Ohio: Enjoy the flexibility of digital learning

Ohio high school students can now enroll in National Connections Academy online Advanced Placement courses for free through the OhioLearns program. The state of Ohio recently approved making part-time AP courses available through a state-level catalog of distance learning options.

Currently, OhioLearns offers select National Connections Academy AP courses, and Ohio public school students may apply to the state for a course fee waiver, available on a first-come, first-served basis. The student's local school must approve the course and waiver request. One waiver is available per student (which covers either a semester or year-long course).

To qualify for a waiver:

  • The student must be currently enrolled in a public school
  • Public school personnel must pre-register the student
  • The student must have completed any course prerequisites
  • The student must be capable of handling the requirements of an online course
  • The student must be pre-registered for an advanced placement course through the OhioLearns catalog
  • The public school must agree to accept the grade and credit for the course
  • The school must identify a contact person

How To Enroll in a Free Online AP Course and Apply for a Waiver

  • Step 1:  Go to www.ohiolearns.org and click on the K–12 tab
  • Step 2:  Find the course of interest by selecting “Search for Courses”
  • Step 3:  Click the pre-registration button to begin the registration process
  • Step 4:  Print the Code of Conduct agreement off for the student to have a copy
  • Step 5:  Complete the pre-registration information

Once verified, you will receive further registration instructions from Connections Learning.

In addition to AP courses, National Connections Academy offers a full suite of online courses for K–12 students. Please visit www.NationalConnectionsAcademy.com for more information about full-time and part-time options including all of the course descriptions and tuition information (standard tuition rates apply).

If you have any questions about this program, please contact us at 888-440-2899 or NaCAadvisor@connectionseduction.com.

 

The Connections program is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA), the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI), and Connections courses are used by more than 30,000 students each year.