Up until the 12th grade, courses and required core subjects are, almost country wide, specifically programmed for the student. For example, Algebra 2 follows Algebra 1, usually 9th and 10th grade. Biology comes before Physics and there is English 1, 2, 3, 4.
When a student drops out of school, he or she often will have passed some of these courses, received credit, and might not have done so well on the other courses. However, if often happens at Liberty High School that we will see someone who might pass all their Math courses and fail in English or vice-versa.
Therefore, when a student comes to us with a mixed record of achievement we grant credit for those courses passed and, in essence, fill in the gaps. Consequently, there is no structured 9th grade, 10th grade on up levels at an adult on line high school.
Under state law, all the core subjects must be covered along with electives but most times the courses are not sequential.
What’s important is that the student focuses on each course to fulfill what’s missing in their curriculum. Many times it has been our experience that with this focus, the student “gets it” this time around.