States that require no curriculum at all
7 jurisdictions name no subjects, set no hours and ask for no testing. What that does and does not free you from, and where to start when nothing is prescribed.
The short version
In Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Utah the statute names no required subjects, sets no hours or days of instruction, and requires no annual test or evaluation. What you teach, in what order, at what pace, is yours to decide.
That is not the same as nothing to do. 4 of the 7 still require a notice before you begin — Arkansas, Delaware, Mississippi and Utah — and missing that deadline is the one way a family in a state with no curriculum rules still ends up out of compliance.
What each one still asks for
3 of the 7 ask for nothing at all: Alaska, New Hampshire and New Jersey. The other 4 want a form filed. Only Delaware carries a record-keeping duty on top; the rest open with "none required" and then give advice worth taking anyway.
| State | Notice | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | None | None required for home education by parent. |
| Arkansas | By August 15 each year (filing opens June 1). | Not required to report, but keep proof the notice was filed. |
| Delaware | Register before homeschooling begins (for a new school year, after… | Must track attendance to file the July 31 report (days open, days… |
| Mississippi | On or before August 15 each year (was September 15 until SB 2103… | None required by law; keep a copy of each certificate of enrollment… |
| New Hampshire | None | None required (portfolio and record-keeping requirements were… |
| New Jersey | None | None required by law. |
| Utah | When you withdraw an enrolled child to homeschool, or when you… | None required; districts may not require records of instruction or… |
Each state links to its full page: the legal routes, the deadline in its own words, public school access, funding and the statutes behind all of it.
Where to start when nothing is prescribed
A blank sheet is harder than a list. Nothing below is required of you in these 7 states — it is the sequence this site teaches, offered as a default to depart from rather than an obligation to meet. Each is a full year.
Mathematics
| Grade | Course |
|---|---|
| Grade 6 | Grade 6 Math |
| Grade 7 | Grade 7 Math |
| Grade 8 | Grade 8 Math |
| Grade 9 | Algebra I |
| Grade 10 | Geometry |
| Grade 11 | Algebra II |
| Grade 12 | Precalculus |
English
Science
| Grade | Course |
|---|---|
| Grade 6 | Science 6: Matter, Energy & Earth Systems |
| Grade 7 | Life Science & Scientific Inquiry |
| Grade 8 | Physical Science: Matter, Forces & Energy |
| Grade 9 | Earth & Space Science |
| Grade 10 | Life Science: Biology |
| Grade 11 | Physical Science: Chemistry |
| Grade 12 | Physics & Environmental Science |
Social studies
Each course is planned as a 36-week year of about 180 sessions, five a week — the year 20 of the 21 course guides set out explicitly. How long a session runs is yours to set, which is the whole point in a state that sets no hours.
What to keep anyway
No requirement to keep records also means no record that anything happened. These are the states where a family is most exposed when a question finally arrives — not from the state, but from a relative, a court in a custody matter, an admissions office, or a school asked to place a child years later.
Keep the cheap things: a dated note of the day home education started, a one-page list of what was taught each year, a few samples of work, and any test results you chose to collect. None of it is required. All of it is easier to keep as you go than to reconstruct under pressure.
The courses here produce most of it without extra work — every lesson has a print view, every course a midterm, a final and a 36-week pacing table in the parent guide.
High school, and who signs the diploma
In all 7, the parent issues the diploma and writes the transcript. No state board validates it and none sets graduation requirements, which makes the four-year plan the only record there is — there is no registrar keeping one for you. A four-year sequence of these courses is sixteen full-year courses, four a year.
Alaska · Arkansas · Delaware · Mississippi · New Hampshire · New Jersey · Utah