Does My State Require PE for Homeschoolers?
A homeschool PE requirements checker for every US jurisdiction: whether physical education is required, the hours, the documentation, and who verifies it.
Check Your State Requirements
Select a state to see detailed PE compliance requirements for homeschoolers.
Regulatory Tiers Overview
States are categorized into four operational tiers based on the level of oversight for homeschool education.
Complete Jurisdiction Reference
Tap a state to open its ages, hours and verification in the checker above.
| State | Tier | Ages | Hours | PE? | Verification |
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Carnegie Unit & Credit Hour Standards
A high school credit is traditionally defined as 120–180 hours of total instructional work over a 36-week academic year. States differ on the figure they actually use: of the 55 jurisdictions we hold, most set 120 hours per credit, with a handful at 108, 135 or 140. Your state's own figure is on its card above — a half credit follows from it.
Spatrian tracks active training minutes and compiles them into downloadable hour logs indicating date, duration, and specific instructional focuses.
Portfolio Documentation Requirements
In portfolio-review states (PA, FL, MD, etc.), parents must demonstrate "regular, thorough instruction" through physical evidence. A sports program must output:
- Chronological Activity Logs — specific dates, times, and instructional durations
- Skill Progression Evidence — tactical reviews, spatial analysis, nutrition/health quizzes
- Performance Reports — analytics, metrics, and evaluations as "work samples"
- Carnegie Unit Calculations — hours mapped to credit requirements
All generated automatically by Spatrian's Portfolio Export Engine. Download a sample portfolio, log sheet and transcript to see the format before you sign up.
Umbrella & Cover School Support
Many states allow homeschool families to operate under an "umbrella" or "cover school," which supervises records and issues transcripts.
Florida
Registered private umbrella schools supervise records and issue transcripts. Season completion certificates are accepted.
Tennessee
Church-related schools (Category IV) supervise parent-teachers and set their own PE credit requirement.
Maryland
Option B nonpublic entities review portfolios on a recurring schedule rather than leaving records with the district.
Alabama
Private/church school enrollment. Must include a "program of physical education" — a structured syllabus is expected at review.
Credit requirements and statute references vary by umbrella school and change over time. Select your state above for the figures we hold and where each one came from, and confirm with your umbrella school before relying on it.
Let Spatrian Handle Your PE Compliance
The record kept for you, a requirements checker for every US jurisdiction, portfolio exports and Carnegie unit tracking — so you can focus on your student, not paperwork. Every transcript Spatrian prints carries a fingerprint an evaluator can check on this site.
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