Welcome to 605 Academy

Courses Offered

AP courses, all core and elective areas
Four-year university courses were taken when a suitable AP course couldn't be located, or rigor beyond AP coursework was desired.
Mandarin and Spanish (Ronan's goal is to become fluent in two world languages of choice)
Specialty courses and self-study in areas of passion/interest (math, CS, data science, economics, finance)

Graduation Requirements

Our Homeschool Graduation Requirements

4 credits each: Math, Science, English, Social Science, World Language
1 credit each: PE/Health, Personal Finance, Fine Arts
6 electives
(29 total credits)
Internship related to intended major
>500 hours community service in areas of interest

GPA, Grading & Weighting

Home-based work was completed to mastery.

GPA Weighting:

Honors/AP/University 4.7

Grading Scale:

90-100 =A (4.0)

80-89 = B (3.0)

70-79 = C (2.0)

60-69 = D (1.0)

<60 = F (0)

Educational Partners

Dual Enrollment Providers

Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville AL

Educational Partners

Homeschool Curriculum Providers

Art of Problem Solving; Math Academy: Rigorous, creative math for gifted STEM students worldwide.
Pennsylvania Homeschoolers; AIM Academy: Well-known, live AP instruction by international top educators.
Roy Speed, HS College-Bound: Live honors writing/literature courses, author, Wharton lecturer.
Homeschool Spanish Academy: 1:1 instruction with Guatemalan tutors emphasising grammar and all-Spanish conversation.
Jenwei Kuo: 1:1 Mandarin tutor, textbook author, and mentor.
Michael Lee: 1:1 Math tutor, physics tutor, and mentor.
Young Investors Society: Live finance/investing curriculum, seminars, and certification.
Angela Maher: Former business manager with strong STEM and social science background.
Joel Maher: Computer programmer with strong STEM background.

Graduation Requirements

State Homeschool Law re: Graduation Requirements

South Dakota Codified Law 13-27-3 requires homeschoolers to receive "instruction in the basic skills of language arts and mathematics", and "all instructions shall be given so as to lead to a mastery of the English language" as the sole requirements for graduation. The state doesn't approve curriculum, supervise instruction, certify instructors, or require any form of testing.

State public schools require 22 units of credit to graduate high school (SD Administrative Rule 24:43:11:02).