A.P. BIOLOGY

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will study the core scientific principles, theories, and processes that govern living organisms and biological systems. Students will participate in hands-on laboratory work to investigate natural phenoma. Students will design experiments and procesures to test a prediction or theory, collect and analyze data, interpret data to draw conclusions, as well as develop and support a scientific claim with evidence. Students are required to take the A.P. Biology exam at the culmination of the course.

A.P. CALCULUS AB

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description:  Students will explore the concepts, methods, and applications of differential and integral calculus. Students will determin expressions and values using mathematical procedures and rules, connect representations, justify reasoning and solutions, as well as use correct notation, language, and mathematical conventions to communicate results or solutions. Students are required to take the A.P. Calculus AB exam at the culmination of the course.

A.P. CHEMISTRY

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will learn about the fundamental concepts of chemistry including structure and states of matter, intermolecular forces, and reactions. Students will participate in hands-on lab investigations and use chemical calculations to solve problems. Students will design experiments and procedures to test a prediction or theory, explain how the microscopic structure of a substance determines its chemical properties, make a scientific claim and support it with evidence, create graphs, diagrams and models to represent chemical phenomena, as well as balance a chemical equation. Students are required to take the A.P. Chemistry exam at the culmination of the course.

A.P. COMPUTER SCIENCE:  A

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will get familiar with the concepts and tools of computer science as they learn a subset of the Java programming language. Students will do hands-on work to design, write, and test computer prorams that solve problems or accomplish tasks. Students will design a program, develop the alogorithms it needs, and write code to implement them, document and explain how program codes work, and test program codes as well as correct errors. Students are required to take the A.P. Computer Science exam at the culmination of the course.

A.P. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will learn about the elements of argument and composition as they develop their critical-reading and writing skills. Students will read and analyze nonfiction works from various periods and write essays with different aims: for example, to explain an idea, argue a point, or persuade a reader of something. Students will read closely, analyze, and interpret a piece of writing, evaluate a source of information, gather and consolidate information from different sources, draft and revise a piece of writing, and construct evidence-based arguments. Students are required to take the A.P. English Language Exam at the culmination of the course.

A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will learn how to understand and evaluate works of fiction, poetry, and drama from various periods and cultures. Students will read literary works and write essays to explain and support their analysis of them. Students will read a text closely and draw conclusions from details, develop an interpretation of a text, identify the techniques used by an author and their effects, as well as present their interpretations and make an argument for it in writing. Students are required to take the A.P. English Literature exam at the culmination of their course.

A.P. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will explore and investigate the interrelationships of the natural world and analyze environmental problems, both natural and human-made. Students will participate in laboratory investigations and field work. Students will explain environmental concepts and processes, apply quantitative methods in solving problems, anallyze a research study to identify a hypothesis, analyze data, visual representations, and writings, as well as propose a solution for an environmental problem to support their idea with evidence. Students are requred to take the A.P. Environmental Science exam at the culmination of the course.

A.P. FRENCH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will develop their French language skills and learn about the cultures in French-speaking parts of the world. Students will practice communicating in French and study real-life materials such s newspaper articles, films, music, and books. Students will understand French when they hear it and read it, write stories, letters, emails, essays, and other texts, as well as hold conversations in real-life situations. Students are required to take the A.P. French Language exam at the culmination of the course.

A.P. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will study the key concepts and institutions of the political system and culture of the United States. Students will read, analyze, and discuss the U.S. Constitution and other documents as well as compklete a research or applies civics project. The civic project can earn students 1.0 points towards the Seal of Civic Readiness. Additionally, students will connect political concepts to real-life situations, analyze data to find patterns and trends to draw conclusions, deveop a claim or thesis and support it in an essay, and explain the impact and implications of certain U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Students are required to take the A.P. Government and Politics exam at the culmination of the course.

A.P. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description:  Students will explore how humans have understood, used, and changed the surface of Earth. Students will use the tools and thinking processes of geographers to examine patterns of human population, migration, and land use. Students will connect geographic concepts and processes to real-life scenarios, understand information shown in maps, tables, charts, graphs, and landsccapes, as well as understand spatial relationships using geographic scales. Students are required to take the A.P. Human Geograpy exam at the culmination of the course.

A.P.  PYSCHOLOGY

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will explore the ideas, theories, and methods of the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Students will examine the concepts of psychology through reading and discussion as well as analyze data from psychological research studies. Students will connect psychological concepts and theories to real-life scenarios, understand and interpret data, and analyze research studies in psychology. Students are required to take the A.P. Psychology exam at the culmination of the course.

A.P. SPANISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will develop their Spanish language skills and learn about the cultures in Spanish-speaking parts of the world. Students will practice communicating in Spanish and study real-life materials such as newspaper articles, films, music, and books. Students will understand Spanish when they hear it and read it, write stories, letters, emails, and essays, as well as hold conversations in real-life situations. Students are required to take the A.P. Spanish Language exam at the culmination of the course.

A.P. SPANISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will buid their language skills and cultural knowledge by exploring works of literature written in Spanish. Students will use Spanish to communicate, read, analyze, discuss, and write about works by Spanish, Latin-Amerian, and U.S. Hispanic authors of different periods. Students will interpret, analyze, and compare literary works, relate literary works to their cultural and historical contexts, as well as write a literary analysis using correct literary terms. Students are required to take the A.P. Spanish Literature exam at the culmination of the course.

A.P. STATISTICS

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will learn about the major concepts and tools used for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. Students will explore statistics through discussion and activities, and design surveys and experiments. Students will select methods for collecting and analyzing data, use probability and simulation to describe probability distributions and define uncertainty in statistical inference, as well as use statistical reasoning to draw appropriate conclusions and justify claims. Students are required to take the A.P. Statistics exam at the culmination of the course.

A.P. STUDIO ART:  2-D DESIGN

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will develop their 2-D skills through materials and processes such as graphic design, photography, collage, printmaking, fashion illustration, and others. Students will create artwork that reflects their own ideas and skills demonstrating what they have learned. Students will inestigate materials, processes, and ideas that artists and designers use, communicate their ideas about works of art and design, as well as practice, experiment, and revise their own work. Students are required to complete a digital portfolio a tthe culmination of the course.

A.P. UNITED STATES HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will study the cultural, economic, political, and social developments that have shaped the United States from c. 1491 to the present. Students will analyze texts, visual sources, and other historical evidence and write essays expressing historical arguments. Students will evaluate primary and secondary sources, put historical developments in context to make connections between them, analyze claims, evidence, and reasoning found in sources, as well as come up with a claim or thesis to explain and support in writing. Students are required to take the A.P. U. S. History and Government exam at the culmination of this course.

A.P. WORLD HISTORY:  MODERN

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Course Description: Students will study the cultural, economic, political, and social developments that have shaped the world from c. 1200 CE to the present. Students will analylze texts, visual sources, and other historical evidence and other historical evidence and write essays expressing historical arguments. Students will evaluate primary and secondary sources, analyze the claims, evidence, and reasoning you find in sources, put historical developments in context to make connections between them, as well as come up with a claim or thesis and explain and support it in writing. Students are required to take the A.P. World History: Modern exam at the culmination of this course.

A.P. SEMINAR

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Open to students in grade 11

Course Description: Students will develop and practice the skills in research, collaboration, and communication that they need in any academic discipline. Students will investigate topics in a variety of subject areas, write research-based essays, as well as design and give presentations both individually and as part of a team. Students will read and analyze articles, studies, and other texts, gather and combine information from sources, as well as craft evidence-based arguments. Students are required to submit a digital portfolio at the culmination of this course.

A.P. RESEARCH

Credit: 1 Credit (full year course)

Open to students in grade 12

Prerequisite: Successful completion of A.P. Seminar with a qualifying score on the digital portfolio submitted

Course Description:Students will build on what they learned in A.P. Seminar to deeply explore an academic topic, problem, or issue of individual interest. Through this exploration, student will design, plan, and conduct a year-long research based investigation to address a research question. Students will conduct independent research analyze sources and evidence, present research findings to an audience, and write a college-level academic paper.