Diploma Program

The Classical Liberal Arts Academy will offer the strongest students the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and transcript for use in college admissions.  Unlike our self-paced courses for adult and homeschool students, this program will be strictly run, with students working directly with the Academy headmaster throughout their studies.

“M.I.T. will accept a diploma and transcript from the Classical Liberal Arts Academy.”

Admissions Office
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The goal of the program is to make the following transcript a reality for successful students:

A model transcript for a student of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy’s Online School program.

I. Goals

The Classical Liberal Arts Academy’s diploma program has four goals:

1. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to satisfy compulsory education requirements.
2. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to obtain excellent Catholic catechesis.
3. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to obtain an introduction to classical studies.
4. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to prepare for admission to his desired destination after high school.

II. Objectives

1. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to satisfy compulsory education requirements.

1.1. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the study materials necessary to satisfy compulsory education requirements.
1.2. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the assessments necessary to demonstrate the completion of compulsory education requirements.
1.3. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the means of demonstrating he has attended to studies for 180 days of each academic year.

2. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to obtain excellent Catholic catechesis.

2.1. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to study the content of Sacred Scripture.
2.2. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to study the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
2.3. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to study the Summa Theologica.
2.4. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to study the history of the Catholic Church.
2.5. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to study the lives of the Saints.
2.6. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to learn to pray the Holy Rosary.
2.7. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to learn to pray the Liturgy of the Hours.

3. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to obtain an introduction to classical studies.

3.1. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to study the art of Grammar.
3.2. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to study the art of Reasoning.
3.3. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to study the art of Rhetoric.
3.4. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to study the art of Arithmetic.
3.5. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to study the art of Music.
3.6. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to study the art of Geometry.
3.7. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to study the art of Astronomy.
3.8. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to study the science of Moral Philosophy.
3.9. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to study the science of Natural Philosophy.

4. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to prepare for admission to his desired destination after high school.

4.1. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunuty to study four years of high school English.
4.2. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunuty to study four years of high school Foreign Language.
4.3. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunuty to study four years of high school Mathematics through Calculus.
4.4. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunuty to study four years of high school Science.
4.5. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunuty to study four years of high school Social Studies.
4.6. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to receive an accredited high school diploma.
4.7. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to receive an accredited high school transcript.
4.8. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to pursue the highest level of rigor possible.
4.9. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to achieve a high SAT/ACT score.
4.10. The CLAA diploma program provides a student with the opportunity to receive a letter of recommendation.
4.11. The CLAA diploma program provides support for students when they move on to college and career after high school.

III. Enrollment

All students enrolled in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy diploma program study at home under the supervision of their parents, but the curriculum, study materials, assessments, grades, records and support are provided by the CLAA staff. States normally distinguish between public school, private school and home school students, in which case students enrolled in the CLAA diploma program will likely register locally as homeschool students. Some states are beginning to recognize “online school” and “digital learning” programs, which may be chosen if available.

An independent home school student is a student whose curriculum, instruction, assessment and records are managed directly by his parents. Independent home school students may not request a diploma or transcript from the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, but receive their school documentation from their parents. (This is normal.)

To receive a Classical Liberal Arts Academy diploma and transcript, a student must be formally enrolled in the diploma program and must fulfill all requirements of the program.  No student may request a CLAA diploma or transcript who is enrolled as an independent homeschool student.

IV. Attendance

Students seeking diplomas and transcripts from the CLAA must complete tasks assigned on a weekly planner managed by the Academy headmaster each week. Each week, the student’s planner will be reviewed and tasks will be updated. Tasks that have not been completed will be in orange text showing that they are overdue. After two weeks, any tasks not updated will be turned red. A student with red tasks on his planner is not making progress and will be placed on probation.

Students must check in to the CLAA Study center and submit a study summary to track attendance. Students must have a minimum of 180 days of study recorded each calendar year. The normal academic year is 180 days (September – June) but may extend beyond that artificial and unadvised limit.

When working with the headmaster, there is a great deal of flexibility possible, so long as minimum requirements are satisfied.

V. Curriculum

Diploma program students will pursue the study of the classical liberal arts, classical philosophy, Scholastic theology and the humanities, while also satisfying modern K-12 compulsory education requirements. Details of these studies are laid out in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy’s K-12 Study Plans.

Students should work to satisfy all modern requirements and add to them classical Catholic studies following the recommendations in the K-12 Study Plans.

VI.  Standardized Testing

Please contact us for our College Board CEEB code.

All students enrolled in the CLAA diploma program will be required to take grade level standardized tests each Spring.

ACT/SAT Prep will be included for high school students.

VII. Diplomas & Transcripts

Students will be provided with transcripts when their diploma program studies end.  CLAA transcripts will allow students to apply for admission to selective colleges and other career paths.

VIII.  College & Career

Non-academic career destinations requiring an accredited diploma will accept a high school diploma from the CLAA. Some, like the US Military, will confirm the CLAA’s accreditation status and will request written verification of your transcript.

Colleges and universities will accept the CLAA’s accredited diploma and transcript. It is important to know, however, that selective colleges evaluate students in the following six areas:

  1. Curriculum Choice
  2. Achievement
  3. Recommendations
  4. Essays
  5. Extracurricular Activity
  6. Standardized Testing

The CLAA can help with many but not all of these requirements. One admissions representative at a very selective university explained exactly what they will be seeking to understand in the admissions process from a CLAA graduate:

“We are interested in knowing why a student chose their unique school context, as opposed to a more traditional setting, and ask that students reflect on how they have grown as a scholar in this setting, and how they might contribute to our community.”

The following colleges and universities have provided written confirmation that diplomas and transcripts from the Classical Liberal Arts Academy will be accepted:

Note:  Confirmations are being received presently and will continue to be updated…

Colleges & Universities

  1. Agnes Scott College (GA)
  2. Alabama A & M University (AL)
  3. Albion College (MI)
  4. Alfred University (NY)
  5. American University (DC)
  6. Antioch College (OH)
  7. Appalachian State University (NC)
  8. Arizona State University (AZ)
  9. Arkansas State University (AR)
  10. Art Academy of Cincinnati (OH)
  11. Art Center College of Design (CA)
  12. Augsburg University (MN)
  13. Austin Peay State University (TN)
  14. Averett University (VA)
  15. Azusa Pacific University (CA)
  16. Babson College (MA)
  17. Baker University (KS)
  18. Ball State University (IN)
  19. Barnard College (NY)
  20. Baylor University (TX)
  21. Belmont Abbey College (NC)
  22. Beloit College (WI)
  23. Bennington College (VT)
  24. Berea College (KY)
  25. Berklee College of Music (MA)
  26. Boston University (MA)
  27. Bowdoin College (ME)
  28. Brigham Young University (UT)
  29. Bryan College (TN)
  30. Bryn Mawr College (PA)
  31. Bucknell University (PA)
  32. Butler University (IN)
  33. California College of the Arts (CA)
  34. California Institute of Technology (CA)
  35. California State Polytechnic University (CA)
  36. Cameron University (OK)
  37. Carroll College (MT)
  38. Case Western Reserve University (OH)
  39. Catholic University of America (DC)
  40. Cedarville University (OH)
  41. Chaminade University (HI)
  42. Chapman University (CA)
  43. Chicago State University (IL)
  44. The City College of New York (NY)
  45. Clark University (MA)
  46. Cleveland State University (OH)
  47. Colby College (ME)
  48. Colgate University (NY)
  49. The College of New Jersey (NJ)
  50. College of St. Scholastica (MN)
  51. College of the Ozarks (MO)
  52. College of Wooster (OH)
  53. Colorado College (CO)
  54. Colorado State University (CSU)
  55. Columbus College of Art & Design (OH)
  56. Coastal Carolina University (SC)
  57. Coker University (SC)
  58. Concordia University, St. Paul (MN)
  59. Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico (PR)
  60. Cornell College (IA)
  61. Covenant College (GA)
  62. Dakota State University (SD)
  63. Deleware State University (DE)
  64. DeSales University (PA)
  65. Dickinson College (PA)
  66. Dominican University of California (CA)
  67. Duke University (NC)
  68. Duquesne University (PA)
  69. Earlham College (IN)
  70. East Carolina University (NC)
  71. Eastern Michigan University (MI)
  72. Eastern Washington University (WA)
  73. Elmira College (NY)
  74. Elms College (MA)
  75. Endicott College (MA)
  76. Fairmont State University (WV)
  77. Fisher College (MA)
  78. Fitchburg State University (MA)
  79. Florida Atlantic University (FL)
  80. Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)
  81. Florida State University (FL)
  82. Fort Lewis College (CO)
  83. Fort Valley State University (GA)
  84. Framingham State University (MA)
  85. Franklin & Marshall College (PA)
  86. Franklin College (IN)
  87. Franklin Pierce University (NH)
  88. Gannon University (PA)
  89. George Mason University (VA)
  90. Georgetown University (DC)
  91. George Washington University (DC)
  92. Georgia Southern University (GA)
  93. Gettysburg College (PA)
  94. Graceland University (IA)
  95. Grinnell College (IA)
  96. Grove City College (OH)
  97. Guilford College (NC)
  98. Hamilton College (NY)
  99. Harding University (NC)
  100. Harvey Mudd College (CA)
  101. Hastings College (NE)
  102. Haverford College (PA)
  103. High Point University (NC)
  104. Holy Family University (PA)
  105. Houston Christian University (TX)
  106. Howard Payne University (TX)
  107. Illinois Institute of Technology (IL)
  108. Iowa State University (IA)
  109. Johnson & Wales University (NC)
  110. The Juilliard School (NY)
  111. Kennesaw State University (GA)
  112. Kent State University (OH)
  113. Kenyon University (OH)
  114. Kutztown University (PA)
  115. Lawrence University (WI)
  116. Lehigh University (PA)
  117. LeTourneau University (TX)
  118. Lindenwood University (MO)
  119. Louisiana Tech University (LA)
  120. Loyola University Maryland (MD)
  121. Macalester College (MN)
  122. Malone University (OH)
  123. Manhattan University (NY)
  124. Marist College (NY)
  125. Maryland Institute College of Art (MD)
  126. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
  127. Meredith College (NC)
  128. Merrimack College (MA)
  129. Michigan Technological University (MI)
  130. Middlebury College (VT)
  131. Millersville University (PA)
  132. Minnesota State University (MN)
  133. Missouri University of Science and Technology (MO)
  134. Missouri Valley College (MO)
  135. Missouri Western State University (MO)
  136. Montclair State University (NJ)
  137. Mount Holyoke College (MA)
  138. Muhlenberg College (PA)
  139. Murray State University (KY)
  140. Nazareth University (NY)
  141. The New School (NY)
  142. Nicholls State University (LA)
  143. North Carolina State University (NC)
  144. North Dakota State University (ND)
  145. Northeastern Illinois University (IL)
  146. Northern Arizona University (AZ)
  147. Northwest Missouri State University (MO)
  148. Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NS)
  149. Oakland University (MI)
  150. Oklahoma State University (OK)
  151. Olin College of Engineering (MA)
  152. Oregon State University (OR)
  153. Park University (MO)
  154. Parsons School of Design (NY)
  155. Penn State University (PA)
  156. Pennsylvania College of Technology (PA)
  157. Pepperdine University (CA)
  158. Pitzer College (CA)
  159. Pomona College (CA)
  160. Portland State University (OR)
  161. Princeton University (NJ)
  162. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
  163. Rice University (TX)
  164. Rider University (NJ)
  165. Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
  166. Rhode Island College (RI)
  167. Rhode Island School of Design (RI)
  168. Rutgers University (NJ)
  169. Texas A&M International University (TX)
  170. Texas State University (TX)
  171. Transylvania University (KY)
  172. University College Dublin (IRL)
  173. University of Alabama (AL)
  174. University of Alabama in Huntsville (AL)
  175. University of California – Santa Barbara (CA)
  176. University of Chicago (IL)
  177. University of Colorado (CO)
  178. University of Dayton (OH)
  179. University of Denver (CO)
  180. University of East London (UK)
  181. University of Hartford (CT)
  182. University of Hawaii (HI)
  183. University of Houston (TX)
  184. University of Illinois (IL)
  185. University of Iowa (IA)
  186. University of Maine (ME)
  187. University of Mary Washington (VA)
  188. University of Massachusetts (MA)
  189. University of Miami (FL)
  190. University of Minnestoa (MN)
  191. University of Nebraska (NE)
  192. University of North Carolina (NC)
  193. University of Notre Dame (IN)
  194. University of Oklahoma (OK)
  195. University of Oregon (OR)
  196. University of Pennsylvania (PA)
  197. University of Puget Sound (WA)
  198. University of Rhode Island (RI)
  199. University of Rochester (NY)
  200. University of Southern Mississippi (MS)
  201. University of Tulsa (OK)
  202. University of Vermont (VT)
  203. University of Virginia (VA)
  204. University of Washington (WA)
  205. University of Wisconsin (WI)
  206. Vanderbilt University (TN)
  207. Vermont State University (VT)
  208. Virginia Tech University (VA)
  209. William & Mary University (VA)
  210. …more coming soon.
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