API Curriculum
High School
Middle School
Basic Academic Skills
Preparatory (Developmental)
GED Preparation
API designs, publishes, operates, and manages pre-secondary and secondary non-traditional instructional programs tailored to specific needs. API offers for sale its individualized basic academic skills, middle school, and high school competency-based credit courses, including the instructional management system and training for teachers and staff. Our materials and instructional systems are being used by our clients throughout the United States, on military installations in Asia and Europe, and on U.S. Naval vessels around the world.
API strives to educate students with varied levels of educational and cultural backgrounds. We incorporate Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards and the Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) standards into our curriculum. API is a member of the Texas Association of Non-Public Schools (TANS), the Texas Association for Alternative Education (TAAE), and The Commission of International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA).
The American Preparatory Institute is an operating unit of the Central Texas College District. CTCD does not discriminate in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability, age, or veterans’ status.
API courses are designed for self-paced learning. Every course directs students toward mastery of specific learning objectives for each subject. The basic unit of instruction in all API courses is the learning module. Subject matter in each module is based on a competency statement – identified as the Module Objectives – that specifies what skill the student must master. Student progress is measured by achievement of specific competencies through satisfactory completion of module posttests, midterm assessments, and final examinations. API recommends students achieve 80% mastery of all competencies in the course for award of high school credits.
Each API course includes*: Teacher's Guide, Test Administration Guide, Student Answer Keys**, Modules, and Module Exams
*Laboratory materials for the biology course, textbooks for English courses, and CD’s and tapes for Spanish courses are sold separately. Contact an API Sales Representative for pricing.
**Not provided with web-based courses.