You can get a better idea by talking to grad students in these programs at your local university. You can also get a look at the recommended reading list for various universities. Sometimes these are Online. If you see the same materials in a number of programs, read that material first, because it seems a safe bet.

I’ve been home schooled since the fourth grade (I’m a high school senior now), and my mom is a math professor at the community college with much teaching experience “under her belt.” Also, my dad works as a chemist so he’s been helpful with sciences. Both of my parents are very intelligent, and both of my siblings and I are doing very well in our individual academic careers. Honestly, it’s not hard to become a teacher. You don’t even have to have a college degree to teach; all you need is a “certification.” Anyone can be a teacher. When I started high school (ninth grade) I began taking classes at the community college. Now I’m a full time student over there and will have my Associate of Arts when I graduate high school. But because I was able to take classes there (for more info on this, look into the Post Secondary Enrollment Option), my mom didn’t have to worry about teaching me as many different things. Plus, a lot of my subjects at home were in a way “self-taught.” I would read a portion of the textbook and then take a quiz on it. Sure, I missed out on some things. I probably would have benefited from having to write essays or do history projects or whatever, but I think I made it out okay and that I have been very lucky. Stop cracking on home school families if you don’t know what you’re talking about. People are more capable than you realize. Now given, there are a lot of parents out there who really don’t know what they’re doing, but how can that be monitored? What makes the difference between a good parent and a bad one?