Low cost ACE reviewed history courses from Shmoop.com

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I signed my son up for the 24 hour free trial at Shmoop.com today and we took a good look at all three of the ACE approved History classes. I was under the impression from my first look that the classes would be video based. They are not. It is online reading. We did some reading and I had Josh take a couple of the quizzes to see how they were. The quizzes do not count toward your grade. I will describe how each of the courses is set up. One cool thing is that you can retake each test and the final one time each.

US History 1492-1877
There are 155 total lessons
12 Unit Tests and 1 Final
Each Test is worth 7.4% of your grade and the Final is worth 18.5%

US History 1877 - present
There are 154 total lessons
14 Unit Tests and 1 Final
Each test is worth 6.5% of your grade and the final is worth 16%

Modern European History
There are 159 total lessons
There are 11 Unit Tests and 1 Final
Each Test is 8% of your grade and the Final is 20%

I hope this information helps someone. The cost for 1 month of shmoop.com is $24.68. Or you can subscribe for 6 months for $90 or 12 Months for $150. There are many other classes offered besides the 3 ACE approved classes. They have an essay writing lab that looks awesome and a Research Paper class I am also considering for my son. Overall, this is a very cool resource.