Description: World History provides insights into our cultural origins, as well as cultures with which we might be less familiar. World History embraces all humanity, not just certain nations, ethnic groups, or civilizations. It allows us to understand our past, which in turn allows us to understand our present. In this course, you will examine the development of ancient civilizations, as well as how these civilizations have contributed to today's world.

Prerequisites: None

Description: World History provides insights into our cultural origins, as well as cultures with which we might be less familiar. World History embraces all humanity, not just certain nations, ethnic groups, or civilizations. It allows us to understand our past, which in turn allows us to understand our present. In this course, you will examine the development of ancient civilizations, as well as how these civilizations have contributed to today's world.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Geography equips students with the knowledge and skills to interpret the world in which they live; recognize the responsibilities they have in relation to other people, the environment, and the long-term sustainability of the planet; and make sense of a complex and changing world. In Part A, you will examine three continents:  Europe, as well as North and South America. Geographic features, social and cultural attributes, government systems, and economic resources will be studied for each region.  In addition, you will use mapping skills to locate some of the 195 countries in the world today.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Geography equips students with the knowledge and skills to interpret the world in which they live; recognize the responsibilities they have in relation to other people, the environment, and the long-term sustainability of the planet; and make sense of a complex and changing world. In Part A, you will examine three continents:  Europe, as well as North and South America. Geographic features, social and cultural attributes, government systems, and economic resources will be studied for each region.  In addition, you will use mapping skills to locate some of the 195 countries in the world today.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Studying United States History can help you be better prepared to solve the biggest challenges society faces now and in the future.  Everything has a history. Trees have a history, music has a history, bridges have a history, political fights have a history, mathematical equations have a history.  History helps you see the world around you in a new way by encouraging you to learn about and from other people and places. In addition, you will learn how to take in vast amounts of information, how to write and communicate ideas about historical events effectively, and, most importantly, to accept the fact that many problems have no clear-cut answer. Part A covers the converging of the three distinct groups of people (indigenous American Indians, Africans, and Europeans) through the political formation of the United States of America. This first half of the 8th-grade course ends at the presidency of John Adams.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Studying United States History can help you be better prepared to solve the biggest challenges society faces now and in the future.  Everything has a history. Trees have a history, music has a history, bridges have a history, political fights have a history, mathematical equations have a history.  History helps you see the world around you in a new way by encouraging you to learn about and from other people and places. In addition, you will learn how to take in vast amounts of information, how to write and communicate ideas about historical events effectively, and, most importantly, to accept the fact that many problems have no clear-cut answer. Part A covers the converging of the three distinct groups of people (indigenous American Indians, Africans, and Europeans) through the political formation of the United States of America. This first half of the 8th-grade course ends at the presidency of John Adams.

Prerequisites: None

Description: What is Economics and how does it affect your daily lives? That?s the central question this course will explore with every lesson. This course will explore the basic economic structures of supply and demand and how competition affects the prices you pay for the items you want. You will learn how different societies respond to basic economic questions: What to produce? How to produce? How much to produce? For whom to produce? We will also look at the structures of business and how that affects the overall economy of a country.

Prerequisites: None

Description: The Missouri State Exam is a state requirement for all students earning a high school diploma in the State of Missouri. You will answer questions about the three branches of government at the federal and Missouri state levels. A study guide is provided.

Prerequisites: Completion of US Government course outside of MK12

Description: This Psychology course provides students with a systematic and scientific approach to the study of human behavior and mental processes. You will explore various aspects of human behavior including neuropsychology, theories of personality, aspects of thought processes, states of consciousness, motivation, and emotion, and the basic areas of mental illness.

Prerequisites: None

Description: What makes a society? Take a moment to think about your family, community, and other groups in which you may, or may not, belong. How does society affect our lives and interactions with others? How do the parts of society fit together and change, as well as makes us aware of the consequences of that social change? These are the types of questions you will be answering as part of your journey into Sociology.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Responsible citizenship, including civil and political participation, is essential to maintaining a government that represents "We the People." In this course, you will examine the principles that inspired the U.S. Constitution, investigate the basic citizen rights protected by the Bill of Rights, and learn about the structures and functions of the three branches of the U.S. government. Finally, you will explore the role of the individual within civil society.

Prerequisites: None

Description: U.S. History A examines the major events and turning points in the nation's history from the early inhabitants through the modern age, with an emphasis on the themes of politics and foreign policy. You will study how dynamic leadership led to domestic political change as well as the rise of the U.S. to global prominence and the importance of modern political developments.

Prerequisites: None

Description: This course examines the major events and turning points of U.S. history from the early inhabitants through the modern age, and their impact on political, social, and economic change on the rise of the United States to global prominence. Based on a theme of socio-economic history, US History B explores changes in the family and workplace, as well as the phenomena of mobility, migration, urbanization, industrialization, and social movements

Prerequisites: Successful completion of a US History A course

Description: World Geography A looks at the Earth?s physical geography, such as landforms and oceans, as well as the human geography of people and cultures on Earth?s surface. In this course, you will focus on the Americas, Europe, and Russia.

Prerequisites: None

Description: World Geography B takes students on a journey around the Eastern Hemisphere. With a focus on physical and human geography, you will learn about a region's history as well as examine its political, economic, and cultural characteristics. Oceania, Asia, Africa, and Antarctica are the continents introduced in this course.

Prerequisites: None

Description: World History A is the study of people and how they lived throughout the world and time. It helps us understand political, economic, and cultural development and how we have arrived at our present condition. Course topics include the rise of civilization in all parts of the world (Europe, Asia, Africa, and the American continents), and conclude with the development of industrialization.

Prerequisites: None

Description: World History B is the study of people and how they lived throughout the world and time. It helps us understand political, economic, and cultural development and how we have arrived at our present condition. The course investigates the rise of neoimperialism in all parts of the world (Europe, Asia, Africa, and the American continents), examines the conflicts of the 20th century, and concludes with the post-COVID-19 pandemic world.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of a World History A course

Description: In this course, you will explore various religious traditions through the examination of history and traditions, literary analysis of religious texts, and cultural studies involving current events in religion. The first module will introduce the major concepts and style for the course. Modules two through nine will follow a similar sequenced structure, each examining a different religion. Module ten will guide you through current demographics and statistics of modern religion, as well as predicted future trends, before turning to guiding you through your final project.

Prerequisites: None