either SAT or ACT scores along with their transcripts. Campus
employment is also available during the school year and summer.
Homeschooled Students Transcript Policy
Homeschooled students fit right in at Cedarville University,
partly because Cedarville provides the same values-centered
education.
Cedarville’s homeschool graduates pursue majors in numerous
fields such as engineering, broadcasting, Bible, music, political
science, education, biology, history, communications, nursing,
criminal justice, multimedia technology, and technical and
professional communication, and nearly half hold a 3.5 GPA or
better. Many homeschooled students take on leadership roles at
CU. Several student-leaders, dramatic performers, and resident
assistants come from a homeschooled background.
Beginning with ninth grade, your transcript should include the
following information:
• Course title (i.e., Algebra I, English 10, etc.)
• Grade earned — when providing grade information, be
sure to provide a scale that shows the relationship between
percentages and earned letter grades, even if you’re only
reporting percentages.
• Credit earned — the standard measure for awarding credit is
the Carnegie Unit, which awards one (1) credit for completion
of a full year course that meets daily.
A sample transcript is available for your reference upon request
from your admission counselor.
Because curricula vary from one homeschooling program to
another, it’s important for you to provide an explanation of your
course of study and your educator’s teaching methods.
• Who is ultimately responsible for setting up curriculum and
selecting materials?
• What type of curriculum and materials did your educator(s)
use?
• Who was responsible for providing instruction? Did you have
tutors in some areas and not in others, etc.?
• Who recorded your grades and how?
• What type of independent, standardized testing was used to
measure your progress against a larger population? (Include
copies of this information with your transcript.)
We’d also appreciate any additional information that would
shed light on your academic experience. Standardized test scores
should be reported directly from the ACT or SAT.
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