Semester course plans and study tools for St. Thomas Aquinas Academy courses.

Study guides include weekly reading plans, assignments, reflection topics, and gradebooks. Access to graded, online quizzes and other online student supports is available to high school students enrolled in St. Thomas Aquinas Academy (see Annual Enrollment).

In addition to helping you select a personalized set of courses for your student, each school year your academic advisor will provide personalized recommendations for English Mechanics (punctuation, grammar, and penmanship studies to complement the composition/reasoning courses), Mathematics, Physical Education, Language, and Music Practice. Ordering and pacing notes for those recommendations are included in each student's Academic Packet.
 

We urge you to wait to order your student's study guides until after your planning appointment with your academic advisor.

Each high school student will need a first semester and a second semester study guide.  Each STAA Study Guide is $39.96 to $49.95 USD plus shipping.  The guides are printed on-demand when you place your order and are not returnable.  

The printer regularly offers discounts that can be applied to the study guide orders.  Before starting your order, visit http://www.lulu.com/home to check for an active discount code.  

The usual sequence of courses is prominently featured in the list below.  Variations on the order of science courses are also available.  Your STAA advisor will help you select the appropriate study guides.

U.S. Studies 

U.S. STUDIES I, B TRACK Composition IB Church History IIIB U.S. Hist & Geogr IB American Literature IB Earth Science B U.S. STUDIES II, B TRACK Composition IIB Catholic Apologetics B U.S. Hist & Geogr IIB Art & Music B Economics A Introductory Physics B

VARIATIONS: U.S. Studies I, B Track • Biology IB U.S. Studies II, B Track • Biology IIB U.S. Studies I, B Track • Physics IA U.S. Studies II, B Track • Physics IIA

Greek Studies 

GREEK STUDIES I, B TRACK Essay Writing B Old Testament IB Greek History IB Greek Literature IB Astronomy IB GREEK STUDIES II, B TRACK  Logic A Old Testament IIB Greek History IIB Greek Literature IIB Greek Playwrights B Astronomy IIB

VARIATIONS: Greek Studies I, B Track • Biology IB Greek Studies II, B Track • Biology IIB Greek Studies I, A Track • Biology IA Greek Studies II, A Track • Biology IIA Greek Studies I, A Track • Astronomy IA Greek Studies II, A Track • Astronomy IIA Greek Studies I, A Track • Biology IB Greek Studies II, A Track • Biology IIB

Roman Studies 

ROMAN STUDIES I, A TRACK Essay Writing A Church History IA Roman History IA Roman Literature IA Art & Architecture IA Biology IA  ROMAN STUDIES II, A TRACK  Critical Reading A New Testament B Roman History IIA Roman Literature IIA Economics A Biology IIA

VARIATIONS: Roman Studies I, A Track • Astronomy IA Roman Studies II, A Track • Astronomy IIA   Roman Studies I, A Track • Chemistry IA Roman Studies II, A Track • Chemistry IIA

European Studies 

EUROPEAN STUDIES I, A TRACK Research Papers Church History IIA European History IA Shakespeare B Art & Architecture IIA Chemistry IA EUROPEAN STUDIES II, A TRACK Rhetoric IA Moral Apologetics A European History IIA Dante A English & American Lit. (optional) Govt & Natural Law A Chemistry IIA

VARIATIONS: European Studies I, B Track • Earth Science European Studies II, B Track • Introductory Physics European Studies I, A Track • Biology IA European Studies II, A Track • Biology IIA

Advanced Studies 

ADVANCED STUDIES I, A TRACK Rhetoric IA Church History IIIB American Literature IA U.S. Hist & Geogr IA Economics A Physics IA ADVANCED STUDIES II, A TRACK  Rhetoric IIA Catholic Apologetics A Engl & American Lit IA U.S. Hist & Geogr IIA Govt & Natural Law A Physics IIA

This cycle is often used by students that take high school courses in Grade 8 and wish to revisit some courses previously taken as B Track courses at the more advanced A Track level.

Custom Study Guides 

Is your student studying courses in a unique sequence? Use the contact form to request a semester study guide customized for your high school student. List the three, four, or five courses you would like bound into a custom study guide. A handful of business days after your request is received, the STAA staff will send you an ordering link for the custom study guide. The pricing for this added service is $14.95 per semester, per course. Custom guides with three courses are $44.85; custom guides with four courses are $59.80; and custom guides with five courses are $74.75. Savings codes offered by the printer do apply to custom guides as well; click here to check for a discount code before starting your order. As with study guides that have not been customized, the guides are printed on-demand when you order them from the printer and cannot be returned for credit or refund.

Single Subject Course Plan Booklets

Additional subjects are posted here when requested by member families.  We do not recommend purchasing single subject course plan booklets unless you have a copy of the High School Orientation.  Weekly quizzes and online resources are only available to students enrolled in St. Thomas Aquinas Academy.

Member Families

See your student's Course Registration confirmation e-mail for login information for the online quizzes and other Student Zone resources.  The Student Zone is available from August 1st to June 30th.