Course Description

American Government is a one-semester introductory course that prepares students to be informed and active participants in American society. It is intended to give students basic knowledge of systematic workings of the American Government. Topics covered in American Government include political socialization, fundamentals of government (separation of powers and federalism), institutions of government (executive, legislative, and judicial branches), political processes (voting and elections), as well as the implementation and challenges to public policy. Students will engage and interact with contemporary issues and topics, and be able to apply learned skills to their daily lives and civic engagement.

College Board Course Description

AP World History: Modern is a college-level modern world history course. Students cultivate their understanding of world history from c. 1200 to the present through analyzing historical sources and learning to make connections and craft historical arguments as they explore concepts like humans and the environment, cultural developments and interactions, governance, economic systems, social interactions, and organization, and technology and innovation.

College Board Course Description

AP U.S. Government and Politics is an introductory college-level course in U.S. government and politics. Students cultivate their understanding of U.S. government and politics through analysis of data and text-based sources as they explore topics like constitutionalism, liberty and order, civic participation in a representative democracy, competing policy-making interests, and methods of political analysis. 

Course Description

Psychology is an exploratory course designed to develop knowledge about human behavior. This course will be based around practical research design and implementation, as well as understanding behavior from various theoretical perspectives and influences. Topics covered in this course include focusing on group and individual behavior, investigating behavior from various perspectives, utilizing theories to interpret behavior, promoting ethical research, collecting and analyzing data using statistics, and addressing and providing solutions to problems and issues in our daily lives and civic engagement.

Course Description

Sociology is an exploratory course designed to develop knowledge of human groups and their society. Students will be given opportunities to think critically and analytically about the society in which they live. This course will be based around the opportunity to interpret and conduct sociological research. Topics covered in this course include the formation of groups and their influences on others, determining patterns of social stratification, examining reactions to social inequalities, analyzing the development of sociological theories and perspectives, promoting ethical research, applying appropriate research methods to answer sociological research questions, and addressing and providing solutions to problems and issues in our daily lives and civic engagement.

Course Description

World History is a two semester course that focuses on fundamental and systematic changes around the world from prehistory through present day. The focus of the course will be on historical events of significance, which have profoundly shaped our modern world. Units of study will include Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, the Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, colonization, revolutions, World War I, World War II, and contemporary historical events. Students will engage in higher order thinking components and develop various historical lenses to assess and analyze fundamental and systematic changes throughout history.