Approvals

The Code of Virginia allows school divisions to offer online instruction to students in multiple school divisions by entering into a contract with any private organization, educational institution, or nonprofit virtual school organization that has been approved by the superintendent of public instruction to operate as a Multidivision Online Provider. Edmentum is an “Approved Multidivision Online Provider”.

Edmentum is an approved course provider for the University of California “a-g” program. Select courses are included in the University of California Certified Course List for Edmentum (Courseware & Apex Courses). All online courses approved by the University of California’s “a-g” program undergo a rigorous review process for quality and rigor, ultimately facilitating the preparation of high school students to attend the University of California.

Edmentum Courseware, EdOptions Academy, and Apex Courses are Distance Education Approved Course Providers in the state of Nevada by the Career, Technical & Adult Education office within the Department of Education.

The Quality Matters Program is a leader in quality assurance for online education and has received many awards for its peer-based assessments and continuous improvement philosophy. Quality Matters’ Rubrics for online and blended course design have been adopted by more than 700 colleges and universities, K-12 schools and systems, and other academic institutions, and continue to influence many others.

The GenNET Online Learning Portal provides K-12 students discounted curriculum with a wide variety of online courses. The GenNet approval process assures EdOptions Academy courses are aligned to Michigan standards, facilitated by state-certified teachers, and are vetted for quality and rigor.

Approved Courses

View available through the Michigan GenNET Online Learning Portal.

Edmentum is an Approved Multidistrict Online Provider in the state of Washington by the Digital Learning Department (DLD). Specific EdOptions Academy and Edmentum Courseware courses are now available to schools and students through the DLD Online Course Offerings. All online courses approved by DLD undergo a rigorous review process that includes providing supportive evidence of 54 required criteria. 

Edmentum Courseware and EdOptions Academy are approved by the Arkansas’ Department of Education (ADE) as digital learning providers. Select Courseware and EdOptions Academy courses are approved with additional courses available for students to enroll in at the discretion of the ADE.

Edmentum’s fully accredited virtual school, EdOptions Academy, has been granted program approval by the NCAA Eligibility Center to offer nontraditional instruction for student-athletes. By partnering with Edmentum, school districts can use EdOptions Academy as a solution to offer nontraditional instruction to all students – including athletes pursuing a scholarship.

Upon a 3rd party review conducted by Certica Solutions, 234 of Edmentum Courseware's courses met the National Standards for Quality Online Learning (NSQ) and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Each course underwent rigorous review by subject matter experts to determine alignment and standards compliance.

Edmentum’s EdOptions Academy is approved by the Louisiana Department of Education Supplemental Course Academy (SCA)/Course Choice program as a fully accredited, virtual online course provider. Select EdOptions Academy courses are approved and available to students under the SCA/Course Choice program.

Edmentum’s EdOptions Academy has been awarded the ISTE Seal of Alignment for Readiness through the 2022-2024 school years. This approval recognizes EdOptions Academy as a highly effective resource for successfully acquiring knowledge and skills that are foundational to the globally recognized ISTE Standards. EdOptions Academy is a fully accredited, virtual school solution that allows schools and districts to enhance, expand, and extend their program offerings to meet the diverse needs of their students.

Edmentum is one of the premier participants in the “WebbAlign Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Partner Program developed by Dr. Norman Webb, the creator of the DOK concept. WebbAlign provides an innovative and highly respected approach to ensuring alignment of K–12 standards and assessments.The DOK Partner Program helps partners implement the DOK framework, which facilitates verifiable alignment between standards, curriculum, and assessments.

Edmentum Courseware and EdOptions Academy offer courses approved by the Utah State Board of Education as a Recommended Instructional Materials Publisher. These courses cover a broad range of subject areas from Edmentum’s comprehensive collection, including core curriculum, career and technical education, and courses for use with the Advanced Placement® exams.

The GED® Testing Service has thoroughly reviewed Edmentum 4 GED® test preparation courses through the GED^® Publisher Program and have found all 4 courses are 100% aligned to all GED® Test objectives. 

Approved Courses
GED® Mathematics
GED® Reading Language Arts
GED® Social Studies
GED® Science

The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) Distance Learning Portal provides K-12 students discounted curriculum with a wide variety of online courses. The Distance Learning approval process assures Edmentum courses are aligned to Common Core State Standards, facilitated by state-certified teachers, and are vetted for quality and rigor.

Edmentum's Advanced Placement® (AP®) courses for use through Edmentum Courseware, EdOptions Academy, Apex Learning Courses, and ALVS have been approved by College Board®, the undisputed authority regarding the thorough vetting and approval of AP courses for districts and courseware vendors alike. All 22 of Edmentum’s available AP courses have been approved and are listed within the College Board AP Ledger. This ledger, along with College Board-approved syllabi for each of Edmentum’s courses, also allows individual districts the needed avenue to have Edmentum's Advanced Placement courses College Board-approved for themselves.

EdOptions Academy is fully accredited by Cognia™. This accreditation process includes evaluation of EdOptions Academy’s policies, programs, practices, learning conditions, and cultural context based on a set of rigorous research-based standards and evidence-based criteria.

Edmentum’s Courseware and EdOptions Academy are approved for online course inclusion in the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Online Course Approval (MOCA) list. Select approved courses were recognized for having content, curriculum, and assessments aligned to Mississippi's course standards.

Approved Courses

Visit the Mississippi Department of Education's website for a full list of approved courses.

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) provides local school systems with an approved list of online credit-bearing student courses along with their respective course provider. These courses have been reviewed by a local school system, by MSDE, or by an MSDE approved third party reviewing company as aligned with Maryland Content Standards.

Approved Courses

Edmentum believes in providing high-quality instructional materials that are accessible to all learners. In order to provide these materials, Edmentum is working to be fully accessible by implementing WCAG 2.1 A and AA standards throughout all products. Edmentum uses the key principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to create and modify new and existing content to ensure equity of instructional materials for all learners.

The Indiana Department of Education has approved Edmentum and Apex Learning as online providers of digital courses for the first-time credit. Also, select courses from EdOptions Academy are now available to school divisions that offer Virtual School Programs as a part of their high quality educational services. The Indiana Course Access Portal (iCAP) serves as a catalog of courses that provides options to help schools meet students' individual needs, expand learning opportunities, and diversify their curricula.

Edmentum’s Courseware and EdOptions Academy offer courses approved by the Oklahoma State Textbook Committee. These courses cover a broad range of subject areas from Edmentum’s comprehensive collection, including core curriculum, career and technical education, and courses for use with the Advanced Placement® exams.

Edmentum Exact Path has been recognized by ISTE as "education-ready" and has been awarded the ISTE Seal 2023-2025. This approval recognizes Exact Path as a highly effective, research-based, resource for successfully acquiring knowledge and skills that are foundational to the globally recognized ISTE Standards. Exact Path combines valid and reliable diagnostic assessments paired with adaptive student learning paths to ensure academic growth in K-12 reading, language arts, and math.

Indiana's #1 Digital Curriculum Partner, Edmentum, is Formative Assessment Grant Approved for the 2023-24 school year!

Edmentum Courseware, EdOptions Academy, Study Island, Reading Eggs, and Exact Path solutions have been reviewed and posted by the EdCredible team surrounding digital learning solutions.

Approvals

Click here to visit the EdCredible’s website for a full list of reviewed courses/solutions (subscriptions required for full review access).

Edmentum Courseware, EdOptions Academy, Edmentum Assessments, Study Island, and Exact Path solutions have been reviewed and posted by the EdSurge team surrounding digital learning solutions.

Approval

Visit the EdSurge’s website for a full list of reviewed courses/solutions (subscriptions required for full review access).

Edmentum’s Exact Path is approved by the Virginia Department of Education as an ‘Student Growth Assessments’ provider.

Approval

Click here for more information on Edmentum's contract and proposal. 

About Virginia Department of Education

Edmentum’s Exact Path is approved by the Michigan Department of Education as an initial and extensive assessment provider.

Approval

Edmentum Courseware and EdOptions Academy are approved by the Arkansas Public School Resource Center (APSRC) as digital learning providers. Select Edmentum Courseware and EdOptions Academy courses are approved with additional courses available for students to enroll in at the discretion of the APSRC.

Edmentum is approved by the University of California "a-g" organization as an online high school provider. Select EdOptions Academy and Apex Learning Virtual School (ALVS) courses are approved with additional courses available for students to enroll in at the discretion of the CA UC a-g organization.

Approval

Edmentum Courseware and EdOptions Academy courses are registered by the Michigan Department of Education under the 21f state act. Thanks to Michigan’s 21f legislation, students in grades K through 12 who are enrolled in a Michigan public school can take up to two online courses per academic term at no cost.

Edmentum Courseware is approved by the West Virginia Department of Education as an instructional materials provider. Select Edmentum Courseware approved with additional courses available for students to enroll in at the discretion of the WV DOE.

Approval

Click here to visit the West Virginia Department of Education website for a full list of approved courses.

Edmentum Courseware, Apex Courses, and EdOptions Academy are approved by the Oklahoma Department of Education as part of the Oklahoma Supplemental Online Course Program (OSOCP), which guarantees Oklahoma students the right to supplemental online education. Select courses are now approved.

Approval

The DPAS-II program is an integral part of the DDOE’s mission of providing learners with the highest quality education through equitable, meaningful educator evaluation designed to drive professional development opportunities and foster student growth. The five components of the program are intended to enable holistic evaluation based on concrete data. Exact Path has been approved as an external measure for Component V of the program, which focuses on student improvement.

The Florida Department of Education has named Edmentum an approved online course provider for the 2023-2024 school year through the 2025-26 school year across grades 9-12. This approval allows schools and districts to offer students listed ELA and Math courses from Edmentum; either through Courseware, our digital curriculum for grades 6-12, or Edmentum's virtual schools, EdOptions Academy and Apex Learning Virtual School, with Florida-certified teachers.

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved Edmentum Courseware and EdOptions Academy as Missouri Course Access Program (MOCAP) providers and 293 semester-length courses have already been approved with more under review.  

The MOCAP approved courses have been through a stringent review process, including:

Edmentum has completed the Department of Education recommended Pennsylvania Future Ready Indexes for Grade 3 Reading & Grade 7 Mathematics for the following solutions, which have been reviewed and are ready for districts to utilize:

• Exact Path
• Study Island Benchmarks
• Test Packs

Approval

Edmentum's Courseware and Study Island solutions have been approved by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Postsecondary and Adult Education Division of Adult Education Policy for acceptable use by Pennsylvania districts in the category of "Approved computer-based distance learning resources" for supplemental distance learning (on-grade level support) and teacher-assigned non-supplemental (remediation and enrichment) in the 2022-23 school year. More specifically, Edmentum's products mentioned have been approved for:

Edmentum is approved by South Dakota Virtual School (SDVS) for use by South Dakota students with the ability to offer a wide variety of online courses. SDVS has approved Black Hills Online Learning Community which utilizes Edmentum Courseware and EdOptions Academy courses aligned to South Dakota standards, facilitated by state-certified teachers, and vetted for quality and rigor. 

Wyoming School Districts are able to use Edmentum's EdOptions Academy courses to help students obtain credit beyond what may be currently offered, particularly in alternative settings where staffing limits course offering possibilities. Having virtual education classes available will allow students to obtain initial course credit taught with an online instructor.

Approvals

Edmentum is approved by the Iowa Department of Education as an approved private provider of online courses after a thorough review of its Courseware program. 

Approved courses by the Iowa Department of Education have been through a stringent review process based on (but not limited to) the following considerations:

Learning List has reviewed Edmentum Courseware and Study Island subject/grade levels. Learning List's alignment reports and reviews empower educators to select standards-aligned instructional materials that best address their students' needs and thus, are likely to help students succeed. The detailed alignment reports help educators develop standards-aligned lesson plans, understand state test results and evaluate program effectiveness.

The Texas Adult Education and Literacy program has added Edmentum higher ed courses to their Distance Curriculum for Texas Adult Education List.

Per the Indiana Department of Education, Edmentum is now an approved education technology provider for Emergency Assistance for Nonpublic Schools (EANS) program funds.

The approval allows eligible schools to use EANS funding toward any of Edmentum’s K-12 programs and services. These solutions include:

Edmentum’s MSCCR-aligned programs Study Island and Exact Path are approved on the Mississippi Department of Education's list of evidence-based academic interventions for use in PreK-12.

Per the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED), two of Edmentum’s programs, Study Island and Exact Path, have been approved as supplementary instruction tools in the state of New Mexico for ELA in grades K–8 through the Multiple List for K-8 English Language Arts ELA Core and Supplementary Instruction Materials Adoption.

Edmentum curriculum has earned Interoperability Certification through Project Unicorn, receiving a Level 4 badge—the highest badge designation available. This certification demonstrates our ability to enhance our partners’ investment in a technology ecosystem in which our programs provide impact and value when deployed alongside other solutions.

About Project Unicorn

Edmentum Exact Path, our K–12 diagnostic-driven, individualized instruction program, is now an approved assessment by the Ohio Department of Education. Exact Path has achieved approval status for the 2023–24 school year for use as High Quality Student Data (HQSD), a Gifted Identification Assessment, and a Comparable Assessment to Ohio's K-3 Diagnostic Assessment for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee (K-3 Diagnostic).

Edmentum is pleased to announce that Exact Path’s assessment for reading, is now an approved early literacy universal screener by the Kentucky Department of Education. Exact Path’s reading assessment has achieved approval status starting in the 2023–24 school year for the purposes of the Read to Succeed Act. 

Edmentum is proud to announce that Exact Path was awarded the Research-Based Design for Instructional Learning Products certification by Digital Promise.

Edmentum Exact Path, our K–12 diagnostic-driven, individualized instruction program, is now an approved assessment by the Florida Department of Education. Exact Path has achieved approval status for use as an Alternative Assessment for Good Cause Promotion, and a Norm-Referenced Assessment for Florida private school’s annual assessment requirement.

Edmentum is pleased to announce that the California Department of Education has adopted Exact Path as an Academic Progress Indicator on the approved verified data list for charter school renewal.

Edmentum Courseware's Louisiana Algebra I course has been designated Tier 1 status for exemplifying quality by the Louisiana Instructional Materials Review. The approval extends from the 2023-24 school year through the 2028-29 school year. The Louisiana Department of Education's review of instructional materials determines the degree of alignment with state content standards to support school systems with program selection. 

Exact Path has been approved by the Oklahoma State Department of Education as a universal screener of reading deficiency and dyslexia risk-factors for the Reading Sufficiency Act (RSA).

Exact Path has been approved by the Arizona Department of Education as a Move On When Reading (MOWR) Intervention Curriculum.

Edmentum Exact Path has been approved by the Georgia Department of Education as a K-3 universal reading screener.

Edmentum Exact Path is now an approved assessment for K-10 by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI).

The Kansas State Department of Education has included Edmentum Courseware and EdOptions Academy on its approved list of evidence-based practices and programs for at-risk programs. The Every Student Succeeds Act requires districts to use their federal funds to support evidence-based practices, and K.S.A 72-5153 (d) states that “the state board shall identify and approve evidence-based best practices for at-risk programs and instruction of students receiving at-risk program services.

Edmentum Exact Path is now an approved Student Learning Objective (SLO) assessment by the New York State Education Department.

Qargi Academy Tribal School, in partnership with Edmentum’s EdOptions Academy, is now a state-approved charter school.

Qargi Academy leverages EdOptions Academy as its primary curriculum and credit-bearing course provider.

Approved Programs

Edmentum’s EdOptions Academy is an approved online, credit-bearing course provider as determined by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE).  

Edmentum’s EdOptions Academy is an approved online, credit-bearing course provider as determined by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE).  

Edmentum’s EdOptions Academy is an approved online, credit-bearing course provider for authorized districts within the Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN). Other districts interested in this approval are encouraged to apply through TxVSN. 

Edmentum’s EdOptions Academy is an approved online, credit-bearing course provider for authorized districts within the Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN). Other districts interested in this approval are encouraged to apply through TxVSN.