Social Studies

Course Number: 45.08300

This World History class emphasizes the political, cultural, economic, and social development and growth of civilizations from ancient civilizations to the present. This course will require skills in reading and writing assignments and may include outside reading, essay writing and document based questions.

Required for graduation, 1 unit

Course Number: 45.08110
Prerequisite: Human Geography AP 

This college level course includes the College Board topics for the AP Exam. Students will focus on applying historical thinking skills as they learn world history from 8000 BCE to the present. The course content is equivalent to that found in college level freshman and sophomore courses. Students are expected to take the Advanced Placement Exam in May. This course fulfills the graduation requirement for World History.

*Hope Rigor, 1 unit

Course Number: 45.08100

This course emphasizes political, economic, cultural, and social issues in U.S. history from the discovery of America to the present. This course will require skills in reading and writing assignments and may include outside reading, essay writing, and document based questions.

Required for graduation, 1 unit. A state mandated End-Of-Course Assessment (EOC) is required.

Course Number: 45.08200

This advanced course includes the College Board topics for the Advanced Placement U. S. History Exam. Students will focus on applying historical thinking skills as they learn about U.S. history from approximately 1491 to the present. The course content is equivalent to that found in freshman and sophomore level college courses. Students are expected to take the Advanced Placement Exam in May. This course fulfills the graduation requirement for U.S. History.

*Hope Rigor, 1 unit. A state mandated End-Of-Course Assessment (EOC) is required.

Course Number: 45.08700 (year 1); 45.08930 (year 2)
Prerequisites: Admission into the full IB Diploma Program Cohort

This course will focus on the development of the United States as well as its relationship in the western hemisphere with other nations in the areas of diplomacy, civil discourse, and international conflict. Course will focus on topics as they relate to the United States within the context of playing a larger role in the community of nations starting in the 19th century to the present. Year one fulfills the graduation requirement for US History.

*Hope Rigor, 2 units (11th/12th grade students only) 

Course Number: 45.05700
Prerequisites: Admission into the full IB Diploma Program Cohort

This course focuses on the American system of government, the roles and responsibilities of citizens to participate in the political process, and the relationship of the individual to the law and legal system. The course requires skills in reading and writing assignments and may include outside reading, essay writing, and document based questions. This course fulfills the graduation requirement for American Government and Civics

Required for graduation, 1 units

Honors courses are more rigorous and intensive college preparatory courses for highly motivated students that are greater in depth and accelerate students for more advanced courses, such as AP and IB.

Course Number:  45.01500

This course is based upon the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. It is a unique science that often necessitates the use of special measurements and research methods. The course has four sections: psychological foundations and research, biological foundations, change in behavior and cognition, and variability of behavior among individuals and groups.

0.5 credits

Course Number: 45.05200

This college level course includes the College Board topics for the Advanced Placement U.S. Government & Politics examination. The course introduces students to political ideas, institutions, and policies that characterize the political culture of the U.S. The course content is equivalent to that found in college level freshman and sophomore courses. Students are expected to take the Advanced Placement Exam in May. This course fulfills the graduation requirement for American Government and Civics

*Hope Rigor, .5 units

Course Number: 45.06100

This course focuses on the American economic system and covers fundamental economic concepts, comparative economic systems, microeconomics, macroeconomics, and international economic interdependence. It stresses the ability to analyze critically and to make decisions concerning public issues.

Required for graduation, .5 units

Course number: 45.06100

This advanced course includes College Board topics for the Advanced Placement Macroeconomics exam. The emphasis is on macroeconomics, but the course also includes microeconomic, international, and personal finance components. The course is equivalent to what is offered at a freshman or sophomore level in college. Students are expected to take the Advanced Placement Exam in May. This course fulfills the graduation requirement for Economics.

*Hope Rigor, .5 units

Course number: 45.07700

The purpose of the AP Human Geography course is to introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human social organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their science and practice. Students are expected to take the Advanced Placement Exam in May. Social Studies Elective

*Hope Rigor, 1 unit

Course number: 45.01600

This advanced course includes the College Board topics for Advanced Placement Psychology. The philosophy of the psychology course is to allow the student to gain a better self understanding and to learn about adjusting to life and gaining more knowledge of how to solve life’s problems. This course is taught from a personal adjustment approach with major emphasis placed upon the areas of personality, motivation, emotions, growth and development, mental health and mental illness, and social behavior. Students are expected to take the Advanced Placement Exam in May. Social Studies Elective.

*Hope Rigor, 1 unit

Course number: 45.01700

The IB Diploma Psychology course is the systematic study of behavior and mental processes. Students will develop an understanding of how psychological knowledge is generated, developed, and applied. They will examine the complex interaction of the biological, cognitive, and socio-cultural influences on human behavior. This multiple-lens approach will allow students to have a greater understanding of themselves and appreciate the diversity of human behavior. Social Studies Elective

*Hope Rigor, 1 unit (11th/12th grade students only)

Course number: 45.08120

Explores United States History through film. This course includes analysis and interpretation of events through both print and film.

1 unit

Students will receive two credits for each CTAE course taken. Sign up for the CTAE Course and students will also receive credit for Social Studies Course.

Course 1: Introduction to Government and Public Administration, 29.41000 Student will also receive credit for American Government/Civics, 45.0570

Course 2: Government and Public Administration: State and Federal Issues, 29.41100 Students will also receive credit for Introduction to U.S. Intelligence and National Security Studies, 45.06000

Course 3: Government and Public Administration: Local and State Issues, 29.41200 Students will also receive credit for Personal Finance and Economics, 45.06100

Course number: 45.07700
AP Human Geography is an introductory college-level human geography course. Students cultivate their understanding of human geography through data and geographic analyses as they explore topics like patterns and spatial organization, human impacts and interactions with their environment, and spatial processes and societal changes. This is a Hope Rigor course.