STEM CHEMISTRY – C5121 & C5122

Length (credits): 2 semesters / 1.0 SC credit

Grade(s): 10, 11, and 12

Prerequisite: Recommended for students who successfully passed Physics and AGS1 w/ an A or B

NCAA approved

Potential Dual Credit through Oregon Tech offered with additional fee

This chemistry course is intended for students who are interested in exploring Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education and career pathways. STEM Chemistry offers the best preparation for taking our AP science courses (AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, and AP Environmental Science) in the future. In this year-long course students will study the interactions between matter and energy with an emphasis on mathematical relationships and lab skills. Students will address, with extended breadth and depth, the following topics: structure of atoms and compounds, the periodic table, chemical reactions and physical changes, gas laws, solutions chemistry, acids and bases, equilibrium, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. After completion of this course, students are encouraged to take an AP science course: AP Biology and/or AP Chemistry and/or AP Physics.

AP BIOLOGY* – C4901 & C4902

Length/Credit(s): 2 semesters/1.0 SC credit

Grade(s): 10, 11 and 12

Prerequisite(s): A or B in Chemistry / STEM Chemistry or instructor recommendation. Prior year of Biology and AP course recommended

Fee: AP Exam fee due in the Fall; fee assistance available

NCAA approved

Dual Credit Available through PCC BIO 101 and 102

This biology course is intended as a continuation for students who have already successfully passed Biology and/or STEM Chemistry. This lab-intensive class helps students answer the following questions: How can DNA evidence be used to help solve crimes? How can we insert a gene from a jellyfish into a bacterium and make it glow? How did different skin pigmentations evolve? This class will cover topics in biochemistry, cells, energy transformations, molecular biology, genetics, evolution, and ecology. A third of our class is spent in the lab doing science. This course is designed to challenge students and prepare students for success in college-level science courses. After completion of this course, students are encouraged to continue to take AP science courses or other science electives.

NOTE: An AP course requires independent study and effort to prepare for the national exam in May. Students in this course are encouraged to register for and take the National AP Biology Exam. The exam fee is collected in the Fall - assistance is available. 

(*) Denotes Weighted Grade Course

AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE* – C7901 & C7902

Length/Credit(s): 2 semesters/1.0 SC credit

Grade(s): 10, 11 and 12

Prerequisite(s): Chemistry and Biology (or concurrent enrollment)

Fee: AP Exam fee due in the Fall; fee assistance available

NCAA approved

Extended Application Offered

Free PCC Dual Credit Offered

This environmental science course uses all of the science you have learned to look at problems in the world from a scientific viewpoint and propose solutions.  Here are some examples of what you will study:  mining, climate change, agriculture, populations, pollution, energy, fishing, and forestry practices.  Want to learn how to make a difference in our world?  This is the course for you!

NOTE: An AP course requires independent study and effort to prepare for the national exam in May. Students in this course are encouraged to register for and take the National AP Environmental Science Exam. The exam fee is collected in the Fall - assistance is available. 

(*) Denotes Weighted Grade Course

AP MACROECONOMICS 2* – S6212

Length/Credit(s): 1 semester/.5 SS credit

Grade(s): 11, 12

Prerequisite(s): AP Microeconomics or Economics

Fee: AP Exam fee due in the Fall; fee assistance available

NCAA approved

Dual Credit Available through Oregon Tech ECON 202

Do you want to understand how interest rates and international trade affects the U.S. economy? The purpose of the course is to give students a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to economic systems as a whole. Students will learn to think like economists: to question and explore the many ways in which one action causes secondary actions. Macroeconomics is a one-semester college-level course that will grant four college credits (OUS system) when the AP test is taken and passed with a score of three or higher. This social studies course does not require any past AP experience. Students in this course are expected to register and pay in the Fall to take the National AP Exam in May. 

(*) Denotes Weighted Grade Course

AP PSYCHOLOGY* – S7251 & S7252

Length/Credit(s): 2 semesters/1.0 EL credit

Grade(s): 10, 11 and 12

Prerequisite(s): None

Fee: Possible AP Exam or Dual Credit fee in late Spring

NCAA approved

Dual Credit Available through Western Oregon University PSY201 / PSY202

Have you ever wondered, “Why do humans act and behave in the ways they do?” In AP Psychology you will not only find out the answer to this question, but you can achieve college credit at the same time, either through Willamette Promise Dual Credit or with College Board.  In AP Psychology students will use a college-level psychology textbook, as well as advanced primary source readings. AP Psychology will also emphasize memorization, applying authentic information, upper level reading skills, note taking and essay writing. Specific topics to be addressed in AP Psychology are: history and approaches of psychology, research methods, biological bases of behavior, sensation, perception, consciousness, learning, cognition, motivation and emotion, developmental psychology, personality, testing, abnormal psychology, therapy and social psychology. Students in this course are expected to take the Dual Credit Exams offered by Willamette Promise or take the National AP Psychology Exam in May. 

(*) Denotes Weighted Grade Course

AP SPANISH* - W2061 & W2062 / DUAL CREDIT SPA201

Length/Credit(s): 2 semesters/1.0 AA credit

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11 and 12

Prerequisite(s): Spanish Literacy/Comp III or Spanish IV/V (instructor approval) or assessment placement or Instructor approval

Fee: AP Exam fee due in the Fall; fee assistance available

NCAA approved

Dual Credit Available through PCC SPAN201

AP Spanish is designed to meet the needs of the students with a high proficiency level in the Spanish Language & Culture who want to be successful on the National Advanced Placement Spanish Exam. Passing the National Exam with three or higher qualifies students for twelve 300- level Spanish college credits at all public universities in the state of Oregon. Students will learn high-level vocabulary, so they can be fluent in the six themes of the course: Global Challenges, Science and Technology, Contemporary Life, Personal and Public  Identities, Families and Communities, and Beauty and Aesthetics. Emphasis will be placed on cultural comparisons using the target language in class discussions, current events, listening and speaking activities. Also, students will explore literary classics and have ample opportunities to express themselves on a variety of topics. Students in this course are expected to register and pay in the Fall to take the National AP Exam in May. 

(*) Denotes Weighted Grade Course.

SPANISH III – W2031 & W2032

Length/Credit(s): 2 semesters/1.0 AA credit

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11 and 12

Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Spanish II

NCAA approved

Dual Credit Available through Western Oregon University SPAN101

This course will build upon the foundations established in Spanish I and II, leading students to greater levels of proficiency. The ability to communicate and create with the language will grow significantly. This course will continue to explore cultural aspects connected with everyday activities including mental and physical health, jobs and careers, travel plans, etc.

SPANISH IV OR SPANISH V – W2051 & W2052

Length/Credit(s): 2 semesters / 1.0 AA credit

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11 and 12

Prerequisite(s): C or above in Spanish III and Instructor approval

NCAA approved

Dual Credit Available through PCC SPAN103

This course is designed to utilize and enhance the language foundation taught in Spanish I, II and III. Students will apply and perfect structural knowledge by demonstrating a proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking Spanish. Advanced grammar will be emphasized and oral proficiency will be enhanced through class discussions and oral activities. Vocabulary will be expanded through selected literature, art, tapes, films, weekly journal writings and cultural readings. Students may take Spanish V after successful completion of Spanish IV.

SPANISH LIT & COMP III – W2321 & W2312

Length/Credit(s): 2 semesters/1.0 AA credit

Grade(s): 9. 10, 11 and 12

Prerequisite(s): Assessment placement or Instructor approval 

NCAA approved

This course is taught entirely in Spanish

Dual Credit Available through PCC SPAN103

This class is designed to meet the needs of bilingual speakers and students with high oral proficiency in the Spanish language, but who need to improve on reading and writing skills. Emphasis will be placed on writing, and students will have exposure to literary works, films, and written media in Spanish. Students will explore career options. Upon completion of this course, students will transition to AP Spanish. These course is taught in Spanish only; English is not spoken.

PRE-CALCULUS – M6001 & M6002

Length/Credit(s): 2 semesters / 1.0 MA credit

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11 and 12

Prerequisite(s): Accelerated AGS 3 and Instructor approval

Dual Credit Available through Oregon Tech - MTH 111

NCAA approved

This is a rigorous course in which students explore polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and inverse functions and their composition. Continued work will be done with trigonometric functions, including the graphs and their transformations, inverses, applications, identities, and solving equations. Conic sections, parametric and polar equations, and vector addition and resolution are explored. Students will be introduced to sequences and series, and study limits and derivatives.

AP STATISTICS* – M7751 & M7752

Length/Credit(s): 2 semesters/1.0 MA credit

Grade(s): 10, 11 and 12

Prerequisite(s): AGS 3 or Accelerated AGS 3

Fee: AP Exam fee due in the Fall; fee assistance available

NCAA approved

Dual Credit Available through PCC - MTH 243 and MTH 244

This course provides the opportunity for students to study college-level mathematics and prepare to take the Advanced Placement Examination. A college or university may grant credit toward an undergraduate degree based on performance on this examination. This course is appropriate for students who are interested in business, science, social science, administration, communication, or mathematics. The course will describe methods for planning experiments, obtaining data, and then organizing, summarizing, presenting, analyzing, interpreting, and drawing conclusions based on the data. Students in this course are expected to register and pay in the Fall to take the National AP Exam in May. 

(*) Denotes Weighted Grade Course

INTRO TO MUSIC THEORY – F6501 & F6502

Length: 2 semesters/ 1.0 AA credit

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11 and 12

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of sheet music notation is strongly recommended.

Dual Credit Available through PCC - MUS 111

Music Theory provides students with an understanding of the fundamentals of music and includes one or more of the following topics: composition, arrangement, analysis, aural development, and sight reading. Prepares students create their own arrangements and compositions in any style. 

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY I – A5811 & A5812

Length/Credit(s): 1 year/ 6.0 AA credits

Grade(s): 11, and 12

Prerequisite(s):  None - District Lottery 

Dual Credit Available through PCC

Are you interested in cars and trucks?  Have you thought about pursuing work in the automotive industry?  Would you like to learn how to care for your own vehicle?  Do you want to build confidence in your work experience and learn a life-long skill? Automotive Technology is designed for students who are interested in pursuing training after high school in Automotive Technology or related fields. The program is based on Automotive Service Excellence Education Foundation (formerly NATEF) industry standards. The auto tech program models industry standards with 50% hands-on experience and 50% academic content.  The curriculum is the maintenance and light repair of brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, engine performance, engines, heating a/c, and powertrains. Students are invited to participate in SkillsUSA contests, including hands-on competitions and leadership areas. Contests give students the opportunity to win scholarships and tools. Students participate in field trips including work site visits, trade college visits and industry activities including job shadows and internships. Classes will be held at the Aloha High School Automotive Shop. Instructors maintain ASE certifications for teaching to a set national curriculum standard. District transportation is provided from a student’s home high school to the Automotive Shop. Return transportation is either provided by the District or Tri-Met and is provided at no cost to the student. 

ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY II – A5821 & A5822

Length/Credit(s): 1 year/ 6.0 AA credits

Grade(s): 12

Prerequisite(s):  Successful completion of Auto Tech I 

Dual Credit Available through PCC

This class is a second year continuation in the Automotive Technology Options Program.  Students receive advanced theory and hands-on experience in the following ASE Maintenance and Light Repair curriculum in brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, engine performance, engines, heating a/c, and powertrains. In the second year additional training in leadership, work skills and future planning are offered. Students complete task-based activities demonstrating competency in diagnostics. Course activities include visits to industry sites and college programs, job shadows and internships. These activities allow students to become familiar with industry standards that will prepare them for post-secondary training and gainful employment. Students have the opportunity to compete in SkillsUSA contests and the Portland Roadster Show. Classes will be held at the Aloha High School Automotive Technology Shop.  Instructors maintain ASE certifications for teaching to a set national curriculum standard. District transportation is provided from a student’s home high school to the Automotive Shop. Return transportation is either provided by the District or Tri-Met is provided at no cost to the student. Students who have passed Automotive Technology must forecast to reserve a space in Advanced Automotive Technology.

CYBERSECURITY – A490X

Length/Credit(s): 1 semester / .5 AA credit

Grades 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite(s): None **Working knowledge of software and hardware systems “preferred”

Free PCC Dual Credit Offered

This course will introduce you to key concepts and practices in information security. The Course covers the foundational principles of cybersecurity, risk management, adversarial thinking, data and system security, as well as ethical and privacy considerations in a global society. Practical skills such as personal device protection and online safety are emphasized.

FIRST AID – H311X

Length/Credit(s): 1 semester/ 0.5 Elective credit

Grade(s):  10, 11 and 12

Prerequisite(s): Successful completion Health 1

Dual Credit Available through PCC 

Fee: $10 (optional for First Aid card)

The purpose of First Aid is to develop knowledge and skills to provide emergency care to persons injured in an accident or stricken by sudden illness. Students will learn procedures and techniques of basic life support for adult, child and infant victims of airway obstruction, respiratory arrest and/or cardiac arrest as well as proper methods and procedures for applying CPR and AED in a given emergency situation. Upon successful completion of this course, students will earn an American Red Cross Standard First Aid and CPR/AED Adult/Child and Infant CPR Certificate. This course is for elective credit only.

HEALTH CAREERS 1 – 3221 & 3222
Length/Credit(s): 2 semesters/1.0 EL credit, held on BHS campus only
Grade(s): 11 and 12
Prerequisite(s): None. Lottery-based selection (Optional - Intro to Health Careers)
PCC Dual Credit Options: Health 252 First Aid Basics and Beyond (4 PCC credits) and CG130H Introduction to Today's Careers (2 PCC credits)

This is a full year introductory course for the student who has an interest in exploring or pursuing a career in health services. Students will learn core knowledge and skills common to major health careers. Areas of emphasis are medical terminology, medical ethics, safety in health care, college and career exploration, self-assessment portfolios, and some basic health care skills. Students will be involved in community health projects such as elementary school health screenings, blood drives and other related community experience. These students have the opportunity to be involved with HOSA: Future Health Professionals or other class leadership roles. The Red Cross course, Responding to Emergencies is a portion of the curriculum in which students will explore and demonstrate basic first aid, first aid in remote settings, healthcare professional CPR for adult, child and infant, and educational training in Automated External Defibrillation (AED). This is on BHS campus.

ADV. HEALTH CAREERS – 3231 & 3232
Length/Credit(s): 2 semesters/2.0 EL credit (You must enter 3231 and 3232 TWICE)
Grade(s): 12
Prerequisite(s): Health Careers 1 and Human Anatomy & Physiology
PCC Credit Options: MP 111 Medical Terminology (4 PCC credits) and CG130H Introduction to Today's Careers (2 PCC credits)
This course is designed for senior students who have successfully completed Health Careers and Human Anatomy. First semester curriculum includes mastery of basic patient care skills, introductory pathophysiology of common diseases, professional skills and medical terminology. The curriculum also includes guest lecturers from diverse healthcare fields who explain their career pathways, share their expertise and provide updates on current practices. Second semester, students will be placed in the community to explore career options with healthcare professionals. Among the clinical sites offered to students are hospital, medical, dental, veterinary medicine, physical and occupational therapy, speech and rehabilitation, fitness, sports medicine, and medical social service. There are also options during 2nd semester to earn certification training in the areas of Emergency Medical Responder, EKG Technician, and Pharmacy Technician in lieu of some clinical career exploration. Students are encouraged to continue their membership in Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA). Advanced Health Careers provides students with a realistic view of career options. Clinical experiences allow students to collect valuable information facilitating educated decisions regarding their future in college or the workplace.

NURSE ASSISTANT 1 - 3241 & 3242
Length/Credit(s): 2 Elective credits/2.0 EL credit (You must enter 3241 and 3242 TWICE)
Grade(s): 12
Prerequisite(s): Health Careers 1
Fee(s): Program/uniform costs are approximately $75 as well as $106 paid to OSBN at the conclusion of the course for state CNA certification board exam. (Need-based scholarships are available)
CCC Credit Options: NUR 100 Nurse Assisting (7 CCC credits)

This full year course is designed to prepare students to perform routine nursing assistant tasks to clients in the following venues: long-term and skilled nursing care facilities, home care and community health agencies. There will be a minimum of 80 hours of classroom/lab instruction as mandated by the Oregon State Board of Nursing and 75 hours of clinical training that prepare NA students perform routine assistant tasks to clients in hospitals, long-term, community and skilled care facilities. Students will sit for the state licensing examination at the end of this course.