Plan your setup in 5 steps for homeschools

If you're a K-12 or higher education institution, go to Plan your setup in 3 steps for K-12 or higher.

In this example, we'll walk you through a very simple but common way to deploy Google Workspace for Education and highlight the setup steps you'll want to plan for your homeschool.

Note: When you choose a domain to use for your Google Workspace for Education application, you can sign up for a Google Workspace Account (1st step). The chosen domain cannot be changed.

Sign-up process for homeschools

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Step 1: Request an Google Workspace for Education code from your state homeschool organization

Request a Google Workspace for Education code from a state homeschool organization. The organization will review your request and then email you a code and instructions. You will not be able to request a Google Workspace for Education account without this code. See HSLDA Group Services.

Step 2: Request approval for Google Workspace for Education 

1. Go to the Google Workspace for Education signup form.
2. Complete the form.
   Note: You’ll use this information to sign in to your Google Workspace for Education account.
3. Review the Google Workspace for Education agreement, check the box to agree to the terms, and click Accept and sign up.
   You get an email that includes information about your new account.

If you see an error message when using your domain to sign up for Google Workspace for Education, see Can't sign up my domain for a Google service.

Step 3: Complete the homeschool application form for approval

1. In a web browser, go to the Homeschool application form.
2. Under Current email address, enter your email address.
3. Under Domain name, enter the domain name you used in Step 2 to request approval.
4. Under Case Number, enter the case number given to you in the subject line of the email you received in Step 2 to request approval.
5. Under Google Workspace Code, enter the Google Workspace for Education code you received in the email from your state homeschool organization.
6. Click Submit.

Step 4: Verify that your domain belongs to you

If you signed up for Google Workspace with a domain that you’re already using, you need to verify your domain before we can review your application. This verification process ensures that no one can use services or send email that appears to come from your school.

1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

   Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).

2. Verify that you own your domain. For details, see Verify your domain for Google Workspace.

After you submit your request and verify your domain, we review your organization’s eligibility. We contact you by email about the status of your application in 1–2 weeks.

Step 5: Add users, set up apps, and access advanced features (after approval)

Once you get approval for Google Workspace for Education, you can add users to your domain, set up apps, and access advanced features, such as mail migration.

See:

• Add users
• Add and enable services
• More Google services
• Migrate with the data migration service