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How AoPS Online School Works

Since 2003, the AoPS online school has provided a unique learning experience carefully designed for outstanding students studying online. We offer a full math curriculum for middle and high school, introductory programming and science courses, and specialty courses to prepare students for particular math and science competitions. Most of our courses meet weekly for live sessions, and have a variety of types of weekly homework. We also offer self-paced courses. Read more below about what makes our school and curriculum so special.
The Art of Problem Solving Online School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
FAQs
Below are frequently asked questions about our online school and products. If your question isn't answered here, then please use this form to send us your question.
Weekly Live Enrollment
Our Live Classroom Technology
Homework and Grades
Subject courses have assigned readings in the textbook most weeks and a weekly set of problems that reinforce lessons from the text and class. Most of these problems are short-answer questions, and students receive immediate feedback. Each week, one or two of the weekly problems are "writing problems" on which students must write complete solutions. We provide detailed feedback on the accuracy and presentation of students' solutions. Introduction-level subject courses also have assignments from Alcumus, our adaptive online learning system.
Contest preparation courses have weekly sets of practice problems. Most of these problems are drawn from major competitions. These problems are all short-answer questions, and students receive immediate feedback and solutions.
Self-Paced Enrollment
- Prealgebra 1
- Prealgebra 2
- Introduction to Algebra A
- Introduction to Counting & Probability
- Introduction to Algebra B
- Interactive, automated math lessons created by our expert curriculum developers that guide students through the material
- Several homework problem styles, from basic practice to mind-stretching challenges
- Individual feedback from our team of instructors on open-response problems designed to teach students mathematical writing skills
- A course message board, where students can post questions and receive assistance from AoPS staff
- Scheduling tools that allow students to enter how long they plan to work each day and then receive a matching list of activities to aim to complete each day
- Supplementary video instruction from AoPS founder Richard Rusczyk
- Students can transfer from a weekly live course as long as a self-paced version is available and the student has four or more live class sessions left.
- Students can also transfer from a self-paced course to a weekly live course that is at approximately the same point in the material.
Accreditation, Course Credit, and NCAA Approval
The following AoPS courses are NCAA approved:
- Intro to Algebra A
- Intro to Counting & Probability
- Intro to Number Theory
- Intro to Algebra B
- Intro to Geometry
- Intermediate Algebra
- Intermediate Counting & Probability
- Intermediate Number Theory
- Precalculus
- Calculus
- Olympiad Geometry
Books and Online Books
Refund and Drop Policies
- Any Weekly Live online course (except Special Seminars) may be dropped anytime before the start of the third class session for a full refund of the course enrollment fee refund.
- Any Self-Paced course may be dropped within 14 days of activation for a full refund of the course enrollment fee with approval dependent on a review of course activity.
- Special AMC and AIME Problem Seminars may be dropped before the start of the first class session for a full refund of the course enrollment fee.
- No refunds after the above stated drop windows.