Homeschool Dual Enrollment in North Dakota
North Dakota's postsecondary enrollment options law does not reach home education, so a homeschooled teen applies to a college directly. Income-eligible home educated students can get Bank of North Dakota help with up to two courses a year.
How dual credit works for homeschoolers
The state's postsecondary enrollment options law, chapter 15.1-25 of the Century Code, covers students in grades 10 through 12 at a public high school. A homeschooled teen instead applies to a college as a dual credit student under that college's admission and placement rules.
Help with course costs
The Bank of North Dakota (BND), the state's bank, runs dual credit assistance for low-income students. Its 2026-27 application tells a student completing a North Dakota home education program to list "Home Educated" or the home school's name in place of a high school.
Assistance covers the application fee, tuition and fees, and books with shipping. It is reduced by any waivers or other aid the student receives. Funding may be limited, and applications are considered in the order BND receives them.
BND also notes that college students who completed dual credit coursework in high school may qualify for the state's Dual-Credit Tuition Scholarship of up to $750.
Before your child can enroll
Grade and residency
Your child is a North Dakota resident in grade 10, 11, or 12 when the course is taken.
Income for home educated students
A home educated applicant includes the first two pages of the parent's federal tax return, and BND decides eligibility from gross income and family size. Enrolled students qualify through the federal free or reduced-price lunch program.
Approved course
BND pays only for a college course approved for dual credit.
Enrolling in a college course
First step
Ask the admissions office at the college your child wants how it admits home educated high school students, and send BND's assistance form during enrollment.
Course and funding limits
BND assistance covers up to two courses per academic year and does not pay for a retaken course.
What it costs
A family without that help covers tuition, fees, and books at the college's rate.
When to apply
Send the BND application during course enrollment and before the end of the semester in which your child takes the course.
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.