Texas Homeschool High School Guide
Everything you need to know about homeschooling through high school in Texas: diplomas, transcripts, college admissions, and more.
Diplomas & graduation
Parent-issued diploma recognized. Texas law prohibits discrimination against homeschoolers in college admissions at state institutions.
Transcripts
Parent-created. No state template.
College admissions
Texas state law requires state institutions to treat homeschool graduates according to the same general standards as public school graduates. HB 3041 (signed June 20, 2025) fixes the top 10% automatic university admission calculation for homeschoolers. Colleges will use the median (not average) of standardized test scores to correlate class rank, preventing the prior formula from requiring near-perfect scores. Effective for fall 2026 admissions. Institutions must publicly disclose median scores and correlating class rank on their websites.
Dual enrollment
- Status
- Varies by district
- Program
- Community college dual credit
- Eligibility
- Varies by institution; TSI requirements may apply
- How to enroll
- Contact community college
- Cost
- Varies by institution
Extracurricular access
Your state guarantees access by law
SB 401
- What's covered
- Sports and Other activities
- Eligibility
- All districts open by default unless board votes to opt out by September 1 for 2025-26; August 1 annually thereafter
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Start your Texas planRequirements sourced from Tex. Educ. Code 25.086(a)(1). Verified against primary legal sources. Last verified: March 2026