Homeschool Dual Enrollment in Wisconsin
Wisconsin homeschoolers take college courses by applying to a college directly, because the state Department of Public Instruction (DPI) says homeschool students are not eligible for the state's Early College Credit Program or Start College Now.
How college courses work for homeschoolers
The Early College Credit Program serves public and private high school students, and Start College Now serves public high school juniors and seniors. Neither counts a home-based program, so the state does not pay for a homeschooler's college course.
A homeschooled teen can still apply to a college as a high school student under its own rules and pay its tuition. DPI notes that most colleges use alternative admission processes for applicants without a traditional school record, often weighing ACT or SAT scores along with the records you keep. Copies of your PI-1206 filings also document the years your child was homeschooled.
Your child can take up to two courses per semester at any Wisconsin public school, space permitting, if a high school class fits better than a college one.
Before your child can enroll
College admission
Your child meets the college's own rules for high school applicants, which may include placement scores or a test.
Enrolling in a college course
First step
Ask the college's admissions office how it enrolls high school students taught at home and what it charges per credit.
What it costs
The family pays the college's tuition and fees, since the state programs exclude homeschoolers.
When to apply
Apply before the college's registration date for the term you want.
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.