Social Studies Courses
Social Studies Courses
Embedded Files
AP Human Geography
AP Human Geography
Prerequisites:
80 or higher in AP World History or87 or higher in Honors World History with teacher recommendation or95 or higher in College Preparatory World History with teacher recommendationCourse Description:
AP Human Geography is an introductory college-level human geography course. Students cultivate their understanding of human geography through data and geographic analyses as they explore human impacts and interactions with their environment through population, migration, cultural, political, agricultural, industrial and economic patterns and processes.Special Notes:
Students enrolled in this course are required to complete a Summer Assignment. Students in this course are required to take the Advanced Placement Exam; AP Exam fees will be processed through FACTS account.AP Comparative Government
AP Comparative Government
Prerequisites:
85 or higher in AP European History or AP US History or93 or higher in Honors US History or93 or higher in at least TWO honors Social Studies semester courses with teacher recommendation or97 or higher in College Preparatory US History.Course Description:
This course compares developed governments to those in transition from communism to democracy and to less developed nations. Its purpose is to provide students with the conceptual tools necessary to develop an understanding of the world’s diverse political structures and social practices. The curriculum encompasses the six countries that are the core of the AP Comparative Government and Politics exam. At the conclusion of this course students are required to take the AP exam.Special Notes:
Students in this course are required to take the Advanced Placement Exam; AP Exam fees will be processed through FACTS account.AP Psychology
AP Psychology
Prerequisites:
4.0 weighted cumulative GPACourse Description:
This course is designed to introduce students to the systemic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of humans and other animals. Students are exposed to psychological facts and principles associated with each of the major subfields within psychology as well as the ethics and methods psychologists use in their science and practice. Areas of study include: historical development of the discipline of psychology, biological processes of behavior and sensation, research techniques and statistical analysis of data, learning, memory, motivation and emotions, abnormal psychology, methods of therapy and social psychology. The Advanced Placement Psychology exam will be taken upon completion of this course. This course is approved by the College Board and satisfies the graduation requirements of the State of Florida.Special Notes:
Students enrolled in this course are required to complete a Summer Assignment. Students in this course are required to take the Advanced Placement Exam; AP Exam fees will be processed through FACTS account.Page updated
Report abuse