High School Requirements

A student satisfies Standard College’s Practical Nursing program high school diploma qualifications if the student:

• has a high school transcript recognized by the Department of Education in the state in which the high school is located, or the agency that accredits the school is recognized as an accrediting body for institutions of higher education by the U.S. Department of Education;
• the high school diploma can be from a foreign school if it is equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma, as determined by an evaluation agency recognized by Standard College;
• has the recognized equivalent of a high school diploma, such as a general educational development (GED) certificate or other state sanctioned test or diploma-equivalency certificate.

To be considered official, the student’s high school transcript must come from the high school office, state department or institution by mail, email, or hand delivered in the original sealed envelope. Copies of the transcript from the student are not accepted.

Recognized equivalents of a high school diploma

Standard College recognizes several equivalents to a high school diploma:

• a GED certificate
• a certificate or other official completion documentation demonstrating that the student has passed a state-authorized examination (such as the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), or, in California, the California High School Proficiency Exam) that the state recognizes as the equivalent of a high school diploma (certificates of attendance and/or completion are not included in this qualifying category);
• an associate degree
• successful completion of at least 60 semester or trimester credit hours or 72 quarter credit hours that does not result in the awarding of an associate degree, but that is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor’s degree at any institution or
• enrollment in a bachelor’s degree program where at least 60 semester or trimester credit hours or 72 quarter credit hours have been successfully completed, including credit hours transferred into the bachelor’s degree program.

A certificate of attendance and/or a certificate of high school completion is not sufficient.

High school diplomas/transcripts from other countries are acceptable toward the student eligibility high school requirement, as long as the diploma/transcript is equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma as determined by a Standard College recognized evaluation agency. Students are required to have their high school diplomas/transcripts credential evaluated by a company designated by Standard College that offers such a service.