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Orion High School/Orion Learning Project Accreditation and Privacy Policy & Transcript Information

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Orion High School Accreditation:

Orion is a candidate for Accreditation with AdvancED. The Commission on International and Trans-regional Accreditation (CITA), became a part of AdvancED last summer. AdvancED serves 27,000 schools across the United States and around the world. The integration of CITA into AdvancED brings all of the CITA schools into the AdvancED network and provides access to the wide range and depth of resources and support available through AdvancED.

As a candidate school, Orion now follows the AdvancED standards and accreditation process. Upon final accreditation, Orion will be accreditated under the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) seal.

To learn more about the accreditation process, please visit the AdvancED site at www.advanc-ed.org.

The Better Business Bureau

Orion Online Learning meets all BBBOnLine participation and Better Business Bureau accreditation standards and is authorized to display the BBB Accredited Business seal. Orion Online Learning is an Accredited member of the Better Business Bureau. To find out more about the Orion Online Learning Accreditation, click on the Better Business Bureau logo at the bottom of this page. Consumers can trust that Orion continues to meet high standards of integrity and quality.

A National Reputation

Orion is quickly gaining a reputation as a high quality online school dedicated to the highest standards in teaching and learning. Orion employs certified teacher/mentors who assist learners throughout the learning process. Additional information can be found at http://www.bestonlinehighschools.com/

Orion Partners

Orion continues to actively seek out partner higher education institutions who seek to enhance our graduates futures by providing a seamless transition into higher education. Orion currently is partnered with Ivy Bridge College for a smooth transition for Orion learners.

Prospective partners should email mailto:partnerships@orionhs.org or call 877-647-1337 for information.

Important Information for Texas Learners:

A Texas Law passed in 2003 by the Texas Legislature created provisions for students graduating from high schools like Orion High School. In essence, the law is clear that Texas institutions of higher education (colleges and universities) must apply the same admissions standards to students graduating from schools like Orion, as those for students graduating from public schools across the State. Although Orion High School is completing the rigorous accreditation standards for the Commission of International and Trans-regional Accreditation (CITA), institutions of higher education may not apply different standards for Orion graduates than they would for graduates of any other public high school, private high school, or non-traditional school. This means that Orion graduates are not required to show "proof" of school accreditation because that would constitute a different standard for admissions.Orion is a candidate for Accreditation with CITA, but holds additional accreditations from other organizations. CITA Accreditation allows Orion mentors and learners a smooth transition between and among regionally accredited institutions. Regional accreditation also speaks to the high quality of the Orion mission for teaching and learning.Below is the law as passed in Texas. Similar laws are in place across the Country. Contact Orion with any questions or with any problems encountered during admissions processes at colleges and universities in Texas.

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§ 51.9241. ADMISSION OF STUDENT WITH NONTRADITIONAL
SECONDARY EDUCATION. (a) In this section:

(1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning
assigned by Section 61.003.
(2) "Nontraditional secondary education" means a
course of study at the secondary school level in a nonaccredited
private school setting, including a home school.
(b) Because the State of Texas considers successful
completion of a nontraditional secondary education to be equivalent
to graduation from a public high school, an institution of higher
education must treat an applicant for admission to the institution
as an undergraduate student who presents evidence that the person
has successfully completed a nontraditional secondary education
according to the same general standards as other applicants for
undergraduate admission who have graduated from a public high
school.
(c) An institution of higher education may not require an
applicant for admission to the institution as an undergraduate
student who presents evidence that the person has successfully
completed a nontraditional secondary education to:
(1) obtain or submit evidence that the person has
obtained a general education development certificate, certificate
of high school equivalency, or other credentials equivalent to a
public high school degree; or
(2) take an examination or comply with any other
application or admission requirement not generally applicable to
other applicants for undergraduate admission to the institution.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 232, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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