Summer US History
All Gender Course; Full Year Course Credit Prerequisite - Successful completion of one year of high school social science or permission from the administration; June 16 - August 8, 2025
Course Overview
Summer courses at One Schoolhouse are fully online, fully asynchronous, and class-paced. For more information about what this means click here.
This course is a full-year credit social science course surveying the history of the United States of America. The course begins with an examination of America before Columbus. Having established an understanding of how Native Americans managed and used the land, the course turns to European conquest and colonial America, including how the stage was set for a plural and diverse modern America. The heart of the course centers around the themes of the American Revolution; the rise of democracy, the Republic, and the Constitution; the Civil War and Reconstruction; and how territorial expansion and industrialization laid the foundation for the movements and conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries. In order to develop a broad understanding of continuity and change in American history, students build a contextual understanding of the major events within each era while exploring political, social, cultural, economic, and religious trends in the United States. Through critical analysis, research, and writing, collaborative activities, creative synthesis applications, and traditional and alternative assessments, students demonstrate understanding of cultural implications and historical context and develop a chronological and thematic appreciation of American history.
“I LOVE my classmates! They are all really cool to talk to and I always have fun making the videos and talking about certain topics that relate to what we are learning each week; it makes my learning experience better and make it more engaging as well!”
Traditional & Tutorial Course Formats
This pilot program is available only to students at consortium schools in Precalculus, Algebra II, and US History.
Interested to learn if our Tutorial Program is a good fit for your students? Get in touch.
This course is available in two formats:
Traditional Course: Requires approximately 20 hours of coursework per week with weekly deadlines over the eight-week summer session. This structured approach ensures steady progress with regular teacher feedback.
Tutorial Course (New for Summer 2025): Offers the same rigor but with more flexibility. Instead of weekly deadlines, students must self-pace their learning while meeting the following hard deadlines:
Complete at least half of the course by July 11, 2025.
Complete the full course by August 8, 2025.
Attend a required teacher meeting within the first two weeks of the course (June 16–June 29, 2025).
Schedule and complete an end-of-semester oral exam.
Course Approval
This course is approved by the NCAA.
One Schoolhouse is fully accredited with the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges through December 1, 2025. We are an approved online publisher for the University of California.
Academic Program Teachers
Academic Program teachers are passionate about helping students flourish and thrive.
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With small sections (averaging 15 students), teachers inspire, encourage, and instill confidence in their students.
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Teachers are drawn from top independent schools across the country and participate in our extensive training on current research and best practices in online instruction methods.
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Teachers are experts in their subject field and also highly qualified, with over 80% having a master’s degree or a terminal degree.
Summer Courses
Summer courses are for-credit opportunities for ambitious students to get a jump on the next academic year. Students participating in these courses should plan to devote 20 hours per week for eight weeks to their course. Students will receive grades and comments in these classes, which are the equivalent of year-long, high-school level courses. Because of the pacing and intensity of for-credit summer courses, there is little flexibility; students must be available and have internet access for all eight weeks of the course.
