Graduation Requirements
High School Diploma based on Washington State Requirements
This program, available only to residents of the state of Washington, follows the strict criteria of the Washington Board of Education's requirements for a high school diploma. Students will complete a minimum of the 20 required credits specified by that board. Those who wish to apply for admission to four-year colleges and universities will be assisted by our state certified staff in selecting and completing the additional credits recommended for college admission by those institutions.
The diploma issued through this program reflects the Washington State approved private school status of the Alger Learning Center.
Graduates from our program have been accepted to a significant number of major colleges and universities, both here and abroad, to community and technical colleges, as well as vocational and art institutes.
Our programs and services are tailored to meet all the needs of homeschoolers, independent learners, and students traveling or working globally. We work with students with learning differences and/or special needs, those in need of credit retrieval and/or credit analysis, and those for whom exit testing presents their only obstacle to graduating, among many others.
As a Washington State approved private school, we do not have to require exit or other mandatory testing, including the Washington State Assessment of Learning (WASL), and we do not do so. It is our belief that such testing is unethical, and presents unfair and punitive barriers to many students who have otherwise more than met the academic requirements to allow them to proceed with their education and lives. Nor do we require a senior/culminating project.
Because we offer our programs year-around, our students may enroll at any time, complete their studies at their own pace, and graduate when they have done so.