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CORE COURSE OFFERINGS AT A GLANCE
   Core courses are arranged by discipline (subject area or type of credit granted). Core subjects are English, Math, Science and Social Studies. Course offerings are subject to change and contingent
   upon sufficient course enrollment. The credit earned will be applied in the manner most advantageous to the student.
   Course   State Course Course Title               Course Description            May Be   Grade Level Credit   Fall   Spring  Even   Odd   Prerequisites
   Number   ID                                                                    Applied*                                     Grad   Grad
                                                                                                                               Years  Years
                     AP           THIS COURSE WILL meet the New Mexico Public Education Department   0.5 credit                              Summer reading
                     Macroeconomic s  graduation requirements for economics. The study of AP macroeconomics   Semester course                requirement is
                                  introduces students to economic systems. Emphasis will be placed on the                                    posted on RRHS
                                  study of national income and price- level determination. STUDENTS WILL be                                    website.
                                  introduced to economic performance measures, the financial sector,                                        The reading list is
                                  stabilization policies, economic growth, and international economics. These                                derived from the
                                  concepts will be applied to the current economic problems and trends in the                               AP recommended
   143003   27445151              United States and our relationship with the world. Students are expected to   Social   12  X    X     X     reading list.
                                  take the AP National exam, which may lead to    Studies
                                  college credit. Students may be required to purchase supplementary
                                  textbooks. Those who elect to take the Advanced Placement exam will be
                                  required to pay the test fee. (Qualified students may apply for financial
                                  assistance.)


                                  THIS COURSE WILL meet the New Mexico Public Education                                                      Summer reading
                                  Department graduation requirements for U.S. history and geography. It is                                   requirement is
                                  designed for students planning to take the AP                                                              posted on RRHS
                                  U.S. History test for college credit. AP US History accents in narrative form                                website.
                                  the events and people which shaped the United States from 1607 to the                                     The reading list is
   142053            AP U.S. History 11   present. STUDENTS WILL learn to assess historical materials, and to weigh   Social   1.0 credit / full   X  X  derived from the
   142063   11835928  A/B         the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. Students   Studies  11  year  Part A  Part B  X  X  AP recommended
                                  may be required to purchase supplementary textbooks. Those who elect to                                     reading list.
                                  take the Advanced Placement exam will be required to pay the test fee.
                                  (Qualified students may apply for financial
                                  assistance.)


                                  THIS COURSE WILL meet the New Mexico Public Education Department
                                  graduation requirements for world history, and will help a student earn
                                  college credit for World History.   The course requires extensive reading and
                                  writing and prepares students to take the Advanced Placement World History
   141053                         exam. STUDENTS WILL develop a greater understanding of the evolution of
   141063+A14  27255151  AP World History   global processes and contacts in interaction with different types of human   Social   10  1.0 credit / full   X  X  X  X
   :Q14M4AA1         A/B          societies. Students will write extensively and learn to analyze historical   Studies  year  Part A  Part B
   4:AQ14                         documents. Students who elect to take the Advanced Placement exam will
                                  be required to pay the test fee. (Qualified students may apply for financial
                                  assistance.)






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