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Oklahoma

The state of Oklahoma recognizes your right to "in good faith" home educate your children and asks only that you provide 175 days of instruction.

• Compulsory Attendance Ages: Between 5 and 18. (§ 10-105(A)-(B))

• Required Days of Instruction: 180 days. (§ 1-109)

• Required Subjects: None, strictly speaking. However, some courts have suggested that home school education should be equivalent or comparable to public school education.    Teaching the following subjects is therefore strongly recommended: math, language arts, science, and social studies. (§ 11-103.6)

• Teacher Qualifications: None.

• Standardized Tests: Not required by statute.

• Alternative Statutes Allowing for Home Schools: Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 70 § 10-105(A).

   1. It is unlawful for a parent of a school aged child "to neglect or refuse to cause or compel such child to attend and comply with the rules of some public, private or other school, unless other means of education [i.e., home schooling] are provided for the full term the schools of the district are in session."
   2. Oklahoma is the only state with a constitutional provision guaranteeing the right to home school.
   3. Oklahoma law does not require parents to use certified teachers or state-approved curricula, initiate contact with, register with or seek approval from state or local officials, test their students or permit public school officials to visit or inspect homes. If a parent is teaching his children the basic subjects for at least 180 days, the law requires nothing more.
   4. Home schools are not regulated, since the framers of the Oklahoma Constitution specifically intended "other means of education" to include home schooling and gave the state no authority to regulate that exemption from compulsory attendance

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Oklahoma State High School Graduation Requirements
  • English units:  4
    • Eff. Class of 2010: 4. Four units of English to include Grammar, Composition, Literature, or any English course approved for college admission requirements
  • Math units:  3, incl. Algebra I
    • Eff. Class of 2010: 3 units, all Algebra I level and higher.  Three units of mathematics, limited to Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Math Analysis, Calculus, Advanced Placement Statistics, or any mathematics course with content and/or rigor above Algebra I and approved for college admission requirements.
  • Social studies units:  3
    • Eff. Class of 2010: 3.  3 units or sets of competencies, including 1 U.S. history, .5 to 1 U.S. government, .5 Oklahoma history, and .5 to 1 chosen from specified options. Eff. Class of 2010: 1 U.S. history, .5 Oklahoma history, .5 U.S. govt., 1 chosen from history, govt., economics, civics, or non-Western culture and approved for college admission requirements.
  • Science units:  3, incl. Biology 1
    • Eff. Class of 2010: 3 units lab science.  Three units of laboratory science, limited to Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or any laboratory science course with content and/or rigor equal to or above Biology and approved for college admission requirements.
  • P.E./Health units:  0.  Pre-class of 2010: Districts encouraged but not mandated to require students to take 2 units of p.e. and health. Eff. Class of 2010: No mention of p.e. or health courses.
  • Arts:  2
    • Eff. Class of 2010: 1
  • Foreign language:  0.  Pre-Class of 2010: Foreign language encouraged but not required.
    • Eff. Class of 2010: 2. 2 units of same foreign language or 2 units "of computer technology approved for college admission requirements."
  • Electives units:  8
    • Eff. Class of 2010: 1.  1 additional unit chosen from English, math, science, history/citizenship skills, foreign language or computer technology, "or career and technology education courses approved for college admission requirements..."
  • Other units:  0
    • Eff. Class of 2010: 2 units either same foreign language or 2 units "of computer technology approved for college admission requirements..."
TOTAL # units:  23

Other diploma options:  State allows local boards to offer honors/college prep curriculum option (districts not mandated to offer) and proficiency-based credit option.

Eff. Class of 2010, students may complete pre-2010 requirements with a parent's written permission. Districts may require a parent to met with a designee of the school prior to selection of the pre-2010 curriculum.

OKLA. STAT. ANN. tit. 70, § 11-103.6, 11-103.6f; OKLA. ADMIN. CODE § 210:35-9-31

Important Note: State Graduation requirements are not necessarily the best guideline for homeschoolers to use. They have been included here as a guideline for what a typical public school student would need to complete in order to graduate.

A more important guideline may be the College Entrance requirements for where your student would like to attend college. While colleges have differing requirements, there are many colleges that publish requirements for homeschool graduates.
Drivers Education

Oklahoma Homeschoolers can get their Driver's Learner permits and license by following the directions at: http://www.dps.state.ok.us/dls/ptde.htm


Related Pages:
Homeschool Support Groups in Oklahoma
Colleges in Oklahoma