Using BP to Assign High School Credit

The rules for home schooling through high school vary a lot from state to state. Click the titles below to see options for using BP to assign high school credit.

High School

Which subjects?

Click the tabs to see which high school subjects BP covers in which years of study.

How much credit and when?

Click the titles to see options for assigning high school credit in each year of study.

Option One:
1 credit for Ancient History and Geography
1 credit for Ancient Literature1
1 elective credit for Bible

Option Two:
½ credit for World History, Part One plus ½ credit for World Geography, Part One
1 credit for Ancient Literature1
1 elective credit for Bible

1 Parents and teachers who wish to apply literature credit should assign at least one classic per unit from BP’s Scheduled Book List for Grades 8 – 12, plus an appropriate amount of work from at least two of the study guides for those classics.

Also note: Gifted or advanced students should complete a Hands-On Asia notebooking project, including tests.

Option One:
1 credit for Medieval History and Geography
1 credit for Medieval Literature1
1 elective credit for Church History

Option Two:
½ credit for World History, Part One plus ½ credit for World Geography, Part One
1 credit for Medieval Literature1
1 elective credit for Church History

1 Parents and teachers who wish to apply literature credit should assign at least one classic per unit from BP’s Scheduled Book List for Grades 8 – 12, plus an appropriate amount of work from at least two of the study guides for those classics.

Also note: Gifted or advanced students should complete a Hands-On Europe notebooking project, including tests.

1 credit for Early Modern History (U.S. and World)1
½ credit for U.S. Geography, Part One2
1 credit for Early Modern Literature3

1 Students should complete all of BP Year Three plus the first half of Hands-On Presidents notebooking.
2 Students should complete the first half of Hands-On States notebooking, including tests.
3 Parents and teachers who wish to apply literature credit should assign at least one classic per unit from BP’s Scheduled Book List for Grades 8 – 12, plus an appropriate amount of work from two of the study guides for those classics.

Note: Gifted or advanced students should complete Hands-On Americas and Oceania notebooking, including tests.
Also note: Students who need a full U.S. History credit in one year with a focus on Early American History should complete a term paper on a U.S. History topic from the modern era, like the Civil War, Reconstruction, the U.S. in WW2 or the Civil Rights Movement.
1 credit for Modern History (U.S. and World)1
½ credit for U.S. Geography, Part Two2
1 credit for Modern Literature3

1 Students should complete all of BP Year Four plus the second half of Hands-On Presidents notebooking.
2 Students should complete the second half of Hands-On States notebooking, including tests.
3 Parents and teachers who wish to apply literature credit should assign at least one classic per unit from BP’s Scheduled Book List for Grades 8 – 12, plus an appropriate amount of work from two of the study guides for those classics.

Note: Gifted or advanced students should complete Hands-On Africa notebooking, including tests.
Also note: Students who need a full U.S. History credit in one year with a focus on Modern American History should complete a term paper on a U.S. History topic from the Early Modern era, like the Revolutionary War, the Constitution or the Founding Fathers.