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AP ® English Literature & Composition (2nd Semester of a 2-semester course)
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AP ® English Literature & Composition (2nd Semester of a 2-semester course)

Free
Calendar Jan 27, 2025

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Course Length:  Yearlong Course   2nd Semester of a 2-semester course

Credit: 1.0

Recommended Grade Level: 11-12

Prerequisites: Success in previous English courses, and teacher/school counselor recommendation    

Course Description: In this course, the equivalent of an introductory college-level survey class, students are immersed in novels, plays, poems, and short stories from various periods. Students read and write daily, using a variety of multimedia and interactive activities, interpretive writing assignments, and discussions. The course places special emphasis on reading comprehension, structural and critical analyses of written works, literary vocabulary, and recognizing and understanding literary devices. Students prepare for the AP Exam and for further study in creative writing, communications, journalism, literature, and composition.

AP ® Statistics (2nd Semester of a 2-semester course)
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AP ® Statistics (2nd Semester of a 2-semester course)

Free
Calendar Jan 27, 2025

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Course Length:  Yearlong Course   1st Semester of a 2-semester course

Credit: 1.0

Recommended Grade Level: 11-12

Prerequisites: Success in Algebra II (or equivalent) and teacher/school counselor recommendation  

Course Description: AP Statistics gives students hands-on experience collecting, analyzing, graphing, and interpreting real-world data. They will learn to effectively design and analyze research studies by reviewing and evaluating real research examples taken from daily life. The next time they hear the results of a poll or study, they will know whether the results are valid. As the art of drawing conclusions from imperfect data and the science of real-world uncertainties, statistics plays an important role in many fields. The equivalent of an introductory college-level course, AP Statistics prepares students for the AP exam and for further study in science, sociology, medicine, engineering, political science, geography, and business.

AP ®Psychology  (2nd semester of 2 semester course)
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AP ®Psychology (2nd semester of 2 semester course)

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Calendar Jan 27, 2025

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Course Length:  Yearlong Course

Credit:  1.0 credit

Grades: 11-12

Prerequisite(s): Teacher/school counselor recommendation

Course Description:  This course is the equivalent of an introductory college-level course. Students receive an overview of current psychological research methods and theories. They explore the therapies used by professional counselors and clinical psychologists and examine the reasons for normal human reactions: how people learn and think, the process of human development and human aggression, altruism, intimacy, and self-reflection. They study core psychological concepts, such as the brain and sensory functions, and learn to gauge human reactions, gather information, and form meaningful syntheses. Students prepare for the AP Exam and for further studies in psychology and life sciences.

 

Applied Engineering 1 / 2
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Applied Engineering 1 / 2

Free
Calendar Jan 27, 2025

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Course Length:  Yearlong Course

 Credit:  1.0 credit

Grades: 10-12

Prerequisite(s): Engineering Explorations or by teacher recommendation

Course Description:  Discover how technology has changed the world by pursuing solutions to everyday problems. While using the Scientific Method and the Engineering Design Process, learn how electricity, electronic systems, magnets, and circuits work. Understand the design process and bring your ideas to life. Explore various inventions and solutions that have solved problems across industries. Students will also use the Engineering Design Process and an Engineering Notebook to reverse engineer a product of their choice.

AP®  Psychology History (2nd semester of 2-semester course)
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AP® Psychology History (2nd semester of 2-semester course)

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Calendar Jan 27, 2025

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Course Length:  Yearlong Course   2nd Semester of a 2-semester course

Credit: 1.0

Grade Level: 11-12

Course Description: AP® Psychology provides an overview of current psychological research methods and theories. Students will explore the therapies used by professional counselors and clinical psychologists and examine the reasons for normal human reactions: how people learn and think, the process of human development and human aggression, altruism, intimacy, and self-reflection. They will study core psychological concepts, such as the brain and sense functions, and learn to gauge human reactions, gather information, and form meaningful syntheses. The course exposes students to facts, research, appropriate terminology, and major figures in the world of psychology. The equivalent of a 100-level college survey course, AP Psychology prepares students for the AP Exam and for further studies in psychology and life sciences.

AP®  U.S. History (2nd semester of 2-semester course)
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AP® U.S. History (2nd semester of 2-semester course)

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Calendar Jan 27, 2025

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Course Length: 2nd Semester Course of 2-semester course

Credit: 0.5

Grade Level: 11-12

Course Description: Students explore and analyze the economic, political, and social transformation of the United States since the time of the first European encounters. Students are asked to master not only the wide array of factual information necessary to do well on the AP Exam, but also to practice skills of critical analysis of historical information and documents. Students read primary and secondary source materials and analyze problems presented by historians to gain insight into challenges of interpretation and the ways in which historical events have shaped American society and culture. The content aligns to the sequence of topics recommended by the College Board and to widely used textbooks. The course prepares students for the AP Exam.

AP®  World History: Modern (2nd semester of 2-semester course)
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AP® World History: Modern (2nd semester of 2-semester course)

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Calendar Jan 27, 2025

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Course Length: 2nd Semester Course of 2-semester course

Credit: 0.5

Grade Level: 11-12

Prerequisite: Successful completion of World History

Course Description: This course spans from ca. 1200 CE to the present in a rigorous academic format organized by chronological periods and viewed through fundamental concepts and course themes. Students analyze the causes and processes of continuity and change across historical periods. Themes include human-environment interaction, cultures, expansion and conflict, political and social structures, and economic systems. In addition to mastering historical content, students cultivate historical thinking skills that involve crafting arguments based on evidence, identifying causation, comparing and supplying context for events and phenomenon, and developing historical interpretation. This course prepares students for the AP World History Exam.

 

AP® Macroeconomics
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AP® Macroeconomics

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Calendar Jan 27, 2025

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Course Length: Semester Course

Credit: 0.5

Grade Level: 11-12

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Algebra II

Course Description: This course is the equivalent of an introductory college-level course. Students learn why and how the world economy can change from month to month, how to identify trends in our economy, and how to use those trends to develop performance measures and predictors of economic growth or decline. Students also examine how individuals and institutions are influenced by employment rates, government spending, inflation, taxes, and production. Students prepare for the AP Exam and for further study in business, political science, and history.





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