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High School Program


Meet Our 2009 Graduates

Hadley's High School Program (HS) features academic courses and electives for students who seek to earn a high school diploma. Students can earn high school credit, which is easily transferred to their local schools, or earn a diploma through Hadley. Students in this program will want to direct their attention to those courses that carry Carnegie credit (designated unit).

All courses in this program feature an HS designation at the conclusion of the course description.

You are eligible to enroll in the HS Program if you are age 14 or older, you are blind or meet vision eligibility requirements, you are a U.S. resident and you can understand courses written in high school level English

Why Enroll?

Credit Options

High school students may take Carnegie Units that can be transferred to their local high schools. Specific Hadley courses taken in combination will provide high school credit. Contact Student Services for more information.

Transferring Credit

If you are currently enrolled in your local high school program and wish to supplement your coursework with Hadley studies, complete the enrollment process for the High School Program. Prior to enrolling in a course for credit, verify that your local school officials will accept the credits you wish to transfer.

While the transfer of Hadley's Carnegie Unit Credit to a high school program is at the discretion of the local school officials, Hadley's accredited program has been widely accepted. Students are required to obtain approval of the courses of interest by the school administrators prior to requesting official enrollment in a Hadley course. Please send written verification of course approval to Hadley’s Student Services Department.

Earning a Hadley High School Diploma is an option for those students who

To earn a diploma from The Hadley School for the Blind, you are required to complete 16 Carnegie Units:

If you are preparing for post-secondary education, additional coursework from sources other than Hadley may be required.

Previous High School Credit

Hadley gives credit for most high school units previously completed in the U.S. Please send a copy of your transcript(s) with your application so that your previous earned credits may be validated. Adjustments to the above requirements will be made based on accepted prior credit. If you are interested in the High School Program and would like more information before you apply, please contact Student Services.

Not sure if you are eligible to enroll?

Contact Student Services so that we can evaluate your eligibility.

View HS Program Courses

You can view or search our course listing online or download the course listing as a PDF file or an RTF file. You can also request a catalog by mail by accessing the links below.

View the HS course listing online.

Interested in our online course offerings? View our HS online courses.

Search the HS Program course listing by subject area or keyword.

Download the HS Program catalog as a PDF file.

Download the HS Program catalog as an RTF file.

Request a HS Program catalog by mail in your preferred medium (braille, cassette, large print or CD) by submitting an online Catalog Request form or by calling 800-323-4238.

To properly view PDF files, Adobe Acrobat Reader is required.

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