AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
Grades: 12
Graduation Requirement: American Government
A-G: A
Prerequisite: None
This course is designed to introduce the students to their responsibilities and privileges as citizens and voters. Students examine the structure and functions of the institutions of government in the U.S. including executive, legislative and judicial branches of the federal government, and the political system, civil rights and operation of the state and local government.
This course is paired with Economics in one term.
ECONOMICS
Grades: 12
Graduation Requirement: Economics
A-G: G
Prerequisite: None
Students are introduced to fundamental economic concepts such as a scarcity and opportunity cost. They will explore the working system of our U.S. economy. Emphasis is placed on our mixed market economy and understanding the roles played by individuals and our government.
This course is paired with American Government in one term.
AP UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS AP Gov Info Video
Grades: 12
Graduation Requirement: American Government and Economics
A-G: A
Prerequisite: None
This Advanced Placement course is designed to meet requirements of the College Board curriculum, which gives students an analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States. This course is presented in the same style and approach as an entry-level college Political Science course. Students must be able to read and comprehend articles and text on a college level as well as write elaborately on selected topics. The Advanced Placement National Examination in Government and Politics is strongly encouraged. Starting 2016 this course will be a 5 credit course and backed into regular Economics.
This AP class will be paired with regular Economics in one term.
UNITED STATES HISTORY
Grades: 11
Graduation Requirement: US History
A-G: A
Prerequisite: None
This course focuses on events of the 20th and 21st centuries. Students will study major social, political and economic events that have shaped, and continue to shape, our nation's history and the lives of its people. A primary focus will be on the development of historical thinking, reading and writing skills, including sourcing, contextualization, close reading and corroboration of both primary and secondary sources.
U. S. HISTORY [Dual Enrollment - also offered online] Dual Enrollment History Info Video
History 17B. HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1865
Units: 3
Hours: 54 Lecture
Grades: 11-12
Graduation Requirement: U.S. History
A-G: A
Prerequisite: None
History of the United States from 1865 to present. Emphasis on national political, economic, intellectual, and social tens and their impact on constitutional law; industrialization and urbanization; evolution of American ethnic, cultural and racial pluralism; and role of United States in world affairs. Also Addresses CA state and local issues in a broad, national context. (C-ID HIST 140) (CSU, UC)
WORLD STUDIES
Grades: 10
Graduation Requirement: World Studies
A-G: A
Prerequisite: None
This course focuses on historical events from the rise of early democracy to the problems and events of the modern world. In this foundation to social sciences, students will increase their ability to read and think like historians, by analyzing several types of documents, including primary and secondary sources, as well as historical texts. With a focus on the development of reading and reasoning skills in history, students will use a variety of information to reasonably and logically back historical questions.
WORLD HISTORY [Dual Enrolment - also may be offered online] Dual Enrollment History Info Video
HIST 51. WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
Units: 3
Hours: 54 Lecture
Grades: 10-12
Graduation Requirement: World History
A-G: A
Prerequisite: Eligible for ENGL 1A.
Survey from 1500 of the political, economic, social, and cultural developments of world civilizations with a special emphasis on exploring interactions among these civilizations. (C-ID HIST 160) (CSU, UC)
AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AP Human Geo Info Video
Grades: 10-12
Graduation Requirement: Elective
A-G: A
Prerequisite: None
AP Human Geography is a college-level course that focuses on the distribution, processes, and effects of human populations on the planet. The course uses a thematic approach to study topics such as population and migration, cultural patterns and processes, political organization, agriculture and rural land use, industrialization and economic development, and cities and urban land use. The Advanced Placement National Examination is strongly encouraged.
PSYCHOLOGY Psych Info Video
Grades: 11-12
Graduation Requirement: Elective
A-G: G
Prerequisite: None
Psychology is a general introduction to the science of behavior and mental processes. The class offers students the opportunity to begin to look at their own lives, gaining insight and understanding into their behavior (as well as that of others), with hope of providing them with a greater degree of perspective and direction. Many of the major subfields and multiple approaches associated with psychology will be explored.
AP PSYCHOLOGY AP Psych Info Video
Grades: 11-12
Graduation Requirement: Elective
A-G: G
Prerequisite: None
AP Psychology is a course dedicated to the systematic study of human behavior and mental processes. Students explore the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology. Additionally, students examine and assess multiple approaches adopted by psychologists, including biological, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural. The Advanced Placement Examination in Psychology is strongly encouraged.
U. S. HISTORY (ELECTIVE ONLY) Dual Enrollment History Info Video
HIST 17A. HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1877
Units: 3
Hours: 54 Lecture
Grades: 11-12
Graduation Requirement: Elective (ONLY HIST 17B FILLS THE US HISTORY REQUIREMENT)
A-G: A
Prerequisite: None
History of the United States from its origins to 1877. Emphasis on evolution of colonial societies, the American Revolution and the establishment of the Republic, Constitution and constitutional developments, and emergence of a national political tradition; ethnic and racial pluralism of settlement, growth and development; the market revolution and emergence of democracy; institution of slavery, territorial expansion, and events, issues, and developments culminating in the Civil War and the Reconstruction of the South.
(C-ID HIST 130) (CSU, UC)