class.com Releases New Online Courses for High School Students; Expanded Course Offerings Support Fully Accredited High School Diploma

Business Wire, July 11, 2000

Business Editors

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2000

class.com, inc., a provider of Internet-based online education for high school students, announced today that nine new online high school courses will be available for student enrollments this fall.

The new online courses meet standard diploma requirements and extend the class.com online offering to 47 total courses. Like the 38 online courses currently available, the additional courses will be available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for the convenience of students throughout the world.

"class.com is focused on expanding our curriculum to offer all of the courses necessary for a student to obtain a high school diploma from our fully accredited Independent Study High School delivered completely by the Internet," said John Blair, class.com president and CEO. "Our complete online curriculum provides significant opportunities to students of all ages who want to enhance their high school programs or earn a complete high school diploma according to their own schedule."

The courses scheduled for the fall release include:

-- American Government: Theories, Policies and Politics. Analysis

of the American federal system of government as outlined by

the Constitution of the United States.

-- Civics. Students' roles as American citizens including their

rights and responsibilities in state and local governments,

the home and school, the economy, and the world.

-- General Literature 2. A study of literature covering themes

appealing to the interests and concerns of teen-agers.

-- Introduction to Nutrition. The fundamental ideas of personal

nutrition covering topics such as digestion, weight control,

and the function of nutrients.

-- Multicultural Literature. Short stories and novels from

Hispanic, Asian, African, and Native American authors.

-- Precalculus 1: Analytic Geometry and Algebra. Analytic

geometry and advanced topics in algebra including algebraic,

logarithmic, exponential, and matrix functions.

-- Precalculus 2: Trigonometry. A study of trigonometric concepts

and applications including trigonometric identities, solutions

of right and oblique triangles, and solutions of trigonometric

equations and functions.

-- Sociology. The study of behavior of people in groups with

special attention to the mechanisms of social control and

forces of social change.

-- World Cultures. A study of the world's cultures through five

themes: location, place, interaction, movement, and regions.

About class.com Courses

class.com represents the way of the future by providing courses without boundaries at anytime or anyplace. Using the Internet as a common and readily available delivery mechanism, courses can be updated on an on-going basis and delivered at the pace of the learner. class.com offers core courses such as math, science, English and social studies in addition to business and career planning.

class.com courses provide a direct interaction between students and teachers. By using a standard web browser, students access course material that takes full advantage of advanced multimedia technologies. Students can log on and learn any time and anywhere there is a PC and an Internet connection.

Students view a combination of text, animated graphics, audio and video materials. A unique design and seamless navigational system encourages individualized discovery and learning. Downloading times are minimized by storing pictures, videos, and interactive graphics for off-line access. An online binder or notebook allows a student to take notes and store course materials in both text and multimedia formats for later reference.

About class.com, inc.

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska with area offices in Atlanta and San Francisco, class.com is a privately held company delivering online educational courses over the Internet for high school students throughout the world. The courses are offered under the direction of a fully accredited, university-based independent study high school as part of a full diploma program or for transfer to a student's current high school for diploma credit.

As the premier provider of Internet-based online education, class.com is committed to providing quality education over the Internet using the most innovative and advanced technology available. For more information, class.com may be reached at 415/495-5009 or by visiting www.class.com.

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