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Homeschool course description examples

Copy-ready course descriptions for every core high school course. Each page has sample descriptions you can adapt for your transcript, the typical credit value, and what colleges expect the description to cover. New to course descriptions? Start with how to write homeschool course descriptions.

English

5 courses

American Literature

1.0

11th

3 examples

British Literature

1.0

12th

3 examples

Creative Writing

0.5

9th to 12th

3 examples

English 10

1.0

10th

3 examples

English 9

1.0

9th

3 examples

Math

5 courses

Algebra 1

1.0

8th or 9th

3 examples

Algebra 2

1.0

10th or 11th

3 examples

Calculus

1.0

12th (11th for accelerated students)

3 examples

Geometry

1.0

9th or 10th

3 examples

Pre-Calculus

1.0

11th or 12th

3 examples

Science

5 courses

Anatomy & Physiology

1.0

11th or 12th

3 examples

Biology

1.0

9th or 10th

3 examples

Chemistry

1.0

10th or 11th

3 examples

Earth Science

1.0

8th or 9th

3 examples

Physics

1.0

11th or 12th

3 examples

Social Studies

5 courses

Economics

0.5

12th

3 examples

Psychology

0.5

11th or 12th

3 examples

US Government

0.5

11th or 12th

3 examples

US History

1.0

10th or 11th

3 examples

World History

1.0

9th or 10th

3 examples

World Languages

3 courses

American Sign Language 1

1.0

Any high school year

3 examples

Spanish 1

1.0

9th or 10th

3 examples

Spanish 2

1.0

10th or 11th

3 examples

Electives

6 courses

Art 1

1.0

Any high school year

3 examples

Bible

1.0

Any high school year

3 examples

Computer Science

1.0

9th to 12th

3 examples

Health

0.5

9th or 10th

3 examples

Personal Finance

0.5

11th or 12th

3 examples

Physical Education

0.5

Any high school year

3 examples

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