Free printable · 9th grade
9th grade homeschool, on one page
The courses a 9th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English 9 | 1 | Arbor writes it | Short stories, poetry, a novel and a play, grammar, and essays that build to a research paper |
| Algebra I | 1 | Arbor writes it | Equations and inequalities, functions and lines, systems, data, exponents, polynomials and factoring, and quadratics |
| Biology | 1 | Arbor writes it | Cells, genetics, ecology and the human body, with real labs |
| World History | 1 | Arbor writes it | The ancient world to the modern one, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Economics | ½ | Arbor writes it | Menus on a budget, baking, hosting a meal, clothes that last, and keeping a home |
| Logic | ½ | Arbor writes it | Sound arguments, common fallacies, and how to weigh a claim |
| Latin I | 1 | Arbor writes it | Latin grammar, vocabulary, and translating simple sentences |
| Spanish I | 1 | Your own program | Listening, speaking and grammar, learned with a real program and real conversation |
| Physical Education | ½ | Your own program | A sport, a class, or a fitness plan, done rather than read |
| Bible | 1 | Arbor writes it | The Old Testament as one story: Genesis, the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings |
What Arbor writes, and what needs your own program
Arbor writes English 9, Algebra I, Biology, World History, Home Economics, Logic, Latin I and Bible. Algebra I is Arbor’s own full-year course, 144 lessons, with every answer key checked.
Use your own program for Spanish I and Physical Education. A spoken language needs listening and speaking with a real program. 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.