No, but our residency requirements require that a certain amount be taken depending on your grade level. You will work with your academic advisor to determine how any transfer credit may be applied.

We build our schedule from scratch every year. Each spring, we collect our students' approved course requests, as well as information on student and instructor schedule availability. Then we use software to create specific course sections that best accommodate these requests. Finally, students are enrolled in these sections, and the schedule is published.

The course catalog lists the prerequisite requirements for each class. If you are a new student, or if you are taking a subject for the first time at OHS, you will take a placement test to determine the best fit.

Students can find the OHS graduation requirements on the Graduation Requirements page. 

Our Counseling Office addresses students’ academic success as well as their social and emotional needs as adolescents. We support OHS students through a variety of services, including one-on-one short-term confidential counseling, check-ins with students regarding course assignments and workload, referrals to both in-house and outside counseling services, and consultation with parents, instructors, and other educators.

Each counselor works with either high school students (grades 9–12) or middle school students (grades 7–8). Students are normally assigned to a counselor by their last name. OHS middle school students who continue into high school at OHS have the opportunity to work with the same counselor throughout each segment of their OHS studies.

Counselors are available by email, phone, and live videoconferencing.

Students and families may schedule meetings with counselors by email or by using an online scheduling system. Appointments can also be made through a form on the OHS Gateway website.

Extensive information on topics such as stress, nutrition, mindfulness, dating, grief, and mental health issues is available to enrolled OHS students through the counseling pages located in our learning management system.

The College Counseling Office acts as the main point of support for graduating students as they research and apply to colleges. The counselors advise about college lists, review application essays, and discuss general application logistics. In addition to meeting with individual students and families, our college counselors conduct periodic grade-level meetings and hold a college counseling class for juniors. The office is responsible for compiling and submitting all school-based application materials, including writing a school recommendation letter. College counselors also serve as a point of contact between OHS and college admissions offices.

Single-course and part-time students should use the college counselor or guidance counselor at the high school from which they will graduate as their main source of support through the college application process.

All students, regardless of enrollment status, are given access to the resources published by the College Counseling Office and are enrolled in periodic grade-level presentations for OHS families. All juniors and seniors are permitted to attend the fall visits to OHS by college admissions staff members.

Colleges learn about OHS in a variety of ways.

Each fall, we reach out to over 100 admissions officers at colleges and universities across the country to invite them to conduct a visit with OHS students. In addition to these visits, we are regularly in touch with admissions offices to answer any questions that arise and ensure that they have the materials and information they need in order to understand OHS.

At the time of application, we compile a comprehensive school report for each OHS graduate, which provides a clear narrative of the student’s academic path, how the student has engaged with our school, how it has benefited them, and the ways in which it has made them a strong candidate for admission. Beyond the narrative letter written on behalf of each student, we provide general information about OHS academics in the OHS School Profile.

Each year, OHS graduates attend a wide range of colleges and universities across the United States and around the world. For recent college outcomes, please review the OHS School Profile and the list of college acceptances for our 2016–2018 graduates.

Colleges and universities (including Stanford University) are familiar with the academic demands of Stanford Online High School. However, the fact that a student has attended or graduated from Stanford Online High School is not in and of itself a predictor of any college admissions outcome. Further, Stanford Online High School is not a ‘feeder school’ to Stanford University.

Stanford University does not consider “demonstrated interest” in making admission decisions. This means that actions such as visiting campus, calling or emailing admissions staff, or attending Stanford Online High School will not increase a student’s likelihood of admission to the university. 

Graduates who succeed at Stanford Online High School achieve college placement at a wide range of colleges and universities around the world. For a comprehensive list, please refer to our School Profile.