How is the admissions process different for home-schooled applicants and/or applicants attending an unaccredited high school?
Home-schooled applicants or applicants attending an unaccredited high school will follow the same application process as those applicants who are traditionally schooled. However, in addition to their transcript, we strongly recommend the submission of an SAT or an ACT test result. On a case-by-case basis our office may also require home-schooled applicants and applicants attending an unaccredited high school to submit AP exam scores or grades from an accredited secondary or post-secondary institution in the academic subjects required for admission. This is true even if an applicant is home-schooled through an accredited virtual (online) high school program.
Parents of home-schooled applicants can submit documents as the teacher and school official who completes the required teacher recommendation and the school report if the applicant is not affiliated with a school district or with a formalized program of instruction. We encourage all home-schooled applicants who have interacted with an instructor outside of the family to use this individual to complete the teacher recommendation whenever possible.
We also encourage home-schooled applicants and applicants attending an unaccredited school to apply early and to contact our office early in their senior year to determine if any additional supplemental application materials will need to be submitted.
Additional information for home-schooled applicants is listed below by school or college.
- College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA): For admission into the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, we strongly encourage submission of AP exam scores or graded college work in natural science, social science, and world language subjects.
- College of Engineering: For admission into the College of Engineering, we strongly encourage submission of AP exam scores or graded college work in calculus, chemistry, and physics.
- School of Nursing or the School of Kinesiology: For admission into the School of Nursing or the School of Kinesiology, we strongly encourage submission of any combination of three of the following: AP exam scores or graded college work in a natural science, social science, world language, or math subject.
- School of Music,Theatre, & Dance or Stamps School of Art & Design or Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning: In order to be admitted into any of the talent-based schools or colleges, we strongly encourage submission of any combination of two of the following: AP exam scores or graded college work in a world language, social science, natural science, or math subject area.
- Ross School of Business: For admission into the Ross School of Business, we strongly encourage submission of AP exam scores or graded college work in math, natural science, and social science.
If you have additional questions, please contact the home-school liaison directly. Visit our website and then select "Home School Student" under Find Your Counselor.