SUNY Orange

Homeschool Information

Orange County Community College is pleased to welcome homeschool graduates into the College every year. When reviewing admissions applicants with home instruction, we use the New York State Department of Education regulations guiding the admissions of all students for college study and the conferral of a college degree.  These guidelines were established in September 2004.

Below you will find 6 ways a potential college student may gain the credentials needed to be awarded a college degree:

  • If you have submitted quarterly reports and curriculum plans to the school district in which you reside you may have completed the substantial equivalent of a four year high school course as certified in a letter by the district’s superintendent of schools.  This letter would serve as the equivalent of a high school graduation.
  • You may have passed and completed all requirements for the following five NYS Regents examinations:  The Regents Comprehensive Examination in English, the Regents Examination in mathematics, the Regents Examination in United States history and government, a Regents Examination in science, and the Regents Examination in global history and geography.
  • You may have previously earned, and been granted a degree from a college or university, accredited by one of the six regional accrediting agencies.*  If this is the case than you have, what New York State would consider the equivalent of a high school diploma.  We would then be able to admit you for studies at SUNY Orange.
  • You may be accepted by SUNY Orange to complete The 24 Credit Hour Program as a recognized candidate for a college level degree, or certificate.  The 24 Credit Hour Program is an alternative means of achieving a high school equivalency diploma, which allows you to take a specific distribution of 24 college level credits that can be used both for the Equivalency Diploma and towards you college degree, or certificate. 
  • You may choose to take the test for the High School Equivalency Diploma.
  • You may have a high school diploma through a correspondence school or private school that is accredited by one of the six regional accrediting agencies*, or is recognized, or approved by the state department of education in which that school resides. As of March 2008, the NYS Department of Education declared that "at present, residents of New York State may not use a high school program of correspondence study to meet the requirements for a secondary education in NYS."
    • *The regional accrediting agencies include;  The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools,; The New England Association of Colleges and Schools; The North Central Association of Schools and Colleges; the Northwest Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Please feel free to call us at (845) 34l-4030 for an appointment with an Admissions Counselor to discuss your personal situation and how we can help you recognize your college plans and goals. We look forward to the opportunity of working with you to achieve your college goals.

SUNY Orange Viewbook
In Motion College Videos

General Admissions Information:

(845) 341-4030
SUNY Orange Office of Admission,
115 South Street Middletown, NY 10940
apply@sunyorange.edu
IM: askSUNYOrange