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Dual Credit English IV Literature (E. Muire)
The AP English Literature course (English IV AP/Dual Credit) course introduces students to college-level literary analysis. The course engages students in the close reading and critical analysis of literature to deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to support meaning. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of literature through themes and the stylistic and rhetorical devices of selected works.
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AP Calculus AB (S. Torres)
This course includes differential and integral calculus with applications of previous math courses. The intent is preparation for college and/or one or more semesters of advanced placement calculus. Topics include limits of a function, continuity, maxima and minima, area, volume, rates of growth, and other applications. Students will prepare to take the College Board Advanced Placement Exam in Calculus AB.
AP Physics II (T. Jackson)
The AP Physics 2 course is an algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course. Students cultivate their understanding of Physics through inquiry-based investigations as they explore topics such as fluid statics and dynamics; thermodynamics with kinetic theory; PV diagrams and probability; electrostatics; electrical circuits with capacitors; magnetic fields; electromagnetism; physical and geometric optics; and quantum, atomic, and nuclear physics.
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AP US Government and Politics (P. Longoria) (1st semester course)
This is a first-year college level course in American Government. The course is designed to examine, in depth, the foundations of the American political system through an extensive review of the nation's Constitution, its three branches of government, the policy making process of the government, the growth and development of political institutions and parties, the influence of the bureaucracy and media on policy making and a study of state and local government structures.
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AP Macro Economics (P. Longoria) (2nd semester course)
This is a first-year college level course in Economics. Macro-Economics is intended to give students a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to an economic system as a whole. This course places particular emphasis on the study of national income and price determination and will also develop the students' familiarity with economic performance measures, economic growth and international economics
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AP Statistics (S. Torres)
This non-calculus-based course introduces the student to the management, interpretation and analysis of data within today's society. Topics include exploratory data analysis, observing patterns and departure from patterns; planning a study and deciding what data to measure and how to measure it; producing models using probability and simulation; and applying techniques for statistical inference and confirming models.
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Practicum in STEM
This course is designed to give students practical work experience. Students are required to write resumes, cover letters, and professional emails and get an internship individually. Additionally, students are required to go to their internships for a minimum of 8 hours a week and complete all work they receive at said internship.