Post by Charity on Jan 3, 2006 11:25:40 GMT -5
Colleges and Universities
HSLDA
Issue Description
Information and recommendations regarding college admissions and financial aid requirements and preparing your homeschool student for college.
Issue Background
For several years, the Home School Legal Defense Association has been working on state and federal issues to improve admission procedures for homeschoolers at colleges and universities across the country. In 1996 HSLDA conducted a nationwide college survey sampling the homeschool admissions policies in all 50 states. This survey revealed that although many colleges eagerly accepted homeschoolers, just as many had not formulated any policies regarding homeschool admission, and were confused about the legal issues involved. This was compounded by the fact that homeschooled students could not get Federal financial aid without obtaining a GED or state-certified diploma. Therefore, the Association drafted federal legislation to place homeschool college applicants for admissions and financial aid on the same footing as traditional applicants.
This language was included in The Higher Education Act Amendments of 1998 (Pub. L. No. 105-244) and changed what post-secondary schools could require of homeschool applicants. These new guidelines, however, have only slowly reached local financial aid offices, and HSLDA has recently been heavily involved in educating these offices on the documentation homeschoolers can be required to give for financial aid.
Federal Requirements for Homeschoolers Seeking College Admission and Financial Aid
Colleges and universities frequently ask two questions about homeschoolers: (1) Are homeschoolers eligible for financial aid without obtaining a GED or passing an ability-to-benefit test? and (2) Can a university admit a student with a homeschool high school diploma who is under the age of compulsory attendance and still retain its eligibility for federal funding? The answer to both questions is "Yes."
Home Schooled Students Excel in College
This document contains information on home school graduates, their ACT and SAT scores, their academic and social performance in colleges, college admission officials' viewpoints, model home school college admission guidelines and applicable federal laws.
Rating Colleges & Universities by their Home School Admission Policies
This document ranks participating colleges and universities by the home school-friendliness of their admission policies.
The College Board: Home-Schooled Students and College Admission
Information on the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, CLEP tests and college admission resources
ACT Test
ACT Online Registration, Test Dates, Locations, and Codes
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Resources
House Subcommittee Proposes to End College Discrimination Against Homeschoolers 7/19/2005 3:59:16 PM
Bad Information Could Cost You A Scholarship 1/14/2004
Preparing For College 10/27/2003
Sample Transcripts Now Available to HSLDA Members 7/7/2003
Homeschool Students Excluded from Scholarship Program 3/24/2003
Breakthrough for Homeschoolers Seeking College Admission and Financial Aid 2/12/2003
Homeschooling: Growing Force in Higher Education 1/16/2003
Action Alert: End College Discrimination Permanently 9/3/2002
Victory over College Discrimination 6/17/2002
Breakthrough for Young College-Bound Home School Graduates 4/30/2002
U.S. Department of Education Guidance Letter for Home School Student Eligibility 4/29/2002
Homeschoolers and College 1/31/2002
1999 College Survey: College Admissions Policies 12/4/2000
College-bound Home Schoolers Make Headlines 4/18/2000
1998-99 ACT Average Composite Scores for Home Schooled Students by State 3/22/2000
www.hslda.org/docs/nche/Issues/C/College.asp
HSLDA
Issue Description
Information and recommendations regarding college admissions and financial aid requirements and preparing your homeschool student for college.
Issue Background
For several years, the Home School Legal Defense Association has been working on state and federal issues to improve admission procedures for homeschoolers at colleges and universities across the country. In 1996 HSLDA conducted a nationwide college survey sampling the homeschool admissions policies in all 50 states. This survey revealed that although many colleges eagerly accepted homeschoolers, just as many had not formulated any policies regarding homeschool admission, and were confused about the legal issues involved. This was compounded by the fact that homeschooled students could not get Federal financial aid without obtaining a GED or state-certified diploma. Therefore, the Association drafted federal legislation to place homeschool college applicants for admissions and financial aid on the same footing as traditional applicants.
This language was included in The Higher Education Act Amendments of 1998 (Pub. L. No. 105-244) and changed what post-secondary schools could require of homeschool applicants. These new guidelines, however, have only slowly reached local financial aid offices, and HSLDA has recently been heavily involved in educating these offices on the documentation homeschoolers can be required to give for financial aid.
Federal Requirements for Homeschoolers Seeking College Admission and Financial Aid
Colleges and universities frequently ask two questions about homeschoolers: (1) Are homeschoolers eligible for financial aid without obtaining a GED or passing an ability-to-benefit test? and (2) Can a university admit a student with a homeschool high school diploma who is under the age of compulsory attendance and still retain its eligibility for federal funding? The answer to both questions is "Yes."
Home Schooled Students Excel in College
This document contains information on home school graduates, their ACT and SAT scores, their academic and social performance in colleges, college admission officials' viewpoints, model home school college admission guidelines and applicable federal laws.
Rating Colleges & Universities by their Home School Admission Policies
This document ranks participating colleges and universities by the home school-friendliness of their admission policies.
The College Board: Home-Schooled Students and College Admission
Information on the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, CLEP tests and college admission resources
ACT Test
ACT Online Registration, Test Dates, Locations, and Codes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Resources
House Subcommittee Proposes to End College Discrimination Against Homeschoolers 7/19/2005 3:59:16 PM
Bad Information Could Cost You A Scholarship 1/14/2004
Preparing For College 10/27/2003
Sample Transcripts Now Available to HSLDA Members 7/7/2003
Homeschool Students Excluded from Scholarship Program 3/24/2003
Breakthrough for Homeschoolers Seeking College Admission and Financial Aid 2/12/2003
Homeschooling: Growing Force in Higher Education 1/16/2003
Action Alert: End College Discrimination Permanently 9/3/2002
Victory over College Discrimination 6/17/2002
Breakthrough for Young College-Bound Home School Graduates 4/30/2002
U.S. Department of Education Guidance Letter for Home School Student Eligibility 4/29/2002
Homeschoolers and College 1/31/2002
1999 College Survey: College Admissions Policies 12/4/2000
College-bound Home Schoolers Make Headlines 4/18/2000
1998-99 ACT Average Composite Scores for Home Schooled Students by State 3/22/2000
www.hslda.org/docs/nche/Issues/C/College.asp