Connections Academy® helps your child gain the skills they need to thrive and meet educational state requirements.
When it comes to choosing the right school for your student, there are a lot of factors you should consider: academic excellence, holistic support, and flexibility are just a few. Another essential factor should be accreditation.
Being able to achieve and maintain proper accreditation ensures that a school is providing a quality education that can be reciprocated with other schools. Accreditation also validates the value of our education to other accredited educational institutions.
Simply put, educational accreditation shows that an institution meets set standards established by an independent third party. Accredited organizations serve the well-being of students and staff by meeting established, research-based standards and by continuously improving their teaching, learning, and organizational effectiveness.
By choosing an accredited online school, you’re making sure that your child is being taught by teachers and staff who are committed to ongoing excellence.
To learn more, we highly recommend taking a look at Cognia’s Accreditation and Certification page.
Connections Academy® is a division of Connections Education®, which is accredited by Cognia, formerly AdvancED. Cognia offers accreditation and certification, assessment, professional learning, and improvement services to institutions and other education providers. As a global nonprofit working in over 80 countries, Cognia serves 36,000 institutions, nearly 25 million students, and 5 million educators every day.
Many of the Connections Academy–supported schools are also accredited by one or more of six regional accrediting organizations for higher-education institutions, recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. New schools typically begin the accreditation process after operating for a full year.
Our SACS-accredited online high schools are committed to making sure your student stays on track academically while pursuing their passions outside of the classroom. The following courses, organized by subject area, have been approved by the NCAA Eligibility Center for use towards initial eligibility when delivered by Connections Education, Connections Academy, or Pearson Virtual Schools teachers using the Pearson Online Classroom (formerly Connexus®) EMS platform. The approved content is the Connections Education version of the course.
Note that not all courses may be available at all locations, and there may be slight variations between your state’s course naming convention and the name of the course listed on the NCAA Eligibility Center High School Portal.
English 9
English 10
English 11
English 12
Honors English 9
Honors English 10
Honors English 11
Honors English 12
Journalism
Speech and Debate
AP English Language & Composition
AP English Literature & Composition
Courses Available in Limited Locations:
American Lit and Comp
British Lit & Comp
Creative Writing
Fundamentals of English Composition
Honors American Lit and Comp
Honors British Lit & Comp
Honors World Literature
Pre-AP English 1
Pre-AP English 2
Public Speaking 1
Reading and Writing for Purpose
World Literature
American Government - Single Semester
American Government (year-long)
Economics
Geography and Society
Honors American Government
Honors Economics
Honors US History
Honors World History
Psychology
US History
World Geography
World History
AP Human Geography
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP Psychology
AP US Government
AP US History
Courses Available in Limited Locations:
African American History
Arizona Government
Arizona United States History
Black History in America
Business Law
Careers in Criminal Justice
Civics
Cultural Geography
Modern World History
Personal Psychology
Pre-AP World History
Sociology 1
Sociology 2
Texas World History
US Government (semester long)
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
Calculus
Geometry
Honors Algebra 1
Honors Algebra 2
Honors Geometry
Honors Precalculus
Precalculus
Statistics
AP Calculus AB
AP Statistics
Courses Available in Limited Locations:
Advanced Algebra Concepts & Connections
Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications
Advanced Financial Algebra
Advanced Quantitative Reasoning
Algebra 1-A
Algebra 1-B
Algebra Concepts & Connections
Algebra with Finance
CCGPS Advanced Algebra
CCGPS Analytic Geometry
CCGPS Coordinate Algebra
Data Science Foundations
Geometry Concepts & Connections
Integrated Math 1
Integrated Math 2
Integrated Math 3
Linear Systems and Statistics
MLP Algebra I
MLP Geometry
Pre-AP Algebra 1
Pre-AP Algebra 2
Pre-AP Geometry
Pre-AP Precalculus
Probability and Statistics
Probability & Statistics Honors
Quantitative Reasoning
Secondary Math I
Secondary Math II
Secondary Math III
Trigonometry
An asterisk (*) denotes a course with a lab requirement.
Biology*
Chemistry*
Earth Science*
Environmental Science*
Honors Biology*
Honors Chemistry*
Honors Earth Science*
Honors Physical Science*
Honors Physics*
Physical Science*
Physics*
AP Biology*
AP Environmental Science*
Courses Available in Limited Locations:
Anatomy and Physiology
Astronomy 1A: Introduction
Conservation Science*
Earth Space Science*
Environmental Systems
Honors Earth Space Science*
Integrated Chemistry and Physics*
Marine Science
Pre-AP Biology*
Pre-AP Chemistry*
Texas Biology*
Texas Chemistry*
Texas Honors Biology*
Texas Honors Chemistry*
French I
French II
French III
French IV
German I
German II
German III
Japanese I
Japanese II
Sign Language 1
Sign Language 2
Sign Language 3
Spanish I
Spanish II
Spanish III
Spanish IV
AP Spanish Language
Courses Available in Limited Locations:
American Sign Language I
American Sign Language II
Sample Schedules
Sample Lessons
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