Admissions Process for New Families

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New Students: students who have never been enrolled at Enlightium.
Returning Students: students who were enrolled at Enlightium in the most recent school year; see the re-enrollment steps.
Past Students: students who were enrolled at Enlightium, withdrew, enrolled at a different school for at least one quarter, and are now returning to Enlightium.

THIS STEP TYPICALLY NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE COURSES ARE ASSIGNED*
By default, we’ll request that your student’s previous school send report cards/transcripts and other records to us. However, if you have a previous year's report card/transcript available, providing it may help speed up the admissions process.
Enlightium’s Admissions Department may also request your student's birth certificate, the social security number for seniors, as well as additional required records.
You can securely upload records using Enlightium’s Student Records Uploader.
Once your student has completed the current school year, talk to your previous school about their withdrawal policies to ensure that Enlightium receives all records in a timely manner.

Parents with students in:
- The Online Program (Elementary and Middle School) will be registered in traditional grade-level courses unless a student’s situation calls for something else. Counselors will reach out with any questions regarding the student’s courses.
- The Online Program (High School) will receive a course planner via email from their counselor. Parents will need to review and confirm this course planner via email. This step needs to be completed before courses are assigned.
- The Book-Based Program will receive a welcome email as well as an instructional email for ordering the book-based curriculum.
After this step is complete and you have reached your desired start date, your student may begin courses!
Review Enlightium’s school calendar to stay updated on important events.

The Parent Orientation is a video series assigned to parents and covers:
- The most recent Open House video.
- Resources for your family.
- The Family Handbook, course curriculum, supply lists, and project forecasts.

The Student Orientation course is assigned around the student’s start date* and discusses how to navigate the online curriculum, access student resources, and more!

Enlightium Academy is a private Christian school, accredited by Cognia (formerly AdvancEd/NWAC) and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) serving book-based, online, and co-op students in grades K-12 throughout all 50 states and internationally. Because state recognition of online private schools varies, some families may be required to comply with their state’s additional requirements. Check your state’s or country’s specific educational requirements to ensure compliance, as additional requirements may apply depending on how Enlightium Academy is recognized in that state or country.
Visit HSLDA.org, ProPublica, and/or review our state blogs for guidance.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact the Admissions Department at admissions@enlightiumacademy.com.

*If enrolling for the next school year before May 15th:

We will start requesting records May 15th.
Orientation courses will be assigned around two weeks before the requested start date.