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ADVANCED PLACEMENT US GOVERNMENT AND EXPLORING WISCONSIN
POLITICS Course ID: SST2052
Course ID: SST3062 Prerequisite: World History
*2019-20 School Year Offering (Alternating Years) Credit: 1/2 (Semester 2)
Prerequisite: US History or AP US History Grades: 10-12
Credit: 1/2 (Semester 2) Description: Students will assume the role of State Legislators in a
Grades: 11-12 simulation of the Wisconsin State Assembly. In this role, students will
Description: This course offers an analytical perspective on American select a topic of interest, develop a bill, and guide it through our state
government and politics. Interested students will study general lawmaking process. Students will explore the physical and cultural
concepts used to interpret US government and politics and the history of Wisconsin through class work and a field trip. Students also
analysis of specific examples. Students will explore American have the freedom to explore Wisconsin on their own through self-
institutions, groups, beliefs and ideas, along with theoretical directed trips that highlight the natural and cultural history of the
perspectives and explanations for various behaviors and outcomes. Waunakee/Madison area.
Students will have the opportunity to take the AP exam at the end of
the year in order to receive possible college credit with a qualifying INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
grade. Course ID: SST2042
Prerequisite: None
ADVANCED PLACEMENT US HISTORY Credit: 1/2 (Semester 2)

Course ID: SST2021-2022 Grades: 10-12
Prerequisite: None Description: Sociology will introduce you to the study of humankind's
Credit: 1.0 (Semester 1 & 2) most important creation, the social group. Everything we do is
Grades: 10-12 directly or indirectly influenced by the society in which we live. All of
Description: The AP US History course focuses on the development of humanities’ achievements, both for better and worse, are the
historical thinking skills and an understanding of content learning products of human groups interacting. Along the way we will explore
objectives organized around seven themes, such as identity, peopling, major approaches to the study of society developed by many thinkers
and America in the world. AP US History is designed to be the including Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim. By the end of
equivalent of a two-semester introductory college or university US the course you will be able to think about society, and your individual
history course. Students will have the opportunity to take the AP place in it, in a new way.
exam at the end of the year in order to receive possible college credit
with an acceptable score. Students enrolled in the class agree to ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY
complete a mandatory summer reading requirement Course ID: SST2031 OR SST2032
Prerequisite: None
AMERICA IN CONFLICT Credit: 1/2 (Semester 1 or 2)
Course ID: SST3041 Grades: 10-12
*2020-21 School Year Offering (Alternating Years) Description: Open to any student in Grade 10, 11 or 12. This includes
Prerequisite: US History or AP US History any student who might be concurrently enrolled in AP Psychology or
Credit: 1/2 (Semester 1) who has completed AP Psychology. This class is designed to offer
Grades: 11-12 students the opportunity to study issues in behavioral science that will
Description: US Military History will focus on a survey of US foreign enhance their understanding of the human condition. The course is
offered as an attempt to encourage the lifelong learning and curiosity
policy during the 20th and 21st centuries, with an emphasis on of students who will become co-workers, neighbors, parents, life
military engagements and warfare. A key focus of the course will be partners, and adult caregivers in the communities they enter
the interaction between society and military institutions, technology, throughout their lives. Units of Study include: Human Development -
and techniques of warfare. Students will use the course content to The Brain (“Geography” of the brain – anatomy, structure,
develop skills in historical research, argumentation, causation, and neurochemistry and plasticity. “Evolution” of the brain – central core,
interpretation. limbic and cortex features. “Environmental impact” upon the brain –
effects of exercise, nutrition, relaxation, sleep, aging, stress and toxins
ECONOMICS upon the brain). Human Development - Models of development.
Course ID: SST3021 Health and Wellness - Psychopathology and treatment; Substance
Prerequisite: None issues and addiction dynamics; Modern living (Technology and the
Credit: 1/2 (Semester 1) “mismatch theory” and Gender roles and issues). Health and Wellness
Grades: 11-12 - Families, institutions and support systems.
Description: The economics course is for upperclassmen that are
curious about how money works in the real world. The course
overviews a wide variety of economics topics like basics of economic
thinking, supply and demand, income inequality, how business and
government operate within the economy, international trade,
investments, and personal finance. Economics explores these various
topics through engaging activities, multiple projects, and a variety of
assessments.