{"id":28,"date":"2023-05-02T02:09:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T02:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/narhs.com\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2024-03-28T18:38:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T18:38:26","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/narhs.com\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28\" class=\"elementor elementor-28\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ebca79 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"8ebca79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fe1e6b\" data-id=\"9fe1e6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f62c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f62c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33fad44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33fad44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab100a7\" data-id=\"ab100a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c45ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"f8c45ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-toggle{text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{font-weight:700;line-height:1;margin:0;padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;cursor:pointer;outline:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon{display:inline-block;width:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon svg{margin-inline-start:-5px;width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-right{float:right;text-align:right}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-left{float:left;text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active{border-bottom:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;display:none}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{padding:12px}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:12px 10px}}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-toggle,.e-con>.elementor-widget-toggle{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2601\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2601\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does NARHS do?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2601\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2601\"><p>NARHS\u00a0recognizes and evaluates high school credit whether the student did the work at a school or not. We extend this to include homeschoolers \u2014 offering credentials to homeschoolers for their high school work.<\/p><p>We are a state-recognized private school, accredited at the highest level possible in the United States,\u00a0 offering to evaluate the coursework of high school students (and adults), and upon adequate documentation and evidence, we grant high school credits for homeschool work.<\/p><p>We are NOT an online school.\u00a0 Students may select curriculum that works best for them.\u00a0 We can provide guidance in text-selection and in course-creation through the advisory staff who work one-on-one with students.<\/p><p>NARHS\u00a0allows students to transfer their work into our school. And, when a student has accumulated all of the required credits, he or she is eligible to receive a high school diploma.<\/p><p>For adults, we capture past high school credits, add them to work experience, advise on how to fill in coursework where needed, and then award the high school diploma when all requirements are met.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2602\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2602\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Where is NARHS?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2602\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2602\"><p>Founded as a private school in Maine, NARHS is still a State Recognized School in the state of Maine, though our business office is now located in Washington. Our current building is located in Yakima in central Washington. \u00a0 You can find us on a map by visiting the Where We Are page (find it in the About menu).<\/p><p>Our mailing address is:<\/p><p>14 South 6th Avenue<br \/>Yakima, WA 98902<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2603\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2603\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is NARHS a real school?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2603\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2603\"><p>We are a real high school issuing a real high school diploma.<\/p><p>Our school, North Atlantic Regional High School\u2019s official address is 9 N. River Road, Auburn, Maine 04210, but our business address is 14 S. 6th Ave. Yakima, WA 98902.<\/p><p>NARHS\u00a0operates under the authority of Maine law. Specifically, the North Atlantic Regional Schools complies with the provisions of 20-A M.R.S.A. 5001 (a) which directs the Maine Department of Education to identify\u00a0NARHS\u00a0as \u201ca private school authorized by the department as providing equivalent instruction.\u201d (20-A MRSA \u00a75001-A, sub-\u00a71 (b).\u00a0Please see a copy of our letter from Maine\u2019s Department of Education, School Approval Office, located at the beginning of the handbook. \u00a0Graduates from our school are afforded the same privileges as any other graduate from any other Maine high school. All\u00a0NARHS\u00a0graduates, regardless of their place of residence, are awarded a diploma from the state of Maine. Our students have gone to every possible type of college and university. Our graduates have gone to Harvard, Penn State, FSU, local colleges, technical colleges, the Air Force Academy, virtually everywhere. (One of our more than 2000 graduates went to\u00a0Julliard! One of our 2001 graduates went to West Point.)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2604\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2604\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is the diploma real?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2604\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2604\"><p>We have the authority and privilege to award a high school diploma in the State of Maine to qualified students and with that authority comes the responsibility for evaluating high school credits.<\/p><p>Before NARHS validates credits granted in the homeschool,\u00a0<strong>every\u00a0<\/strong>credit for\u00a0<strong>every\u00a0<\/strong>course for\u00a0<strong>every\u00a0<\/strong>year\u00a0<strong>must<\/strong>\u00a0be justifiable. That justification becomes part of the student\u2019s file.<\/p><p>We build the student file to contain student records, evaluations, portfolio reviews, external credits, transferred credits, and more. All are contained in the student\u2019s official educational file. When called upon by any college or university, the military, or an employer, we can justify every credit validated by the records in the student file.<\/p><p>And of course, every file is confidential, according to the Family Education Right to Privacy Act (FERPA) requirements, and we release student information only after a release form is signed by the parent, legal guardian, or adult student.<\/p><p>Once the documentation is there, the credit is validated. Once the credits are validated, the diploma is awarded. Yes, this is a\u00a0<strong>real\u00a0<\/strong>high school diploma \u2014 not a GED, not a certificate of completion.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2605\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2605\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What if I live out of state?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2605\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2605\"><p>In today\u2019s educational world, living in one state and graduating from a school in another state is no longer unusual.<\/p><p>With distance learning, satellite classes, video courses, online classrooms, military families, job transfers, government employee assignments, etc., it is not uncommon for students to have these arrangements.<\/p><p>Currently we have students in every state and multiple foreign countries working on their high school diplomas. No Maine residency is required. No on-site attendance is required. All NARHS graduates, regardless of their places of residence, are awarded a diploma from the state of Maine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2606\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2606\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What colleges will accept a NARHS diploma?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2606\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2606\"><p>Graduates from our school are afforded the same privileges as any other graduate from any other Maine high school. It bears repeating that our students have gone to every possible type of college and university. We have students at Harvard, at Penn State, at FSU, at local colleges, in technical colleges, virtually everywhere. One\u00a0NARHS\u00a0graduate is at\u00a0Julliard, one of our graduates is a National Merit Scholar, and one of our graduates is at West Point. (Below this short narrative is a list of many of the colleges, universities and schools to which are graduates have been accepted.)<\/p><p>CONSIDER:\u00a0It is not the\u00a0NARHS\u00a0diploma that will get you into college or keep you out of college. YOUR accomplishments will gain you college admissions, or keep you out. The diploma doesn\u2019t apply to college \u2014 the STUDENT applies to college. To that end, we work carefully to \u201cpackage\u201d each student\u2019s transcript and records, and to make that \u201cpackage\u201d as formidable as possible to access the goal. Your goal might be college, the job market, an apprenticeship, or a trade occupation. Whatever it is, we will help the student\u2019s specialty stand out in the \u201cpackage.\u201d<\/p><p>BE AWARE:\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DENIAL of ADMISSION<br \/>Students are denied admission to schools for hundreds of reasons.\u00a0 Please do not assume it was your personal program or your choice of high school as the only reason for denial. \u00a0<\/p><p>Having a high school diploma from ANY HIGH\u00a0 SCHOOL does not guarantee a school\u2019s graduate will be granted admission to any college.\u00a0 There are many reasons students are not admitted \u2014 some as simple as a college\u2019s poor experience with the student\u2019s interview, essay, finances, etc.\u00a0 Colleges are using other sources for information, not just the student\u2019s academic records.<\/p><p>We are discovering that colleges and scholarship committees have\u00a0<strong>other reasons.\u00a0<\/strong>using other sources for information<\/p><p>__ Criminal\u00a0<strong>record<\/strong><br \/>__ Juvenile\u00a0<strong>record<\/strong><br \/>__\u00a0<strong>Terminated<\/strong>\u00a0by a former employer<br \/>__\u00a0<strong>Expelled or Suspended<\/strong>\u00a0from their school<br \/>__\u00a0<strong>Identity<\/strong>\u00a0confusion \u2014 perhaps the student has the same name as a delinquent father, or a convicted felon, or runaway teen, or an abducted child, or has the same name as someone on the government\u2019s \u201cNO FLY\u201d list?<br \/>\u00a0__ Does your student have an account on\u00a0<strong>Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc<\/strong>.\u00a0 and could there be anything there that would cause officials to question your student\u2019s qualifications or suitability?<br \/>__ Could this<strong>\u00a0student\u2019s NAME<\/strong>\u00a0 (not necessarily him, but his NAME) have any other mention in the \u201cpublic record\u201d in your town or county?<\/p><p>These reasons may never be spoken, but they can play a central role when colleges decide to accept or reject a student.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Colleges and Universities that have accepted NARHS Students:<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Adelphi University<br \/>Adirondack Community College.<br \/>Adrian College<br \/>Alaska Pacific University<br \/>Albright College<br \/>American Musical &amp; Dramatic\u00a0Acad<br \/>American University<br \/>Amherst College<br \/>Andrews University<br \/>Antioch College<br \/>Arcadia University<br \/>Asbury College<br \/>Ashworth College<br \/>Assumption College<br \/>Atlanta Christian College<br \/>Augusta (GA) State University<br \/>Babson College<br \/>Bagley College of Engineering<br \/>Bard College<br \/>Barry University<br \/>Barton College<br \/>Bates College<br \/>Baylor University<br \/>Ball State University<br \/>Bellevue Community College<br \/>Bellin\u00a0College of Nursing<br \/>Belmont Abbey College<br \/>Beloit College<br \/>Bennington College<br \/>Berea\u00a0College<br \/>Berklee\u00a0College of Music<br \/>Berkshire\u00a0Inst\u00a0of Christian Studies<br \/>Bethel University<br \/>Bluffton University<br \/>Bob Jones University<br \/>Bowdoin\u00a0College<br \/>Boston University<br \/>Bowen Technical College<br \/>Bowling Green State University<br \/>Brandeis University<br \/>Brevard Community College<br \/>Bridgewater State University<br \/>Brigham Young University<br \/>Brookhaven College<br \/>Brownsville School of Ministry<br \/>Bryan College<br \/>Bryn\u00a0Mawr\u00a0College<br \/>Camden Community College<br \/>Carleton University<br \/>Carnegie Mellon University<br \/>Catholic University of America<br \/>Cedarville\u00a0University<br \/>Central Maine\u00a0Comm\u00a0College<br \/>Central Michigan University<br \/>Christopher Newport University<br \/>Cincinnati Bible\u00a0Coll\u00a0&amp; Seminary<br \/>Cincinnati Conservatory of Music<br \/>Claremont McKenna College<br \/>Clark University<br \/>Clarkson University<br \/>Case Western Reserve University<br \/>Cleveland Institute of Music<br \/>College\u00a0Misericordia<br \/>College of Charleston<br \/>College of the Atlantic<br \/>College of New Jersey<br \/>College of St. Rose<br \/>College of St.\u00a0Scholastica<br \/>College of the Ozarks<br \/>College of Wooster<br \/>Colorado Christian University<br \/>Colorado College<br \/>Colorado School of Mines<br \/>Colorado State University<br \/>Columbia International University<br \/>Concordia University<br \/>Cooper Union\u00a0Adv\u00a0Science &amp; Art<br \/>Cornell University<br \/>Cornish College of the Arts<br \/>Cranbrook\u00a0Academy of Art<br \/>Creighton University<br \/>Curtis Institute of Music<br \/>Daniel Webster College<br \/>Daystar University (Kenya)<br \/>Denison University<br \/>Denver Darkroom\u00a0Schl\u00a0of Photography<br \/>DePaul University<br \/>Divers Institute of Technology<br \/>Dordt\u00a0College<br \/>Drexel University<br \/>Drew University<br \/>Dutchess\u00a0Community College<br \/>Emerson College<br \/>Earlham\u00a0College<br \/>East Carolina University<br \/>Eastern Michigan University<br \/>Eastern Nazarene College<br \/>Eastern University<br \/>Eastman Conservatory of Music<br \/>Eckerd\u00a0College<br \/>Elim\u00a0Bible Institute<br \/>Elizabethtown College<br \/>Embry Riddle University<br \/>Erskine\u00a0College<br \/>Evergreen State College<br \/>Fairleigh\u00a0Dickinson University<br \/>Fairmont State College<br \/>Florida State University<br \/>Franciscan University<br \/>Franklin College<br \/>Franklin Pierce College<br \/>Freed-Hardeman\u00a0University<br \/>Full Sail School of Film, Art\u2026\u2026<br \/>Geneva College<br \/>George Fox College<br \/>George Washington University<br \/>Georgetown University<br \/>God\u2019s Bible School &amp; College<br \/>Gordon College<br \/>Goucher\u00a0College<br \/>Grace University<br \/>Granite State College<br \/>Green Mountain 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\/>Kennebec\u00a0Valley Tech College<br \/>Kentucky Wesleyan College<br \/>Knox College<br \/>Lake Sumter\u00a0Comm\u00a0College<br \/>Laramie County\u00a0Comm\u00a0College<br \/>Lawrence University<br \/>LeTourneau\u00a0University<br \/>Lee University<br \/>Lehigh University<br \/>Lewis and Clark College<br \/>Liberty University<br \/>Lipscomb University<br \/>Livingston College<br \/>Loma Linda University<br \/>Long Island University<br \/>Louisiana Tech University<br \/>Loyola University<br \/>Lyndon State College<br \/>Lynn University<br \/>Macalester\u00a0College<br \/>Maine College of Art<br \/>Malone College<br \/>Manhattan School of Music<br \/>Marymount Manhattan College<br \/>Marion College<br \/>Marlboro College<br \/>Marshall University<br \/>Massasoit\u00a0Community College<br \/>Mercer University<br \/>McDaniel College<br \/>McIntosh College<br \/>McMaster University<br \/>Merrimack\u00a0Community College<br \/>Mesa Community College<br \/>Messiah College<br \/>Miami-Dade\u00a0Comm\u00a0College<br \/>Milwaukee School of Engineering<br \/>Mississippi State University<br \/>Monroe Community College<br \/>Montclair State University<br \/>Moody Bible Institute<br \/>Motorcycle Mechanic Institute<br \/>Mount Holyoke College<br \/>Mount Ida College<br \/>Mount St. Mary\u2019s University<br \/>New Brunswick Bible College<br \/>New College of Florida<br \/>New England Bible College<br \/>New England Conservatory<br \/>New Hampshire Community Tech<br \/>New Tribes Bible Institute<br \/>New York University<br \/>North Carolina State University<br \/>North Central University<br \/>North Greenville College<br \/>North Idaho College<br \/>New Mexico Tech<br \/>North Park University<br \/>Northeastern University<br \/>Northwest College<br \/>Northwest University<br \/>Norwich University<br \/>Notre Dame<br \/>NYU\u00a0Tisch\u00a0School of the Arts<br \/>NYU\u00a0Steinhardt\u00a0School of Education<br \/>Nyack\u00a0College<br \/>Oakton Community College<br \/>Oberlin College<br \/>Odessa Community College<br \/>Ohio State University<br \/>Ohio University<br \/>Oklahoma State University<br \/>Oklahoma Wesleyan University<br \/>Olivet Nazarene University<br \/>Oregon Institute\u00a0ofTechnology<br \/>Orlando Culinary Academy<br \/>Palm Beach\u00a0Comm\u00a0College<br \/>Pacific University<br \/>Pasco-Hernando\u00a0Comm\u00a0College<br \/>Peabody Conservatory, Johns Hopkins<br \/>Penn State<br \/>Pensacola Christian College<br \/>Pepperdine\u00a0University<br \/>Philadelphia Biblical University<br \/>Piedmont College<br \/>Pinecrest\u00a0Bible College<br \/>Plymouth State University<br \/>Pomona College<br \/>Purdue University<br \/>Queens University<br \/>Raritan\u00a0Community College<br \/>Reed College<br \/>Rensselear\u00a0Polytechnic Institute<br \/>Reynolds\u00a0Comm\u00a0 College<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2607\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2607\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I get credit for homeschool work?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2607\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2607\"><p>The three most important words are document, prove, and portfolio.<\/p><p>DOCUMENT: This is your testimony about what happened in that course. For homeschool work, documentation is usually done through a Daily Log Book \u2014 keep a daily log record of what was done, course-by-course.<\/p><p>PROOF: Think of yourself on the witness stand. The documentation in your Daily Log Book is your \u201ctestimony\u201d about what happened. But as good as your testimony might be, it is not \u201cevidence\u201d \u2014 testimony is only your say-so. Now we need evidence. That\u2019s where the portfolio shines. Make your evidence complete, convincing, and compelling for each subject. We must have some physical evidence to be convinced this work actually occurred.<\/p><p>PORTFOLIO: This is where the \u201ctestimony\u201d and the \u201cevidence\u201d come together. Each homeschool course submitted for credit must be included in a portfolio review at the end of each year. \u00a0Once we have received the portfolio, our specially-trained staff evaluates the portfolio to ensure that the neccessary evidence has been included.<\/p><p>This portfolio review will include six necessary items:<br \/>1. The Daily Log Book<br \/>2. The Collection of Evidence to review<br \/>3. The Homeschool Transcript<br \/>4. The Summary Sheet<br \/>5. The check for return postage<\/p><p>6. Course descriptions for self-designed courses.<\/p><p>For more information on each of these, please see the\u00a0NARHS\u00a0Handbook.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2608\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2608\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What curriculum does NARHS require?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2608\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2608\"><p>We do not issue a curriculum\u2026you pick the curriculum best suited for your student. YOU use it, so YOU choose it !<\/p><p>And it can be custom-matched to your student.<\/p><p>For example, you may use Addison-Wesley for English, Houghton Mifflin for science, Saxon for math, and HBJ for history\u2026 you decide, because you know your child best (or you soon will).<\/p><p>Of course, if you would like us to, our staff can work with you to determine a curriculum that might work well for your student., but we do not have ONE prescribed curriculum; it\u2019s customized. Our requirement is not in curriculum, but in the documentation of what was used and the student\u2019s performance.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2609\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2609\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I get credit for previous high school work?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2609\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2609\"><p>Yes. Here\u2019s what we need:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If the work was done in a public or private school, or through a correspondence school, then all we need is an official transcript from that school showing you took and passed that course. In some cases, a copy of the school\u2019s report card will give us the same information.<\/li>\n<li>If the work was done in a homeschool program, that requires a bit more paperwork. We require documentation and record keeping about the course. We require it to have a grade, and we prefer a percentage grade such as 74, 83, 91. Documenting and grading homeschool work can be a hard thing to do for some families \u2014 records have been thrown away, or you never thought you\u2019d need them, etc. DO NOT GIVE UP !!! We are masters of reconstruction. There are many variables we can use to reconstruct that program and award that credit. So talk to us.<\/li>\n<li>If a student has earned all of the NARHS graduation requirements in previous schools, and can document this with official transcripts, the only fee they pay is the Graduation Year tuition. &nbsp;NARHS does require that one NARHS-reviewed course be completed before a diploma can be issued. &nbsp;We have courses that we recommend, or the student may choose his or her own. &nbsp; &nbsp;With all credits earned and the tuition paid, the student is entitled to his or her high school diploma.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26010\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26010\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can courses be done on the Internet, on video, on Zoom, etc?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26010\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26010\"><p>Yes. All of the above. &nbsp;Many high-quality courses exist on the Internet today that offer interactive lessons \u2014 some with teachers on duty and available to confer with the student online in almost real time.<\/p>\n<p>Some courses on video are magnificent. Series have been made by PBS, Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, and others that have curriculum plans, teachers guides, etc. They are complete in their approach to teaching unforgettable lessons. Some are single lessons and some are complete courses.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Of course, this high-tech stuff is not for everyone. Old-fashioned textbooks still work very well, too. But, YES, there are many active resources available for homeschoolers to use. They can use these resources at will, in a safe place, and in creative ways.<\/span><br><\/p>\n<p>One thing to keep in mind though, is that not all curricula are created equal. &nbsp;If you have any questions about a curriculum you would like to use, check our publication&nbsp;<em>The High School Resource Advisor<\/em>&nbsp;or call your advisor.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26011\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26011\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Who grades my child\u2019s work?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26011\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26011\"><p>Homeschooling means the parents are in charge. In some cases, the curriculum will have an answer key for each subject, and you will grade the student\u2019s work based on that answer key. This is as simple as checking the answers against the score key. In other cases, you might decide to make up your own tests and assignments. In that case, you will decide the criteria for grading. For some, this takes practice, but parents can do this well, too. In still other instances, it might be a subjective project that needs to be graded. Such projects may be graded on the final product, but not necessarily.<\/p><p>An example might be researching how to make a cake from scratch \u2014 the cake may have come out terribly, but the research, effort, and technique deserve a better grade than the taste! Perhaps the planning that went into the project, or the effort that went into it, or the effect it had on others are the real lessons, and not the final product. In all cases, however, the parents are in charge. If they need help, we can provide that, too. NARHS has published another book,<em>\u00a0High School Resource Advisor<\/em>. It details practical ways to grade work, from science labs to essays.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26012\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26012\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">When is graduation?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26012\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26012\"><p>Whenever the required 17-1\/2 credits are completed, and all the paperwork is in order, the student may graduate. But remember, 17-1\/2 credits is the MINIMUM number of credits required. Your advisor will help you determine what is best for your educational goals.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26013\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26013\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the age limit?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26013\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26013\"><p>NARHS recommends that students begin their high school studies around the age of 14. However, students under the age of 14 can earn high school credit in the core curriculum: language arts, history, math or science. No self-designed course studies can earn high school credit below the age of 14.<\/p><p>We also have had students in their 60s \u2014 they never finished their high school program, and now they want to earn their diploma. We have had students who left school just 5 years ago, and now they realize how valuable that diploma would be. They are back, and they are getting their diploma now. So, there is NO age limit.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26014\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26014\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How long does this take?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26014\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26014\"><p><b>NARHS recommends that students take no more than 8 credits per year at the most<\/b>, 4-6 is the recommended study load.&nbsp; With the 17.5 credits minimum required for graduation, it is possible to finish the basic requirements in 3 years.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26015\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"15\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26015\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What if I am a struggling student?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26015\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"15\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26015\"><p>Struggling students and functionally disabled students graduate from public high schools. Therefore, in special cases, we apply similar criteria to our private school students who have a documented learning disability.<\/p><p>EXAMPLE:<br \/>If a 10th-grade student is capable of doing only 6th-grade-level math, and that is truly his or her capacity according to the other conditions noted below, then he or she may be awarded a high school credit in math for completing the 6th-grade material.<\/p><p>CONDITIONS:<\/p><ol><li>IF the student has been identified as being in the 9th grade or above, and<\/li><li>IF the student has been diagnosed as having a learning difficulty which has a documented history (e.g. Individual Education Plan or IEP), and<\/li><li>IF the student is performing at or near HIS OR HER capacity for learning in that subject, and<\/li><li>IF the student is showing that this year\u2019s work is progression from last year\u2019s work, and<\/li><li>IF the student has completed all of the requirements of the course to the satisfaction of the parent, and<\/li><li>IF the work (or number of hours) have been documented to the satisfaction of our school, and<\/li><li>IF the student is one of our registered students,<\/li><\/ol><p>THEN that student will be granted a high school credit for the course.<\/p><p>SUMMARY:<br \/>We are not attempting to lower our high school standards. We are simply trying to make appropriate accommodations for students with learning difficulties.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26016\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"16\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26016\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">I am an adult \u2014 can I still get MY high school diploma?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26016\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"16\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26016\"><p>YES, we have had students in their 60\u2019s \u2014 they never finished their high school program, and now they want to earn their diplomas. The value of the CREDENTIAL we call a high school diploma is sometimes not realized until we have some \u201creal living\u201d under our belts.<\/p><p>At NARHS, we realize it\u2019s never too late. We make every accommodation possible to recover high school credits from 30 or 40 years ago. If that school system still exists, we can probably recover the records. We also take work experiences and convert them into high school credits. Does it make sense to convert an electrician\u2019s 22-year career into a science credit? We think so.<\/p><p>Personal experiences may convert to high school credits. For example: \u00a0It makes sense to convert a retired soccer coach\u2019s 12 years of coaching into one Phys Ed credit.<\/p><p>NARHS is honored to assist veterans from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam whose high school years may have slipped past them. NARHS is able to convert much of their military experience into high school credits. The Class of 2002 included a 76-year-old Navy veteran from World War II.<\/p><p>Yes, even if you\u2019re old enough to be a grandparent, you can still earn that valuable high school diploma.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26017\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"17\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26017\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is a high school diploma really necessary?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26017\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"17\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26017\"><p>Colleges, quite often, accept homeschoolers with good SAT scores and good records verifying their work. But the records originating from homeschools, understandably are not standardized and pose problems for admissions officers, requiring special attention. It is becoming more common for colleges to require proficiency or GED testing for incoming home school students. In contrast, however, homeschool records standardized through the regionally accredited NARHS program, aren\u2019t even questioned. The NARHS records complete the student\u2019s application. To the admissions people, it is another qualified applicant from another recognized school.<\/p><p>Most PRIVATE scholarships, trusts, organizations, and scholarship committees automatically make graduation from a recognized secondary institution a prerequisite for granting their scholarship money. Homeschoolers may not qualify if all they have is a computer-generated diploma from their parents.<\/p><p>In contrast, our school is a state-recognized private school on the official roster of private schools in Maine. Even if the admissions officer has never heard of us before, they can log on to the State of Maine\u2019s website and verify that we are a real school.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26018\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"18\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26018\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What if I have a Learning Disabled (LD) child?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26018\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"18\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26018\"><p>(1) Having an LD child does not prevent you from homeschooling.\u00a0 In fact, the individualized instruction possible through home schooling is often ideal for these students.<br \/>(2) every year, LD students graduate from high school. So, there must be a way to make that happen. There is. Every case is NOT the same; therefore, we cannot offer specifics here. A good answer to your situation would require our knowing your details. Please call NARS and we can be more specific about the possibilities for your student. Just rest assured that YES, LD children graduate from high school. Maybe we can help yours. Call us at\u00a0 800-882-2828.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26019\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"19\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26019\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does NARHS have a refund policy?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26019\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"19\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26019\"><p>NARHS has a No Refund Policy<\/p><p>The NARHS \u201cno refund policy\u201d has been in effect for years, and there are good reasons for its existence.\u00a0 Making this policy known to families before they commit to our program is the purpose of this announcement.\u00a0\u00a0 Here are the reasons for the policy:<\/p><p>For some, registering with NARHS becomes their way of avoiding truancy.\u00a0 After they register and \u201cpass inspection\u201d by the school authorities, they ask for a refund, claiming they never used any of our services.<\/p><p>For some, registering with NARHS becomes their ticket to insurance discounts and good student auto insurance policies. Then once the insurance company receives the verification of student status, the family asks for a refund, claiming they never used our services.<\/p><p>For some, registering with NARHS becomes their ticket to continue qualifying for SSI or to continue receiving disability payments, or for health insurance coverage for dependent children, or for food stamps, or for other public assistance. Then, once the parent proves to the agency that the child is in school, they ask for a refund, claiming they never used any of our services.\u00a0<\/p><p>For some, registering with NARHS becomes their way to prove they are in school and therefore continue to qualify for child support payments, especially in custody issues with ex-spouses.\u00a0 Then once the custodial parent proves the child is in a school program, the parent asks us for a refund, claiming they never used any of our services.\u00a0<\/p><p>Teens tend to change their minds\u2026they waiver from one position to another. Sometimes it is because they are using their ever-widening knowledge base to direct them to one \u201ccause\u201d or another, or from one status to another.<\/p><p>As a school, NARHS cannot be in a position where we are registering and un-registering students.\u00a0 If our position to refuse refunds remains constant, parents can use that as a reason why an education plan cannot change this year.\u00a0 If NARHS refuses to issue refunds, individuals looking for an opportunity to deceive with an \u201cenrolled status\u201d will look elsewhere.\u00a0<\/p><p>We ask parents to check out our program carefully and register with us intentionally.\u00a0 Once the enrollment has happened, many decisions and appointments, database entries and processes are in place to service the family to the fullest extent we are able.\u00a0 Consider your registration a commitment on your part, and we will provide everything we can to make your student\u2019s high school education a success.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26020\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"20\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26020\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How much work equals a credit?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26020\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"20\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26020\"><p>At NARHS, a credit is a year\u2019s worth of work.\u00a0\u00a0 There are two different kinds of credits:<br \/>1. Textbook credits are for studies done completely from a textbook.\u00a0 What exactly is a textbook? A textbook is a course guide that includes all the\u00a0 #1 reading,\u00a0 #2 exercises and #3 tests required for the course.\u00a0 Nothing else needs to be added.\u00a0 At the high school level, the publisher of a text will state whether the course is intended for half a year (.5 credit) or a complete year (1 full credit).\u00a0\u00a0 There are many resources available that do not have all three components.\u00a0\u00a0 Some may have questions to answer but no tests.\u00a0 Others might have no exercises or tests. These types of resources may be useful for study but cannot be regarded as textbooks.<br \/>The grade for a textbook course can be based on the average of all the tests, which must be taken closed book, or on the average of all the exercises, which can be taken open book.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A closed book test should be supervised and graded by an adult.\u00a0 If a test is taken open-book, then it is regarded as an exercise.<br \/>2. Self-designed credits need hours logged in order to determine the amount of credit earned.\u00a0 Self-designed courses can utilize all types of resources to create studies or skill-building activities that lead to earning high school credit.\u00a0 Such self-created courses can include physical education, art, music, or even some of the core subjects, without relying on a textbook.\u00a0 Other resources can be used such as speakers, internet, manuals, tutors or supervisors, books that are not texts, community classes etc.\u00a0 There are three things that you must know about self-designed courses.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1. A course description must be written that tells the focus of the course and skills that will be learned in the course.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2. Hours must be logged of the time invested by the student in the study and development of skills.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3. A grade must be determined for the course.<\/p><p>The hours logged for self-designed courses determine the amount of credit earned:<\/p><p>20 or more hours = .25 credit<\/p><p>40 or more hours = .50 credit<\/p><p>60 or more hours = .75 credits<\/p><p>80 or more hours = 1.0 credit<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26021\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"21\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26021\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can younger students earn high school credit?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26021\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"21\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26021\"><p>Yes. Students earn high school credits, regardless of age, in the same manner outlined in question 22 above, with the following proviso:<\/p><p>Students under the age of 14 may only earn textbook credits in core subjects.\u00a0 No online classes can be accepted.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26022\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"22\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26022\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What credits are required to earn a diploma?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26022\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"22\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26022\"><ul><li><ul><li>4 English<\/li><li>2 Math<\/li><li>2 Science, one lab<\/li><li>1 Social Studies, in addition to US History<\/li><li>1 US History<\/li><li>1 Phys. Ed.<\/li><li>1 Fine Arts<\/li><li>1\/2 Computer Skills<\/li><li>1\/2 Health<\/li><li>4 1\/2 Electives, your choice<\/li><\/ul><p>For more detail about the required courses, see the Handbook.<\/p><p>CONSIDER:<br \/>Many, even most students do\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0want to graduate with the minimum credits required. Some want their transcripts fuller and richer with courses they love, or courses related to their chosen fields. In such cases, students may greatly increase the value of their transcript, thus increasing the possibilities for scholarships, grants, and acceptance at more select colleges.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26023\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"23\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26023\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is this a correspondence school?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26023\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"23\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26023\"><p>No, NARHS is not a correspondence school. Correspondence schools assign daily work, limit textbooks to the ones THEY prescribe, and require you to mail the work back to the school for corrections\u2026then you wait to hear from your assigned case worker, etc. We don\u2019t do that.<\/p><p>We do, however, work with homeschoolers \u2014 parents who decide and direct the education of their children. We are happy to help parents choose curriculum, consult with them to design a program, and the like \u2014 but it will be custom-fit to the student.\u00a0<\/p><p>While correspondence schools may have their place for some students, we do not advise them for homeschoolers. The stresses associated with the timetables, assignments, and limitations of a correspondence school are not much different from the stressors of public school. We offer a real, customized alternative, allowing you to really homeschool.<\/p><p>Your family, your style. Your materials, your way.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26024\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"24\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26024\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What about transcripts?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26024\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"24\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26024\"><p>Once a student is registered in our high school program, we begin compiling a transcript. Any credits earned from other sources, such as previous schools, are transferred into our school and become part of the student\u2019s transcript at NARHS.<\/p><p>Two important safeguards are in place to maintain the integrity of the transcript:<\/p><p>1. OFFICIAL transcripts are usually mailed, emailed or faxed directly FROM one institution TO the other institution. They are rarely handed to a student to be delivered.\u00a0 The exception is when an official is given to the student in a sealed envelope and the still-sealed envelope is delivered to the second institution.\u00a0 Still, it is best to have one institution send the official transcript to the other.<\/p><p>2. OFFICIAL transcripts are almost always signed by a school official and bear the embossed, raised three-dimensional corporate seal of the institution somewhere on the page. \u00a0Recently, faxing or emailing transcripts has become more common, but those transcripts still must be signed and sent directly from the issuing school. \u00a0Often, there will be a stamp used instead of the embossed seal.<\/p><p>NARHS serves its students well, providing official and unofficial transcripts as appropriate. When a student graduates, NARHS will include 2 official transcripts in their graduation packet. If you need additional official transcripts, you may order them from the store, and there is a $10 charge.<\/p><p>Unofficial transcripts are free, but be sure to remember, they are more for your records, and are not widely accepted at education institutions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26025\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"25\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26025\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Where will my permanent records be?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26025\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"25\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26025\"><p>Once you are actually enrolled in NARHS, and once your records have been transferred from your previous schools, then NARHS will become the permanent repository for your school records.<\/p><p>From these records, we will serve you in the years to come as you direct us to send them to employers, colleges, the military, etc.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26026\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"26\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26026\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How long has NARHS been doing this?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26026\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"26\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26026\"><p>NARHS was founded and incorporated in 1989, establishing the school under Maine\u2019s Department of Education Guidelines and has been serving independent study students ever since.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26027\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"27\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26027\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What if I already have high school credits?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26027\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"27\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26027\"><p>If you have credits from other schools, we can take credit from an official transcript and apply it toward your graduation requirements. \u00a0If you have enough credits to graduate, congratulations! \u00a0You\u2019re almost done! \u00a0We do require every student to do at least one NARHS approved and reviewed home school course. \u00a0You can choose your own (consult with an advisor for approval), or NARHS can recommend one for you.<\/p><p>If you have existing credits from previous schools, we suggest the following next step: request a transcript evaluation at <a href=\"https:\/\/narhs.com\/transcript-evaluation\/\">https:\/\/narhs.com\/transcript-evaluation\/<\/a>. \u00a0You will need to request official transcripts from all institutions you would like included in the review. \u00a0Include contact information so we can call or email you with the results following an evaluation of your current credits.\u00a0 If you do not have a copy of your high school transcript, call the high school and ask them for a copy to be sent to you and\/or NARHS at TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION 14 S. 6th Ave. Yakima, WA 98902.<\/p><p>If a student has earned all of the NARHS graduation requirements in previous schools, and can document this with official transcripts, the only fee they pay is the Graduation Year tuition.\u00a0 NARHS does require that one NARHS-reviewed course be completed before a diploma can be issued.\u00a0 We have courses that we recommend, or the student may choose his or her own.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With all credits earned, the tuition paid, and at least one NARHS-reviewed course completed, the student is entitled to his or her high school diploma.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26028\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"28\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26028\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What about work-study programs?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26028\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"28\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26028\"><p>Yes, there can be a work-study program designed just for you. If you are an adult, and have a work history, we may be able to reach into your work experience and reconstruct high school credits.<\/p><p>If you are a high school-age student who has a passion for, say, horses, we can design a work-study unit that allows you to work (or volunteer) for a horse stable or ranch. And every hour you are there will count towards a high school credit.<\/p><p>What you do with the horses will determine what you earn credits for. If you are responsible for direct care of the horses, that could be \u201cequine care management\u201d. If you are in direct contact with customers, that could be a social studies or business credit. If you are using your time to groom, learn dressage, and show horses, that might become a fine arts credit. Other kinds of horse training might be used for PE credit. There are numerous possibilities.<\/p><p>This can be applied to almost any job \u2014 counter clerk at McDonald\u2019s to auto mechanic, newspaper route to lawn and garden care. Apprenticeships, job shadowing, community and church responsibilities or volunteer opportunities can also be included. \u00a0 Here\u2019s the important part \u2014 the transcript can reflect your specific interests, passions and work\/study history.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26029\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"29\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26029\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is my tuition buying?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26029\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"29\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26029\"><p>Your tuition purchases the following:<\/p><p>1. NARHS uses its authority as a school to put our approval on your work.<\/p><p>2. Gives you access to an assigned academic advisor who can coach you through the whole process.<\/p><p>3. The staff assimilates and evaluates the work and previous records,<\/p><p>4. High School credits earned are validated.<\/p><p>5. Previously earned credits from whatever source are transferred to NARHS.<\/p><p>6. All credits are consolidated to one, concise transcript.<\/p><p>6. When credits are fulfilled, we award the high school diploma from our state-recognized private school.<\/p><p>7. Your permanent academic record, a substantial, legal file, is created and archived.<\/p><p>9. We provide copies of your official transcript to whomever you direct, for whatever reason \u2014 college admissions, scholarships, military enlistment, loans, employment background, security checks, good student insurance discounts, SSI, etc.<\/p><p>10. We provide one-on-one counseling for the student and parent every step of the way.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26030\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"30\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26030\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What\u2019s the tuition? How much does it cost?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26030\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"30\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26030\"><p><strong>TUITION<\/strong>:<br \/>Tuition is $645<\/p><p><strong>PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEARS<\/strong><br \/>*When we are required to evaluate past homeschool work and convert it to high school credits, for homeschooled students who were NOT previously registered under our credential management program, there is a fee per school year evaluated.\u00a0<\/p><p>NOTE:<\/p><ul><li>There is no fee for including high school credits earned in other accredited institutions <strong>prior\u00a0<\/strong>to registration in the 10th, 11th or 12th grades, only for credits earned during previous\u00a0<strong>homeschooling<\/strong>.<\/li><li>For<strong>\u00a0previously enrolled<\/strong>\u00a0NARHS students who take a year of credits\u00a0<strong>in another institution such as a private school, public school or college (Dual Enrollment)<\/strong>, there is a charge of $250 to include those credits onto the NARHS transcript, prior to the senior year. This is only applicable to the 10th\u00a0or 11th grade years for students who were enrolled with NARHS prior to taking courses at another institution.<\/li><li>For those entering NARHS with credits enough to graduate, there is the standard tuition charge. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-26031\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"31\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-26031\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I start with NARHS in the middle of the year?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-26031\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"31\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-26031\"><p>Yes. You can start with NARHS at any time during the academic year that stretches from September 1 until August 31. If the student has been involved in study from another program, those studies SOMETIMES can be continued depending on whether the resources can be accessed.\u00a0 If not, the NARHS advisor appointed to the student may be able to help determine a text that can best continue the studies with as few gaps in learning as possible.\u00a0 Other times, the credit earned up until the transfer into NARHS will be all that can be achieved for those particular studies.\u00a0However, tuition full tuition is still charged.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you have additional questions, you are invited to call 800-882-2828.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What does NARHS do?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>NARHS\\u00a0recognizes and evaluates high school credit whether the student did the work at a school or not. We extend this to include homeschoolers \\u2014 offering credentials to homeschoolers for their high school work.<\\\/p><p>We are a state-recognized private school, accredited at the highest level possible in the United States,\\u00a0 offering to evaluate the coursework of high school students (and adults), and upon adequate documentation and evidence, we grant high school credits for homeschool work.<\\\/p><p>We are NOT an online school.\\u00a0 Students may select curriculum that works best for them.\\u00a0 We can provide guidance in text-selection and in course-creation through the advisory staff who work one-on-one with students.<\\\/p><p>NARHS\\u00a0allows students to transfer their work into our school. And, when a student has accumulated all of the required credits, he or she is eligible to receive a high school diploma.<\\\/p><p>For adults, we capture past high school credits, add them to work experience, advise on how to fill in coursework where needed, and then award the high school diploma when all requirements are met.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Where is NARHS?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Founded as a private school in Maine, NARHS is still a State Recognized School in the state of Maine, though our business office is now located in Washington. Our current building is located in Yakima in central Washington. \\u00a0 You can find us on a map by visiting the Where We Are page (find it in the About menu).<\\\/p><p>Our mailing address is:<\\\/p><p>14 South 6th Avenue<br \\\/>Yakima, WA 98902<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is NARHS a real school?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>We are a real high school issuing a real high school diploma.<\\\/p><p>Our school, North Atlantic Regional High School\\u2019s official address is 9 N. River Road, Auburn, Maine 04210, but our business address is 14 S. 6th Ave. Yakima, WA 98902.<\\\/p><p>NARHS\\u00a0operates under the authority of Maine law. 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All NARHS graduates, regardless of their places of residence, are awarded a diploma from the state of Maine.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What colleges will accept a NARHS diploma?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Graduates from our school are afforded the same privileges as any other graduate from any other Maine high school. It bears repeating that our students have gone to every possible type of college and university. We have students at Harvard, at Penn State, at FSU, at local colleges, in technical colleges, virtually everywhere. One\\u00a0NARHS\\u00a0graduate is at\\u00a0Julliard, one of our graduates is a National Merit Scholar, and one of our graduates is at West Point. (Below this short narrative is a list of many of the colleges, universities and schools to which are graduates have been accepted.)<\\\/p><p>CONSIDER:\\u00a0It is not the\\u00a0NARHS\\u00a0diploma that will get you into college or keep you out of college. YOUR accomplishments will gain you college admissions, or keep you out. The diploma doesn\\u2019t apply to college \\u2014 the STUDENT applies to college. To that end, we work carefully to \\u201cpackage\\u201d each student\\u2019s transcript and records, and to make that \\u201cpackage\\u201d as formidable as possible to access the goal. Your goal might be college, the job market, an apprenticeship, or a trade occupation. Whatever it is, we will help the student\\u2019s specialty stand out in the \\u201cpackage.\\u201d<\\\/p><p>BE AWARE:\\u00a0<br \\\/>\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0 DENIAL of ADMISSION<br \\\/>Students are denied admission to schools for hundreds of reasons.\\u00a0 Please do not assume it was your personal program or your choice of high school as the only reason for denial. \\u00a0<\\\/p><p>Having a high school diploma from ANY HIGH\\u00a0 SCHOOL does not guarantee a school\\u2019s graduate will be granted admission to any college.\\u00a0 There are many reasons students are not admitted \\u2014 some as simple as a college\\u2019s poor experience with the student\\u2019s interview, essay, finances, etc.\\u00a0 Colleges are using other sources for information, not just the student\\u2019s academic records.<\\\/p><p>We are discovering that colleges and scholarship committees have\\u00a0<strong>other reasons.\\u00a0<\\\/strong>using other sources for information<\\\/p><p>__ Criminal\\u00a0<strong>record<\\\/strong><br \\\/>__ Juvenile\\u00a0<strong>record<\\\/strong><br \\\/>__\\u00a0<strong>Terminated<\\\/strong>\\u00a0by a former employer<br \\\/>__\\u00a0<strong>Expelled or Suspended<\\\/strong>\\u00a0from their school<br \\\/>__\\u00a0<strong>Identity<\\\/strong>\\u00a0confusion \\u2014 perhaps the student has the same name as a delinquent father, or a convicted felon, or runaway teen, or an abducted child, or has the same name as someone on the government\\u2019s \\u201cNO FLY\\u201d list?<br \\\/>\\u00a0__ Does your student have an account on\\u00a0<strong>Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc<\\\/strong>.\\u00a0 and could there be anything there that would cause officials to question your student\\u2019s qualifications or suitability?<br \\\/>__ Could this<strong>\\u00a0student\\u2019s NAME<\\\/strong>\\u00a0 (not necessarily him, but his NAME) have any other mention in the \\u201cpublic record\\u201d in your town or county?<\\\/p><p>These reasons may never be spoken, but they can play a central role when colleges decide to accept or reject a student.<\\\/p><p>\\u00a0<\\\/p><h2 class=\\\"wp-block-heading\\\">Colleges and Universities that have accepted NARHS Students:<\\\/h2><figure class=\\\"wp-block-table\\\"><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Adelphi University<br \\\/>Adirondack Community College.<br \\\/>Adrian College<br \\\/>Alaska Pacific University<br \\\/>Albright College<br \\\/>American Musical &amp; 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For homeschool work, documentation is usually done through a Daily Log Book \\u2014 keep a daily log record of what was done, course-by-course.<\\\/p><p>PROOF: Think of yourself on the witness stand. The documentation in your Daily Log Book is your \\u201ctestimony\\u201d about what happened. But as good as your testimony might be, it is not \\u201cevidence\\u201d \\u2014 testimony is only your say-so. Now we need evidence. That\\u2019s where the portfolio shines. Make your evidence complete, convincing, and compelling for each subject. We must have some physical evidence to be convinced this work actually occurred.<\\\/p><p>PORTFOLIO: This is where the \\u201ctestimony\\u201d and the \\u201cevidence\\u201d come together. Each homeschool course submitted for credit must be included in a portfolio review at the end of each year. \\u00a0Once we have received the portfolio, our specially-trained staff evaluates the portfolio to ensure that the neccessary evidence has been included.<\\\/p><p>This portfolio review will include six necessary items:<br \\\/>1. The Daily Log Book<br \\\/>2. The Collection of Evidence to review<br \\\/>3. The Homeschool Transcript<br \\\/>4. The Summary Sheet<br \\\/>5. The check for return postage<\\\/p><p>6. Course descriptions for self-designed courses.<\\\/p><p>For more information on each of these, please see the\\u00a0NARHS\\u00a0Handbook.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What curriculum does NARHS require?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>We do not issue a curriculum\\u2026you pick the curriculum best suited for your student. YOU use it, so YOU choose it !<\\\/p><p>And it can be custom-matched to your student.<\\\/p><p>For example, you may use Addison-Wesley for English, Houghton Mifflin for science, Saxon for math, and HBJ for history\\u2026 you decide, because you know your child best (or you soon will).<\\\/p><p>Of course, if you would like us to, our staff can work with you to determine a curriculum that might work well for your student., but we do not have ONE prescribed curriculum; it\\u2019s customized. Our requirement is not in curriculum, but in the documentation of what was used and the student\\u2019s performance.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can I get credit for previous high school work?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Yes. Here\\u2019s what we need:<\\\/p>\\n<ol>\\n<li>If the work was done in a public or private school, or through a correspondence school, then all we need is an official transcript from that school showing you took and passed that course. In some cases, a copy of the school\\u2019s report card will give us the same information.<\\\/li>\\n<li>If the work was done in a homeschool program, that requires a bit more paperwork. We require documentation and record keeping about the course. We require it to have a grade, and we prefer a percentage grade such as 74, 83, 91. Documenting and grading homeschool work can be a hard thing to do for some families \\u2014 records have been thrown away, or you never thought you\\u2019d need them, etc. DO NOT GIVE UP !!! We are masters of reconstruction. There are many variables we can use to reconstruct that program and award that credit. So talk to us.<\\\/li>\\n<li>If a student has earned all of the NARHS graduation requirements in previous schools, and can document this with official transcripts, the only fee they pay is the Graduation Year tuition. &nbsp;NARHS does require that one NARHS-reviewed course be completed before a diploma can be issued. &nbsp;We have courses that we recommend, or the student may choose his or her own. &nbsp; &nbsp;With all credits earned and the tuition paid, the student is entitled to his or her high school diploma.<\\\/li>\\n<\\\/ol>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can courses be done on the Internet, on video, on Zoom, etc?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Yes. All of the above. &nbsp;Many high-quality courses exist on the Internet today that offer interactive lessons \\u2014 some with teachers on duty and available to confer with the student online in almost real time.<\\\/p>\\n<p>Some courses on video are magnificent. Series have been made by PBS, Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, and others that have curriculum plans, teachers guides, etc. They are complete in their approach to teaching unforgettable lessons. Some are single lessons and some are complete courses.<\\\/p>\\n<p><span style=\\\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\\\">Of course, this high-tech stuff is not for everyone. Old-fashioned textbooks still work very well, too. But, YES, there are many active resources available for homeschoolers to use. They can use these resources at will, in a safe place, and in creative ways.<\\\/span><br><\\\/p>\\n<p>One thing to keep in mind though, is that not all curricula are created equal. &nbsp;If you have any questions about a curriculum you would like to use, check our publication&nbsp;<em>The High School Resource Advisor<\\\/em>&nbsp;or call your advisor.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Who grades my child\\u2019s work?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Homeschooling means the parents are in charge. In some cases, the curriculum will have an answer key for each subject, and you will grade the student\\u2019s work based on that answer key. This is as simple as checking the answers against the score key. In other cases, you might decide to make up your own tests and assignments. In that case, you will decide the criteria for grading. For some, this takes practice, but parents can do this well, too. In still other instances, it might be a subjective project that needs to be graded. Such projects may be graded on the final product, but not necessarily.<\\\/p><p>An example might be researching how to make a cake from scratch \\u2014 the cake may have come out terribly, but the research, effort, and technique deserve a better grade than the taste! Perhaps the planning that went into the project, or the effort that went into it, or the effect it had on others are the real lessons, and not the final product. In all cases, however, the parents are in charge. If they need help, we can provide that, too. NARHS has published another book,<em>\\u00a0High School Resource Advisor<\\\/em>. It details practical ways to grade work, from science labs to essays.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"When is graduation?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Whenever the required 17-1\\\/2 credits are completed, and all the paperwork is in order, the student may graduate. But remember, 17-1\\\/2 credits is the MINIMUM number of credits required. Your advisor will help you determine what is best for your educational goals.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is the age limit?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>NARHS recommends that students begin their high school studies around the age of 14. However, students under the age of 14 can earn high school credit in the core curriculum: language arts, history, math or science. No self-designed course studies can earn high school credit below the age of 14.<\\\/p><p>We also have had students in their 60s \\u2014 they never finished their high school program, and now they want to earn their diploma. We have had students who left school just 5 years ago, and now they realize how valuable that diploma would be. They are back, and they are getting their diploma now. So, there is NO age limit.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How long does this take?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p><b>NARHS recommends that students take no more than 8 credits per year at the most<\\\/b>, 4-6 is the recommended study load.&nbsp; With the 17.5 credits minimum required for graduation, it is possible to finish the basic requirements in 3 years.&nbsp;<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What if I am a struggling student?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Struggling students and functionally disabled students graduate from public high schools. Therefore, in special cases, we apply similar criteria to our private school students who have a documented learning disability.<\\\/p><p>EXAMPLE:<br \\\/>If a 10th-grade student is capable of doing only 6th-grade-level math, and that is truly his or her capacity according to the other conditions noted below, then he or she may be awarded a high school credit in math for completing the 6th-grade material.<\\\/p><p>CONDITIONS:<\\\/p><ol><li>IF the student has been identified as being in the 9th grade or above, and<\\\/li><li>IF the student has been diagnosed as having a learning difficulty which has a documented history (e.g. Individual Education Plan or IEP), and<\\\/li><li>IF the student is performing at or near HIS OR HER capacity for learning in that subject, and<\\\/li><li>IF the student is showing that this year\\u2019s work is progression from last year\\u2019s work, and<\\\/li><li>IF the student has completed all of the requirements of the course to the satisfaction of the parent, and<\\\/li><li>IF the work (or number of hours) have been documented to the satisfaction of our school, and<\\\/li><li>IF the student is one of our registered students,<\\\/li><\\\/ol><p>THEN that student will be granted a high school credit for the course.<\\\/p><p>SUMMARY:<br \\\/>We are not attempting to lower our high school standards. We are simply trying to make appropriate accommodations for students with learning difficulties.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"I am an adult \\u2014 can I still get MY high school diploma?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>YES, we have had students in their 60\\u2019s \\u2014 they never finished their high school program, and now they want to earn their diplomas. The value of the CREDENTIAL we call a high school diploma is sometimes not realized until we have some \\u201creal living\\u201d under our belts.<\\\/p><p>At NARHS, we realize it\\u2019s never too late. We make every accommodation possible to recover high school credits from 30 or 40 years ago. If that school system still exists, we can probably recover the records. We also take work experiences and convert them into high school credits. Does it make sense to convert an electrician\\u2019s 22-year career into a science credit? We think so.<\\\/p><p>Personal experiences may convert to high school credits. For example: \\u00a0It makes sense to convert a retired soccer coach\\u2019s 12 years of coaching into one Phys Ed credit.<\\\/p><p>NARHS is honored to assist veterans from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam whose high school years may have slipped past them. NARHS is able to convert much of their military experience into high school credits. The Class of 2002 included a 76-year-old Navy veteran from World War II.<\\\/p><p>Yes, even if you\\u2019re old enough to be a grandparent, you can still earn that valuable high school diploma.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is a high school diploma really necessary?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Colleges, quite often, accept homeschoolers with good SAT scores and good records verifying their work. But the records originating from homeschools, understandably are not standardized and pose problems for admissions officers, requiring special attention. It is becoming more common for colleges to require proficiency or GED testing for incoming home school students. In contrast, however, homeschool records standardized through the regionally accredited NARHS program, aren\\u2019t even questioned. The NARHS records complete the student\\u2019s application. To the admissions people, it is another qualified applicant from another recognized school.<\\\/p><p>Most PRIVATE scholarships, trusts, organizations, and scholarship committees automatically make graduation from a recognized secondary institution a prerequisite for granting their scholarship money. Homeschoolers may not qualify if all they have is a computer-generated diploma from their parents.<\\\/p><p>In contrast, our school is a state-recognized private school on the official roster of private schools in Maine. Even if the admissions officer has never heard of us before, they can log on to the State of Maine\\u2019s website and verify that we are a real school.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What if I have a Learning Disabled (LD) child?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>(1) Having an LD child does not prevent you from homeschooling.\\u00a0 In fact, the individualized instruction possible through home schooling is often ideal for these students.<br \\\/>(2) every year, LD students graduate from high school. So, there must be a way to make that happen. There is. Every case is NOT the same; therefore, we cannot offer specifics here. A good answer to your situation would require our knowing your details. Please call NARS and we can be more specific about the possibilities for your student. Just rest assured that YES, LD children graduate from high school. Maybe we can help yours. Call us at\\u00a0 800-882-2828.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Does NARHS have a refund policy?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>NARHS has a No Refund Policy<\\\/p><p>The NARHS \\u201cno refund policy\\u201d has been in effect for years, and there are good reasons for its existence.\\u00a0 Making this policy known to families before they commit to our program is the purpose of this announcement.\\u00a0\\u00a0 Here are the reasons for the policy:<\\\/p><p>For some, registering with NARHS becomes their way of avoiding truancy.\\u00a0 After they register and \\u201cpass inspection\\u201d by the school authorities, they ask for a refund, claiming they never used any of our services.<\\\/p><p>For some, registering with NARHS becomes their ticket to insurance discounts and good student auto insurance policies. Then once the insurance company receives the verification of student status, the family asks for a refund, claiming they never used our services.<\\\/p><p>For some, registering with NARHS becomes their ticket to continue qualifying for SSI or to continue receiving disability payments, or for health insurance coverage for dependent children, or for food stamps, or for other public assistance. Then, once the parent proves to the agency that the child is in school, they ask for a refund, claiming they never used any of our services.\\u00a0<\\\/p><p>For some, registering with NARHS becomes their way to prove they are in school and therefore continue to qualify for child support payments, especially in custody issues with ex-spouses.\\u00a0 Then once the custodial parent proves the child is in a school program, the parent asks us for a refund, claiming they never used any of our services.\\u00a0<\\\/p><p>Teens tend to change their minds\\u2026they waiver from one position to another. Sometimes it is because they are using their ever-widening knowledge base to direct them to one \\u201ccause\\u201d or another, or from one status to another.<\\\/p><p>As a school, NARHS cannot be in a position where we are registering and un-registering students.\\u00a0 If our position to refuse refunds remains constant, parents can use that as a reason why an education plan cannot change this year.\\u00a0 If NARHS refuses to issue refunds, individuals looking for an opportunity to deceive with an \\u201cenrolled status\\u201d will look elsewhere.\\u00a0<\\\/p><p>We ask parents to check out our program carefully and register with us intentionally.\\u00a0 Once the enrollment has happened, many decisions and appointments, database entries and processes are in place to service the family to the fullest extent we are able.\\u00a0 Consider your registration a commitment on your part, and we will provide everything we can to make your student\\u2019s high school education a success.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How much work equals a credit?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>At NARHS, a credit is a year\\u2019s worth of work.\\u00a0\\u00a0 There are two different kinds of credits:<br \\\/>1. Textbook credits are for studies done completely from a textbook.\\u00a0 What exactly is a textbook? A textbook is a course guide that includes all the\\u00a0 #1 reading,\\u00a0 #2 exercises and #3 tests required for the course.\\u00a0 Nothing else needs to be added.\\u00a0 At the high school level, the publisher of a text will state whether the course is intended for half a year (.5 credit) or a complete year (1 full credit).\\u00a0\\u00a0 There are many resources available that do not have all three components.\\u00a0\\u00a0 Some may have questions to answer but no tests.\\u00a0 Others might have no exercises or tests. These types of resources may be useful for study but cannot be regarded as textbooks.<br \\\/>The grade for a textbook course can be based on the average of all the tests, which must be taken closed book, or on the average of all the exercises, which can be taken open book.\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0 A closed book test should be supervised and graded by an adult.\\u00a0 If a test is taken open-book, then it is regarded as an exercise.<br \\\/>2. Self-designed credits need hours logged in order to determine the amount of credit earned.\\u00a0 Self-designed courses can utilize all types of resources to create studies or skill-building activities that lead to earning high school credit.\\u00a0 Such self-created courses can include physical education, art, music, or even some of the core subjects, without relying on a textbook.\\u00a0 Other resources can be used such as speakers, internet, manuals, tutors or supervisors, books that are not texts, community classes etc.\\u00a0 There are three things that you must know about self-designed courses.\\u00a0\\u00a0<br \\\/>\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0 1. A course description must be written that tells the focus of the course and skills that will be learned in the course.<br \\\/>\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0 2. Hours must be logged of the time invested by the student in the study and development of skills.<br \\\/>\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0 3. A grade must be determined for the course.<\\\/p><p>The hours logged for self-designed courses determine the amount of credit earned:<\\\/p><p>20 or more hours = .25 credit<\\\/p><p>40 or more hours = .50 credit<\\\/p><p>60 or more hours = .75 credits<\\\/p><p>80 or more hours = 1.0 credit<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can younger students earn high school credit?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Yes. Students earn high school credits, regardless of age, in the same manner outlined in question 22 above, with the following proviso:<\\\/p><p>Students under the age of 14 may only earn textbook credits in core subjects.\\u00a0 No online classes can be accepted.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What credits are required to earn a diploma?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<ul><li><ul><li>4 English<\\\/li><li>2 Math<\\\/li><li>2 Science, one lab<\\\/li><li>1 Social Studies, in addition to US History<\\\/li><li>1 US History<\\\/li><li>1 Phys. Ed.<\\\/li><li>1 Fine Arts<\\\/li><li>1\\\/2 Computer Skills<\\\/li><li>1\\\/2 Health<\\\/li><li>4 1\\\/2 Electives, your choice<\\\/li><\\\/ul><p>For more detail about the required courses, see the Handbook.<\\\/p><p>CONSIDER:<br \\\/>Many, even most students do\\u00a0<strong>not<\\\/strong>\\u00a0want to graduate with the minimum credits required. Some want their transcripts fuller and richer with courses they love, or courses related to their chosen fields. In such cases, students may greatly increase the value of their transcript, thus increasing the possibilities for scholarships, grants, and acceptance at more select colleges.<\\\/p><\\\/li><\\\/ul>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is this a correspondence school?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>No, NARHS is not a correspondence school. Correspondence schools assign daily work, limit textbooks to the ones THEY prescribe, and require you to mail the work back to the school for corrections\\u2026then you wait to hear from your assigned case worker, etc. We don\\u2019t do that.<\\\/p><p>We do, however, work with homeschoolers \\u2014 parents who decide and direct the education of their children. We are happy to help parents choose curriculum, consult with them to design a program, and the like \\u2014 but it will be custom-fit to the student.\\u00a0<\\\/p><p>While correspondence schools may have their place for some students, we do not advise them for homeschoolers. The stresses associated with the timetables, assignments, and limitations of a correspondence school are not much different from the stressors of public school. We offer a real, customized alternative, allowing you to really homeschool.<\\\/p><p>Your family, your style. Your materials, your way.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What about transcripts?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Once a student is registered in our high school program, we begin compiling a transcript. Any credits earned from other sources, such as previous schools, are transferred into our school and become part of the student\\u2019s transcript at NARHS.<\\\/p><p>Two important safeguards are in place to maintain the integrity of the transcript:<\\\/p><p>1. OFFICIAL transcripts are usually mailed, emailed or faxed directly FROM one institution TO the other institution. They are rarely handed to a student to be delivered.\\u00a0 The exception is when an official is given to the student in a sealed envelope and the still-sealed envelope is delivered to the second institution.\\u00a0 Still, it is best to have one institution send the official transcript to the other.<\\\/p><p>2. OFFICIAL transcripts are almost always signed by a school official and bear the embossed, raised three-dimensional corporate seal of the institution somewhere on the page. \\u00a0Recently, faxing or emailing transcripts has become more common, but those transcripts still must be signed and sent directly from the issuing school. \\u00a0Often, there will be a stamp used instead of the embossed seal.<\\\/p><p>NARHS serves its students well, providing official and unofficial transcripts as appropriate. When a student graduates, NARHS will include 2 official transcripts in their graduation packet. If you need additional official transcripts, you may order them from the store, and there is a $10 charge.<\\\/p><p>Unofficial transcripts are free, but be sure to remember, they are more for your records, and are not widely accepted at education institutions.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Where will my permanent records be?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Once you are actually enrolled in NARHS, and once your records have been transferred from your previous schools, then NARHS will become the permanent repository for your school records.<\\\/p><p>From these records, we will serve you in the years to come as you direct us to send them to employers, colleges, the military, etc.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How long has NARHS been doing this?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>NARHS was founded and incorporated in 1989, establishing the school under Maine\\u2019s Department of Education Guidelines and has been serving independent study students ever since.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What if I already have high school credits?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>If you have credits from other schools, we can take credit from an official transcript and apply it toward your graduation requirements. \\u00a0If you have enough credits to graduate, congratulations! \\u00a0You\\u2019re almost done! \\u00a0We do require every student to do at least one NARHS approved and reviewed home school course. \\u00a0You can choose your own (consult with an advisor for approval), or NARHS can recommend one for you.<\\\/p><p>If you have existing credits from previous schools, we suggest the following next step: request a transcript evaluation at <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/narhs.com\\\/transcript-evaluation\\\/\\\">https:\\\/\\\/narhs.com\\\/transcript-evaluation\\\/<\\\/a>. \\u00a0You will need to request official transcripts from all institutions you would like included in the review. \\u00a0Include contact information so we can call or email you with the results following an evaluation of your current credits.\\u00a0 If you do not have a copy of your high school transcript, call the high school and ask them for a copy to be sent to you and\\\/or NARHS at TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION 14 S. 6th Ave. Yakima, WA 98902.<\\\/p><p>If a student has earned all of the NARHS graduation requirements in previous schools, and can document this with official transcripts, the only fee they pay is the Graduation Year tuition.\\u00a0 NARHS does require that one NARHS-reviewed course be completed before a diploma can be issued.\\u00a0 We have courses that we recommend, or the student may choose his or her own.\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0 With all credits earned, the tuition paid, and at least one NARHS-reviewed course completed, the student is entitled to his or her high school diploma.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What about work-study programs?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Yes, there can be a work-study program designed just for you. If you are an adult, and have a work history, we may be able to reach into your work experience and reconstruct high school credits.<\\\/p><p>If you are a high school-age student who has a passion for, say, horses, we can design a work-study unit that allows you to work (or volunteer) for a horse stable or ranch. And every hour you are there will count towards a high school credit.<\\\/p><p>What you do with the horses will determine what you earn credits for. If you are responsible for direct care of the horses, that could be \\u201cequine care management\\u201d. If you are in direct contact with customers, that could be a social studies or business credit. If you are using your time to groom, learn dressage, and show horses, that might become a fine arts credit. Other kinds of horse training might be used for PE credit. There are numerous possibilities.<\\\/p><p>This can be applied to almost any job \\u2014 counter clerk at McDonald\\u2019s to auto mechanic, newspaper route to lawn and garden care. Apprenticeships, job shadowing, community and church responsibilities or volunteer opportunities can also be included. \\u00a0 Here\\u2019s the important part \\u2014 the transcript can reflect your specific interests, passions and work\\\/study history.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is my tuition buying?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Your tuition purchases the following:<\\\/p><p>1. NARHS uses its authority as a school to put our approval on your work.<\\\/p><p>2. Gives you access to an assigned academic advisor who can coach you through the whole process.<\\\/p><p>3. The staff assimilates and evaluates the work and previous records,<\\\/p><p>4. High School credits earned are validated.<\\\/p><p>5. Previously earned credits from whatever source are transferred to NARHS.<\\\/p><p>6. All credits are consolidated to one, concise transcript.<\\\/p><p>6. When credits are fulfilled, we award the high school diploma from our state-recognized private school.<\\\/p><p>7. Your permanent academic record, a substantial, legal file, is created and archived.<\\\/p><p>9. We provide copies of your official transcript to whomever you direct, for whatever reason \\u2014 college admissions, scholarships, military enlistment, loans, employment background, security checks, good student insurance discounts, SSI, etc.<\\\/p><p>10. We provide one-on-one counseling for the student and parent every step of the way.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What\\u2019s the tuition? How much does it cost?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p><strong>TUITION<\\\/strong>:<br \\\/>Tuition is $645<\\\/p><p><strong>PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEARS<\\\/strong><br \\\/>*When we are required to evaluate past homeschool work and convert it to high school credits, for homeschooled students who were NOT previously registered under our credential management program, there is a fee per school year evaluated.\\u00a0<\\\/p><p>NOTE:<\\\/p><ul><li>There is no fee for including high school credits earned in other accredited institutions <strong>prior\\u00a0<\\\/strong>to registration in the 10th, 11th or 12th grades, only for credits earned during previous\\u00a0<strong>homeschooling<\\\/strong>.<\\\/li><li>For<strong>\\u00a0previously enrolled<\\\/strong>\\u00a0NARHS students who take a year of credits\\u00a0<strong>in another institution such as a private school, public school or college (Dual Enrollment)<\\\/strong>, there is a charge of $250 to include those credits onto the NARHS transcript, prior to the senior year. This is only applicable to the 10th\\u00a0or 11th grade years for students who were enrolled with NARHS prior to taking courses at another institution.<\\\/li><li>For those entering NARHS with credits enough to graduate, there is the standard tuition charge. \\u00a0<\\\/li><\\\/ul>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can I start with NARHS in the middle of the year?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Yes. You can start with NARHS at any time during the academic year that stretches from September 1 until August 31. If the student has been involved in study from another program, those studies SOMETIMES can be continued depending on whether the resources can be accessed.\\u00a0 If not, the NARHS advisor appointed to the student may be able to help determine a text that can best continue the studies with as few gaps in learning as possible.\\u00a0 Other times, the credit earned up until the transfer into NARHS will be all that can be achieved for those particular studies.\\u00a0However, tuition full tuition is still charged.\\u00a0<\\\/p><p>If you have additional questions, you are invited to call 800-882-2828.<\\\/p>\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently Asked Questions What does NARHS do? NARHS\u00a0recognizes and evaluates high school credit whether the student did the work at a school or not. 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