Elementary Core
Kindergarten through 5th grade, one grade a year, done by lunch.
- Days
- 1,080
- Items a day
- 4
- Finish
- 2031
Finishes 5th grade in 6 years
The paces
Kindergarten to a bachelor's, at your speed.
Every pace covers the same Illinois requirements for that grade. The only thing that changes is how much lands on your desk each morning — and how soon you're done. Start a K-to-bachelor path and you do not have to pick the college program today; decide when high school is almost finished. Earn your diploma and want to stop? You can. The monthly curriculum fee ends when your plan does.
Watch: how the paces differ
A 40-second look at daily load, finish dates and where each pace ends.
Elementary (K–5)
Elementary Accelerated
K–5 in three years — one grade per semester for a student who is ahead.
- Days
- 540
- Items a day
- 7
- Finish
- 2029
Finishes 5th grade in 3 years
Junior high (6–8)
Junior High Core
6th through 8th grade at a normal pace, including the Constitution test.
- Days
- 540
- Items a day
- 6
- Finish
- 2029
Ready for high school in 3 years
Junior High Accelerated
All three junior high grades in two years, so high school starts early.
- Days
- 360
- Items a day
- 11
- Finish
- 2028
Ready for high school in 2 years
Junior High + Two-Year Diploma
Start in 6th grade and hold a diploma four years later.
- Days
- 720
- Items a day
- 8
- Finish
- 2030
Diploma four years after 6th grade
High school & college
Short Days
Four normal years of high school, finished by lunch.
- Days
- 720
- Items a day
- 3
- Finish
- 2030
High school diploma in 4 years
Three-Year Diploma
Trim a full year without changing your life.
- Days
- 544
- Items a day
- 3
- Finish
- 2029
High school diploma in 3 years
Two-Year Diploma
All four grades in two years — one grade per semester.
- Days
- 360
- Items a day
- 5
- Finish
- 2028
High school diploma in 2 years
Diploma + Associate
Two years of high school, then two steady years of college.
- Days
- 756
- Items a day
- 3
- Finish
- 2030
Diploma and an associate degree in 4 years
Three-Year Associate
Diploma in two years, associate degree in one.
- Days
- 558
- Items a day
- 3
- Finish
- 2029
Diploma and an associate degree in 3 years
Four-Year Bachelor Program
The original
The exact path I took. Two years of high school, one year per degree.
- Days
- 760
- Items a day
- 3
- Finish
- 2030
Diploma, associate and bachelor's in 4 years
Six-Year Bachelor Program
Keep all four high school years, add both degrees after.
- Days
- 1,120
- Items a day
- 2
- Finish
- 2031
Diploma, associate and bachelor's in 6 years
Full K–12 path
Full K–12 Path
Kindergarten all the way through a diploma, one grade a year.
- Days
- 2,340
- Items a day
- 4
- Finish
- 2037
High school diploma in 13 years
K–12 + Bachelor's
Every grade from kindergarten on, accelerating into both degrees at the end.
- Days
- 2,380
- Items a day
- 4
- Finish
- 2038
Diploma, associate and bachelor's 13 years after kindergarten
Built on Illinois requirements
Packets cover the Illinois minimum of 16 credits — no electives, just the required courses for each grade. More states are on the way.
Kindergarten through 8th grade
- Language arts — reading, writing, spelling and grammar
- Mathematics
- Biological and physical science
- Social sciences, including U.S. history and American government
- Fine arts — art and music
- Health and daily physical development
- The U.S. and Illinois Constitution test before finishing 8th grade
High school credits
- 4 credits of English
- 3 credits of Math including Algebra I and geometry content
- 2 credits of Science
- 2 credits of Social Studies including U.S. History, plus a semester of civics
- 1 credit of art, music, world language or vocational study
- Daily physical education, plus health and consumer education