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a legal violation in a given scenario, and be able to successfully prosecute or defend the accused using
knowledge gained of legal procedures throughout the span of the course.

Course #
Grade
Credits
Course Name
347 International Relations 11-12 2.5

Students will develop an understanding as to why the world exists as it does today. They will focus on
modern-day issues so as to understand the role of each person in the global society. Students will be
exposed to various schools of historical and contemporary political thought as a lens through which to
analyze these issues. The importance of global actors, such as the United Nations, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, the World Bank, and World Trade Organization, as well as world powers such as the United
States of America, European Union, China, India, and Russia, will also be exposed. Geopolitics, the
importance of a nation’s location in the world, will be stressed. With this background information, students
will be able to understand many of the issues in today’s society, such as terrorism, global warming and
other environmental topics, global poverty, and ongoing crises such as the conflict in the Middle East.

Course #
Course Name
348 Economics & Financial Literacy 11-12 Credits
Grade
2.5

This course is divided between understanding national and world economic issues, and understanding
practical and personal financial issues and opportunities. The global view will help students make
informed evaluations of current and future economic developments while their personal level will start
students on a life-long personal quest to control their own financial future. Class discussions include
topics of micro and macro-economics such as supply and demand, scarcity, GNP and practical topics
such as credit scores, investing and taxes. Students will become familiar with on-line resources to help
with the practical application.

Course #
Credits
Grade
Course Name
362 AP U.S. Government & Politics 11-12 5

Prerequisite: Successful completion of US History 1 (or Honors) and teacher recommendation
The Advanced Placement (AP) course in US Government & Politics is designed to give students a critical
perspective on the American political system. This course involves both the study of general concepts
used to interpret US politics, and an examination of the various institutions, groups, beliefs and ideas that
make up the American political structure. This course is taught at a college level difficulty with the
intention that all students take the AP Examination in May. Successful performance on the exam may
lead to earning college credit.

Credits
Course #
Course Name
363 AP Psychology 10-12 5
Grade

th
th
Prerequisites: This course is open to any 10 - 12 grade student who has a consistently strong work
ethic and feels that he or she would enjoy the study of introductory psychology and its sub-disciplines.
AP Psychology is a college-level course 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, principals, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within
psychology. They also learn about the ethics and methods psychologists use in their science and
practice.

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