HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA — INDIANA UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL

Important: Grades associated with transferred credits will not be "weighted" to reflect the increased difficulty, for example, of Advanced Placement courses.

Applying Course Work from Other High School Programs to the IUHS Diploma Requirements
Your IUHS academic advisor will help you determine how credits from course work you've already completed in another high school program may apply to the IUHS 40-credit minimum diploma requirements. Remember, though, that, regardless of total credits transferred, you must earn a minimum of 5 credits through Indiana University High School.

Transferring Course Work from a Homeschool, Nonaccredited School, or Other Nontraditional Setting to the IUHS Diploma Requirements
If you are homeschooled or have completed course work from an nonaccredited school or other nontraditional setting, and you are seeking credit to transfer toward your IUHS diploma, you must submit a written learning portfolio for each course you completed beyond the eighth grade level for which you seek credit.

The portfolio for each course should contain the following information presented in this order:

1. a detailed description of the course of study, with a listing of specific course goals and objectives.
   
2. a narrative that completely identifies textbooks and other learning materials, as well as a description of tasks and activities showing how you acquired your knowledge.
   
3. a narrative detailing how successful you were in meeting your course goals and objectives.
   
4. three samples of major written assignments, including at least one major examination (preferably a final).

Please submit your learning portfolio with your IUHS admission application form. Your IUHS advisor will review your portfolio to determine if you are eligible to take the Iowa Tests of Educational Development.

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Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED)
The Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED) verify mastery of material covered by an unaccredited high school-level course of study. Before taking the Iowa Tests of Educational Development, you must submit written learning portfolios (see above) for each course you completed beyond the eighth grade level for which you seek credit. Your IUHS advisor will determine which form of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development is appropriate for you.

ITED results are in no way applicable to advanced placement. We use your ITED scores only to calculate how many credits to award you for course work completed in a homeschool, nonaccredited school, or other nontraditional setting.

If you need to submit ITED scores as part of your admission application materials, call 800-334-1011. Ask to speak with an IUHS academic advisor, who will answer your questions about - and help you arrange to take - the ITED. See the ITED application form.

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