Free printable · 11th grade
11th grade homeschool, on one page
The courses an 11th grader usually takes, what each one is worth in credits, and which ones Arbor writes for you.
Arbor plans the whole year around these courses, writes the lessons for the ones it teaches, and keeps the hours and grades for the transcript. Free for 14 days.
The core courses
| Course | Credit | Who writes it | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Literature | 1 | Arbor writes it | American writers from the colonies to today, with essays on what they read |
| Algebra II | 1 | Arbor writes it | Function families, quadratics and complex numbers, polynomials, exponents and logarithms, sequences, trigonometry, and probability |
| Physics | 1 | Your own program | Motion, forces, energy, waves and electricity, with real labs and plenty of algebra |
| U.S. History | 1 | Arbor writes it | The first colonies to today, read from primary sources |
4 credits of core courses. A diploma takes about 5 to 6 credits a year, so add an elective or two.
Electives to choose from
| Course | Credit | Who writes it | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Finance | ½ | Arbor writes it | Paychecks and budgets, banking, credit and debt, taxes, insurance, and saving for later |
| Psychology | ½ | Arbor writes it | How people think, learn and grow, and how the mind is studied |
| Music Appreciation | ½ | Arbor writes it | Great composers and their music, and what to listen for |
| Physical Education | ½ | Your own program | A sport, a class, or a fitness plan, done rather than read |
| Bible | 1 | Arbor writes it | The letters and Revelation, and how the Bible came to us |
What Arbor writes, and what needs your own program
Arbor writes American Literature, Algebra II, U.S. History, Personal Finance, Psychology, Music Appreciation and Bible. Algebra II is Arbor’s own full-year course, 144 lessons, with every answer key checked.
Use your own program for Physics and Physical Education. A lab science needs real labs and equipment. PE is done, not read. Arbor puts your program on the schedule beside everything else and keeps its hours and grades for the transcript.
How the credits add up
A credit is about 120 hours of work, or 180 for a lab science, or a finished course. Most of Arbor’s high school lessons run 40 to 45 minutes, and Arbor counts the hours as you teach.
| Over four years | Typical | College-bound |
|---|---|---|
| English | 4 | 4 |
| Math | 3 | 4 |
| Science | 3 | 4 |
| Social Studies | 3 | 4 |
| Foreign Language | 0 | 2 |
| Fine Arts | 1 | 1 |
| PE & Health | 1 | 1 |
| Elective | 6 | 4 |
That is about 21 credits for a typical diploma and 24 for a college-bound student. These are common conventions, not law: your state and the colleges your teen applies to set the real numbers.
Want every day of this planned for you?
Arbor turns this into your teen's whole year: the lessons written out for every course it teaches, your own programs laid out by day beside them, and the transcript kept as you go. Free for 14 days.