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Holston Academy offers 300+ online courses, including: Middle School, college prep, Honors, Advanced Placement®, electives, world languages, and Specialty Partner courses.

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AP® Seminar (English 10 or Elective)

Course Overview: AP® Seminar is a year-long foundational online course that engages students in cross-curricular conversations that explore the complexities of academic and real-world topics and issues by analyzing multiple perspectives. Using an inquiry framework, students practice reading and analyzing articles, research studies, and foundational and literary texts. Students learn to synthesize information from multiple […]

  • Subject:
  • Electives
  • English
  • Course Type:
  • Advanced Placement® Courses
  • High School Courses
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course

AP® Biology

Course Overview: The Advanced Placement (AP®) Biology online course is an intensive two-semester college-level course that helps students gain a comprehensive understanding of life and the molecules, systems, and processes that support life. Through interactive media, labs, inquiry projects and assignments, this course investigates the process of evolution and how it drives the diversity and […]

  • Subject:
  • Physical Science
  • Course Type:
  • Advanced Placement® Courses
  • High School Courses
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course

AP® Chemistry

Course Overview: The Advanced Placement (AP®) Chemistry online course is an intensive two-semester college-level course that helps students gain a comprehensive understanding of fundamental concepts and principles of chemistry. In this course, students will study the relationship between macroscopic and atomic scales, the role of structures in determining properties, the intricacies of chemical transformations, and […]

  • Subject:
  • Physical Science
  • Course Type:
  • Advanced Placement® Courses
  • High School Courses
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course

AP® Spanish Language and Culture

Course Overview: This course follows the guidelines and procedures specified by the College Board® AP® Spanish Language and Culture curriculum. It is designed to enhance students’ knowledge of the Spanish language through the development of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and expanding cultural knowledge. The course is conducted almost exclusively in Spanish. Students are expected to […]

  • Subject:
  • Languages
  • Course Type:
  • Advanced Placement® Courses
  • High School Courses
  • Middle School Courses
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course

AP® French Language and Culture

Course Overview: This AP® French Language and Culture online course follows the guidelines and procedures specified by the College Board AP® French Language and Culture curriculum. It is designed to enhance students’ knowledge of the French language through the development of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and expanding cultural knowledge. The course is conducted almost exclusively […]

  • Subject:
  • Languages
  • Course Type:
  • Advanced Placement® Courses
  • High School Courses
  • Middle School Courses
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course

AP® Chinese

Course Overview: We partner with ChiWonder to offer the AP® Chinese online course to students. A culmination of the Mandarin program, the AP® Chinese online course prepares students for the Advanced Placement Chinese Language and Culture exam.  This course emphasizes proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will explore various authentic resources, from films […]

  • Subject:
  • Languages
  • Course Type:
  • Advanced Placement® Courses
  • High School Courses
  • Middle School Courses
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course

AP® Music Theory

Course Overview: In this AP® Music Theory online course, students will begin by establishing a strong foundation in essential music theory concepts, including notation, scales, key signatures, intervals, chords, and basic aural skills, all of which are crucial for success in the AP® Music Theory Exam. The course continues building upon this foundation by introducing […]

  • Subject:
  • Electives
  • Fine Arts
  • Course Type:
  • Advanced Placement® Courses
  • High School Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course

AP® Art History

Course Overview: The AP® Art History online course is equivalent to a two-semester college survey course exploring the nature of art, art making, and responses to art. In this comprehensive AP® Art History online course, students will embark on a captivating journey through the history of art, spanning various cultures and time periods. By investigating […]

  • Subject:
  • Electives
  • Fine Arts
  • Course Type:
  • Advanced Placement® Courses
  • High School Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course

AP® Psychology

Course Overview: This introductory AP® Psychology online course covers the content set forth by the College Board for the AP® Psychology curriculum, and assignments will help prepare students to take the AP® Psychology exam. Students will cultivate their understanding of the systematic and scientific study of human behavior and mental processes through inquiry-based investigations as […]

  • Subject:
  • Electives
  • Social Studies
  • Course Type:
  • Advanced Placement® Courses
  • High School Courses
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course

AP® Macroeconomics

Course Overview: This AP® Macroeconomics online course covers the content set forth by the College Board for the AP® Macroeconomics curriculum.  In this economics course, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of fundamental economic concepts. In Unit 1, they will delve into the basics, including scarcity, opportunity cost, production possibilities, and the different economic systems. […]

  • Subject:
  • Electives
  • Social Studies
  • Course Type:
  • Advanced Placement® Courses
  • High School Courses
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • Semester Course
  • University of California a-g courses

AP® World History: Modern

Course Overview: This AP® World History: Modern online course is modeled after a college-level world history course consisting of topics commonly taught at the college level and that will be found on the AP® World History: Modern test. AP® World History: Modern comprises two separate semesters, semester A, which covers the time period between 1200 […]

  • Subject:
  • Social Studies
  • Course Type:
  • Advanced Placement® Courses
  • High School Courses
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course

AP® US History

Course Overview: In this AP® US History online course, students will embark on a journey through the complex tapestry of American history, spanning from the early exploration and colonization of North America in the 15th century to the present day.  The content and assignments of this two-semester online course are structured to facilitate historical inquiry […]

  • Subject:
  • Social Studies
  • Course Type:
  • Advanced Placement® Courses
  • High School Courses
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
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