Self-Paced Courses:
Frequently Asked Questions

There are 32 events studied in each course. Each event has five lessons in the history courses and four in the Bible courses, of approximately 30 to 45 minutes each. It is intended that a student will complete one event per week over a school year of 32 weeks.

When using a Self-Paced course, a typical day includes logging in, launching the lesson and completing the lesson. There is no homework for the history or Bible courses. Optional history and Bible teacher’s manuals, history project workbooks, flashcards, and a collection of historical books are available for the Grammar courses.

One year of access to the Self-Paced course starts when the student enters the course for the first time. If needed, extensions can be purchased.

See the Self-Paced course access terms in our Terms and Conditions.

Children with varying disabilities have had great success with these courses. Feel free to call us at 800-922-5082 or fill out our Free Consultation Form to discuss your personal situation.

It’s important to realize that there is a purpose in highlighting various character traits (even those which aren’t always the sort one would want a child to emulate) and, rather than just intending to make the characters more interesting, it serves to note the wide range of people and attitudes we come in contact with in the world. The Bible is replete with characters of all sorts who are intended to be a positive or negative example for us. Not every character we read about in the Bible is meant to be followed perfectly. (Recall the stories of some of the greatest heroes in Scripture, like David, Moses, and Samson.) Real-life portrayals of human nature point us to the One who is the perfect example and our perfect sacrifice for sin!

We hope our characters portray a picture of the world that is truthful to the various character traits that exist. Where characters fall short in attitudes or behavior, we write the courses to show them grow in grace as the course and lessons progress, repairing relationships where broken, pointing characters and students alike back to the perfect Word. Like you and I, the characters are not perfect people, and therefore, we believe, they are more relatable. So through presenting aspects of humanity and life as they really are, we hope students learn more about God’s world at the same time they are learning more about God’s Word.

The courses are designed for students in 2nd–6th grades, just like the Veritas Press history and Bible programs. We’ve seen 7th and 8th graders benefit too—especially if they have not had our history or Bible program earlier. However, some students, younger and many older (including parents), have been enjoying the courses.

Yes. Tests and worksheets are graded, providing parents, teachers, and students with progress reports. We are also accredited by the Middle States Association. Read more about our accreditation.

Yes, there is no limit. In fact, we highly recommend taking one history course and one Bible course each year.

Yes. Successful completion of a course will qualify for the history or Bible requirement for yearly certification.

The historical fiction is optional because we recognize that some may not wish to include it in their history study. It should be noted that it adds a great deal for those who do choose to include it. Other resources are not required, because the course is carefully designed to be self-contained, eliminating the need for most outside resources. However, if you love books as we do, you may want to get several anyway—they will only help reinforce the learning.

You can access our free PDFs of suggested books for each course.

See our technology handbook for supported devices.

No. They are accessed online only. Due to the interactive nature of the courses and the large file sizes, the courses must be accessed online.

Each student needs their own course in order to complete the graded assignments and to keep track of their progress. Courses cannot be shared between multiple children. Once a test has been taken, both the correct and incorrect answers are recorded and shown on the test slides.

We believe that the self-paced courses provide the best way to learn the material. Additionally, it is difficult for a parent to teach every child in every subject in a homeschool. Finally, the student can do the work whenever he wishes.

Parents can see and print the grades and progress of their students at any time.

Our technology handbook includes the current system requirements.

See our return policy in the Terms and Conditions.