Hi Violet,
From what I hear the requirements for ensuring an “official” letter have recently become a bit more strict; we used to provide a pdf version but evidently that will no longer suffice, so now we provide a wet signature and our official seal just to cover all the bases. Here’s a snip of our form letter:
If I understand rightly, this letter serves to establish a legitimate need for a 16-year-old to take the HiSET (as opposed to just finishing high school per usual). Adult Ed programs can use either a letter from a college or a letter from a prospective employer to establish that need. Our local Adult Ed program handles all of the other requirements from there, so I’ve never been asked to provide multiple versions in different media. That sounds like maybe a quirk of your Adult Ed folks.
Hope you’re all having a great day!
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From: MACRAO Listserv <MACRAO@LISTSERV.GFCMSU.EDU> On Behalf Of Hopkins, Violet
Sent: Monday, October 8, 2018 10:29 AM
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Subject: HiSET requirements letter
Hello all,
I forgot to ask this last week: OPI requires a unique letter from colleges if a 16 year old applicant wishes to take the HiSET. Each time I get the request from a counselor, it’s different. Sometimes it’s a request for the students name to be used, sometimes it’s for a wet signature, sometimes they require it scanned AND mailed. Do you have a template you’d share? Or guidelines you’ve been given by OPI? It seems like the requirements for the letter change each year, and I’ll be honest- I don’t understand the letter’s purpose since the BOR language specifies the admission requirements for MUS schools, and we’re not guaranteeing the applicant admission upon completion of the HiSET.
§ Include a letter on official letterhead stationery from an employer or continuing education training program indicating that acceptance of the candidate is based upon successful completion of the HSE test.
Thank you,
Violet Hopkins
Undergraduate Admissions I University of Montana & Missoula College
32 Campus Drive I Lommasson Center Room 101 I Missoula MT 59812
Voice: 406-243-4771 I Fax: 406-243-5711 I www.umt.edu/admissions
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