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Dual Credit with Ivy Tech – 1 semester course. Students will take the Knowledge Assessment English test or be a junior or senior with a 2.6 GPA or higher and apply for admission to Ivy Tech Community College. College credits are awarded to the student FREE of charge for earning a final grade of “C” or better based on the Ivy Tech grading scale. Dual Credits earned – 3 credits per semester.
1564 AP MACROECONOMICS Weighted 0.50
1564 AP MACROECONOMICS Weighted 0.50
1 SEMESTER 1 CREDIT
Grades 11, 12
Prerequisite: None.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Macroeconomics, Advanced Placement is a course based on the content established by the College Board. The course places particular emphasis on the study of national income and price-level determinations, and also develops students’ familiarity with economic performance measures, the financial sector, stabilization policies, economic growth, and international economics. Topics include: (1) Basic economic concepts, (2) measurement of economic performance, (3) national income and price determination, (4) economic growth, and (5) international finance, exchange rates, and balance of payments.
Students will be expected to take the AP Macroeconomics Exam in May. Students absent on the day of the exam are responsible for the unused test fee of approximately $15.00.
Counts as an Elective for all diplomas
Fulfills the Economics requirement for all diplomas
Qualifies as a quantitative reasoning course
1572 AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Weighted 0.50
1572 AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Weighted 0.50
1 SEMESTER 1 CREDIT
Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: None.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
AP Human Geography is a course based on the content established and copyrighted by the College Board. The course is not intended to be used as a dual credit course. The AP Human Geography course is equivalent to an introductory college-level course in human geography. The course introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine socioeconomic organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research and applications. The curriculum reflects the goals of the National Geography Standards (2012). Topics include: Geography-Nature and Perspectives, Population and Migration, Cultural Patterns and Processes, Political Organization of Space, Agriculture, Food Production, and Rural Land Use, Industrialization and Economic Development, and Cities and Urban Land Use.
Students will be expected to take the AP Human Geography Exam in May. Students absent on the day of the exam are responsible for the unused test fee of approximately $15.00.
Counts as an Elective for all diplomas
1566 AP MICROECONOMICS Weighted 0.50
1566 AP MICROECONOMICS Weighted 0.50
1 SEMESTER 1 CREDIT
Grades 11-12
Prerequisites: AP Macroeconomics COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is an introductory college-level course that focuses on the principles of economics that apply to the functions of individual economic decision makers. The course also develops students’ familiarity with the operation of product and factor markets, distributions of income, market failure, and the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy. Students learn to use graphs, charts, and data to analyze, describe, and explain economic concepts. Topics include: Basic Economic Concepts; The Nature and Functions of Product Markets: Factor Markets: and Market Failure and the Role of Government.
Students will be expected to take the AP Microeconomics Exam in May. Students absent on the day of the exam are responsible for the unused test fee of approximately $15.00
Counts as an Elective for all diplomas
Fulfills the Economics requirement for all diplomas
Qualifies as a quantitative reasoning course
1560 AP US GOVERNMENT and Politics Weighted 0.50
1560 AP US GOVERNMENT and Politics Weighted 0.50
2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS
Grade 11, 12
Prerequisite: US History or US History, AP
COURSE DESCRIPTION: AP United States Government and Politics is a course based on the content established and copyrighted by the College Board. The course is not intended to be used as a dual credit course. AP U.S. Government and Politics provides a college-level, nonpartisan introduction to key political concepts, ideas, institutions, policies, interactions, roles, and behaviors that characterize the constitutional system and political culture of the United States. Students study U.S. foundational documents, Supreme Court decisions, and other texts and visuals to gain an understanding of the relationships and interactions among political institutions, processes, and behavior. They also engage in disciplinary practices that require them to read and interpret data, make comparisons and applications, and develop evidence-based arguments. In addition, they complete a political science research or applied civics project. Students will be expected to take the AP US Government & Politics Exam in May. Success on this College Board Exam will result in college credit in Political Science. Students absent on the day of the exam are responsible for the unused test fee of approximately $15.00.
Fulfills the Government requirement for all diplomas
1562 AP US HISTORY Weighted 0.50
1562 AP US HISTORY Weighted 0.50
2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDIT
Grade 10, 11
Prerequisite: None.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The AP program in United States history is designed to provide students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in United States history. The program prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those made by full-year introductory college courses. Students will develop skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in an essay format. Students will be expected to take the AP US History Exam in May. Students absent on the day of the exam are responsible for the unused test fee of approximately $15.00.
Fulfills the US History requirement for all diplomas
1612 AP WORLD HISTORY MODERN Weighted 0.50
1612 AP WORLD HISTORY MODERN Weighted 0.50
2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS
Grade 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: None.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: AP World History Modern is designed to be the equivalent of a two semester introductory college or university world history course. According to the College Board AP World History Modern students “investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in historical periods from approximately 1200 CE to the present. Students develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; making historical comparisons; utilizing reasoning about contextualization, causation, and continuity and change over time; and developing historical arguments. The course provides five themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: interaction between humans and the environment; development and interaction of cultures; state building, expansion, and conflict; creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems; and development and transformation of social structures. Students will be expected to take the AP World History Modern Exam in May. Students absent on the day of the exam are responsible for the unused test fee of approximately $15.00.
Fulfills the Geography History of the World/World History and Civilization graduation requirement for the Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical Honors diplomas
1514 ECONOMICS
1514 ECONOMICS
1 SEMESTER 1 CREDIT 11,12
Grade 11,12
Prerequisite: None
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Economics includes a study of the allocation of scarce resources and their alternative uses for satisfying human wants. This course examines basic models of decision making at various levels and in different areas including: (1) decisions made as a consumer, producer, saver, investor, and voter; (2) business decisions to maximize profits; and (3) public policy decisions in specific markets dealing with output and prices in the national economy.
Counts as an Elective for all diplomas
Fulfills the Economics requirement for the Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors, Core 40 with Technical Honors and International Baccalaureate diplomas
Fulfills a Social Studies requirement for the General Diploma only
Qualifies as a quantitative reasoning course through 2021-22 school year.
1514 IVY ECONOMICS (IVY Econ-101) DUAL CREDIT Weighted .50
1514 IVY ECONOMICS (IVY Econ-101) DUAL CREDIT Weighted .50
1 SEMESTER 1 CREDIT 11,12
Grade 11,12
Prerequisite: None
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Provides a survey of microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics, comparative economic systems, historical development of economic thought, and their application to current economic problems. An introductory course intended primarily for students who need only one semester of economics.
Counts as an Elective for all diplomas
Fulfills the Economics requirement for the Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors, Core 40 with Technical Honors and International Baccalaureate diplomas
1514 V - ECONOMICS (Move Up Academy)
1514 V - ECONOMICS (Move Up Academy)
1 SEMESTER 1 CREDIT 11,12
Grade 11,12
Prerequisite: None
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Economics includes a study of the allocation of scarce resources and their alternative uses for satisfying human wants. This course examines basic models of decision making at various levels and in different areas including: (1) decisions made as a consumer, producer, saver, investor, and voter; (2) business decisions to maximize profits; and (3) public policy decisions in specific markets dealing with output and prices in the national economy.
Counts as an Elective for all diplomas
Fulfills the Economics requirement for the Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors, Core 40 with Technical Honors and International Baccalaureate diplomas
Fulfills a Social Studies requirement for the General Diploma only
Qualifies as a quantitative reasoning course through 2021-22 school year.
Virtual course not NCAA approved
1516 ETHNIC STUDIES
1516 ETHNIC STUDIES
1 SEMESTER 1 CREDIT
Grade 9,10,11,12
Prerequisites: None
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides opportunities to broaden students’ perspectives concerning lifestyles and cultural patterns of ethnic groups in the United States. This course will either focus on a particular ethnic group or groups, or use a comparative approach to the study of patterns of cultural development, immigration, and assimilation, as well as the contributions of specific ethnic or cultural groups. The course may also include analysis of political impact of ethnic diversity in the United States.
Counts as an Elective for all diplomas
1570 GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF THE WORLD
1570 GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF THE WORLD
2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS
Grade 9,10,11,12
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to enable students to use geographical skills and historical concepts to deepen their understanding of major global themes including the origin and spread of world religions; exploration; conquest, and imperialism; urbanization; and innovations and revolutions.
Geographical and historical skills include forming research questions, acquiring information by investigating a variety of primary and secondary sources, organizing information by creating graphic representations, analyzing information to determine and explain patterns and trends, and presenting and documenting findings orally and/or in writing. The historical geography concepts used to explore the global themes include change over time, origin, diffusion, physical systems, cultural landscapes, and spatial distribution and interaction.
Counts as a Social Studies requirement for the General Diploma
Counts as an Elective for all diplomas
Fulfills the Geography History of the World/World History and Civilization graduation requirement for the Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core
1570 GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF THE WORLD HONORS Weighted 0.25
1570 GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF THE WORLD HONORS Weighted 0.25
2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS
Grade 9
Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in or have credit in additional courses in the Honors diploma graduation track.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to enable students to use geographical skills and historical concepts to deepen their understanding of major global themes including the origin and spread of world religions; exploration; conquest, and imperialism; urbanization; and innovations and revolutions.
Geographical and historical skills include forming research questions, acquiring information by investigating a variety of primary and secondary sources, organizing information by creating graphic representations, analyzing information to determine and explain patterns and trends, and presenting and documenting findings orally and/or in writing. The historical geography concepts used to explore the global themes include change over time, origin, diffusion, physical systems, cultural landscapes, and spatial distribution and interaction.
Counts as a Social Studies requirement for the General Diploma
Counts as an Elective for all diplomas
Fulfills the Geography History of the World/World History and Civilization graduation requirement for the Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core
1518 INDIANA STUDIES
1518 INDIANA STUDIES
1 SEMESTER 1 CREDIT
Grade 9,10,11,12
Prerequisites: None
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is an integrated course that compares and contrasts state and national developments in the areas of politics, economics, history, and culture. This course uses Indiana history as a basis for understanding current policies, practices, and state legislative procedures. It also includes the study of state and national constitutions from a historical perspective and as a current foundation of government. Examination of individual leaders and their roles in a democratic society will be included and students will examine the participation of citizens in the political process. Selections from Indiana arts and literature may also be analyzed for insights into historical events and cultural expressions.
Counts as an Elective for all diplomas
1540 IVY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (IVY Pols-101) DUAL CREDIT Weighted .50
1540 IVY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (IVY Pols-101) DUAL CREDIT Weighted .50
1 SEMESTER 1 CREDIT
Grade 11,12
COURSE DESCRIPTION: 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 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 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 included. Using primary and secondary resources, students will articulate, evaluate, and defend positions on political issues. As a result, they will be able to explain the role of individuals and groups in government, politics, and civic activities and the need for civic and political engagement of citizens in the United States.
1542 IVY UNITED STATES HISTORY (IVY H-101/102) DUAL CREDIT Weighted .50
1542 IVY UNITED STATES HISTORY (IVY H-101/102) DUAL CREDIT Weighted .50
2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS
Grade 10,11
COURSE DESCRIPTION: United States History is a two-semester course that builds upon concepts developed in previous studies of U.S. History and emphasizes national development from the late nineteenth century into the twenty-first century. After reviewing fundamental themes in the early development of the nation, 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 as they relate to life in Indiana and the United States. Students are expected to trace and analyze chronological periods and examine the significant themes and concepts in U.S. History. Students 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.
Credits: three credits per Semester for Ivy Tech Community College; one credit per Semester for Concord High School.
A Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors, and Core 40 with Technical Honors diploma elective and directed elective course.
Dual Credit with Ivy Tech Community College – 1 Semester course. Students will take the Knowledge Assessment test and apply for admission to Ivy Tech Community College. College credits are awarded to the student FREE of charge for earning a final grade of “C” or better based on the Ivy Tech grading scale. Dual Credits earned – 3 credits per Semester.
1542 IVY PSYCHOLOGY (IVY Psyc 101) DUAL CREDIT Weighted .50
1542 IVY PSYCHOLOGY (IVY Psyc 101) DUAL CREDIT Weighted .50
1 SEMESTER 1 CREDIT
Grade 11,12
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Surveys behavior and cognitive processes as they affect the individual. The course focuses on biological foundations, learning processes, research methodologies, personality, human development and abnormal and social psychology.
1532 PSYCHOLOGY
1532 PSYCHOLOGY
1 SEMESTER 1 CREDIT
Grades 11, 12
Prerequisite: None
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Psychology provides an opportunity to study individual and social psychology and how the knowledge and methods of psychologists are applied to the solution of human problems. Content for the course includes some insights into behavior patterns and adjustments to social environments. The course should develop critical attitudes toward superficial generalizations about human beings, respect for the difficulty of establishing the truth of a proposition, and heightened sensitivity to the feelings and needs of others.
1534 SOCIOLOGY
1534 SOCIOLOGY
1 SEMESTER 1 CREDIT
Grades 11,12
Prerequisite: None
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Sociology provides opportunities for students to study group behavior and basic human institutions. Broad areas of content include the study of institutions found in all societies and could involve: (1) the family, (2) religion, (3) community organizations, (4) political and social groups, and (5) leisure time organizations. Moral values, traditions, folkways, the mobility of people, and other factors in society, which influence group behavior, should also be included in the study of Sociology.
1540 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
1540 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
1 SEMESTER 1 CREDIT
Grade 12
Required for graduation
COURSE DESCRIPTION: United States Government provides a framework for understanding the nature and importance of responsible civic participation and for learning the rights and responsibilities of individuals in a constitutional democracy. The course enables students to explore the historic origins and evolution of political philosophies into contemporary political and legal systems. Constitutional structure and the processes of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the national, state, and local levels of government are examined. Students learn to draw conclusions about the impact and interrelationships of history, geography, and economics upon our system of government. They also learn to demonstrate an understanding of the governmental structures of the United States and other political systems, as well as the relationship of American government to world affairs. Students learn to analyze the roles of individuals and groups in the political process by identifying and analyzing political issues. They also learn to access data from primary and secondary resources and use current technology to access relevant source materials and a tool for producing documents in support of learning projects. Students have opportunities to take, defend, and evaluate positions on current issues that impact political decision making. They should understand their ability to influence policies and decisions as individuals and in groups. Related learning experiences in the school and community enable students to learn how to participate effectively in the political process. The study of United States government also offers student opportunities to develop knowledge, inquiry skills, and the means to preserve and improve our constitutional democracy.
Fulfills Government requirement for all diplomas
Students are required to take the naturalization test for citizenship per SEA 132 (New 2019-2020).
1540 V - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (Move Up Academy)
1540 V - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (Move Up Academy)
1 SEMESTER 1 CREDIT
Grade 12
Required for graduation
COURSE DESCRIPTION: United States Government provides a framework for understanding the nature and importance of responsible civic participation and for learning the rights and responsibilities of individuals in a constitutional democracy. The course enables students to explore the historic origins and evolution of political philosophies into contemporary political and legal systems. Constitutional structure and the processes of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the national, state, and local levels of government are examined. Students learn to draw conclusions about the impact and interrelationships of history, geography, and economics upon our system of government. They also learn to demonstrate an understanding of the governmental structures of the United States and other political systems, as well as the relationship of American government to world affairs. Students learn to analyze the roles of individuals and groups in the political process by identifying and analyzing political issues. They also learn to access data from primary and secondary resources and use current technology to access relevant source materials and a tool for producing documents in support of learning projects. Students have opportunities to take, defend, and evaluate positions on current issues that impact political decision making. They should understand their ability to influence policies and decisions as individuals and in groups. Related learning experiences in the school and community enable students to learn how to participate effectively in the political process. The study of United States government also offers student opportunities to develop knowledge, inquiry skills, and the means to preserve and improve our constitutional democracy.
Fulfills Government requirement for all diplomas
Students are required to take the naturalization test for citizenship per SEA 132 (New 2019-2020)
Virtual course not NCAA approved
1542 UNITED STATES HISTORY
1542 UNITED STATES HISTORY
2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS
Grades 11,12
Required for graduation
Prerequisite: None
COURSE DESCRIPTION: United States History emphasizes national development in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries and builds upon concepts developed in previous studies of American history. Students in this course also identify and review significant events, figures, and movements in the early development of the nation. After providing such a review, the course gives major emphasis to the development in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A chronological, topical, or comparative approach can be used in developing themes from America’s past as they relate to life in Indiana and the United States today. Students demonstrate the ability to trace and analyze chronological periods and examine the relationships of significant themes and concepts in United States history. Students will be able to sequence historical events, examine cause and effect, identify different perspectives, and relate historical situations to current issues. Opportunities are given to develop inquiry skills by gathering and organizing information from primary source material and a variety of historical and contemporary sources, accounts, and documents. Investigation of themes and issues include analysis of the importance of cultural pluralism and diversity of opinion in American society. Students learn to exercise their skills as citizens in a democratic society by engaging in problem solving and civic decision making in the classroom, school, and community settings. Investigation of themes and issues include an analysis of the importance of cultural pluralism and diversity of opinion in American society. Students are given opportunities to exercise their skills as citizens in a democratic society by engaging in problem solving and civic decision making in the classroom school and community settings.
Fulfills the US History requirement for all diplomas
1542 V - UNITED STATES HISTORY (Move Up Academy) New 2022-23
1542 V - UNITED STATES HISTORY (Move Up Academy) New 2022-23
2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS
Grades 11,12
Required for graduation
Prerequisite: None
COURSE DESCRIPTION: United States History emphasizes national development in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries and builds upon concepts developed in previous studies of American history. Students in this course also identify and review significant events, figures, and movements in the early development of the nation. After providing such a review, the course gives major emphasis to the development in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A chronological, topical, or comparative approach can be used in developing themes from America’s past as they relate to life in Indiana and the United States today. Students demonstrate the ability to trace and analyze chronological periods and examine the relationships of significant themes and concepts in United States history. Students will be able to sequence historical events, examine cause and effect, identify different perspectives, and relate historical situations to current issues. Opportunities are given to develop inquiry skills by gathering and organizing information from primary source material and a variety of historical and contemporary sources, accounts, and documents. Investigation of themes and issues include analysis of the importance of cultural pluralism and diversity of opinion in American society. Students learn to exercise their skills as citizens in a democratic society by engaging in problem solving and civic decision making in the classroom, school, and community settings. Investigation of themes and issues include an analysis of the importance of cultural pluralism and diversity of opinion in American society. Students are given opportunities to exercise their skills as citizens in a democratic society by engaging in problem solving and civic decision making in the classroom school and community settings.
Fulfills the US History requirement for all diplomas
Virtual course not NCAA approved
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