High School Diploma for Adult Learners Program

This proposal is intended to solicit applications from eligible institutions that work to achieve the purpose of Section 3-15.12a of the Illinois School Code [105 ILCS 5]. This section provides eligible applicants with a process for obtaining authority to award a high school diploma to adult learners. Part 1506 of the Joint Council on Administrative Rules (JCAR) sets forth the rules for eligible applicants to apply for approval from the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) to award a high school diploma to adult learners.

This is a separate program from the traditional Adult Education (LINK) pathway for preparing for HSE testing.

Education providers interested in developing a program can review the application process (LINK). Eligible applicants include community colleges, school districts, A nonprofit entity in partnership with the regional superintendent of schools, and a chief administrator of an intermediate service center that has authority, under rules adopted by the State Board of Education, to issue a high school diploma.