• Needing recovery credit
• Scheduling conflicts
• Offering other courses
• Wanting different instructional format options
• Looking for advancement credit to graduate early
• Requiring wider academic range
• Needing a summer school option

• Accredited
• Asynchronous
  • They start any time of year (not fall-spring-summer semesters)
• Courses can be completed at faster/slower pace as needed
• Courses are either online or correspondence/packet format
• Ask if desired course is not listed, contact us at hsdl@kirkwood.edu.

• Are preloaded (not Zoom)
• Activities are self-guided
• Have a facilitator available to grade assignments, tests, or answer questions
• List of HSDL online courses

• Textbook, testing, and workbook materials provided
• Low readability, high interest textbooks
• Often used in alternative classrooms
• Students can go at their own pace
• Intentionally different than online
  • For instance, Earth Science packet doesn’t share textbook/assignments/tests with Earth Science online
• List of HSDL packet courses

• High school will register student for courses, not parent or student
• This ensures correct course will be taken and will be accepted
• Register for High School Distance Learning

Call 319-784-1510 to register

• Have credit card information ready
• Tell them you are a University student
• $195 per course semester

Physics and Spanish III courses are online only

• It’s all preloaded, not Zoom

University students often need both Semester 1 and
Semester 2

• Check with your University advisor if not certain

Courses have four months to complete

• You can go at a faster pace than four months if beneficial

The four months begin at registration date

• Not college Fall/Spring/Summer semester calendar
• Wait to register until you are ready to begin course
• It’s an online course, so won’t run out of “seats” for students

Don’t register for Semester 2 at the same time as
Semester 1

• Both courses would have the same start/end date if you did
• Registering at separate times allows S-2 to have a separate four months than S-1

Unit tests need to be proctored

• University of Iowa Test Center is common
• Alternative testing locations possible, but check

Email hsdl@kirkwood.edu if you have questions.

Electives

• Financial Literacy, S-1 and S-2
• Health Science Careers
• Health Skills, S-1 and S-2
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Journalism
• Lifespan Development, S-1 and S-2
• Nutrition and Wellness, S-1 and S-2
• Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, S-1 and S-2
• School to Career, S-1 and S-2
• Teaching

English Language and Literature

• American Literature, S-1 and S-2
• Basic Composition
• British Literature, S-1 and S-2
          - New HSDL course
          - Uses AGS textbook
• English Grammar
• Exploring Literature, S-1 and S-2
• Professional Communication, S-1 and S-2
• World Literature, S-1 and S-2
  
  Note: All courses using AGS textbooks now have updated workbooks.

Math

• Algebra I, S-1 and S-2
• Algebra I, S-1 and S-2
• Geometry, S-1 and S-2
• Life Skills Math, S-1 and S-2
• Pre-Algebra, S-1 and S-2

Science

• Biology, S-1 and S-2
• Cycles of Life, S-1 and S-2
• Earth Science, S-1 and S-2
• Environmental Science, S-1 and S-2
• Physical Science, S-1 and S-2

Social Science

• American Government
         • One semester option or split into two semesters, S-1 and S-2
• Economics
         • One semester option or split into two semesters, S-1 and S-2
• Street Law, S-1 and S-2
• U.S. History, S-1 and S-2
• World History, S-1 and S-2

Electives

• Art Appreciation

• College and Career Preparation I

• College and Career Preparation II

• Financial Literacy

• Music Appreciation, S-1 and S-2

English Language and Literature

• Creative Writing

• English 9, S-1 and S-2

• English 10, S-1 and S-2

• English 11, S-1 and S-2

• English 12, S-1 and S-2

• English Foundations I, S-1 and S-2

• English Foundations II, S-1 and S-2

• Media Literacy

• Personal Communication

• Reading Skills and Strategies

• Writing Skills and Strategies

Foreign Language

• French I, S-1 and S-2

• French II, S-1 and S-2

• Spanish I, S-1 and S-2

• Spanish II, S-1 and S-2

• Spanish III, S-1 and S-2

Note: We also have access to other courses too, so ask if different courses are needed.

Math

• Algebra I, S-1 and S-2

• Algebra II, S-1 and S-2

• Fundamental Math, S-1 and S-2

• Geometry, S-1 and S-2

• Introductory Algebra, S-1 and S-2

• Math Foundations I, S-1 and S-2

• Math Foundations II, S-1 and S-2

• Mathematics of Personal Finance, S-1 and S-2

• Precalculus, S-1 and S-2

• Probability and Statistics

Science

• Biology, S-1 and S-2
• Chemistry, S-1 and S-2
• Earth Science, S-1 and S-2
• Environmental Science, S-1 and S-2
• Physical Science, S-1 and S-2
• Physics, S-1 and S-2
• Science Foundations, S-1 and S-2

Social Science

• Economics

• Geography and World Cultures

• Multicultural Studies

• Psychology

• Sociology

• U.S. Government and Politics

• U.S. History, S-1 and S-2

• World History, S-1 and S-2