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Summer School

8 Week CoursesAlgebra 1Algebra 2BiologyEnglish 9English 10English 11English 12GeometryStudy Skills+Pre-CalculusWorld History: 1450-Present

4 Week CoursesBasic ChemistryCAD Part 1CAD Part 2CriminologyDigital PhotographyEnglish Literacy Skills: Short StoriesEnglish Literacy Skills: The NovelGovernmentHealthPersonal FinancePhysical Education 1: Personal FitnessPhysical Education 2: Personal Fitness Planning for CollegePre-Algebra/Algebra PreparationPre-Calculus: FunctionsMS Space Station AcademyStudy Skills+U.S. History: 1877-PresentU.S. History: Colonial America-1877Video Game Design Using Game Maker Part 1Video Game Design Using Game Maker Part 2Your Brain: An Introduction to Neuroscience

Courses subject to change. For a complete list and course descriptions visit TheVirtualHighSchool.org/catalog

Courses for Middle School Students Courses for Middle School Students

2016 – 2017 COURSE OFFERINGSCOURSE OFFERINGS

Arts

American Popular MusicCreating Art HistoryMusic Listening and CritiqueMusic: Fundamentals of Composition

Business

Personal Finance FlexMS Business Foundations

Computer Science & Technology

CADComputer Science HonorsCreating Effective PowerPoint PresentationsCreative Programming with ScratchProgramming in Visual BasicVideo Game Design Using GameMakerWeb Design

Engineering

MS Engineering

English Language Arts

101 Ways to Write a Short Story Academic Writing Around the World in 80 Days Essay Writing Ghoulies, Ghosties, and Long-Legged Beasties

English Language Arts (continued)

Journalism in the Digital Age Mythology Poetry Writing Screenwriting Fundamentals To Kill a Mockingbird Young Adult Literature MS Creative Writing

Life Skills

Career AwarenessEmployability SkillsHealth FlexPhysical Education: Personal FitnessStudy Skills+*Who Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up?

Math

Algebra 1 ▲

Algebra 1 Flex Algebra 2 ▲

Algebra 2 Flex Differential Calculus Geometry ▲

Geometry Flex Mathematics of Electricity MS Number Theory MS Pre-Algebra Number Theory Statistics

Life Science

Biology ▲

Biology FlexMS The Teenage Brain

Physical Science

Chemistry Physics: Mechanics

Earth & Space Science

Environmental Science Meteorology MS Space Station Academy

Social Studies

Economics MS World War II Through the Eyes of Dr. Seuss Psychology I Sociology U.S. Government World History: 1450 – Present ▲

World History: Pre-History to 1500 ▲

World Language

Latin 1 ▲

Spanish 1 ▲

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The Virtual High School offers core and elective courses for middle and high school students that prepare them for college and careers.

Language Arts

101 Ways to Write a Short StoryAcademic WritingAP® English Language and Composition ▲

AP® English Literature and Composition ▲ Around the World in 80 DaysCreative WritingEnglish 9 ▲

English 9 FlexEnglish 10 ▲

English 10 FlexEnglish 11 ▲

English 11 FlexEnglish 12 ▲

English 12 FlexEssay WritingFantasy and Science Fiction Short StoriesFilm and LiteratureFolklore and Literature of Myth, Magic, and RitualGhoulies, Ghosties, and Long-Legged Beasties ▲

Horror WritersJournalism in the Digital AgeLiterature of the WorldMS Creative Writing MythologyPoetry Writing Screenwriting FundamentalsShakespeare in FilmTo Kill a Mockingbird Twentieth Century Women AuthorsYoung Adult Literature

Life Skills/Health

Career AwarenessEmployability SkillsHealthHealth FlexKindergarten Apprentice TeacherNow What Will You Do?Parenting in the 21st CenturyPhysical Education: Personal FitnessPreparing for College Study Skills+*Who Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up?

Mathematics

Algebra 1 ▲

Algebra 1 FlexAlgebra 2 ▲

Algebra 2 FlexAP® Calculus AB ▲

AP® Calculus BC ▲

AP® Statistics ▲

Business MathDifferential CalculusEssential Math for College and CareersGeometry ▲

Geometry FlexMath and Modern LogicMathematics of ElectricityMS Number TheoryNumber TheoryMS Pre-AlgebraPre-Calculus ▲

Pre-Calculus I: Advanced Trigonometry Pre-Calculus II: FunctionsStatistics

Advanced Placement

AP® Art History ▲

AP® Biology ▲

AP® Calculus AB ▲

AP® Calculus BC ▲

AP® Chemistry ▲

AP® Computer Science A ▲

AP® Economics ▲

AP® English Language and Composition ▲

AP® English Literature and Composition ▲

AP® Environmental Science ▲

AP® European History ▲

AP® French Language and Culture ▲

AP® Government & Politics: U.S.▲

AP® Human Geography ▲

AP® Music Theory ▲

AP® Physics 1 ▲

AP® Physics C ▲

AP® Psychology ▲

AP® Spanish Language and Culture ▲

AP® Statistics ▲

AP® U.S. History ▲

AP® World History ▲

Arts

American Popular MusicAP® Art History ▲

AP® Music Theory ▲

Art HistoryArt History: Art of the CaribbeanCreating Art HistoryHistory of PhotographyMusic Listening and CritiqueMusic: Fundamentals of Composition

Business

Business and Personal LawBusiness MathEntrepreneurshipInternational BusinessInvesting in the Stock MarketMarketing and the InternetMS Business FoundationsPersonal FinancePersonal Finance Flex

Computer Science & Technology

AP® Computer Science A ▲

CAD Computational Science and Engineering Using Java Computer Science Creating Effective PowerPoint® Presentations Creative Programming with ScratchProgramming in Visual Basic Video Game Design Using Game Maker Web Design

Engineering

CADComputational Science and Engineering Using JavaEngineering for Sustainable EnergyEngineering PrinciplesMS EngineeringMS Space Station Academy

Flex indicates fl exible timeline. Advanced Placement and AP are registered trademarks of the College Board. New courses introduced for the 2016-17 school year are in bold.

PeacemakingPhilosophy IPractical LawPsychology HonorsPsychology I Psychology of CrimeSociologySports and SocietyThe Glory of Ancient RomeThe HolocaustU.S. GovernmentU.S. History: 1754-1877U.S. History: 1877-PresentU.S. History: 1877-Present Flex U.S. History: Colonial America - 1877 FlexWorld Confl ict, a United Nations IntroductionWorld History: 1450-Present ▲

World History: Pre-history-1500 ▲

World Religions

World Language

AP® French Language and Culture ▲

AP® Spanish Language and Culture ▲

French Language and CultureGerman Language and CultureItalian Language and CultureLatin 1 ▲

Latin 2 ▲

Mandarin Chinese Language and CulturePortuguese 1 ▲

Russian Language and CultureSpanish 1 ▲

Spanish 2 ▲

Spanish Culture and 20th Century Hispanic Literature

Science-Life Sciences

Anatomy and PhysiologyAnimal Behavior and ZoologyAP® Biology ▲ AP® Environmental Science ▲

BiochemistryBioethicsBiology ▲

Biology FlexBiotechnologyEnvironmental ScienceEnvironmental Science HonorsEpidemicsEvolution and the Nature of ScienceGenes and DiseaseMS Space Station AcademyMS The Teenage BrainOceanographyPreveterinary MedicineThe Human Body

Science-Earth & Space Sciences

AP® Environmental Science ▲

Astronomy PrinciplesClimate ChangeEarth and Space Systems Science ▲

Environmental Science Environmental Science HonorsMeteorologyMS Space Station AcademyOceanography

Science-Physical Sciences

AP® Chemistry ▲

AP® Environmental Science ▲

AP® Physics 1 ▲

AP® Physics C ▲

Astronomy PrinciplesBiochemistryChemistry ▲

Climate ChangeEarth and Space Systems Science ▲

Environmental Science Environmental Science HonorsForensic ScienceMeteorologyMS Space Station Academy Nuclear ScienceOceanographyPhysics: Mechanics

Social Studies

AP® Economics ▲

AP® European History ▲

AP® Government & Politics: U.S. ▲

AP® Human Geography ▲

AP® Psychology ▲

AP® U.S. History ▲

AP® World History ▲

Constitutional LawContemporary Issues in American Law and JusticeCriminologyDigital CitizenshipEastern and Western ThoughtEconomics Modern Middle EastMS World War II Through the Eyes of Dr. Seuss

▲Full-year course *8 week course

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