Adult High School Diploma (AHSD) Program

Distance learning may provide a more convenient means to obtain your high school diploma, but it does NOT make it an easier task!

Adult High School Diploma Program Courses

Our Program currently requires successful completion of at least 21 credits including 4 credits in English, 3 credits in Mathematics, 3 credits in Science, 3 credits in Social Studies, 1 credit in Health/PE, and the remainder in elective credits. A student may have more core credits than required, and these extras will count toward meeting the overall 21 credit requirement. Due to future changes in North Carolina requirements, the required number of credits in any category or in the overall program may change at any time.

All courses may have final exams required for course completion. However, courses without final exams will have integral tests included with the course work and may have comprehensive exams at the end of the course. Courses with separate exams will have those exams administered by appointment only at the one of our 4 campuses. The final grade in each of the courses will be based on weighted grades on each test or exam given. Written assignments are factored in after test grades are computed. Breakdown is as follows:

Grading Scale for Courses:
A = 100 - 93 ; B = 92 - 85 ; C = 84 - 77 ; D = 76 - 70 ; F = any grade below 70%

Before a student will be allowed to sit for a separate final exam, the average grade for all other tests must be at least 80%, and the student must have been online and in lessons and tests for a minimum of 12 hours as recorded by A+.

Courses without Witten Assignments	Final Grade Based on Average of All Tests
Courses with Witten Assignments	After test grade is computed, the test total is reduced to 75% of total grade, and the written assignments are worth 25% of total grade

The following is a list of courses available. To see a syllabus or basic outline for selected specific courses, "click" on the course name listed below:

A+nywhere Courses
Core Courses (14 Required)		Elective Courses (As Required to Meet 21 Total Credit Requirement) Some courses may be used for Remediation for AHS/GED and some may be used as a substitute for other Core Courses*
English (4)		Language Arts		Mathematics
English IX*		Building Vocabulary III - VII		Calculus I*
English X*		-----		Calculus II*
English XI*				------
English XII*				Mathematics I - VIII
		Language Usage II - VIII		Alegbra I, A Functional Approach Part I (12 credits)
Mathematics (3)		thru Language Usage VIII		Mathematics VIII
				------
Algebra I; parts 1 & 2*				Pre-Algebra
Algebra II; parts 1 & 2*		Reading II - VII		Personal Finance*
Geometry*				Pre-Calculus/Trigonmetry* College Algebra
Social Studies (3)				Science
Economics (1/2 credit)*		Writing VII and Writing VIII
Government (1/2 credit)*				Chemistry I*
History of America; parts 1 & 2*		General Electives		Chemistry II*
History of the World; parts 1 & 2*				Physics*
		Anthropology		The Sciences VII and
Science (3)		Art Appreciation		The Sciences VIII
		Career Essentials
Comprehensive Biology*		Humanities I (Music)		Social Studies
Earth & Space Science*		Humanities II (Culture)
Physical Science*		Psychology		Civics*
		Sociology		Midlevel Social Sciences
Health/PE (1)				US Geography*
Health*				World Geography*
PE (Lifetime Fitness)
				US History Part 1* (1/2 credit)
* Required Courses
If the North Carolina Competency Testing in Reading and/or Math is needed for any student, preparatory lessons are available to any student requesting the assistance. The student needing such assistance will be advised to take advantage of this training.