Standard Adult Diploma
The Standard Adult High School Diploma is a competency-based high school diploma awarded by the Minnesota Department of Education. In order to earn a Standard Adult Diploma, a student must enroll in an Adult Education program approved and trained to offer adult diploma. The program will guide and support the student as they compile and submit a portfolio of evidence that shows competency of all high school content. Students can show competency through a number of different options, including previous high school credits, HSE (GED or HiSET) tests, Adult Basic Education coursework, and relevant past experience.Â
For more information about the Standard Adult Diploma, as well as a list of Adult Education programs that are approved to offer it, open the overview document below.
Standard Adult High School Diploma Overview
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Resources for Standard Adult Diploma program staff
All Standard Adult Diploma forms, reference documents, training materials, and other resources are housed in the Adult Diploma/HSE resource library on the ATLAS website, linked below.
Note that some documents in this resource library are password protected. The password will be provided to staff during initial Adult Diploma training. If you are a new staff person at a program currently approved to run a Standard Adult Diploma program, check in with your supervisor or diploma coordinator to get access to training materials.