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Homeschoolers Eligible for College Financial Aid
In the past, there were some roadblocks for homeschool students that wanted to apply for federal student aid for college. Today, thanks in part to the growing prevalence of homeschool students and the support of the U.S. Department of Education, financial aid is available to them. It is no longer necessary to have a high school diploma to obtain financial aid for higher education.
Specifically, homeschooled students are eligible for federal student aid for college if they have "completed a
secondary school education in a homeschool setting that is treated as a homeschool or private school under State law" (1998 Amendments to Section 484(d)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965).
When a college receives federal funds, its financial aid and scholarship programs are subject to federal regulations. In the past, many of these colleges instructed homeschoolers, in accordance with federal law, to take a GED exam or an ability-to-benefit test (such as ACT) in order to qualify for federal aid. However, this has not been the case since the Higher Education Amendments of 1998.
As a homechooler looking to apply for financial aid, you should know that there is nothing else required, beyond what is required to gain admittance to college. You no longer have to produce a GED and the Department of Education has said that homeschool students "are not required to take an ability-to-benefit test" (Federal Register, Vol. 64, No. 204, 64 FR 57356).
In conclusion, the law is on your side. Congress has revised federal law affecting homeschoolers, and the
U.S. Department of Education has changed its policy as well. Both recognize that homeschoolers should be admitted to college and granted financial aid without being required to take additional, or more tests, than their traditionally-schooled counterparts.
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