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Policy for Home-Based Schooling

Washington State University welcomes students who have received some or all of their high school education through home-based instruction. If you are a home-schooled student, you must complete the following to apply for admission to Washington State University Tri-Cities:

Required Documents:

• A completed application for freshman admission and the required application fee.
• Official transcripts from either the Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT).
• Official transcripts from all high schools and colleges attended (private or public).
• Choose one of the following requirements:

Send your official transcripts from the General Education Development (GED) exam.
OR
Supply an academic resume that provides documentation of all subjects studied. Please review our high school core requirements (listed below).

You will need to document in detail how your home-based instruction fulfills these requirements:

• 4 years of English
• 3 years of College preparatory math (algebra 1, geometry, algebra 2 as minimums)
• 3 years of social science
• 2 years of science (1 of must be a lab science)
• 2 years of the same foreign language, Native American language, or American Sign Language
• 1 year of fine/visual/performing arts, or an additional year of one of the above core areas
  

For each course, please include a detailed description as well as the title, author, and copyright date (or ISBN) of each textbook used.

Send all materials to the following address:

Office of Admissions
Washington State University Tri-Cities
2710 University Drive
Richland, WA 99354-1671

The Assistant Director of Admissions will review your application and supporting documents. You will receive written notification of your eligibility for admission.

Please direct any questions regarding this policy to:

Admissions
509.372.7250

Contact us: Admiss@tricity.wsu.edu (509) 372-7250
Washington State University Tri-Cities, 2710 University Drive, Richland, WA 99354-1671 USA