Course Catalog
Choose your Courses, Clubs, and MoreRegistration for SY 2022-2023 is now open.
The following classes and clubs are offered by teachers through Excelsior Classes. Your student will learn from experienced teachers who are masters in their subject area.
Classes are sold individually (a la carte), and each course’s price appears on the individual class page.
Please note that each shopping cart is for one student. Each student requires a separate transaction, and you will provide the student’s information at the end of the transaction. See How to Register for step-by-step instructions for registration.
See the FAQ for many commonly asked questions as well as our pages on our school calendar, technology requirements, and financial arrangements including the refund policy.
Excelsior Classes is a Supplementary Education Center/Program: Fully Accredited by by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges. To learn more about what that means and how it works, please visit this page.
Grade Level Pathways: Core Classes
Proper placement is so important for student success. Please read here to learn how to place your student for optimal success.
Download this chart for a depiction of a traditional pathway according to grade level.
Typical Course Sequences
Updated for SY 2022-2023
Below are links to typical course sequences. The sequences are suggestive, and there is much freedom and variety in a homeschool setting. Feel free to write to registration@excelsiorclasses.com, and a subject matter teacher can provide guidance or an evaluation of previous work.
English Classes
History Classes
Math Classes
Science Classes
Courses
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Spring
Acting for the Musical
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Closed
Advanced Composition A – LETU ENGL 1013 or Honors – Coming SY 23-24
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Closed
Advanced Composition B – LETU ENGL 1023 or Honors – Coming SY 23-24
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Fall
Advanced Visual Design
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Full Year
Algebra I
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Full Year
Algebra I – GROUP 2
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Full Year
Algebra II
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Fall
American Government – LETU POLS 2503 or Honors — ALMOST FULL
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Spring
An Introduction to Journalism & Podcasting
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Closed
Animals in American History (Offered SY 2023-2024)
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Closed
Art History of the Modern Era (Offered SY 2023-2024)
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Closed
Art History of the Renaissance (Offered SY 2023-2024)
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Fall
Art History: Ancients
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Spring
Art History: Middle Ages
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Full Year
Aviation Science: The “How” of the Up, Up, and Away!
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Spring
Beginner Biological Science: Zoology
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Fall
Beginner Chemistry: Inquisitive Scientists
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Full Year
Beginning English
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Full Year
Biology – Group 1
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Full Year
Biology – Group 2
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Full Year
Building Confident Writers
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Full YearAlmost Full
Chemistry – Group 1 – ALMOST FULL
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Full Year
Chemistry – Group 2
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Fall
Classic Astronomy
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FlexibleSpringFall
Classic Mysteries – Ind. Study
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Spring
College Ready: Preparation and Planning
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Spring
Colored and Watercolor Pencil
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Closed
Creative Writing (Offered SY 2023-2024)
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FlexibleFull Year
Devotional Club: Prayers that Changed History
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FallAlmost Full
Drawing for Everyone – ALMOST FULL
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Full Year
Earth Science
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SpringAlmost Full
Economics (With a Touch of Personal Finance) – ALMOST FULL
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Full Year
English I: Introduction to Literary Analysis and Composition – GROUP 2
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Full Year
English I: Introduction to Literary Analysis and Composition – GROUP 1
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Full YearAlmost Full
English II: World Literature – ALMOST FULL
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Full YearAlmost Full
English III: American Literature – ALMOST FULL
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Full Year
English IV: British Literature
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Full Year
Environmental Science: You Could Literally Save the World with this Stuff!
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Spring
Exploring Space
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Spring
Film Directing and Producing
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Fall
Filmmaking I
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Spring
Filmmaking II
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FlexibleSpringFall
Focus on American History – Ind. Study
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SpringFall
Foundations of Composition
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Fall
Foundations of Government (Non-Honors)
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Fall
Foundations of Singing
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Full Year
Foundations of World Geography
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Full Year
Foundations of World History
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Full Year
French I
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ClosedFull Year
French II (offered SY 2023-2024)
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Spring
From Bookshelf to Box Office: Literary Film Adaptation
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Full Year
Fundamentals of Pre-Algebra
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Full Year
Fundamentals of Pre-Algebra – GROUP 2
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Full Year
Geometry
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Fall
Grammar & Composition Workshop
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Spring
Health
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Closed
Healthy Cooking 101 (Offered SY 2023-2024)
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Spring
Heroes of American History
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Closed
History Detectives: Using Critical Thinking to Answer Questions from America’s Past (Offered SY 2023-2024)
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Full Year
Human Anatomy & Physiology
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Spring
Human Growth and Development – LETU PSYC 2143 or Honors
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Full YearAlmost Full
Integrated Science: Chemistry and Physics (Physical Science) – GROUP 1 – ALMOST FULL
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Full Year
Integrated Science: Chemistry and Physics (Physical Science) – GROUP 2
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FlexibleSpringFall
Interactive History Adventure – Ind. Study
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Fall
Intro to Architecture I
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Spring
Intro to Architecture II
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Spring
Intro to Criminal Justice – LETU CRIJ 1303 or Honors
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Fall
Intro to Technology and Engineering
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Full Year
Introduction to Language Arts
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Full Year
Introduction to Math (Grade 5)
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Fall
Introduction to Psychology – LETU PSYC 2013 or Honors – FALL
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Spring
Introduction to Psychology – LETU PSYC 2013 or Honors – SPRING
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Spring
Judge for Yourself: Constitutional Law
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Fall
Justice for All: A Thematic Literary Study
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Full Year
Language Arts Bridge
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Full YearAlmost Full
Language Arts I – GROUP 1 – ALMOST FULL
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Full Year
Language Arts I – GROUP 2
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Full Year
Language Arts II – GROUP 1
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Full Year
Language Arts II – GROUP 2
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Full Year
Life Science
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Full Year
Math Bridge (Grade 6)
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Fall
Medieval History: Shining a Light on the Dark Ages
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Fall
Military History: Aviation History
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Closed
More Heroes of American History (Offered SY 2023-2024)
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Spring
More Painting with Acrylics
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Fall
Musical Theater Through the Ages
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Fall
Mythology
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Fall
Painting with Acrylics
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SpringFallAlmost Full
Photoshop 101 (Fall – ALMOST FULL)
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Full Year
Physics
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Full Year
Pre-Algebra – GROUP 1
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Full Year
Pre-Algebra – GROUP 2
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Spring
Renaissance and Reformation: The Birth of the Modern World
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Spring
Research Writing for Beginners
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FlexibleSpringFall
Russian Literature – Ind. Study
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Fall
Screenwriting I
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FullFull Year
Spanish I – GROUP 1 – FULL
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Full YearAlmost Full
Spanish I – GROUP 2 – ALMOST FULL
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Full Year
Spanish II – GROUP 1
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Full YearAlmost Full
Spanish II – GROUP 2 – ALMOST FULL
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Full Year
Spanish III
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SpringFall
Speech
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Fall
Stress? Less! – Mental Health Tools & Tips for Teens and Young Adults
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SY 2022-2023 Registration Fee
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Fall
Symbols of America
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Fall
The American Civil War
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Full Year
The Beacon Newspaper Club
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Full Year
U.S. History – GROUP 1
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Full Year
U.S. History – Group 2
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Fall
U.S. History Up Close: Colonial and Revolutionary America
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Spring
U.S. History Up Close: Westward Expansion
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SpringFall
Visual Design
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ClosedFall
Western Civilization I – LETU HIST 2213/Honors (Offered SY 2023-2024)
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ClosedSpring
Western Civilization II – LETU HIST 2223/Honors (Offered SY 2023-2024)
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Spring
Women Who Wrote the World
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Full Year
World Geography
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Full Year
World History
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Fall
World Regional Geography – LETU GEOG 2013/Honors
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Spring
WWII: Stories & Analysis