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Fast-Paced High School Biology

Grades 7–11

Science and Engineering

This course covers material ordinarily included in a year-long introductory course in high school biology, typically a prerequisite for AP® or IB Biology. We'll begin with the smallest unit, the atom...
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Quantitative - Advanced CTY-Level

Fast-Paced High School Chemistry

Grades 7–11

Science and Engineering

This course covers material normally included in a year-long introductory course in high school chemistry, which is usually a prerequisite for AP® or IB Chemistry. It explores physical and chemical...
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Quantitative - Advanced CTY-Level

Fast-Paced High School Physics

Grades 7–11

Science and Engineering

This course covers material typically included in a year-long, algebra-based introductory course in high school physics, a usual prerequisite for advanced physics courses like AP® Physics 1, or IB...
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Identification Level
Quantitative - Advanced CTY-Level

Fiction and Poetry

Grades 7–11

Language Arts

Saul Bellow said, "A writer is a reader moved to emulation. This course draws inspiration from the published works, journals, and drafts of writers such as Alice Munro, John Updike, Rita Dove, and Li...
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Identification Level
Verbal - CTY-Level

Foundations of Programming

Grades 7–11

Robotics and Technology

This course explores methods of computer programming,the algorithmic aspects of computer science and the theoretical constructs common to all high-level programming languages. You and your classmates...
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Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level

Foundations of Psychology

Grades 7–11

History and Social Science

Psychology, the science of behavior and mental processes, systematically explores phenomena as diverse as phantom limbs, sleep paralysis, false memories, and the bystander effect. This course explores...
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Verbal - CTY-Level

From Structure to Style

Grades 7–10

Language Arts

Develop your writing style and study advanced English mechanics in this rigorous grammar course. Guided by a college-level textbook and multicultural reading excerpts, you will deepen your...
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Identification Level
Verbal - CTY-Level

Fundamentals of Computer Science

Grades 7–11

Robotics and Technology

This course introduces students to three major areas of the computer science discipline: theory and algorithms, hardware systems, and software systems. In the theoretical component of the course, you...
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Identification Level
Quantitative - Advanced CTY-Level

Fundamentals of Microeconomics

Grades 7–11

Mathematics

How much are you willing to pay for ice cream on a hot summer day? Who is responsible for the cost of pollution? Is there such a thing as a perfectly competitive market? Microeconomics provides...
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Identification Level
Quantitative - Advanced CTY-Level
Verbal - Advanced CTY-Level

Game Theory and Economics

Grades 7–11

Mathematics

IBM founder Thomas J. Watson once said, Business is a game,the greatest game in the world if you know how to play it. In today's global marketplace, understanding game theory,the branch of...
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Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level

Game Theory and Strategy

Grades 7–11

Mathematics

Humans tend to make decisions based on emotions, rather than using cold, hard math—but when we learn to use strategy in decision-making, we can make more rational choices, minimize biases, and achieve...
Next Start Date: Jan 28, 2026 + 1 more dates
Modality
Online
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level

Genetics Uncovered: The Science of You

Grades 5–6

Science and Engineering

Has anyone ever told you that you have your mother’s eyes? Or your father’s nose? Or even your great aunt’s hair? Whether they know it or not, they are talking about your genes. Your genetic makeup...
Next Start Date: Jan 28, 2026 + 1 more dates
Modality
Online
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
Verbal - CTY-Level

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