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Course Title: Asian Studies Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: 104559 Term(s) Full Year

Offered:

Prerequisite(s): None Open to 11, 12

Grades:

Description: This course examines the cultures of Asia through a sociological lens. The course focuses on Southwest,

South, and East Asia. Analysis and evaluation of primary and secondary source documents, including scholarly research

and publications for mass media, are an integral part of this course. Students are required to complete a research project

demonstrating a deep understanding of a given culture within the region. Students are expected to complete a variety of

readings and conduct individual and group research projects.

Course Title: Advanced Placement American Government & Credit Value: 1.0

Politics

Course Number: 104320 Term(s) Full Year

Offered:

Prerequisite(s): Completion of Honors US History: Twentieth Century to Open to 12

the Present with a 90% or higher or completion of Grades:

previous AP US History course with an 80% or higher or

teacher recommendation

Requirement(s): Summer work is required for this course. Students are

required to complete the designated Advanced Placement

exam at their own expense (2017-2018 cost $94).
Description: AP Government is a one-year political science course that prepares students for the College Board

Advanced Placement U.S. Government & Politics exam given in May each year. This course is designed to give students

a critical perspective on government and politics in the United States. This course involves the study of general concepts

used to interpret American politics and the analysis of specific case studies. It requires familiarity with the interaction

among institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that make up the American political reality. Although no single approach to

this study is used, the general units of study include Constitutional Underpinnings of American Government, Political

Beliefs and Behaviors, Political Parties and Interest Groups, Institutions and Policy Processes of National Government,

and Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Students in this course should be highly motivated and expect weekly readings as well

as frequent writing assignments, debates, and discussions.

Course Title: Economics Credit Value: 0.5

Course Number: 104510 Term(s) Semester

Offered:

Prerequisite(s): None Open to 12

Grades:

Description: This course involves a study of the American economy. The course content includes an introduction to the

study of economics, comparative analysis of world economies, in-depth study of the operation of a market economy, and

microeconomics (business organizations, supply and demand, financial investments, and monetary policy). This course

equips students with the skills needed to succeed in college and the habits of mind necessary to foster a higher level of

learning. An investment research project is conducted in which students hypothetically invest in stock and follow their

investments for a period of eight weeks. Two formal writing assignments are required: a stock market portfolio report and

a field study.

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