Grade 9-12/ Two Semesters/ Required
Geography and History of the World is designed to enable students to use the geographic 'way of looking at the world' to deepen their understanding of major global themes that have manifested themselves over time.for example, the origin and spread of world religions, exploration, conquest and imperialism, urbanization and innovations and revolutions.

Grade 9-12 Two Semesters/ Required
World History and Civilization is a general survey course of the world's historical development from the beginnings of civilization to the present. Major components of the course include religion, exploration, feudalism, monarchy, democracy, dictatorship, revolution, nationalism, industrialism, and imperialism.

Grade 9-12/ Two Semesters/ Required
Prerequisite: Strong reading comprehension skills highly recommended
Cost: $75
World History, Advanced Placement is a course that provides students with the content established by the College Board. The course will have a chronological frame from the periods 8000 B.C. E. to the present. AP World History focuses on five overarching themes (1) interaction between humans and the environment, (2) development and interaction of cultures, (3) state-building, expansion, and conflict, (4) creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems, and (5) development and transformation of social structures. Students are required to take the AP US History exam in May.

Grade 11/ Two Semesters/ Required
United States History builds upon concepts developed in previous social studies classes. Students are expected to identify and review significant events, persons, and movements in the early development of the nation. The course then gives major emphasis to the interaction of key events, people, and political, economic, social, and cultural influences in national developments from the late nineteenth century through the present. Students are expected to trace and analyze chronological periods and examine the significant themes and concepts in U.S. History. They will develop historical thinking and research skills and use primary and secondary sources to explore topical issues and to understand the cause for changes in the nation over time.

Grade 11/ Two Semesters/ Required
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation
United States History builds upon concepts developed in previous social studies classes. Students are expected to identify and review significant events, persons, and movements in the early development of the nation. The course then gives major emphasis to the interaction of key events, people, and political, economic, social, and cultural influences in national developments from the late nineteenth century through the present. Students are expected to trace and analyze chronological periods and examine the significant themes and concepts in U.S. History. They will develop historical thinking and research skills and use primary and secondary sources to explore topical issues and to understand the cause for changes in the nation over time. Students enrolled in this honor level U.S. History course pursue a more in-depth study of the material taught in the U.S. History class. Additional outside reading, discussions, research and writing are required.

Grade 11/ Two Semesters/ Required
Prerequisite: Strong reading comprehension skills highly recommended and teacher recommendation
Cost: $75
U.S. History Advanced Placement is a rigorous college-level course taught to AP standards. It will require significant home study and reading as well as serious in-class participation. Summer reading will be required before the first day. The course will include topics such as discovery and settlement, British Empire, colonial society, American Revolution, the Constitution, Jefferson, nationalism, sectionalism, Jackson, territorial expansion, Civil War, reconstruction, industrialization, urban society, Gilded Age, foreign policy, Progressive Era, WWI, Roaring Twenties, Depression, New Deal, WWII, Cold War/Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, civil rights, Vietnam, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Middle East and today. U.S. History Advanced Placement is a course based on content established by the College Board. Students are required to take the College Board AP U.S. History exam in May.

Grade 12/ Semester/ Required
United States Government provides a framework for understanding the purposes, principles, and practices of constitutional representative democracy in the United States. Responsible and effective participation of citizens is stressed. Students will understand the nature of citizenship, politics, and governments and understand the rights and responsibilities of citizens and how these are part of local, state, and national government. Students will examine how the United States Constitution protects rights and provides the structure and functions of various levels of government. How the United States interacts with other nations and the government.s role in world affairs will be examined. Using primary and secondary resources, students will articulate, evaluate, and defend positions on political issues. As a result, students will be able to explain the role of individuals and groups in government, political and civic activities, and the need for civic and political engagement of citizens in the United States.

Grade 12/ Semester/ Required
The goal of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of the American economic system and the role the individual plays in that system. Topics include supply and demand, monetary and fiscal policy, taxes, business, labor, business cycle, inflation, consumer economics, communism, and international economics. This course also includes instruction concerning personal financial literacy and responsibility in accordance with state requirements.

Grade 12/ Semester/ Required
Prerequisite: Strong reading comprehension skills recommended and teacher recommendation
Cost: $75
Macroeconomics Advanced Placement is a rigorous college-level course taught to the College Board AP standards. It will require significant home study and extensive in-class participation. This course will study the U.S. economy as a whole in a global context. Topics covered will include aggregate supply and demand, national income accounting, unemployment, inflation, business cycle, money and banking, monetary and fiscal policy, economic growth, international trade and finance. This course also includes instruction concerning personal financial literacy and responsibility in accordance with state requirements. Students will be required to take the AP Macroeconomics exam in May.

Grade 12/ Semester/ Required
Prerequisite: Strong reading comprehension skills and teacher recommendation
Cost: $75
Government: Advanced Placement is a rigorous college-level course taught to AP standards. It will require significant home study and extensive in-class participation. The course will analyze American politics by studying public opinion, political behavior, the Constitution, political parties, interest groups, political institutions, and civil rights and liberties. U.S. Government Advanced Placement is a course based on content established by the College Board. Students will be required to take the College Board AP U.S. Government exam in May.

Grade 10-12/ Semester/ Elective
Sociology, the study of human societies and social behavior, provides students opportunities to study the greater world and context in which they live. Students will look at this greater context by studying significant sociological contributions, social structure, social stratification, social groups, and social change among other topics. Students will also explore how this greater world and context impacts them as individuals now and in the future. Students will have the opportunity to develop a sociological imagination, which enables them to view their own lives within a larger social and historical context.

Grade 11-12/ Semester/ Elective
Note: Students may not receive credit in both Psychology and AP Psychology
Psychology is a general introduction into the study of human behavior. General topics discussed include social interaction, life span development, social cognition and methods of therapy. Specific components studied include perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, personality, stress, consciousness and prejudice. Students will also be introduced to the steps involved in conducting psychological research.

Grade 11-12/ Two Semesters/ Elective
Prerequisite: Strong reading comprehension skills highly recommended
Cost: $75
Note: Students may not receive credit in both Psychology and AP Psychology
Psychology Advance Placement is a course that provides students with the content established by the College Board. Topics include 1) history and approaches, 2) research methods, 3) biological bases of behavior, 4) sensation and perception, 5) states of consciousness, 6) learning, 7) cognition, 8) motivation and emotion, 9) developmental psychology, 10) personality, 11) testing and individual differences, 12) abnormal psychology, 13) treatment of psychological disorders, and 14) social psychology. Students are required to take the College Board AP Psychology exam in May.

Grade 10-12/ Two Semesters/ Elective
Prerequisite: Strong reading comprehension skills highly recommended
Cost: $75
European History Advance Placement develops an understanding of the main themes in modern European history, including political and diplomatic, intellectual and cultural, and social and economic history. Analyzing historical evidence and reading critical literary narratives are integrated into the chronologically ordered whole picture of the modern history of Europe. Using a college-level textbook, this course begins with the Renaissance and concludes with the demise of communism in Eastern Europe, the reunification of Germany, and the crisis of global terrorism. European History Advanced Placement is a course based on content established by the College Board. Students will be required to take the College Board AP European History exam in May.

Grade 11-12/ Semester/ Elective
This course will look at the work of the Supreme Court in the area of Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. The course will cover major Court decisions in areas of privacy, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, defendants. rights, etc. Students will be expected to read assigned case law and develop their perspectives through reading cases and classroom discussions. By the end of the semester, students should be able to summarize Court cases and arguments in their own words. They will also be able to defend a position using thoroughly developed arguments using Constitutional principles and relevant case law. Considerable amounts of reading and discussion will be expected.