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How It Works

For Schools

Our mission is to raise student achievement levels by providing ready-to-use A-G approved and AP® online curricula free for California public schools.

Our program doesn’t replace schools, it supports them. Whether you’re looking to expand the A-G or AP® course offerings at your school or supplement existing courses, UC Scout is here to help. 

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We’re here to help schools and districts…

  • Expand the possibilities–if you want to increase your school’s A-G or AP® course offerings or meet your students’ unique needs, learn more about Why UC Scout could be the perfect fit.
  • Choose the right course plan–our BasicPlus, and Custom On Demand options can meet most needs. 
  • Lighten the load–if you don’t have a teacher available for a course, our Custom On Demand plan provides our own credentialed teachers, grades, and credit.
  • Decide what’s best for your students and teachers–we host informational webinars and are available to meet to explore partnerships for instructional delivery, teacher development, and more.

Benefits of partnering with UC Scout

High-Quality Coursework

Our courses meet rigorous standards for curriculum content and we’re accredited or approved by WASC, NCAA, UC A-G, and the College Board®️.  

A Cost-Effective Model

As a University of California SAPEP program, we’re proud to offer our Basic and Plus plans 100% free to California public schools. 

Teacher Development

We provide ongoing support and training for teachers including our exciting new Teaching in the Digital Classroom online course series. 

Flexibility to Customize

We give you the ability to tailor our curriculum in our Canvas LMS and use just what you need. With Plus, you dictate the schedule and provide the credit.

Custom On Demand

Need a course created just for your school with one of our credentialed teachers to support? Look no further than UC Scout’s Custom On Demand plan.

With our Custom On Demand plan we create a custom section of any of our courses by school request. We require that there are a minimum of 10 students per custom section requested. This model provides an online class cohort on your academic semester schedule (within our term dates), and our credentialed teachers facilitate the course by providing office hours, supporting students, and grading all submitted assignments and exams. 

If you wish to enroll 1 to 9 students in a course (or courses) you can do so through our regular On Demand plan

With the Observer feature, an administrator or teacher at your school–or a student’s parent or guardian–can join the virtual classroom environment to monitor progress and provide support in the course. This feature is available in both Custom On Demand and regular On Demand courses.

Request Custom On Demand

Custom On Demand costs $399 per course semester per student enrolled. 

To pay for a Custom On Demand section, most schools pay by check through a Purchase Order (PO). To begin the process of requesting student enrollments in a Custom On Demand section of a course, send us an email with the PO to ucscout@ucsc.edu and our team will be happy to assist you with next steps. 

We can also accept credit card payments.

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