If you choose one or more college level courses (I would start with one at most, at least until you see how your student performs in a homeschool environment), you should of course peel back the number of regular hs classes. Start with less - you can add on later. You want it to be a positive experience.</p>