"This course is designed to provide students with the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically and creatively with economic problems. This program will prepare students for undergraduate study by making demands upon them equivalent to those of a full year introductory college course. The Advanced Placement course will develop the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present ideas clearly and persuasively in essay format. The Advanced Placement Microeconomics course will emphasize the behavior of individual decision makers within the larger economic system and the skills necessary for rational decision making. It will place primary emphasis on the nature and function of product markets and the role of the government in the economy. Macroeconomics teaches students to have a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to a total economic system. It will place particular emphasis on national income and price determination and also cover measurement of economic performance, economic growth, and international economics. This is a demanding course, recommended only for students with very strong academic skills."

2020-2021 RHS Program of Studies

• Highly motivated 11th or 12th graders who are willing and able to complete the challenging readings, assignments, and assessments for two separate college courses.

• Students who take this course should be comfortable with both historical thinking skills (e.g. research, DBQs, discussion) and logical mathematical thinking.

• Students who take this course must be organized and must demonstrate a record of budgeting time effectively to complete long-term homework assignments.

• The course has some engaging projects and simulations, but the majority of the coursework involves applying economic ideas to solve problems presented on homework, quizzes, and exam questions.

• The course focuses on microeconomics (markets, businesses, decision making, etc.) from September-December

• The course focuses on macroeconomics (the economy as a whole, banking, finance, policy, etc.) from January-April

• All students are expected to pass (3 or higher) on two different AP Exams given in May