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ELECTIVE COURSE OFFERINGS AT A GLANCE

Elective course are arranged by discipline (type of elective credit granted). Disciplines are:; Career Cluster/Workplace Readiness, Fine Arts, Language Arts/World Languages, Math [courses do not grant a math credit]. Physical Education/Health, Science, Social Studies, and Technlogy.
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Course Number State Course ID Course Title Course Description May Be Grade Level Credit Fall Spring Grad Odd Grad Prerequisites
Applied* Years
Years
THIS COURSE WILL present information on the legal system in America.
Activities include extensive class participation and legal writing. Students
Practical Law 0.5 credit
Social
146800 27614941 (formerly Street conduct research and develop writing and public speaking skills. STUDENTS Studies 9-12 Semester X X X X None
WILL learn about Constitutional Rights and high school students’, rights,
Law) course
explore the elements of criminal and civil law and learn to see both sides of
the argument as represented by the prosecution and defense.
Course provides an introduction to the discipline of philosophy as an analysis 1.0 credit / full
of the principles underlying conduct, thought, knowledge, and the nature of year
the universe. Course content typically includes examination of the major
philosophers and their writings. Second semester students examine a
specific topic in philosophy, such as culture and society or the individual in
society, rather than providing an overview of the field of sociology. Beginning
with simple, ordinary observations about the things around us, students will
Problems of discover that the world that they know is not really what it appears to be. The Social
149110 149120 27804000 9 - 12 x x X X None
Philosophy A/B course is a tour through some of the most basic, yet important questions in Studies
the various disciplines of philosophy, with a particular focus on epistemology
(the study of the nature and grounds for knowledge, or “How do I know what I
know, and how do I know that what I know is true?”) Students should be
prepared to discuss philosophical texts, and to think about things in strange
and exciting ways that may have never occurred to them before.

THIS COURSE WILL provide an understanding of individual 0.5 credit
behavior. STUDENTS WILL study the foundations of psychology and basic Social
146000 27714951 Psychology 9 - 12 Semester X X X X None
topics: personal growth, interpersonal relationships, brain development, Studies
personality development, and mental disorders. course

THIS COURSE WILL include the study of human behavior in groups and will
investigate topics such as socialization, culture, race and ethnic relationships, Social .05 credit
146400 27754951 Sociology adolescent and adult group behavior, and social institutions. STUDENTS Studies 9 - 12 Semester x x x x None
WILL do research beyond the classroom and be involved in practical course
applications of the subject matter.

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