Wyoming Homeschool Law: The Homeschool Freedom Act

Not yet verified at a primary source. DiplomaPath has not independently verified Wyoming’s homeschool requirements against the statute text or the state’s own published guidance as of September 2026. The requirements described on this page may be incomplete or out of date.

Before you rely on any deadline, filing, or testing requirement here, confirm current law with the Wyoming Department of Education and the HSLDA Wyoming page. When this page has been checked against a primary source, this notice will be replaced with a verified date and a link to the statute.

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Wyoming authorizes home-based educational programs under Wyo. Stat. §21-4-102. Signed into law in February 2025 and effective July 1, 2025, the Homeschool Freedom Act (HB 46) eliminated the prior requirement to submit an annual curriculum plan to the local school board, making Wyoming the first state to eliminate homeschool oversight through legislative action (rather than court ruling). Parents now only need to ensure a qualifying curriculum exists, no filing or notice to the district is required, except a written withdrawal notice if pulling a child out of public school mid-enrollment.

Wyoming requires no testing for graduation purposes. Curriculum must be “sequentially progressive,” covering seven required subjects: reading, writing, math, civics, history, literature, and science. There is no specified hours-per-day or days-per-year requirement.

Hathaway Scholarship still applies: Wyoming homeschool graduates remain eligible for the state’s Hathaway Scholarship program even under the new hands-off framework.

Comparing Wyoming with another state, or planning a move? See our guide to homeschool graduation requirements by state.

Wyoming’s Public-School Credit Benchmark

Wyoming homeschoolers aren’t bound to the public-school credit structure. Wyoming Department of Education Chapter 31 rules confirm a core requirement of 4 years English, 3 years math, 3 years science, and 3 years social studies (including US government), 13 credits total; most Wyoming districts require additional credits (commonly cited around 24–26 total) to reach a full diploma, though the exact statewide total wasn’t consistently confirmed across sources, so treat any single total figure as a local-district number rather than a fixed state total.

Subject AreaCourses / NotesCredits
EnglishConfirmed state minimum4.0
MathematicsConfirmed state minimum3.0
ScienceConfirmed state minimum3.0
Social StudiesIncluding US government, confirmed state minimum3.0
Additional credits (PE, health, arts, electives, CTE)Varies by local district, commonly 9–10 additional credits9-10
TotalCore 13 credits are state-confirmed; total varies by local district22-26
DiplomaPath tip: Set the confirmed 13-credit core, plus your own custom electives, in DiplomaPath’s Requirements tracker — earned vs. planned progress updates automatically per subject.

Required Transcript Elements

Use this checklist when building your Wyoming homeschool transcript:

  • Student information
    Full legal name, date of birth, address
  • Home-based educational program name
    The name of your home program
  • Courses organized by year
    Group by grade (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) or academic year
  • Grades and grade points
    Letter grade and numeric grade point value; include your grading scale
  • Credits per course
    Full-year course = 1.0 credit; semester course = 0.5 credit (Carnegie Unit)
  • Cumulative GPA, weighted and unweighted
    Include the scale (e.g., A = 4.0; Honors +0.5; AP/dual-enrollment +1.0)
  • Total credits earned
  • Graduation date
  • Parent signature and title
    Sign as “Administrator” or “Supervisor” of your home program

GPA Calculation

GPA is calculated the same way in every state: multiply each course’s grade points by its credit value, sum all products, and divide by total credits. The standard 4.0 scale applies to most courses. Honors courses typically add 0.5 points; AP and dual-enrollment courses add 1.0 point for a weighted GPA.

Always report both weighted and unweighted GPA on your transcript, clearly labeled. Include your complete grading scale (e.g., A = 93–100 = 4.0) so admissions reviewers understand exactly how grades were assigned.

Want to calculate GPA automatically? Use our free Homeschool GPA Calculator, enter courses and grades and get weighted and unweighted GPA instantly.

Common Mistakes

  • 1
    Following outdated pre-2025 guidance
    Older sources describing Wyoming’s homeschool law may still reference the annual curriculum-filing requirement that HB 46 eliminated in 2025. Confirm any guidance reflects the current Homeschool Freedom Act.
  • 2
    Forgetting the withdrawal notice when leaving public school
    The one filing that still applies is a written withdrawal notice if you’re pulling a child out of public school mid-enrollment. Don’t skip this even though ongoing filing is gone.
  • 3
    Assuming “no filing” means no records needed
    Wyoming asks nothing of you on paper today, but colleges and the Hathaway Scholarship program still expect a real transcript with grades, credits, and GPA.

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