Course Catalog


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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Honors Mandarin 6

Course Overview: In the Honors Mandarin 6 online course, students aim to develop their critical thinking, learn how to offer different viewpoints on a variety of topics and arguments to back up their positions, and analyze and write about complex text. Students will use complex texts, videos, songs, articles, plays, movies, podcasts, TV shows, and […]

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

Honors Spanish 6

Course Overview: In the Honors Spanish 6 online course, students aim to develop their critical thinking, learn how to offer different viewpoints on a variety of topics and arguments to back up their positions, and analyze and write about complex text. Students will be exposed to complex texts, videos, songs, articles, plays, movies, podcasts, TV […]

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

World History Honors

Course Overview: This World History Honors online course develops students’ understanding of the past so they can better understand the present and determine their direction for the future. Semester A covers ancient civilizations in a way that allows students to understand the geographic, political, economic, and social characteristics of people. In the second semester, World […]

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

Economics Honors

Course Overview: This Economics Honors online course provides students with basic knowledge of the history and philosophy of the United States economy and the economic principles that guide our democracy. Students will demonstrate problem solving and their understanding of the processes for economic reasoning by applying economic principles to decisions they make as consumers, workers, […]

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

American History Honors

Course Overview: This American History Honors online course covers the discovery, development, and growth of the United States. Major topics include: the birth of America, founding of a nation, developments, the Civil War and Reconstruction, national expansion, progressivism, industrialization, the Great Depression, World War II, Civil Rights, American domestic and foreign policy, global issues, and […]

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

American Government Honors

Course Overview: This American Government Honors online course will guide students through basic knowledge of the history and philosophy of the United States government and the principles that guide our democracy. In this comprehensive course, the student examines the United States Constitution to answer questions and determine the facts of government while focusing on the […]

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

Chinese IV Honors

Course Overview: We partner with ChiWonder to offer the Chinese IV Honors online course to students. At this advanced level, students are encouraged to express themselves fluently and effortlessly.  Chinese IV Honors continues to build on the foundation laid in previous courses, elevating students’ proficiency in Mandarin. While sharing core objectives with the standard Chinese […]

  • Subject:
  • Languages
  • Course Type:
  • High School Courses
  • Honors
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course

Chinese III Honors

Course Overview: We partner with ChiWonder to offer the Chinese III online course to students. Students can advance their language skills in this Chinese III Honors online course, where they’ll delve into complex topics and narratives.  In this course, students will continue to develop their Mandarin language skills through a focus on listening, speaking, reading, […]

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

Honors Pre-calculus

This Honors Pre-calculus online course is a comprehensive course that weaves together previous study of algebra, geometry, and functions into a preparatory course for calculus. The course focuses on the mastery of critical skills and exposure to new skills necessary for success in subsequent math courses. The first semester includes linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, radical, […]

  • Subject:
  • Mathematics
  • Course Type:
  • High School Courses
  • Honors
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course

Honors Physics

Course Overview: In this online Honors Physics course, students begin their exploration of physics by reviewing the International System of Units (SI), scientific notation, and significant digits. They then learn to describe and analyze motion in one and two dimensions. Students learn about gravity and Newton’s laws of motion before concluding the course with an […]

  • Subject:
  • Science
  • Course Type:
  • High School Courses
  • Honors
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course

Honors Chemistry

Course Overview: In this Honors Chemistry online course, students will discover what chemistry is and how it is used and found all around us. Students will use higher order thinking throughout this two semester course. Semester 1:   In Semester A, the importance of the scientific method to solve real-world problems will be investigated. Knowledge will […]

  • Subject:
  • Science
  • Course Type:
  • High School Courses
  • Honors
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course

Honors Biology

Course Overview: This online Honors Biology course begins with cell theory, including the structure, function, and chemistry of the cell. Cells form the primary level of organization of all living things. The chemistry and function of each cell shapes the lifestyle of the organism, from feeding to reproductive patterns.  Students work through and complete several […]

  • Subject:
  • Science
  • Course Type:
  • High School Courses
  • Honors
  • NCAA Core Courses
  • University of California a-g courses
  • Yearlong Course
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