Maryland Virtual Learning Opportunities
The Office of Educational Opportunities supports schools by providing high quality learning options for students to access high school online courses outside of current school offerings, schedules, and locations.
Credit toward a Maryland high school diploma can only be awarded for MSDE-approved online courses (COMAR 13A.03.02.05D (1). An online course is one that is provided by internet and other technologies in which 80% or more of instruction is conducted online with the teacher and student separated by distance or time or both and in which two-way communication between the teacher and student is required.
BCPS students can access online courses to:
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- Earn high school credits.
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- Expand their range of courses and opportunities.
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- Accommodate schedules that prevent them from taking a course when it is offered.
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While enrolled in MVLO students:
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- Interact with the online (non-BCPS) teacher, classmates, and instructional materials through online course tools such as e-mail, messaging, telephone, discussions, and webinars.
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- Work independently through learning activities and seek help from the online teacher when needed.
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- Complete work by a scheduled time.
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- Meet with their school-based coach at least once a week to review progress, access additional resources, communicate with the online teacher, and submit assignments.
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- Will receive interim and quarterly progress grades of “S” satisfactory or “U” unsatisfactory.
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- Will receive a final grade determined by the online teacher upon completion of all course requirements.
The following online courses are available to BCPS students during the 2023-2024 school year:
American Government – Maryland Course
AP English Language and Comp
AP English Literature and Comp
AP French Language and Culture
AP Spanish Language and Culture
Earth and Space Science – MD
Probability and Statistics
US History Since the Civil War
Please contact your school counselor for enrollment information.
Offerings are subject to change based on MSDE approval.