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Scholars Online is a nonprofit educational corporation designed to foster classical Christian education through instruction, guidance, and community using emergent communication technologies. Its founders have been offering online courses to homeschoolers, private and public school students, college students, and independent scholars since 1996. While homeschooled high school students are our primary focus, our courses are open to all who meet the requirements and are willing to participate according to our terms of service.

Faith-based Education in a Classical Christian Tradition...

All teachers at Scholars Online confess the Trinitarian Christian faith of the Nicene Creed; beyond that, however, the faculty is diverse and reflects a range of theological traditions and scriptural interpretation.

No statement of faith is required of any student, though we expect all students to remain courteous and civil about the beliefs of others. Any student who can meet the prerequisites of a course is welcome, without regard to race, creed, color, age, or current educational affiliation.

...Adapted to the Students' Needs

We cater to students throughout the United States and elsewhere in the world, and accordingly appreciate the need to be flexible to meet local situations and requirements.

Some students, homeschooling organizations, or affiliate schools require grades, while others do not; some keep track of credit, while others do not; some require very specific forms of reporting. We are willing to work with you and with your school, homeschooling organization, or college, to arrange for you to receive credit for courses taken through Scholars Online; we will further work closely with students and their parents in the college application process to help present as strong an application as possible.

Registration for Summer 2008 and Academic Year 2008/2009 is open!

Click here for the 2008 Summer and Academic year full course listing.

You can also click on "All Courses" under Courses Offered from any Scholars Online webpage.

Summer Courses

We offer summer courses in language, literature, writing, programming, and science, with a range of preparation requirements to suit your vacation schedule. If you are considering courses from our Academic Year program but want to see how online courses work, or become comfortable with our chat and Moodle software, we encourage you to sign up for a summer course.

Expand your horizons with discussions of rarely read Shakespeare plays in Summer Shakespeare III (part of the three-summer series covering all the Shakespeare plays not already covered in our Academic Year courses), Tolkien's Middle-earth, or Lewis's Narnia. Get a head start in World or Western Literature by Looking at the Ancient Myths, on Greek and Latin languages with Theoretical Grammar, or in Chemistry with a look at the Chemical History of the Candle, where you can brush up on your lab techniques even if you aren't starting Chemistry this fall. Work on basic writing skills with Practical Grammar, or discover the joys of Writing Poetry. Improve on your dialectic and rhetorical writing skills with weekly writing assignments in Molding Your Prose, Molding Your Argument, and Molding Your Style. To make the most of our web-based presentation tools (and learn how a web page really works), take our short introduction to HTML Basics. The truly dedicated student can survey modern science and the stories behind the theories (and complete a year of Natural Science) by taking Natural Science II - Intensive.

Enrolling in courses

If you are already a member, log in to your Account Management Center and request enrollment in available courses. (If you can't remember your login name or password, please don't create a new account! Use the links below to email us and request your information and a password reset.)

If you are new to Scholars Online, use the Membership and Enrollment link in the Site Map to create accounts for yourself and students for whom you will be responsible. Once you have created the accounts, you will be able enroll in courses. Be sure to explore our site to find out about our history, our advisors, faculty backgrounds, our 2008/2009 course offerings. If you have questions, feel free to write to write us using the email us link below.

Don't miss our bookstore!

Check out the books, movies, and music recommended by our members in the Parent and Student Lounges. A portion of the prices for textbooks bought through the store supports Scholars Online. If you are a member of Scholars Online and enrolling in classes, check out the Information desk for your personalized list of textbooks and materials.