Homeschool requirements · Michigan
Homeschooling in Michigan
No filings · Nothing to send; keep records for yourself and for college.
No notice, testing, or reporting is required under the homeschool option; teach the listed subjects with a parent as the instructor.
What Michigan asks
| Notice | None. |
|---|---|
| Days and hours | Michigan sets no number. HomeSchool Scribe plans against 180 days unless you change it. |
| Subjects | Reading, Spelling, Math, Science, History, Civics, Literature, Writing, English Grammar |
| Assessment | None required. |
| Records to keep | None required; keep your own. |
| Parent qualification | None under the homeschool option. |
| Worth knowing | 180 days is a planning default only. |
Deadlines
These are the dates the app tracks for Michigan. Districts vary; the app lets you edit any of them.
| What | When | To whom | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nothing to file: keep your own records Records · Keep in your files | By the end of the school year | Keep in your files | No notice or assessment is required. An attendance record and course of study cover most questions if anyone ever asks. |
What HomeSchool Scribe does in Michigan
- Nothing to file: keep your own records: Prepares the attendance and hours report and the course of study; reminds you 14 days before; keeps it in records.
Attendance and hours fill in from the lessons you check off, so the documents above come from records you already have.
Read the law yourself
Michigan Department of Education · HSLDA’s Michigan summary
Not legal advicePlanning summaries in plain language, reviewed 2026-09-07. Deadlines and recipients vary by district; confirm with Michigan’s current law or a homeschool legal organization before you file anything. If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it for every family in Michigan.