Homeschool Students

Requirements and Admission Process

Homeschooled students are students who are taught in their homes, usually by their parents. These students must meet the following requirements:

To Be Considered for Regular Acceptance

Minimum 1100 SAT or 24 ACT (composite)
Per Board of Regents' policy, homeschooled students must take the SAT I or ACT test and score at or above the average SAT I score of the previous year's fall semester first-time freshman class. The freshman standard this year at Georgia Southern is a combined SAT I score of 1100.

Complete the College Preparatory Curriculum
*4 English credits
*4 Math credits
*3 Science credits (at least 2 lab science)
*3 Social Sciences credits
*2 Foreign Language credits (same language)

AP/IB Credits
Georgia Southern awards credit for acceptable Advanced Placement (AP) Exam scores and International Baccalaureate (IB) Exam scores. When you take either exam, request that a copy of your score report be sent to Georgia Southern University. Awarded credit can be viewed on WINGS by selecting Academic Transcript.

Home study programs accredited or approved by the following agencies are acceptable:

The Accrediting Commission for Independent Study, Inc PO Box 909 Roswell, GA 30263 770-645-2673 www.acisga.com	Association of Christian Schools International PO Box 1537 Snellville, GA 30075 70-353-7090
GA Accrediting Commission Inc 706-353-7090 www.coe.uga.edu/gac/index.html	GA Association of Christian School Athens, GA 30605 706-549-2190
Southern Association of College and Schools Decatur, GA 30033 404-679-4500 www.sacscoc.org	The GA Private School Accrediting Commission 706-549-2190 www.gapsac.org

Home Schooled applicants home-schooled in a non-accredited program or applicants from non-accredited high schools who wish to apply as freshman must submit the following items to be considered for admission to the university:

	Copy of Declaration of Intent to Home School as filed with local Board of Education
	High School Summation Exam taken during the twelfth grade year (Iowa TAP, SAT II, California Achievement Test, Stanford Achievement Test). The GED will not substitute for this standardized test.
	Letter from primary teacher certifying completion of high school and date of high school graduation

If a transcript is not available to you, please complete this form: Home School College Preparatory Credit Evaluation Form

For more information about homeschool admissions, email Pat Miles, Admissions Specialist