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Course Length: Yearlong investment, and growth; issues of capitalism, such as
Suggested Grade: 10-11 unemployment, inflation, and the national debt; and a
Prerequisites: HST103: World History or equivalent survey of markets in such areas as China, Europe, and the
Middle East.
Course Length: One semester
HST304: Honors U.S. History Suggested Grade: 11-12
This course is a challenging full-year survey that provides Prerequisites: HST303: U.S. History or equivalent, HST403:
U.S. Government and Politics is recommended, but not
students with a comprehensive view of American history
from the first migrations of nomadic people to North required
America to recent events. Readings are drawn from K12’s
The American Odyssey: A History of the United States.
Online lessons help students organize their study, explore HST500: AP U.S. History
topics in depth, review in preparation for assessments, and Students explore and analyze the economic, political, and
practice advanced skills of historical thinking and analysis. social transformation of the United States since the time of
Activities include analyzing primary sources and maps, the first European encounters. Students are asked to
creating timelines, completing projects and written master not only the wide array of factual information
assignments, and conducting independent research. necessary to do well on the AP exam, but also to practice
Students complete independent projects each semester. skills of critical analysis of historical information and
Course Length: Semester Long documents. Students read primary and secondary source
Suggested Grade: 10-11 materials and analyze problems presented by historians to
Prerequisites: HST103: World History or equivalent success gain insight into challenges of interpretation and the ways
in previous history course, and a teacher/school counselor in which historical events have shaped American society
recommendation and culture. Majority of the work in this course is
independent. The content aligns to the sequence of topics
recommended by the College Board and to widely used
HST403: U.S. Government and Politics textbooks. Students prepare for the AP exam.
This course studies the history, organization, and functions Course Length: Yearlong
of the United States government. Beginning with the Suggested Grade: 11-12
Prerequisites: Success in previous history course and a
Declaration of Independence and continuing through to the
present day, students explore the relationship between teacher/school counselor recommendation. Teacher
individual Americans and our governing bodies. Students approval and writing submission approval is required for
take a close look at the political culture of our country and this course.
gain insight into the challenges faced by citizens, elected
government officials, political activists, and others. Students
also learn about the roles of political parties, interest HST510: AP U.S. Government and Politics
groups, the media, and the Supreme Court, and discuss This course is the equivalent of an introductory college-level
their own views on current political issues. course. Students explore the operations and structure of
Course Length: One semester the U.S. government and the behavior of the electorate and
Suggested Grade: 11-12 politicians. They gain the analytic perspective necessary to
Prerequisites: HST303: U.S. History or equivalent evaluate political data, hypotheses, concepts, opinions, and
processes and learn how to gather data about political
behavior and develop their own theoretical analysis of
HST413: U.S. and Global Economics American politics. Students also build the skills they need to
examine general propositions about government and
In this course on economic principles, students explore
politics, and to analyze specific relationships between
choices they face as producers, consumers, investors, and
political, social, and economic institutions. They prepare for
taxpayers. Students apply what they learn to real-world
simulation problems. Topics of study include markets from the AP® Exam and for further study in political science, law,
historic and contemporary perspectives; supply and education, business, and history.
demand; theories of early economic philosophers such as Course Length: Yearlong
Suggested Grade: 11-12
Adam Smith and David Ricardo; theories of value; money
Prerequisites: Success in HST304: Honors U.S. History, or
(what it is, how it evolved, the role of banks, investment
houses, and the Federal Reserve); Keynesian economics; equivalent, and teacher/school counselor recommendation
how capitalism functions, focusing on productivity, wages,

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