Course Title: ADVANCED PLACEMENT U.S. HISTORY
Grade Open to: 10-11 Semester: 1 & 2 Credit: 1.0
Prerequisite/Grade Recommendation: Minimum 4.0 GPA in Social Studies and English courses
Fees: None
This is a college-level course designed for sophomores and juniors who intend to continue their formal education beyond high school. The reading and research will be demanding. Students will survey American History from the era of exploration and discovery to contemporary events, with a major focus on social, economic, and political aspects of America’s past. Students will be given the opportunity to take the AP U.S. History exam for college credit. Students enrolling in AP U.S. History are required to fulfill a summer assignment in preparation for the coming year’s course. See high school web site for further information.
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Course Title: AMERICAN STUDIES
Grade Open to: 11 Semester: 1 & 2 Credit: 1.0 English & 1.0 U.S. History Credit
Prerequisite/Grade Recommendation: Successful completion of English 9 & 10
Fees: Cost of required paperback books and field trips
This course is designed for juniors who wish to satisfy the English 11 and U.S. History requirement. A two-period block of time will be used to cover both American Literature and History in an integrated, chronological approach. Selected readings will emphasize the historical period as well as various themes within that period, from the Colonial Period and Reconstruction to Contemporary America. Students will respond to the literature in class discussions, activities, and journals that highlight the historical significance of the works. Additionally, students will be required to write essays that show their understanding of our American culture.
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Course Title: ANCIENT HISTORY
Grade Open to: 9-10-11-12 Semester: 1 or 2 Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite/Grade Recommendation: None
Fees: None
This course is a study of the development of man from the dawn of civilization to Medieval Times. Major components of study for this course will include the progression of the Egyptian, Greek Roman, African and Asian civilizations. Social, political, and religious components of these societies will be reviewed and analyzed.
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Course Title: ECONOMICS
Grade Open to: 11-12 Semester: 1 or 2 Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite/Grade Recommendation: None
Fees: None
Economics is a one-semester course that gives the student an understanding of our economic system and its principles. The student will learn about the factors of production, supply and demand, economic systems other than capitalism, business enterprise, and government in a developing economy. In addition, the student will learn the principles of educated purchasing as a consumer through decision-making and money-management processes. Economics is recommended for the college-bound student.
*This course can be used to meet the consumer education credit for graduation.
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Course Title: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Grade Open to: 11-12 Semester: 1 or 2 Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite/Grade Recommendation: None
Fees: None
This one-semester course illustrates various types of psychological, social, and behavioral issues. Students will develop the ability to perceive the world around them more objectively and understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society. Topics to be studied to develop awareness will include behavior through personality, intelligence, and behavioral & psychological disorders.
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Course Title: GOVERNMENT
Grade open to: 11-12 Semester: 1 or 2 Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite/Grade Recommendation: None
Fees: None
This course focuses on an extensive study of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the U.S. Federal Government. State and local governments are also major areas of study. The required tests on the U.S. Constitution, Illinois Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Flag Codes are administered at this time. Upon completion of this course the student will understand the rights and responsibilities of citizen of the United States and the state of Illinois.
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Course Title: SOCIOLOGY
Grade Open to: 11-12 Semester: 1 or 2 Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite/Grade Recommendation: None
Fees: None
This one-semester course is a study of various types of social, cultural, behavioral and legal issues concerning people today. Students will develop the ability to look at the social world around them more objectively. The topics that will be studied to develop this awareness include understanding human behavior through personality, intelligence, and behavior disorders; structures and functions of society; social problems; race and ethnicity; and legal topics.
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Course Title: STREET LAW
Grade Open to: 11-12 Semester: 1 or 2 Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite/Grade Recommendation: None
Fees: None
This course will provide upper-level students the opportunity to analyze, evaluate, and in some situations resolve legal disputes. The emphasis in this course will be on promoting alternative forms of dispute resolution while focusing on current topics in the law. Topics like gang awareness, substance abuse, public policy, guns, and civil rights will be discussed. This course will educate students about legal issues and provide them with practical information and problem solving skills necessary in our society today.
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Course Title: TOPICS IN MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY
Grade Open to: 11-12 Semester: 1 or 2 Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite/Grade Recommendation: Completion of US History / AP US History / American Studies
Fees: None
This course would provide upper level history students with the opportunity to explore the role America plays on the global stage. Focus would be given to the events from WWII to the present. The pace of the American History course provides minimal time for this important period of history. This course would provide an in-depth look at America’s place in the global community through the study of specific historical events. It will attempt to provide students with an appreciation of their generational ancestors and the situation of the world around them.
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Course Title: U.S. HISTORY
Grade Open to: 10-11 Semester: 1 & 2 Credit: 1.0
Prerequisite/Grade Recommendation: None
Fees: None
This course is a survey of U.S. History that originates with a review of the founding of our nation, investigates the study of Presidential administrations, and compares major historical events and movements with a focus on the social, economic, and political aspects of America’s past. Students will be expected to produce analytical essays and to think critically through classroom discussions. Primary and secondary source documents, along with the text, will be used.
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Course Title: WORLD CULTURES & GEOGRAPHY
Grade Open to: 9-10 Semester: 1 & 2 Credit: 1.0
Prerequisite/Grade Recommendation: None
Fees: None
This course is an introduction to our physical environment and the locational characteristics of human activities. It is the study of the locational and inter-relationships of climate, land forms, vegetation, soils, and natural resources, and their significance to man. Students will primarily study the United States and other North American countries during the first semester and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Pacific Ocean area, and the Polar Regions during the second semester. Extensive map study will be utilized.
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