Checked 15 Nov 2026 by the team. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
Families who homeschool Kentucky teens can apply for the KHEAA Dual Credit Scholarship. Under 11 KAR 22:010 a home school counts as a non-certified high school, so the student sends KHEAA a Dual Credit Scholarship Application. The award pays a participating college's tuition up to a rate ceiling, for a limited number of courses and while funds last. After that, families pay.
Under 11 KAR 22:010, a student at a non-certified high school, which includes a Kentucky home school, applies to KHEAA for the Dual Credit Scholarship, which pays a participating institution's per-credit cost for approved dual credit courses up to the dual credit tuition rate ceiling, to the extent funds are available.
The rule asks for Approved dual credit courses up to the course eligibility limit in KRS 164.786; required labs do not count against it. The legal source is 11 KAR 22:010.
| Item | Rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs it | KHEAA, under KRS 164.786 | [1] |
| Home school status | Non-certified high school; applies with the KHEAA application | [1] |
| Deadlines | Priority before 1 October; final fall and spring requests by 1 March | [1] |
| What it pays | Credit hours times the college's cost, up to the tuition rate ceiling | [1] |
| Labs | Paid in addition; not counted against the course limit | [1] |
Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA), with the participating college decides how this rule applies to you. We read its published rule and the pages below; each was checked on 15 Nov 2026.
Each course below is ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended for college credit. Whether it counts here is the decision of the college and of Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA), with the participating college.
A first college writing course many families start with after dual credit.
Self-paced online English Composition 1 course (ENG 101). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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Follows Composition I.
Self-paced online English Composition 2 course (ENG 102). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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College-level maths that also fits a high school maths credit.
Self-paced online College Algebra course (Math 111). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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For teens heading toward calculus or STEM.
Self-paced online Pre-Calculus course (MATH 115). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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Fits a high school history credit.
Self-paced online US History 1 course (HIST 101). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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Completes the US history sequence.
Self-paced online US History 2 course (HIST 102). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
See the course →TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit; each college on your teen's list decides what it counts.
ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
| Option | Price | For this rule | Price checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPI Study, homeschool lifetime | $250 once, every course | $250 gives homeschool families lifetime access to all UPI Study courses. | 15 Nov 2026 |
| KHEAA Dual Credit Scholarship | $0 tuition to the family when the college's rate is at or below the KHEAA ceiling, while funds last | The best value for the courses it covers; limited number of courses | 15 Nov 2026 |
| KCTCS (Kentucky resident), paid by the family | $198 per credit hour plus $8 mandatory fee | About $618 for one 3-credit course | 15 Nov 2026 |
Use the scholarship for every course it covers. After that, compare paying a college per credit with one price for all courses at home; ask target colleges in writing which credit they will count.
UPI Study is not a college and is not accredited. ACE and NCCRS review our courses and recommend credit; a college decides whether to give that credit and records it on its own transcript.
Ask KHEAA how many scholarship courses your teen has left, and ask each college on your teen's list in writing which credit it will count.
KHEAA runs the Dual Credit Scholarship under KRS 164.786 and its regulation, 11 KAR 22:010. The regulation names two kinds of high school. A certified high school sends KHEAA a data file for its students. A non-certified high school, which includes any Kentucky home school not certified by the Kentucky Board of Education, does not; instead the student submits a Dual Credit Scholarship Application to KHEAA.
Applications before 1 October get priority consideration, and the final requests for both fall and spring are due by 1 March. Awards are made to the extent funds are available, so apply early.
Per 11 KAR 22:010:
Once the scholarship courses are used, families pay. One option is to keep paying a college per credit; KCTCS lists 2026-27 tuition at $198 per credit hour for Kentucky residents plus an $8 mandatory fee, about $618 for a 3-credit course. Another is self-paced college-level courses at home.
UPI Study's homeschool lifetime plan is $250 once per family for every course. The courses carry ACE or NCCRS credit recommendations and move to a college only via a college transcript. TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit. ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
Pick courses that fill your teen's high school plan and are likely to be useful later: English Composition I and II, College Algebra or Precalculus, and US History I and II. List each one on your homeschool transcript as a high school credit, and ask each college on your teen's list in writing whether it will also count the college credit.
Yes. 11 KAR 22:010 treats any Kentucky home school not certified by the Kentucky Board of Education as a non-certified high school, and its students apply by sending KHEAA a Dual Credit Scholarship Application. Awards depend on available funds, so apply before 1 October.
A limited number, set by the course eligibility limit in KRS 164.786. Required labs are paid on top and do not count against that limit. Ask KHEAA how many courses your teen has left before you plan the next term.
Applications received before 1 October get priority consideration for that academic year. Final requests for both fall and spring semester scholarships must be submitted no later than 1 March of the academic year in which the award is made.
It pays for approved dual credit courses at participating Kentucky institutions, which report the course to KHEAA. It does not pay for self-paced courses outside those colleges, including UPI Study courses.
No state money pays for homeschool courses in Kentucky beyond programmes such as the Dual Credit Scholarship, which pays participating colleges. Families pay for other courses themselves, so compare per-credit tuition with one price for all courses.
Families pay. They can keep taking courses at a college per credit hour or use self-paced college-level courses at home, such as UPI Study's $250 homeschool lifetime plan. Ask target colleges in writing which credit they will count.
For the courses after the scholarship: every course, at your teen's pace. Ask the colleges on your list in writing first.