As a brand-new institution, the Academy is not accredited by any outside institution. We are exploring accreditation options, but have no definite plans to become accredited within the next 2-3 years.

We are confident that our degrees and courses are strong enough to pass any accreditation process. In spite of the official stamp of approval accreditation provides, the recent decades have shown that homeschool families and private Acadmies are just as — or more — successful in preparing students as accredited institutions.

In recent years, there have been new and somewhat controversial developments nationally in accreditation and curriculum. An organization called AdvancED was formed and has largely unified the six regional state-authorized accreditors into one national accrediting body. This agency is expected to oversee all educational systems and methods for the nation within the next few years.

Additionally, an initiative started by state governors called The Common Core was adopted and endorsed nationally. This set curriculum standards for every school accredited within the state-authorized system. States already control teacher certification, but this could change as well.

Unlike local private or public schools, we remain unshackled. Neither the Common Core, AdvancED, or teacher certification are required.

Students may find it challenging to transfer to a public school in the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade.

This is typically traceable to missing some course requirements like Health, which can be easily made up through independent study or online at another institution if desired.

We do not anticipate encountering transfer difficulties in earlier grades. On rare occasions, colleges may require that students from academies like ours take an additional test. Rarely is a student rejected at a college due to lack of accreditation. On the contrary, there are several colleges that give preferences to classically educated and homeschooled graduates.