We will accept any form of transcript you may have kept over the years, and in any format.

If your schooling is a project-based curriculum instead of a traditional in-person or online curriculum, please submit course evaluations.

Only transcripts with a 4.0 GPA scale may be considered for academic scholarship eligibility. If you have opted out of a traditional 4.0 grading system, we will make academic scholarship decisions solely on SAT or ACT scores.

When filling out your application, mark which ‘school’ you attended on the Common

Application with the CEEB code: 970000 to indicate that you are homeschooled. The Common Application also asks for class size and class rank, both of which you can simply stay 1/1 if you prefer, or leave blank.

Although PLU is a test-optional institution, we will require SAT or ACT scores from homeschooled students.* Since homeschool curriculum varies family to family, this requirement ensures that all homeschool students are evaluated fairly.

We require one letter of recommendation at PLU for admission purposes, and ask that it come from someone besides the parent – a tutor, instructor, etc. If you are participating in Running Start, a college level teacher is our primary recommendation, however anyone who knows you well and can speak to your academic record is okay. If a parent is the primary and only educator, we will accept an academic recommendation from that parent.

The Common App will ask for a counselor recommendation. If the parent is the primary educator/counselor, it is appropriate for them to fill this section out. An additional recommendation is not needed if the parent will write both letters.

We will accept more than one letter of recommendation in the admission process. If you would like to submit letters from athletic coaches, tutors, musical or theatre coaches, employers, etc. you are welcome to do so. We do prefer at least one letter of recommendation that comes from an academic source, and will read up to 3 letters of recommendation.

To help prepare for PLU’s rigorous academic environment, we encourage students to challenge themselves through a college preparatory curriculum. The following are required and recommended courses that may be used as a guideline when selecting classes to teach.

Required:

• Mathematics – Two years of college prep math with an average grade of C or higher. (Typically Algebra II)
• Foreign Language – Two years of the same language with an average grade of C or higher.

If you are deficient in the math or foreign language entrance requirements, but are admissible by all other criteria, you may still be offered admission. You will be required to complete the deficiencies during your first year at PLU.

Beyond the above two subjects, we require that students meet state graduation requirements and are able to provide proof of a diploma/GED before entering PLU.

Typical Washington State requirements:

• English – Four years
• Social Studies – Three years
• Science – Three years
• Visual or Performing Arts – One year
• Electives – Three years (selected from the areas listed above, as well as courses in additional college preparatory subjects. Courses may also include Health and Fitness or Career and Technical Education.)