HLA does give diplomas upon completion of all 22 required credits. For additional information, please visit Graduation Requirements.
ACT/SAT scores are the primary measurement for college admissions and scholarships. Colleges look carefully at transcripts to make sure a prospective student has had the necessary courses required for admissions. The ACT/SAT tests validate the transcript. Accreditation does not make a difference in most cases. Please refer to Applying to College for additional information for college-bound students, ACT/SAT testing and a list of some of the colleges and universities that our students have attended.
Note: HLA does reserve the right to request ACT/SAT/CLT scores at its discretion based on the best interest of the student and/or the student’s eligibility for enrollment.
A 3-hour college course = 1 credit of high school.
A 1-hour college course = .5 credit of high school.
For additional information please visit the Dual Enrollment page on our website.
A one-semester course, such as Health = .5 credit upon completion.
Courses such as PE and music, that do not use a standard curriculum, are best measured by the amount of time spent on the course (150 hours = 1 credit; 75 hours = .5 credit). Please refer to High School Reporting for additional information.
- The student must have at least three (3) years of high school. HLA does not offer a 2-year high school option.
- Meet HLA’s minimum credit requirements for graduation.
- Contact and speak with Diane Benson to request early graduation before your student’s senior year.
- Complete the early graduation form that the counselor will provide.
- Students’ transcripts should show the 12th-grade year recorded. You can discuss this with the counselor.
- NOTE: Students who reside in FL or AL are not eligible for graduation before age 16 (state regulation).
Final grades not submitted by September 15, for coursework completed in the previous school year, will require special approval by a counselor for acceptance and may result in the student being required to re-enroll for the new school year to graduate.
We recommend entering courses and textbooks at the beginning of the year into Applecore. When grades are due in January, enter final grades for the Fall semester and the earned credit value. Enter attendance for the number of days completed during the Fall semester. Then enter Spring courses as in progress but no grades or credit values. At the end of the second semester, add the final Spring semester grades, attendance and earned credit value. This will complete the year. Please do not record grades as “School Year”.
Step One: Officially withdraw from HLA
Step Two: File an Intent to Homeschool with the county/BOE
Step Three: Apply to take the GED/Approval from Superintendent