Whether your student thrives with teacher guidance or prefers to learn independently, Apologia offers two online learning options designed to fit your family’s schedule and your student’s learning style.
Self-paced Courses are best for independent learners who prefer flexibility and learning on their own schedule.
Live Classes are best for students who thrive with teacher guidance, scheduled classes, and peer interaction.
Give your student the freedom to learn on their own schedule with Apologia’s all-in-one, self-paced courses. Students receive 15 months of access to engaging online lessons that combine video instruction, a digital textbook with audio narration, hands-on experiments, and automatically graded tests—all through our easy-to-use online learning portal.
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Give your student the support of a live teacher and the encouragement of a classroom community. Apologia’s Live Classes provide engaging online instruction from experienced educators, along with teacher-graded assignments and tests, interactive class discussions, and access to class recordings for review. With more than 30 courses available, students can build confidence while learning in a structured, Christ-centered environment.
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Our self-paced and live classes are taught from a biblical perspective, focusing on equipping students to learn, live, and defend the Christian faith. So whilst children are armed with the knowledge they need to succeed in their schooling and beyond, they’re also exposed to many Christian teachings that will stay with them throughout their lives.
Apologia’s instructors are experts in the subject matter they teach. But they also understand that every student is different; ensuring difficult concepts are communicated comprehensively, all while keeping students engaged and interested in newfound learnings. Many hold advanced degrees and have experience teaching in homeschool co-ops.
With Apologia’s live classes, instructors grade all tests, quizzes, papers, and other assignments. With self-paced courses, online tests are automatically graded upon submission – using AutoGrade+, providing students with immediate results and feedback. Giving parents one less thing to worry about.
Parents can give their child every advantage to succeed by selecting the online homeschool option that best fits their student’s learning style.
Apologia offers individual courses, not a full-service diploma program. Accreditation typically applies to schools or complete programs. Many families across the U.S. count Apologia courses for high-school credit by maintaining their own homeschool records. We provide syllabi and grades to support your transcript, but each homeschool family is responsible for creating their own student transcripts.
Live classes: Instructor-led classes on a schedule, with instructor-graded work and class recordings.
Self-Paced Courses: All-in-one online course you start anytime with digital text, audio, video lessons, and auto-graded tests.
Choose the approach that best fits your student’s learning style and your family routine.
Yes, for self-paced courses, you can start whenever you’re ready and move at your own speed within the access window. Live classes follow a class calendar and run from August to May
Live classes shift grading and instruction to the instructor; parents primarily oversee class calendar scheduling and support.
Self-paced courses automate test grading and provide clear pacing guides; parents typically verify written work, labs, and overall progress and view assessment grades in the online portal.
Yes. Live class sessions are recorded and made available to enrolled students for review and catch-up during the term.
In live classes, instructors grade tests, quizzes, papers, and major assignments, returning feedback to help students grow. In self-paced courses, online tests are auto-graded with immediate results; parents generally review written or lab assignments.
