Home-Schooled Students

Required Documents

For students applying as a first-year student, a completed application, an academic writing sample of at least 500 words, and high school transcript(s) are required, except in circumstances where a student is homeschooled or where the traditional high school transcript is, for various reasons, not available.  

Homeschool/High School/College Verification

Homeschooled students must be able to document that they have completed high school. Verification documents for homeschooled students include a homeschool student high school completion verification form.

• On the form, students will need to verify that they have completed a high school curriculum and have received an appropriate completion credential; they must also provide a copy of the completion documentation. The following completion documentation is acceptable per the United States Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid office:
  • A secondary school completion credential for homeschool, if required under the law of the state where the student is a resident; or 
  • A transcript or its equivalent signed by the student’s parent or guardian that lists the secondary school courses completed by the student and documents the student’s successful completion of a secondary school education in a homeschool setting, if the law of the state where the student is a resident does not require a homeschooled student to obtain a secondary school completion credential. 
  • JWU may accept alternative documentation that indicates that the student is a high school graduate or equivalent.

It is the student’s responsibility to provide verification of high school completion. Without such verification, the student may not be allowed to register for the current term or continue enrollment and will be in jeopardy of revocation of admission to the university as well as losing all financial aid.