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National Guard Homeschool Path to Honor: Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility: To be eligible for the National Guard Homeschool Path to Honor, all applicants must be non-prior service (NPS) Army Home Study Diploma (AHSCH) juniors, seniors, and graduates or the equivalent would include AHSCH students with a valid GED as well as currently enrolled college students with a AHSCH diploma. In addition, a qualified AHSCH graduate will possess ONE or more of the following (a., b., or c., as applicable):

1. A homeschool diploma and transcript from the State Department of Education or a state-wide homeschool association in whose graduation ceremony the homeschool student participated (for a listing of homeschool associations go to www.hslda.org).
2. A homeschool diploma and transcript from a private homeschool correspondence course or homeschool curriculum developer. Must include the enrollment date, graduation date, and type of curriculum.
3. A homeschool diploma and transcript from the parent(s) or guardian(s) accompanied by a third party verification memorandum. Only one third party verification memorandum is necessary. The following are only examples of third party verification:
1. A memorandum from the State Department of Education or local public school district verifying compliance of the homeschool graduate's program with the State compulsory attendance law.
2. A memorandum from the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (if the family is a member in good standing) verifying that the homeschool graduate's program was in compliance with the State's compulsory attendance law.
3. A memorandum or transcript from a private school program who sponsored the homeschool program. The memorandum should include enrollment date, completion date, and type of curriculum.
4. A memorandum or academic assessment report from a certified educational consultant, a State certified teacher, a private school teacher, or a person with a graduate degree in education that verifies completion of homeschool coursework or portfolio.
4. Applicants changing status as homeschool graduates must have completed a minimum of one homeschool academic year of education (12th grade) by age 19 to qualify for homeschool status.
5. The length of time spent completing the minimum one year of homeschool education should be nine months. Those with less than one completed homeschool academic year would not be considered homeschool graduates.
6. Homeschool graduates include only those students who graduated at age 19 or younger. Those who received homeschool diplomas at age 20 or older must submit supporting documents for review and a determination for an exception to policy. Such an exception can be obtained from the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (service available for members in good standing). Such supporting documents could include public school transcripts, private school transcripts, correspondence school transcripts, GED, and homeschool transcripts.
7. Regardless of the origin, any homeschool transcript should contain the following (at a minimum): student's name, home address, date of birth, date of enrollment, date of graduation (if applicable), courses transferred from other educational institutions (if applicable), courses attempted/completed during each high school grade, and signature of parent(s)/guardian(s).

National Guard site about the Path to Honor program

Homeschool and the National Guard Brochure

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