GEOGRAPHY (584000)

Length: Year Available for: 9th grade

This course is a study of people, places and environment from a physical and cultural perspective. Through a variety of classroom activities, students will gain an appreciation and understanding of the interdependent world in which they live. Students will analyze and evaluate the connection between their local and global communities. 

AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (584200)

Length: Year Available for: 9th grade

Recommended: Sign up for Freshman Success AP Geography (691490)

AP Human Geography is the study of human understanding, use, and alteration of the Earth’s surface through analysis of patterns and processes. Students will learn the impact humans have not only on the Earth, but also on each other. Emphasis is placed upon human social organization and the methods/tools geographers use. Students will take the AP test at the end of the year to receive college credit. This is a Certificate of Completion course.

WORLD HISTORY (584410)

Length: Year Available for: 10th grade

Tenth grade students must register for a World Studies program which provides an introductory background in world history and culture. Course materials will be drawn from ancient civilizations, non-Western history, the development of the modern world, and from the international, economic, political, and social issues of the 20th century.

AP WORLD HISTORY (584600)

Length: Year Available for: 10-12 grades

AP World Civilization is a rigorous, college-level course designed to explore human history from 8000 B.C.E. to the present. We will emphasize the development of analytical and writing skills necessary for success on a collegiate level. To this end, the course devotes considerable time to the critical evaluation of primary and secondary sources, analysis of historiography (The principles, theories, or methodology of scholarly historical research and presentation) and inquiry into global connections that have shaped our present world. A special emphasis will be given to preparation for the National AP Exam, including historical writing through essay and document-based questions (DBQ) as well as objective evaluations. This is a Certificate of Completion course.

AP EUROPEAN HISTORY (584650)

Length: Year Available for: 10-12 grades

The Advanced Placement course in European History, is a course for high school students who are interested in a first year university level course in European history. The course surveys European history from between 1300-1450 CE to the present, focusing on religious, social, economic, and political themes. This is a Certificate of Completion course.

U.S. HISTORY (584800)

Length: Year Available for: 11th grade

United States History II addresses the making of modern America, highlighting the events and issues in United States history from the late Industrial Revolution to modern times. Topics include, but are not limited to, the Industrial Revolution, the Progressive movement, imperialism and foreign affairs, the World Wars, the Great Depression, the Cold War, the civil rights movements, the rise of terrorism, and modern social and political history. Of particular importance in this United States history course is developing the reading, thinking, and writing skills of historians. 

AP U.S. HISTORY (584970)

Length: Year Available for: 11th grade

AP U.S. History is designed to be the equivalent of a two-semester introductory college or university U.S. history course. In AP U.S. History, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical periods from approximately 1491 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. At the conclusion of this course, students will have the opportunity to take the Advanced Placement exam to receive college/university credit. This is a Certificate of Completion course.

U.S. GOVERNMENT (585201)

Length: Semester Available for: 12th grade

The goal of this course is to foster informed, responsible participation in public life. Knowing how to be a good citizen is essential to the preservation and improvement of United States democracy. Upon completion of this course the student will understand the major ideas, protections, privileges, structures, and economic systems that affect the life of a citizen in the United States political system. This course is required for seniors due to their proximity to voting and draft age.

AP U.S. GOVERNMENT (585300)

Length: Year Available for: 12th grade

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. In addition, students will complete a political science research or applied civics project. At the conclusion of this course, students will have the opportunity to take the Advanced Placement exam to receive college/university credit. This is a Certificate of Completion course.

COURSES AVAILABLE AT THE GTI

• AMERICAN CIV (HIST 1700)