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PREREQUISITE: A grade of “A” or “B” in European History Honors AP or a grade of “A” in World Studies P and teacher recommendation. It is recommended that students wishing to take this course not have taken their previous two years of high school history in summer school.
UC/CSU: Subject A
This course is offered to provide the student with preparation for the Advanced Placement Examination in United States History. Students use college level textbooks, study topics in greater scope and depth than in a college prep class, and write numerous essays in preparation for that section of the AP exam. Students should expect a minimum of one hour of homework each day in this class.
COURSE: AMERICAN GOVERNMENT COURSE CODE: SGPS PREREQUISITE: None
YEAR COURSE: 10 credits GRADE: 12
UC/CSU: Subject A
This course is required of all twelfth grade students. It is a semester-long introduction to the American Political System. It focuses on: 1) the historical and constitutional framework, 2) the various ways in which Americans participate in our political system, 3) the structure and functions of the major institutions of government, including Congress, the presidency and the executive bureaucracy, and the Supreme Court and judicial system, 4) civil liberties, and 5) California state and local government.
COURSE: AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AP YEAR COURSE: 10 credits
COURSE CODE: SGPH GRADE: 12
PREREQUISITE: An “A” or “B” in U.S. History AP or an “A: both semesters of U.S. History P. It is recommended that students wishing to take this course not have taken their previous two years of high school history in summer school.
Advanced Placement American Government is designed to prepare students to take the Advanced Placement examination in May. Emphasis will be put on the nature of the American political system, its development over the past two hundred years and especially how it works today. Principle processes and institutions through which the political system functions will be examined as well some of the policies that these institutions establish and how they are implemented.
COURSE: ECONOMICS COURSE CODE: SEPS PREREQUISITE: None
YEAR COURSE: 10 credits GRADE: 12
UC/CSU: Subject G
This course is a requirement for all 12th grade students & is aligned with the state standards. The curriculum begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of economics, such as scarcity, trade- offs, and opportunity costs, & progresses to include concepts in microeconomics, macroeconomics, & international economics. These concepts include supply & demand, competition & market structures, business organizations, labor &wages, fiscal & monetary policies, the Federal Reserve System, investments, money & banking, macroeconomic policies & measures, & international trade.
COURSE: PSYCHOLOGY SEMESTER COURSE: 5 credits COURSE CODE: SPPS GRADES: 11, 12 at Agoura