Under the student eligibility provisions of section
484(d)(3) of the Higher Education Act, a student who
does not have a High School diploma or GED is eligible
to receive Title IV, HEA program assistance if the
student "completes a secondary school education in a
home school setting that is treated as a home school or
private school under State law." Section 484
(d)(3) imposes no age limitation on the eligibility of
home-schooled students. An "underage"
home-schooled student is considered to be "beyond the
age of compulsory school attendance in the State in
which the institution is located," if that State does
not consider the student truant once he or she has
completed a home-school program; or would not require
the student to attend school or continue to be
home-schooled.
Home-schooled Students
