No Michigan statute requires parents who want to homeschool to seek permission, notify the state Department of Education or file forms with individual school districts. There are also no requirements that parents have teaching credentials, according to the Homeschool Legal Defense Association.
Elementary students must be educated in the following subjects: reading, spelling, mathematics, science, History, civics, literature, writing and English grammar. High school students also must be taught the U.S. Constitution, the Michigan Constitution and Michigan government and history.
The Michigan Board of Education recommends that parents of home-schooled children in the state adopt a school calendar comparable to that of the district in which they reside.
There are no mandatory textbooks or classroom materials for homeschooled students in Michigan. Parents are free to purchase the textbooks they deem most appropriate for their children.
Michigan homeschool students may take non-essential electives at the resident public school, according to Homeschooling Michigan.
In the event that a home-schooled student returns to public school, the school administration will be the deciding party in determining the student's grade placement and whether it will accept transfer credit.