HSLDA Online Academy courses are designed for high school students.

• Our high school courses are ideal for all high school students as well as 8th grade students. Pre-Algebra is available for students 7th grade and above.
• Our AP^® courses are typically junior- or senior-level courses, though advanced sophomore students may also be ready to take them.

Because you, as parents, are most familiar with your student’s abilities, you are in the best position to make decisions about course readiness—but we’re here to help you make an informed decision.

• General guidelines: A good place to start is our Academic Readiness page, which describes some characteristics of well-prepared students.
• Course-specific guidelines: We have course-specific entrance guidelines as well. Check our course lists for the specific course you’re interested in, then click on the name of the course. At the bottom of each course description page, read the information under the question, “Am I ready to take this course?” to help you make your decisions.
• Pretests: In some cases, the course instructor may provide a pretest, which will also be listed on the course description page if available. (Currently, a pretest is available only for AP^® Calculus AB, Pre-Calculus & Trigonometry, Algebra 2, Spanish 1, and Spanish 2.) Your teen may take the pretest at any time, as the documents are self-scoring (you grade the test with the answer key provided). If your student does well on the pretest, then by all means, sign up. We’re happy to have you with us.
• Additional questions: If you have questions about whether our classes would be a good fit for your student, please feel free to call us at 540-338-8290, or email academy@hslda.org.