The Islamic Studies High School Certificate introduces 18 courses on basic Islamic knowledge for high school students and is taught completely online using Mishkah teachers and curriculum. The program is tailored to enable high school students to continue their associate or bachelor’s degree in Islamic studies after completing those 18 courses. Courses are structured in levels to fit high school students in the 9th to 12th grades.
Courses
The following table outlines the courses taught in the online Mishkah Islamic Studies High School Certificate (ISHSC) program. The program’s academic advisor will guide students on what courses to take based on their grade level. For course descriptions click here.
| Foundational Level | Code | Credits | |
| 1 | Islamic Creed I | ISETH-111 | 3 |
| 2 | Fiqh of Worship I | ISEF-151 | 3 |
| 3 | Biography of the Prophet I | ISEHS-131 | 2 |
| 4 | Manners | ISES-171 | 2 |
| 5 | Arabic I | ISEA-101 | 4 |
| 6 | Quran Memorization and Tajweed I | ISEQ-261 | 2 |
| Intermediate Level | |||
| 1 | Analytical Tafsir I | ISEQ-211 | 3 |
| 2 | Fiqh of Hadith I | ISEH141 | 3 |
| 3 | Arabic II | ISEA-161 | 4 |
| 4 | Biography of the Prophet II | ISEHS151 | 2 |
| 5 | Tazkiyah I | ISES-261 | 2 |
| 6 | Islamic Creed II | ISETH161 | 3 |
| Advanced Level | |||
| 1 | Family law I | ISEF-291 | 3 |
| 2 | History of the Rightly Guided Caliphs | ISEHS-240 | 3 |
| 3 | History of Muslim States | ISEHS-441 | 3 |
| 4 | Islamic Apologetics | ISET-121 | 3 |
| 5 | Dawah Methodology and Practice | ISET-341 | 2 |
| 6 | Quranic Sciences | ISEQ-221 | 3 |
| 7 | Quran Memorization and Tajweed II | ISEQ-261 | 2 |
- Completion of the foundational and intermediate levels qualifies the student for the High School Certificate of Completion
- If all the three levels are completed, the student is granted an associate degree in Islamic Studies.
- All courses will be transferred into the main Mishkah degree program, should the student choose to continue with a BA in Islamic Studies after high school.