Homeschool reimbursement and benefits in New Mexico
New Mexico waives tuition and general fees for eligible homeschool college courses that also earn high-school credit, with a usual limit of two courses per semester. You apply through a participating public or tribal college before its registration deadline; books, materials, and course fees remain your cost.
Who qualifies
Register your homeschool
Your student needs a state student ID and a homeschool transcript.
Choose a college pathway
Complete a Next Step Plan and Dual Credit Request Form for courses in the chosen pathway.
Meet placement rules
The college decides readiness and admission. First-semester and provisional students are limited to one course.
From applying to keeping it
- Before spring 2027 registration
Choose a pathway
Ask the college dual-credit office which courses fit your Next Step Plan and when registration closes.
- Before enrolling
Submit your documents
Send the student ID, transcript, Next Step Plan, and signed Dual Credit Request Form.
- At the start of the term
Check your bill
Confirm the tuition and general-fee waiver and pay for books, materials, and specific course fees.
- After each course
Keep eligibility
Earn at least a C and continue progressing toward high-school completion.
What it pays for
Covered
- Eligible pathway college tuition
- General college fees
- Simultaneous high-school and college credit
Not covered
- Textbooks and materials
- Specific course fees
- Remedial and physical education courses
- Courses after your student turns 18, when homeschool eligibility ends
Good to know
Spring 2027 is open if the college accepts your student
Your student can start in spring 2027 if the college accepts them before its registration deadline. The manual sets no single statewide college-registration date.
The college waives charges instead of paying you
Dual credit pays no money to your family. The college waives eligible charges on your student’s bill.
Who to contact
Ask the homeschool office for a student ID; ask the college for placement and registration help.
Info.Homeschool@ped.nm.gov Read dual-credit procedures
Local help in New Mexico
The local programs we have checked across the state cover transportation, recreation, college and dual credit, and school services. Each local program sets its own rules for who qualifies. Search your ZIP code to see the ones that serve your address.
The state's homeschool rules
You must notify the New Mexico Public Education Department within 30 days after establishing the home school, then renew on or before August 1 each subsequent year.
- Subjects: Instruction in New Mexico must include reading, language arts, math, social studies, and science.
- Testing: New Mexico does not require standardized testing for homeschoolers.
- Records: New Mexico requires you to keep disease-immunization records or a waiver. NMPED recommends keeping notices, instructional-hour records, materials, and work portfolios, but does not require those academic records.
- Teachers: The person providing instruction must have at least a high school diploma or its equivalent.
Read the New Mexico homeschooling guide
Questions parents ask
- What if the college denies enrollment?
- You can appeal. Complete the college’s appeal process first, then submit the Dual Credit Council appeal with your transcript and supporting evidence.
- Can we take four courses in the final year?
- Possibly. The manual's pathway section permits four in the final year, but its summary and the department's FAQ say two, so ask the college.
The coursework alongside this program
Use it where your child qualifies. We teach the courses and grade the work, starting at your child’s level.
$149/month per child after the trial.