Academics
Curriculum
Twenty-four credits, built so that an adult who has been out of school for a decade can start without feeling behind on day one.
The shape of the program
Sixteen core credits across four subject areas, plus eight elective credits. That is the whole requirement, and it is the same for everyone. What differs is how much of it you have already completed elsewhere.
| Subject area | Credits required |
|---|---|
| English / Language Arts | 4 |
| Mathematics | 4 |
| Science | 4 |
| Social Studies | 4 |
| Electives | 8 |
What makes it different for adults
Three things, and none of them involve lowering the standard.
It assumes a gap. The first course in each core sequence starts from foundations rather than assuming you remember what you covered in ninth grade. Pre-Algebra exists precisely because most adults returning to school have not looked at an equation in years and would rather not be humiliated by one in week one.
It is written to be read once. Lessons are self-contained. You are not expected to have attended a lecture, and you can put a course down for three weeks and pick it up without having lost the thread.
The electives are useful now. Personal Finance, Digital Skills, Career Exploration — these are elective credits that earn their place by being immediately applicable, rather than filling a requirement with something you will never think about again.
Core subjects
English and language arts
Four credits, moving from foundations to analysis and research writing. Reading carefully and writing clearly are the two skills that carry into every other subject on this list.
Mathematics
Four credits from Pre-Algebra through Algebra II. The sequence is deliberately gentle at the start. Nobody is skipped ahead to make the program look faster.
Science
Four credits across earth science, physical science, biology and environmental science. Four genuinely different fields, so the credit represents breadth.
Social studies
Four credits covering world history, United States history, civics and government, and economics. Civics and economics in particular tend to land differently when you are an adult with a tax return and a vote.
Electives
Eight credits, chosen from four groups: personal development and life skills, digital and technology, career and workforce, and additional electives including art appreciation and sociology. The full course catalog lists every one of them.
How the courses run
Everything is online and self-paced. Lessons, practice and assessments sit inside each course; you move through in order and the platform records your progress. There are no live sessions, no fixed submission dates, and no group work depending on other students' schedules.
Next step
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