RALEIGH -- North Carolina will make education history as the state's first virtual public school goes online. Beginning Monday, students will be able to take classes over the Internet, but there are some stipulations.

The virtual school offers a wide range of courses, including accelerated classes as well as credit recovery courses, which are offered to students who failed and need to make up credits. About 100 classes will be available to those who register.

Registration will be available to those who need a course that is not offered at their schools or who can’t take a course due to a scheduling conflict, a health problem or suspension.

“We don't want a ZIP code to be a determining factor to what courses one has access to, so by the state providing the online school, we have leveled the playing field so any student has access to teachers that any other student has access to,” said virtual public school director John Boling.

Nearly 6,000 students are signed up for summer and fall courses. Most of those students are high schoolers, but online classes are also being offered to middle school students who want to take math or a second language to fulfill graduation requirements early.

About 800 teachers from around the state have signed up to teach courses.

Degrees will not be offered through the virtual school, so students will still have to attend their regular schools.