This live online AP Psychology class for high school homeschoolers is the equivalent of a one-semester introductory college Psychology class. It is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and animals. Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology.
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Live Classes: Students meet live with their instructor and classmates for 60 minutes once a week. These live sessions provide a review of topics covered in weekly lessons and a platform for class discussion and questions.
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One-on-One Meeting Times: Students or parents who wish to meet one-on-one with the instructor can easily book meeting times throughout each week on her Google calendar.
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Class Details
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AP Psychology | Traditional, full-year, live, lab-science class
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Tuition & Materials:
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Tuition: $725
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Digital Resources Fee: $55 (includes the class ebook)
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Instructor: Emily Hinman
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Dates: August 19, 2024 to May 2025 (AP Exam)
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Weekly Classes: Mondays @ 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Eastern​
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Students have the option to attend live classes or watch the recording of each week's class.
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Students who join the live class are expected keep their cameras on and actively participate.
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Individual Meeting Bookings offered throughout each week
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Grade Level: 10th-12th (15+) | Successfully completed 10th grade English class​
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Class size: 15
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See our FAQ for a complete list of days, times, and breaks
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Format:
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Students share an interactive online classroom and meet live on Zoom.
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Students who attend live will be expected to keep their webcams on.
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Live classes will be recorded for those who miss classes or prefer to watch later.
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Average weekly time estimate: 7-8 hours including recorded and live instruction
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All Blue Tent science/social science courses are NCAA-approved.
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This AP Psychology complies with the AP course audit and has been approved by the College Board.
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Foundational Elements
Students in AP Psychology use a teacher-provided text and video resources to complete lesson concept maps, work on small projects, and use resources provided by the College Board to prepare for the AP exam. A typical unit might include the following:
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Multiple short videos, powerpoint presentations, and text links are provided to help students fill out lesson concept maps
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Quizzes to test understanding of terms and concepts
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CollegeBoard Progress Checks to assess students' mastery of topics
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Unit application projects so students can apply psychology in their daily lives. Most students come to know themselves and others more consciously through these projects. They are the real joy of the course.
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​Concept maps are teacher-graded within 24 hours of submission, students will self grade their free responses on the CB progress checks in order to fully understand the College Board grading styles, and students receive individual feedback from their unit assessments.
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​Core Resources
​Your digital resources fee includes:
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An ebook of Bedford, Freeman & Worth's Myers' Psychology for the AP Course (2024, 4th edition) by Myers, DeWall & Hammer.
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This well-regarded text has been revised and adapted to follow the College Board's newly updated curriculum framework that will be in place beginning in the 2024-25 school year.
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The ebook can be accessed on or off line and has a number of helpful interactive features such as allowing a student to highlight, take notes, change the font, and listen to the text content using its audio reader.
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In their online classroom, students will interact and collaborate with their instructors and peers every week as they learn about the ethics and methods psychologists use in their science and practice.
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