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Course Title: Advanced Placement Psychology Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 104525 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): None Open to Grades: 12
Requirement(s): Students are required to complete a summer assignment. Students should expect to devote
approximately five hours to completing the summer assignment. Students can expect
approximately 30 minutes of homework per night on average throughout the school year.
Students are required to complete the designated Advanced Placement exam at their own
expense (2018-2019 cost $95).
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Hospitality and Tourism
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Human Services
Business Management and Administration Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Education and Training Marketing
Government and Public Administration Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Health Science
Description: The AP Psychology course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the
behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Students are exposed to the psychological facts,
principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology. They also learn about ethics and
methods psychologists use in their science and practice. Course work includes lecture, class discussion, debate, research
and position papers, chapter quizzes and unit tests.

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