Will SUNY New Paltz accept a homeschool transcript?

A New York homeschool family looking at New Paltz usually carries two worries at once: will a parent-made transcript count, and was all that §100.10 paperwork — the IHIP, the quarterly reports — for nothing? New Paltz's published Home School Information Sheet answers both at once: it accepts any one of four documents, and two of the four are the compliance paperwork itself. This page maps what their guidance asks for to what a family-issued record provides.

Eformogi is not affiliated with or endorsed by SUNY New Paltz, and nothing here claims New Paltz accepts Eformogi. Every fact below comes from New Paltz's homeschool information page, which is the source of truth. Admissions policies change every cycle — read their page before you apply. Policy last reviewed 2026-08.

What New Paltz's published guidance asks for

New Paltz frames its homeschool process as “a more comprehensive application submission, following the format for home schooling as outlined in the NYS Commissioner of Education's Regulations-Section 100.10.” The submission is any one of:

“A transcript outlining the subjects studied and results of your high school program through the end of grade eleven.” OR
“A copy of the approved Individualized Home Instruction Plan (IHIP) for each year of high school home schooling.” OR
“A complete portfolio of your work.” OR
“Copies of quarterly reports to the local school district.”

Applications go through the Common Application or the SUNY Application. New Paltz's freshman page states the college is currently test optional — confirm the current cycle's testing policy on their page. One caution from their sheet: NY residents enrolled in online correspondence high school programs are not considered home schooled per NYSED.

What they ask for → what your record provides

New Paltz's published options	What a family-issued record provides
Transcript through grade 11 (option 1)	The family-issued verifiable transcript — subjects, results, per-course descriptions, a grading-scale note, and a public verify link New Paltz can check with no account.
IHIP copies / quarterly reports (options 2 and 4)	The direct hit: the §100.10 paperwork a NY family files each year is itself the submission. Eformogi drafts the IHIP and the four quarterly reports from the same running record — see the NY compliance generators. Keep the filed copies; they are admissions evidence here.
A complete portfolio of work (option 3)	Sealed work samples and the timeline — dated, organized by subject, each with its own verify link.
Post-acceptance completion evidence (below)	The record does not provide this. The completion letter comes from the district; the GED score report comes from the state's HSE pathway.

How to apply: the Common App homeschool workflow

New Paltz accepts the Common Application (or the SUNY Application). On Common App, the documented homeschool workflow is that the student invites their homeschool supervisor — for example, a parent — as their counselor; the parent then completes the School Report, which asks homeschool-specific questions (educational philosophy, instruction setting, grading scale or other evaluation methods) and carries the transcript. The family-issued transcript PDF, or the IHIP/quarterly copies New Paltz lists, drop into that existing slot.

The New York note: completion evidence comes at enrollment, not application

Per New Paltz's page, a student who is accepted and plans to attend then provides documentation of successful completion as required by NYSED: “An official letter of completion of all high school requirements signed by the home district superintendent (or designee)” or “The official score report of the GED.” The background, from NYSED's own home instruction Q&A: parents cannot issue a state-recognized diploma, and a superintendent may — but is under no obligation to — attest in writing that a student completed a compliant §100.10 program. None of that is an application document — it appears after acceptance. Confirm the specifics with New Paltz and your district.

See what New Paltz would see

A receiver checking a family-issued transcript opens one link, in any browser, with no account: a live example transcript, as a receiver sees it — the seal proving nothing was altered after issuance, and any witness co-signatures, by name.

Frequently asked questions

Does SUNY New Paltz accept a homeschool transcript?

New Paltz’s published Home School Information Sheet lists "a transcript outlining the subjects studied and results of your high school program through the end of grade eleven" as one of four documents it accepts — any one of the four satisfies the homeschool submission. The alternatives are approved IHIP copies for each high school year, a complete portfolio of work, or copies of quarterly reports to the local school district. Their page is the source of truth, and the admission decision is always theirs.

Can I use my IHIP or quarterly reports instead of a transcript at New Paltz?

Yes — per New Paltz’s own page, a copy of the approved Individualized Home Instruction Plan (IHIP) for each year of high school, or copies of the quarterly reports filed with the local school district, are each listed as acceptable submissions in their own right. For a New York family, the §100.10 compliance paperwork doubles as the admissions evidence. If you keep your record in Eformogi, the same record that drafts the IHIP and quarterly reports is the one behind the transcript.

Does SUNY New Paltz require SAT or ACT scores from homeschoolers?

New Paltz’s freshman admissions page states the college is currently test optional, and its homeschool sheet states no separate testing rule for homeschooled applicants. Test policies are cycle-by-cycle — confirm the current policy on New Paltz’s own pages before applying.

What does New Paltz ask for after acceptance?

Per their page, an accepted student who plans to attend provides documentation of completing high school as required by NYSED: an official letter of completion of all high school requirements signed by the home district superintendent (or designee), or the official score report of the GED. This appears after acceptance — it is not an application document. It comes from the district or the state, not from any transcript or record.

Do online correspondence school students count as homeschooled at New Paltz?

New Paltz’s page carries a specific caution: New York State residents who enroll in online correspondence high school programs are not considered home schooled per the New York State Department of Education. If that describes your student, read their page closely and ask their admissions office how to apply.

How would New Paltz verify a family-issued record?

Any receiver can open the record’s public verify link in a browser — no account, no login. The page confirms the document is byte-for-byte what the family issued and shows any witness co-signatures by name. Verification proves integrity; whether to accept the underlying claims is always the college’s decision.

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