The following guidelines for specific home-educated admission policies are patterned after the recommended criteria suggested by the National Center for Home Education.

Home Education Admission Requirements

Home education applicants to Minot State University shall submit the following:

1. Online application for admission
2. Mandatory, nonrefundable $35 application fee
3. Curriculum description or transcript showing the following:
   1. Specific listing of classes completed by the student, identified and/or separated by class levels. Minot State may request a course syllabus or detailed description of course content.
   2. Clear identification of those courses which meet the North Dakota University System College Preparatory Requirements.
   3. Key explaining the grading system.
   4. Date of student’s graduation/completion of plan of study.
   5. Signature of the parent/instructor.
   6. Identification of any other private or public high school the student has attended.
4. Diploma/Certificate issued by the local school district in which the student resides, if the district provides such a document.
5. Recommended: ACT or SAT test results
   1. The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education has waived this requirement through the summer of 2023. Please refer to the North Dakota University System policies 402.1.1 and 402.2 for the current status of this requirement.
6. Student Health Records: (Not required for admission consideration)
   1. Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). Proof of immunization for measles, mumps, and rubella requires two doses of vaccine given no less than one month apart, or positive serologic tests.
   2. Students ages 21 and younger must provide documentation of immunity against meningococcal disease given at or after age 16.
   3. All students must complete the tuberculosis questionnaire.

To submit the required documentation, go to MinotStateU.edu/health/immunization.shtml. No student will be permitted to enroll in a subsequent term until immunization or documentation of a waiver is complete. 

See also: First Year Student Admissions Requirements.