Homeschooling High School in Maryland

Required hours

No state minimum

Required subjects

8 subjects

Notice

Required each year

Testing / evaluation

Portfolio review

Portfolio

Required

Jump to the full Maryland requirements for plain-English detail on each of these.

Graduation requirements in Maryland

Maryland does not issue homeschool diplomas, so as the parent-administrator you set the graduation requirements and award the diploma yourself. A common college-prep plan covers 4 years of English, 3–4 of math, 3 of science, 3 of social studies, 2 of a foreign language, plus electives, which lands around 24 credits total. Check any Maryland-specific expectations for your situation, and align with the admissions requirements of the colleges your student is targeting.

Credits and GPA

A standard high-school credit (a Carnegie unit) represents roughly 120–180 hours of instruction in a subject over the year, or about a full-year course. Half-credit courses are common for semester-long electives. Track grades per course and compute a weighted or unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale. Our free GPA calculator can do the math, and Homeschool Fox tracks credits and grades for you as you log coursework.

Testing and assessment

Maryland doesn't require standardized testing. Instead, the local school system reviews the portfolio at the end of each semester, at a time the family and the reviewer agree on, to confirm the student is receiving regular, thorough instruction. COMAR allows no more than three reviews in a school year.

Building a college-ready transcript

Selective colleges expect a clean, professional transcript listing courses, credits, grades, and GPA, often alongside a school profile and course descriptions. You can build one in Maryland yourself. A standard transcript is included with Homeschool Fox, and the $29 official transcript add-on generates AI-drafted course descriptions and a school profile that admissions readers expect.

Keeping records through high school

Keep coursework, reading lists, grades, and work samples organized from 9th grade on. Reconstructing four years at application time is painful. Maryland also has assessment or portfolio expectations to plan around, so consistent records do double duty for both college applications and state compliance.

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Maryland

The records Maryland asks you to keep, plus the rest of your year, in one place. No spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Required subjects
• Portfolio records
• Portfolio review
• Daily activity logs
• Printable PDF reports
• Progress tracking
• High school transcripts

More Maryland guides

• Maryland Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in Maryland A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Record Keeping in Maryland What to document, how to organize it, and staying compliant.
• How to Withdraw From School in Maryland The steps, the letter, and timing to avoid truancy issues.
• Moving to Maryland What to file when you arrive and whether your records transfer.
• Required Subjects in Maryland The list, how much time each needs, and proving you taught them.
• Maryland Letter of Intent Who to file with, when it's due, and a free generator.
• Maryland Homeschool Portfolio What belongs in it, who can ask to see it, and a printable checklist.
• Homeschool Testing in Maryland What the state asks for, when, and low-score rules.