University of California, Riverside, and Homeschoolers
(Originally Posted on my previous blog on October 18, 2005.)
My very own alma mater, the University of California, Riverside, has sent out a press release informing homeschoolers of their new admissions procedures specifically for non-traditionally educated teens. Here is an outline of the admissions process.
This is the first time that a California public university has openly advertised their acceptance requirements of homeschoolers. In the past, the UCs have tradionally been the most difficult colleges to work with because of their a-g classes grade requirements. Before the introduction of the new UCR admissions program, students who do not take courses at accredited schools have a very difficult time in applying to UC schools. Private students who did not go to a large established UC accredited school have had similar issues.
So this offer by UCR is a major policy change, as well as important precedent that will hopefully eventually domino throughout the UC system. Non-traditional high school students are becoming more common. And with the new UCR admissions procedure, less teens (both homeschooled and private school) will feel pressure to go to public high school merely in order to jump through hoops to get into college.
By the time our kids are heading to college, I have a feeling that they will have little difficulty finding homeschool friendly admissions programs. Today’s homeschool teens are paving the way for my kids, and the thousands of kids in California who are just starting their homeschool journey. Every year there are more and more homeschoolers at the community colleges as well as the four year universities. It won’t be long before homeschool kids won’t get even an eyeblink when they tell their new friends where they went to school, even on the UC campuses.
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