Excel high School Credit Transfer Policy

Excel High School Credit Transfer Policy

Excel High School welcomes transfer credits from other US-accredited schools and from schools all over the world. Excel High School will accept transfer credits from other Department of Education recognized, accredited high schools, public schools, charter schools, qualified homeschools, and from accredited International schools that are recognized by a foreign Ministry of Education.

In compliance with accreditation standards, Excel High School will accept up to 75% of transfer credits toward high school graduation. This means that regardless of how many credits a student has earned from a previous school, students must complete a minimum of 6 credits at EHS before a diploma is issued.

Homeschool credits and transfer

Homeschool credits will be accepted according to the following policy: (Click here)

International students and transfer credits

International/foreign (non-US credits) will be accepted when verified and evaluated by one of the agencies listed below. Our evaluation partners are members of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). International students wishing to transfer credits to EHS from outside of the US system are required to have their credits evaluated by one of the organizations listed below. Students are responsible for arranging credential evaluators to evaluate credits and have a transcript report forwarded to Excel High School. Students are responsible for all fees. Transfer credit reports must be sent directly from a credential evaluation service to Excel High School. We do not accept transcripts directly from students. This is the only method by which Excel High School will accept credits from other nations. Excel High School requires a course-by-course assessment of all credits transferred.

IMPORTANT: Excel requires credits earned, course listing, and grades earned on the evaluation report.

Excel requires an Educational Credential Evaluation from Scholaro for consideration of international credit transfer. Visit: Scholaro for details.

Download Scholaro Instructions HERE

Apostille/Legalization Services

**For students living overseas, Excel High School provides Apostille/Legalization services for your credentials through the Secretary of State, or we can Certify your diploma and transcript through the United States Secretary of State and apply your home County's Embassy stamp. This is a process to certify your academic credentials for acceptance and use worldwide.

Excel High School will accept credits at face value from schools directly accredited by the following agencies, adopted from DHS.gov:

Accreditation Commission of the Texas Association of Baptist Schools (Accreditation International
Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools Accrediting Commission of Educational
Institutions (CADIE)
AdvancED (Now known as Cognia)
Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
American Montessori Society (AMS)
Arkansas Nonpublic School Accrediting Association (ANSAA)
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS)
Association of Independent Maryland & DC Schools (AIMS/MDDC)
Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE)
Association of Independent Schools of Florida (AISFL)
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) California Association of Independent
Schools (CAIS/CA) Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS/CAN)
Catholic School Accreditation Association (CSAA)
Christian Schools International (CSI)
Christian Schools of Florida (CSF)
Cognia
Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (CAIS/CT)
Council of Bilingual Schools (COBIS)
Council of International Schools (CIS)
Council on Occupational Education (COE)
Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)
E.A. Sutherland Education Association
Episcopal Diocese of Florida
Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (FACCS)
Florida Association of Academic
Nonpublic Schools (FAANS)
Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation Program (FCCAP)
Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventist Schools
Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS)
Florida League of Christian Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC)
Georgia Association of Christian Schools (GACS)
Georgia Private School Accreditation Council (GPSAC)
Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS)
Iowa Department of Education (IDE)
Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS)
Indiana State Board of Education (ISBE)
International Christian Accrediting Association (ICAA)
Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE)
Kentucky Non-Public Schools Commission (KyNPSC)
Lutheran Schools Accreditation Commission (LSAC)
The Florida-Georgia District
Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools (MANS)
Michigan Non-Public School Accrediting Association (MNSAA)
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA)
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Elementary Schools (MSA CESS)
Minnesota Non-Public School Accrediting Association
(MNSAA) Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Accrediting Commission
Missouri Nonpublic School Accrediting Association (MNSAA)
Montana State Superintendent, Office of Public Instruction (OPI) Montessori School Accreditation Commission (MSAC)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
National Commission on Exceptional Schools (NCES)
National Commission for the Accreditation of Special Education Service
National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA)
National Federation of Nonpublic School State Accrediting Association
National Independent Private Schools Association (NIPSA)
National Lutheran Schools of America National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA)
Nebraska Department of Education (NDE)
Northwest Association of Independent Schools
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS)
New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)
New York State Board of Regents
North American Christian School Accrediting Agency (NACSAA)
North Central Association, Commission on Accreditation and School I CASI)/AdvancED
Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS)
Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC)/AdvancED
Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association (OCSAA)
Oklahoma Conference of Catholic Schools Accreditation Association
Oklahoma Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists (OCSDA)
Oklahoma Private School Accreditation Commission (OPSAC)
Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE)
Board of Education Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS)
Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA)
South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) South Dakota Department of Education (SD DOE)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation Improvement (SACS) & (CASI)/AdvancED
Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools (SAES)
The National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools
Tennessee Association of Christian Schools (TACS)
Tennessee Association of Non-Public Academic Schools (TANAS)
Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools (TAAPS)
Texas Catholic Conference Education Department
Texas Private School Accreditation Commission (TEPSAC)
Texas Seventh-Day Adventists School System
Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS)
Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Education Facilities
Virginia Catholic Education Association (VCEA)
Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE)
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA)
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)
Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation (WRISA)