CURRICULUM GUIDE 2017-2018
262 WORLD GEOGRAPHY 0.5 credit Prerequisite : Completion of World History
This one semester course requires enrollment in World in the 20th Century . In this course , the student will develop an understanding of the basic principles of physical geography as embodied in the disciplines of meteorology , climatology , geology , geomorphology and oceanography . The student will then apply these skills to specific regions of the world , such as Western Europe , the Middle East , South America , etc ., noting the characteristics of climate , topography , agriculture , industry , manufacturing and demography which give these areas their distinctive cultural nature . Extensive use of maps and map skills are included .
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Suggested to pair with 261 World in the 20th Century
361 AP UNITED STATES HISTORY 1.0 credit Prerequisites : 80 % in English II Honors OR 80 % in previous Social Studies AP Course
On completing this course students will be prepared to take the Advanced Placement Test given in May of their junior year . Students will have the knowledge and analytical skills commensurate with an introductory level college class . This course demands a significant degree of intellectual curiosity , self-motivation , and seriousness of purpose . Special emphasis is given to research and writing skills . Students will assess historical material , its reliability , importance and relevance , and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship . The course examines U . S . history from its earliest beginnings up through the Clinton Administration .
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A fee is charged for the AP exam .
362 UNITED STATES HISTORY 1.0 credit
This course traces , in a largely chronological manner , the historical development of the United States . Through the use of films , lectures , discussion and readings , the student will gain an understanding of the following major topics : ( 1 ) early settlement and colonial America , ( 2 ) the American Revolution , ( 3 ) the establishment of a nation and the War of 1812 , ( 4 ) the Age of Jackson , ( 5 ) the causes and conflict of the Civil War , ( 6 ) Reconstruction , ( 7 ) the Gilded Age , ( 8 ) World War I , ( 9 ) the Interwar Period : the Roaring Twenties and Great Depression , ( 10 ) World War II , and ( 11 ) the Modern Era including the Cold War .
365 AP PSYCHOLOGY 1.0 credit new ! Prerequisites : 80 % in English II Honors ( or English III Honors ) OR 80 % in previous Social Studies AP Course
The AP Psychology course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals . Students are exposed to the psychological facts , principles , and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology .” Students will study a variety of topics including : the history of psychology , scientific methodologies and ethical practices , the biology of behavior , consciousness , sensation and perception , learning , cognition , motivation and emotion , developmental psychology , personality , and abnormal psychology . This course is open to qualified Juniors and Seniors .
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A fee is charged for the AP exam .
366 PSYCHOLOGY 1.0 credit
Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior . In this introductory course , students will study a variety of topics including : the history of psychology , scientific methodologies , the nervous system , consciousness , sensation and perception , memory and learning , motivation , human sexuality , and abnormal psychology . This course is oriented to seniors , but juniors may be allowed in as space permits .
! This course may contain a mixed enrollment of students at the Advanced Placement and non-Advanced Placement levels .
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