We are Home School Friendly
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Georgia Southwestern welcomes home schooled students. Our First Year Experience program along with our small school atmosphere is a perfect environment for home school students to continue their education. Students with a diploma from a regionally accredited home study program or a diploma from the Center of the Accrediting Council for Independent Study (Georgia only) will be given the same consideration for admission as a student from a public high school. Admission decision for home schooled students from other programs through non-accredited schools will be made based on the criteria below. Please print the packet with the checklist and other necessary forms. |
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● Completed application with the $25.00 non-refundable application fee.
● Official SAT or ACT scores - Home Educated students must take the SAT I or ACT and meet the minimum total score of the average combined score of the preceding year's enrolled Freshman class. The standard is a combined 1000 on Math and Critical Reading with a minimum of 430 Critical Reading and 400 Math or an ACT composite of 22 with a minimum of 17 English and 17 Math.
● Official transcripts from any conventional public/private high school and colleges attended.
● Copy of current Declaration of Intent to Home School as filed with local Board of Education.
● Completed Home School College Preparatory Credit Evaluation Form and Supplemental Documentation (included in packet).
● In lieu of a high school transcript, Home School applicants and applicants from non-accredited high schools must present to the office of admissions an academic portfolio detailing all 16 required college prep courses in the subject areas in English, Math, Science, Social Science, and Foreign Language. Courses in progress should be so noted. An academic portfolio can best be described as a booklet detailing each of the required college prep high school courses. The following items should be included for each of the 16 courses:
● Course title, length of course, date completed
● Course description, course syllabus
● Textbook/materials used
● Primary teacher/instructor for course
● Examples of coursework, tests, home work assignments, etc. to
demonstrate attainment of
course proficiency
● Letter from primary teacher and student certifying completion of high school and date of high school graduation.
● Two Letters of recommendation from non-family members (Examples: Employers, Clergy, Civic Leaders, Tutors)
