Homeschooling High School in North Dakota

Required hours

700 hrs/year

School days

175 days/year

Required subjects

9 subjects

Notice

Required

Testing / evaluation

Standardized testing

Recordkeeping

Recommended

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

Graduation requirements in North Dakota

North Dakota 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 North Dakota-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

North Dakota requires a standardized achievement test in grades 4, 6, 8, and 10, with results filed with the resident district superintendent (NDCC 15.1-23-09, -11). A child may be exempted if the parent files a philosophical, moral, or religious objection, or independently if the parent is licensed or approved to teach, holds a baccalaureate degree, or meets a national teacher-exam cutoff. A basic composite score below the 50th percentile triggers an additional year of progress monitoring; below the 30th percentile triggers a multidisciplinary assessment and a remediation plan.

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 North Dakota 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. North Dakota 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 North Dakota

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

• Hours toward your 700-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 North Dakota guides

• North Dakota Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in North Dakota A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Record Keeping in North Dakota What to document, how to organize it, and staying compliant.