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Admissions Guide for

Home School

Applicants

www.asurams.edu

(229) 500-4358

Revised October 2019

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M E M O R A D U M

TO: Home School Applicants

FROM: Dr. Ronnie Jackson, Director of Admissions and Recruitment

RE: Home School Admission Requirements

Thank you for your interest in Albany State University!

The following application packet has been constructed to aid you in the admissions process.

Please note that home school students who have completed an accredited home school program will

be processed and held to the same admissions standards as all other Freshmen applicants.

Home school students who have not completed an accredited home school program must apply using

the portfolio method outlined in this packet. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact

Dr. Ronnie Jackson, Director of Admissions and Recruitment, at ronnie.jackson@asurams.edu.

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Office of Admissions

Portfolio Procedures

for

Home School Applicants

Please complete the following information so that your documents may be correctly matched with

your application packet.

Full Legal Name:

Date of Birth:

Address:

City: State: Zip Code:

Home Phone: Business Phone:

Term of Application:  Fall  Spring  Summer Year

Signature of Applicant: Date:

Please note this is a cover letter for your portfolio and is NOT the application for admission.

Return all documentation to:

Albany State University

Office of Admissions and Recruitment

Attention: Dr. Ronnie Jackson

504 College Drive

Albany, GA 31705

229-500-4358

www.asurams.edu

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Admissions Package for Home School Applicants

The following items are necessary to compile an admissions package for all

Home School applicants to Albany State University.

❑ Application for Admission/Non-refundable application processing fee

❑ Official SAT or ACT scores (sent to ASU directly by the testing agency):

SAT I or the ACT minimum subsection scores:

24

22

17

SAT Evidence Based Reading & Writing

SAT Math

ACT English/Reading

ACT Math

❑ Official transcripts from any conventional public/private high school and colleges attended with

a 2.0 academic grade point average in Required High School Curriculum.

❑ Completed Home School College Preparatory Credit Evaluation Form (see page 6 of this

handout) and Supplemental Documentation.

❑ Portfolio of Academic Achievements during high school that support academic preparedness for

college. (See page 5 for detailed instructions)

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Below you will find the checklist for home school applicants with credits from non-

accredited institutions and curriculum providers:

❑ Completed Home School College Preparatory Credit Evaluation Form (see page 6 of this guide)

and one or more of the following:

❑ A detailed description of course work completed in each subject area that includes the subject

title, course description, texts or program used and primary teacher. This information will be

used to evaluate the 17 Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) units for compliance. Each

subject should be representative of one Carnegie Unit (or academic year) of study.

❑ SAT II or CLEP scores in Biology, Chemistry or Physics, American History and World History,

and a foreign language. Below you will find SAT II scores that satisfy RHSC requirements:

ENGLISH

Both test scores are required

English Writing Test 520

English Literature Test 530

MATH

Either test score will satisfy

MATH IC 500

MATH IIC 570

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Both test scores are required

American History & Social Studies Test 560

World History Test 540

NATURAL SCIENCE

Test scores are required for Biology; may take either Chemistry or Physics

Biology Test 520

Chemistry Test 540

Physics Test 590

For all applicants:

Your completed application package should be submitted to Albany State University prior to

the deadline for the term in which you are applying.

The Office of Admissions and Recruitment will review all transcripts and portfolios for RHSC

compliance and at its sole discretion can recommend that an applicant has met some, all or

none of the RHSC requirements.

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Non-Accredited Home School Required High School Curriculum Evaluation Form

Student Name:

Graduation Date:

You must indicate completion of the minimum Carnegie Units as indicated for each subject. However, you may include additional course

work completed to further illustrate your academic preparedness. Required High School Courses acceptable by the University System of

Georgia may be found at www.usg.edu. This sheet should be used as a cover page for your Home School Credit Evaluation as indicated

above. Failure to provide the supplemental documentation will delay the processing of your application for admission to Albany State

University.

*Source Legend: (1) Public School; (2) Private School; (3) Correspondence Program; (4) Home Generated Curriculum

ENGLISH (4 Units) YEAR COMPLETED GRADE EARNED SOURCE*

❑ Grammar and Usage

❑ American English

❑ World Literature/British Literature

❑ Advanced Composition

MATH (4 Units)

❑ Algebra I

❑ Algebra II

❑ Geometry

❑ Advanced Mathematics

NATURAL SCIENCE (4 Units)

❑ Physical Science

❑ Biology (with Lab)

❑ Chemistry (with Lab)

❑ Other

SOCIAL SCIENCE (3 Units)

❑ American History

❑ World History

❑ Economics and Government

❑ Other

FOREIGN LANGUAGE (2 Units)

❑ First Year

❑ Second Year

Completed by: Date:

For source of home generated curriculum (4), please complete the worksheet on pages 7-10.

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Required High School Curriculum Course Description Worksheet

The course description worksheet is needed to provide information on the course(s) a home school student has completed. Please

complete all sections as they are needed when evaluating Required High School Curriculum.

• Course Title: _example:______English Literature________________________________________________

o Materials/Text book(s)/Software/Program(s) Used: _

example:_English literature 3

rd

edition. A beka

book.2013________________________________________________________________________________

o Course Description: ____example:__ The course focuses on the study of British literature, writing modes, and genres,

and essential conventions for reading, writing, and speaking. Students develop an understanding of chronological

context and the relevance of period structures in British literature as it presents a chronological study taking students on

a journey from the Anglo-Saxon Period with Beowolf to Pygmalion in the Twentieth Century. Students develop an

understanding of the ways the literary period affects its structure; how the chronology of a work affects its meaning.

Students encounter a variety of informational and literary texts, reading texts in all genres and modes of discourse.

Works from famous authors Chaucer, Marlowe, Defoe, Browning, and many more are included.