Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Before applying to our school, read the FAQs below and take the quiz to find out if MiaPrep Online High School is the right fit for your family.
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- Parent/guardian name, email, cell phone number
- Student name, date of birth, gender, email
- List of student’s in-progress courses
- List of student’s previously completed high school courses
- What other learning needs does your child have?
- Will your family need tuition assistance?
Follow this link to the initial application. We encourage you to take the “Is MOHS Right For Your Child” quiz first before applying.
Once parents complete the initial application, we will send them information on the next steps, including how to enroll
Parents who apply can expect to hear back within the next 1-3 business days on your next enrollment step. Please keep an eye on your “Spam” and “Promotion” folders for this communication.
We accept students who are ready to begin 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th-grade coursework. Students should be at least 12 years of age at their intended start date.
After your application has been approved, you will need to:
Step 1: Sign the enrollment contract and pay a $30 non-refundable enrollment fee.
Step 2: Complete the onboarding checklist, which includes setting up a MiaPrep curriculum account, logging into the student Gmail account, signing the Student Handbook, and uploading documentation in order to verify identity and award credits for previous coursework.
Step 3: Schedule an onboarding call with the academic counselor to set up the Student Academic Plan.
Families can enroll at any time during the calendar year. To ensure that all onboarding procedures are duly completed, your preferred start date cannot be less than two weeks from your application date.
While MiaPrep Online High School maintains a traditional school year calendar from August to May, parents are not bound by that schedule in any way. Students can continue working over the summer or during holiday breaks if they choose.
The base tuition cost is $480 per month. This includes:
- $432 Monthly MOHS tuition, plus
- $48 MiaPrep.com curriculum membership.
Parents who enroll their child in MiaPrep Online High School now will receive a steep discount ($348/month). By enrolling now, you will lock in your current tuition price until graduation or cancellation, avoiding any possible tuition increases in the future!
Parents who have either an annual or a lifetime MiaPrep.com curriculum membership will only pay for MOHS tuition each month. Please check our home page for the latest promotional specials and sales.
For families interested in the Credit Recovery program for 1, 2, or 3 courses or part-time enrollment, please contact [email protected].
Yes. We will continue to offer our current MiaPrep homeschool program! We are dedicated to providing a flexible homeschool curriculum for parents who choose that route.
MiaPrep Online High School is committed to making our program more accessible and affordable for families. When you apply to MOHS, check the box that says you will be requesting tuition assistance and follow the instructions to provide the necessary documentation.
We also offer a sibling discount for each additional sibling who enrolls in MOHS. If you enroll multiple children, you will benefit from an additional 20% off each student’s lowest tuition cost before any tuition assistance.
Depending on your state of residence, there may be Student Choice funding options available.
MOHS tuition may be paid for via grants, Education Savings Accounts, and tax credits offered through the following states:
- New Hampshire Children’s Scholarship Fund Education Freedom Accounts
- Colorado Parents Challenge
- Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit – Private School
- Montana Special Needs Equal Opportunity Education Savings Account Program
- Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program
- North Carolina Education Student Accounts (ESA+) Program
- Utah Fits All Scholarship (ESA)
- West Virginia Hope Scholarship
Students who have already completed coursework for high school will be awarded credits based on verification of adequate documentation, transcripts from a previous school, and/or placement tests as needed. New enrollees will meet with our academic counselor to design their Student Academic Plan before their first day of school.
MOHS welcomes transfer students at any grade level! However, in order to meet our accreditation requirements, please be aware that students are limited to a maximum of 18 transfer credits. Incoming senior transfer students must complete at least 6 MOHS credits and be an active student in MOHS for a minimum of 9 months in order to qualify for graduation from MOHS.
This policy applies to students transferring from MiaPrep.com, from an unaccredited program or homeschool, or from public or private school.
Yes! Since the high school credits will be based on earning course credits and not on a traditional school year plan, students can work through the courses that best fit their academic levels. Students and parents will set up an academic plan with an advisor once they enroll that will detail which courses students need to complete to earn a diploma.
Since private schools often have limited resources, including the personnel that can accommodate all IEPs and 504s, the government does not require private schools that do not receive funding from the government to follow IEPs or 504s. Because MiaPrep Online High School is in this category, we will be limited on what services and educational help we can provide. However, we certainly hope to partner with you in designing a plan that provides your child with everything they need to be successful.At this time, we are able to accommodate students’ learning needs in the following ways:
- By offering a schooling option that allows students to work at a flexible pace and on their own schedule
- By offering weekly office hours for each core subject that students can attend, along with other students, to get help with coursework
- By providing modifications or alternatives for specific Checkpoint assignments
- By providing feedback and grading for specific Checkpoint assignments
- By providing flexible and optional social opportunities for students to interact with teachers and other students
- By providing academic counseling to customize your students’ course load based on their interests, goals, and academic abilities
- By allowing students to revise their Checkpoint assignments and resubmit them for a higher grade
- By allowing students to retake any multiple choice assessments on our site
- By continuing to offer many of our existing site features that support students, such as Text-to-Speech, closed captions, self-paced lessons, unlimited time on assessments, the ability to pause or take a break during assessments, and the ability to reassign lessons or review lessons at any point
Because of our limited resources as a new school, we are NOT currently able to offer the following supports:
- 1-on-1 tutoring or support for students with a teacher outside of scheduled office hours
- A designated special education teacher who is responsible for your child’s learning goals
- Occupational therapy, speech therapy, or other specific cognitive or physical therapeutic services
- Grading and/or feedback for all assignments found in our PDFs outside of office hours (grading for each course will be limited to Checkpoint assignments only)
- Guaranteed compatibility with assistive technology
- Modified video or digital resources (such as printing PDFs and mailing them to parents)
- Sustained mental health or behavioral health services
- Support for any content that is not offered on MiaPrep.com
While these lists are not exhaustive, we hope that they can help you decide if MiaPrep Online High School is a good fit for your student. If you would like to ask about specific concerns related to your child and whether we can provide support for their needs, please let us know by emailing [email protected].
We’re excited to offer reduced-cost, dual-credit courses through our partnership with ASU! Please visit this page for more information.
Yes, if they have the appropriate amount of credits that cover our graduation requirements. Students may also be able to graduate earlier by taking additional credits through our Arizona State University dual-enrollment partnership.
Yes, this is possible. Students entering MOHS at any grade must be enrolled with MOHS for at least nine months and complete at least six credits through our program to qualify for graduation.
While all one-credit courses at MOHS are designed around a 9-month traditional school timeline and all half-credit courses are intended for a 4.5-month timeline, we recognize that students may need more or less time to complete our courses. To provide adequate flexibility while ensuring steady progress, we have established a 12-month completion policy that requires students to fully complete each course they begin within a 12-month calendar year from the start date of the course. As such, courses that are begun on different dates will have different deadlines for completion. This policy is new as of July 2024.
Please note that this policy remains in effect even during time scheduled away from MOHS, such as vacations or summer breaks.
Extenuating circumstances may be assessed on an individual basis to qualify for flexibility with this policy.
MiaPrep Online High School is a flexibly paced high school that uses the MiaPrep.com curriculum. While students will have access to a Google Classroom where they will submit specific assignments, their regular day will be flexible with the guidance of our MiaPrep Learning Path. Students can log on and complete assignments at the time that is best for them, slowing down or working ahead depending on their academic needs. During the week, students will have the opportunity to attend regularly-scheduled office hours to meet with teachers when they have specific questions, seminars, or social club events.
We will not hold regular live classes – students will continue to follow their own at-home learning schedule in order to remain flexible in their education. However, we will offer regular, live office hours for students who have specific questions for a teacher and occasional seminars where a teacher or guest speaker will host a live online meeting to teach subject-specific topics. The office hours and seminars are optional but encouraged.
MOHS students are required to meet with their assigned advisor once per quarter through a video call. This meeting is a way for us to monitor student progress, help students set personal goals, develop interpersonal skills, and provide a point of contact for each student.
Each quarter, students will be contacted through school email by their advisor with an invitation to set up a short video conference. Meetings are 1:1 with the advisor, typically last 10-30 minutes, and are held via a Google Meet.Newly enrolled students and their families are expected to attend a two-week check-in meeting with their counselor and advisor. This occurs roughly two weeks after the student’s first day of school. This will allow for a review of progress up to that point and ensure the student is ready to work more independently on their courses.
The MOHS Launchpad is a new program as of July 2024. It consists of four live online classes across two weeks after initial enrollment with MOHS.
The MOHS Launchpad is designed to coach students through proper study skills, time management skills, and digital organization skills as they begin their journey with MOHS.
New freshmen and non-traditional students (those beginning MOHS in October or beyond) will be required to attend the MOHS Launchpad.
We do not offer 1-on-1 tutoring. However, we will have regularly scheduled office hours for small-group tutoring where any student can drop in to meet with a subject-specific certified teacher. During office hours, students can ask any questions they need to about their course, small assignments, or Checkpoint assignments. Often, these office hours work just like 1-on-1 meetings, but because they are open to the MiaPrep Online High School community, there may be other students in attendance who are looking for help as well.
Yes, we will! Once students complete all of the coursework needed for their diploma, they will be invited to attend the next upcoming graduation ceremony so that we can recognize their accomplishments. All graduation ceremonies will be held online.
If you’re looking to homeschool your child, MiaPrep.com is a great option for your homeschool curriculum. You as the parent will have full control over your child’s courses and schedule and are responsible for grading written work, assigning credits, and issuing a homeschool diploma.
If you’re looking for an online school option, MiaPrep Online High School is an accredited private school that will allow your child to earn credits and a high school diploma. Your child will be required to take certain courses to earn their high school diploma at MOHS, but they’ll have support from teachers and counselors along the way.
At MiaPrep Online High School, your student will use the same curriculum that MiaPrep.com offers, plus additional and exclusive subject-specific seminars, guest speakers, and the opportunity to meet with teachers for additional help during scheduled office hours. Students will also have a number of assignments for each course that will act as checkpoints for your student’s progress, and these will be graded by credentialed teachers. These will verify that your student is learning the content as expected and ensure that they are progressing toward earning course credits.
Yes! MiaPrep Online High School is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) for grades 9-12. This accreditation permits MOHS to award diplomas and course credits recognized by universities, trade schools, and careers worldwide.
- Receiving a diploma from an accredited private school
- Advice and guidance from an academic advisor, making sure your child is on track
- Grading and feedback for specific assignments from qualified teachers
- Access to social clubs, subject-specific seminars, and guest speakers
- Opportunity to attend office hours for help from a qualified teacher
While still…
- Having flexibility over days/times of study
- Having the flexibility of choosing courses (with the guidance of an academic advisor)
Yes! However, the curriculum on MiaPrep.com and MiaPrep Online High School requires two slightly different accreditations.
The curriculum on MiaPrep.com is accredited as a Supplementary Education Program, which means our curriculum has been vetted, is considered high-quality by the accreditation agency, and can be used as a main curriculum in your own homeschooling (depending on the laws of your state). With your membership to MiaPrep.com, your child has access to high-quality materials but is still homeschooled by you. Using our curriculum alone does not award any credits or issue a diploma to your student.
MiaPrep Online High School, however, is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) for grades 9-12. This accreditation is an extra step beyond our existing accreditation for MiaPrep.com and Miacademy. It permits MOHS to award diplomas and course credits that are recognized by universities, trade schools, and careers all across the world.
Additionally, MOHS uses MiaPrep.com curriculum. As opposed to homeschooling on your own, enrolling your child in MiaPrep Online High School is the equivalent of enrolling your child in any other private school, while still retaining many of the benefits and flexibility of learning from home. MiaPrep Online High School is different from our MiaPrep.com website membership because of the additional benefits, including awarding high school credits upon successful completion of courses, which will lead to a diploma that we will issue.
If you decide that MiaPrep Online High School is not a good fit for you, we will always continue to offer our current MiaPrep.com homeschool curriculum. We are dedicated to providing a flexible, homeschool curriculum for parents who choose that route.
If you need any further information about WASC or their accreditation process, please reach out to them here: Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 533 Airport Blvd., Suite 200, Burlingame, CA 94010.
MOHS is recognized by the Department of Education in California as a private high school and is accredited by WASC, a regional accrediting body. This is accepted by colleges, universities, and employers as a proof of high school graduation.
In addition to the MOHS diploma, you may also need to create a parent-issued homeschool diploma as part of your state and/or school districts’ requirements.
This varies by state and/or school district. Your state and/or school district may have specific requirements for a parent-issued homeschool diploma.
Depending on your student’s postgraduate plans, it could be useful to research the type of diploma that is required. For example, for New York, if students wish to apply for in-state university scholarships, they need to have a diploma issued in New York. In this case, students would need to apply with their parent-issued homeschool diploma as opposed to their MOHS diploma.
Further Questions?
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