Homeschooling High School in Missouri

Required hours

1000 hrs/year

Required subjects

5 subjects

Notice

Not required

Testing / evaluation

Not required

Portfolio

Required

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

Graduation requirements in Missouri

Missouri 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 — typically around 24 credits total. Check any Missouri-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

Missouri doesn't require standardized testing, but families must keep a record of an annual evaluation. That can be a report card, a brief write-up of progress, saved quizzes or tests, or a standardized test if you prefer.

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 Missouri 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. Missouri 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 Missouri

Everything Missouri expects you to keep, in one place — no spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Hours toward your 1000-hour goal
• Required subjects & core hours
• Daily activity logs
• Attendance records
• Notes & portfolio records
• Printable PDF reports
• High school transcripts
• State-specific progress tracking

More Missouri guides

• Missouri Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in Missouri A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Record Keeping in Missouri What to document, how to organize it, and staying compliant.
• ESA & School Choice in Missouri Funding amounts, who qualifies, and the trade-offs.