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Course Title: Asian Studies Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 104559 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): None Open to Grades: 11, 12
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Human Services
Architecture and Construction Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Manufacturing
Education and Training Marketing
Government and Public Administration Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Hospitality and Tourism
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) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Honors US History: Twentieth Open to Grades: 12
Century to the Present with a 90% or higher
or completion of previous AP US History
course with an 80% or higher or teacher
recommendation
Requirement(s): The required and graded summer essay assignment will give students a basis for
understanding the underpinnings of American government, society and culture. The
assignment is due 10 days following the start of the semester. Students adding the course
after the beginning of the semester will have until the end of the 1 quarter to complete the
st
assignment. Students are required to complete the designated Advanced Placement exam at
their own expense (2020-2021 cost $95).
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Health Science
Architecture and Construction 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
Finance Science, Technology, Engineering and
Government and Public Administration Mathematics
Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
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.

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