From the Mail Bag: AP Psychology

I received an email this week with this question:

Question: I want to do an AP Psychology online course, but I didn’t find any online schools for it. I would kindly ask you to help me find an online school where I can do the AP Psychology course.

It’s a great question and a kind that I don’t see nearly enough of. I get many questions about 100% online programs, but what about those students that only need one course.

While there are a number of possibilities, one school of which I am aware that offers that course is Apex Learning Virtual School. The cost is $350 per semester course and it is accredited by NWAC.

Memphis requires online course to graduate

Starting with this year’s freshmen, every city school student must take one online course to graduate, a nod to the ubiquity of the Internet, of course, but also its power to shape personal outcomes.

Take 17-year-old DeMarcus Oliver at Whitehaven High School. If not for e-learning, he’d be registering for his senior year next year. [Read more...]