Accredited online homeschool may translate into a smoother transition for your teenager into college or public school. An accredited homeschool curriculum is approved or certified by an outside accrediting agency. Homeschool programs do not have to be accredited, but accreditation makes it official that the school’s curriculum has been evaluated by a third party that gave it the thumbs up. Schools that are certified have a curriculum aligned with what the accrediting body believes should be taught.