GT AP Microeconomics

(Enrollment Based)

Course No. SS4EGP

Semesters: 1; Credits: .5

Prerequisite: Senior Classification

Recommended: Advanced/AP Social Studies Courses

GT AP Microeconomics is designed to apply gifted education practices in order to appropriately challenge and develop the potential of gifted learners. GT AP Microeconomics is an Advanced Placement course that can substitute for Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and Its Benefits and is equivalent to an introductory college-level course. The GT AP Microeconomics course provides students with a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to the functions of individual decision makers, both consumers and producers, within the economic system. The primary course emphasis is on the nature and functions of product markets. Students will also study factor markets and the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy. This course will prepare students to take the Advanced Placement Microeconomics Exam, which may allow them to qualify for college credit.