Homeschool Dual Enrollment in Missouri
Missouri homeschoolers can take college courses for credit through dual credit or dual enrollment, and a student who shows financial need may get the state's scholarship to pay the tuition and fees.
How the dual credit scholarship works
The Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development runs the Dual Credit and Dual Enrollment Scholarship under section 173.2505 of the Missouri statutes. Subject to state funding, it pays the tuition and fees for an eligible student's dual credit or dual enrollment courses, after other non-loan aid.
The statute does not exclude home school students. Each college sets its own admission rules and course prerequisites for high school students, separate from the scholarship.
The A+ Scholarship, which pays community college and technical school tuition, requires two years at a designated A+ high school, so a student homeschooled through high school does not qualify for it.
Before your child can enroll
Grade point average
Your child has a cumulative high school grade point average of at least 2.5.
Financial need
Your household shows need through a listed indicator, such as eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or the Women, Infants, and Children program (WIC).
Residence and status
Your child is a Missouri resident and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, taking courses from an approved provider.
Enrolling in a college course
First step
Ask the college's dual credit office how it admits homeschooled students, then apply for the scholarship through the department's student page.
What it costs
Without the scholarship, the family pays the college's tuition, fees, and books.
When to apply
Fall applications have an October 1 priority date and a December 1 final date; for spring, the dates are February 1 and April 1.
A homeschool plan alongside college courses
We teach the subjects your teen takes at home and generate the homeschool transcript from that coursework.
$149/month per child after the trial.