Southwestern University welcomes applications from homeschooled students who wish to pursue a liberal arts education. Students who are homeschooled are evaluated by the same criteria for admission as those students graduating from an accredited institution. 

Evaluating Candidates

Southwestern seeks those students who have completed a rigorous high school education. All students must provide us with a high school transcript. Strong candidates for admission will have completed 4 years of English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies coursework along with 2 years of a non-English Language by the time of high school graduation. We request that any additional documentation for any AP exams, community college coursework, or college level courses be submitted at the time of applying.

As with all students, homeschool applicants may apply as test-optional candidates. 

A letter of recommendation is optional but encouraged from either your academic counselor or a teacher in a core academic subject. Typically, this recommendation will come from the parent who is the primary teacher. We also suggest that you include an additional recommendation from a tutor, a teacher, an extracurricular activity sponsor, or an adult other than a parent who can effectively speak to your performance.

In order to more completely evaluate the student, an admission essay, extracurricular activities and a required admission interview will be reviewed to provide insight for overall preparedness, leadership skills and outside experiences.

If you have any questions regarding requirements for homeschooled students, please contact the Office of Admission.