CURRICULUM GUIDE 2026-27
361 | AP UNITED STATES HISTORY 1.0 CREDIT
Prerequisites: 80 % in English II Honors OR 80 % in previous Social Studies AP Course
On completing this course students will be prepared to take the Advanced Placement Test given in May of their junior year. Students will have the knowledge and analytical skills commensurate with an introductory level college class. This course demands a significant degree of intellectual curiosity, self-motivation, and seriousness of purpose. Special emphasis is given to research and writing skills. Students will assess historical material, its reliability, importance and relevance, and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. The course examines U. S. history from its earliest beginnings up through the Clinton Administration.
$ A fee is charged for the AP exam.
362 | UNITED STATES HISTORY 1.0 CREDIT
This course traces, in a largely chronological manner, the historical development of the United States. Through the use of films, lectures, discussion and readings, the student will gain an understanding of the following major topics:( 1) early settlement and colonial America,( 2) the American Revolution,( 3) the establishment of a nation and the War of 1812,( 4) the Age of Jackson,( 5) the causes and conflict of the Civil War,( 6) Reconstruction,( 7) the Gilded Age,( 8) World War I,( 9) the Interwar Period: the Roaring Twenties and Great Depression,( 10) World War II, and( 11) the Modern Era including the Cold War.
365 | AP PSYCHOLOGY 1.0 CREDIT
Prerequisites: 80 % in English I, II or III Honors or AP English Language and Composition OR 80 % in previous Social Studies AP Course
The AP Psychology course is 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, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology.” Students will study a variety of topics including: the history of psychology, scientific methodologies and ethical practices, the biology of behavior, consciousness, sensation and perception, learning, cognition, motivation and emotion, developmental psychology, personality, and abnormal psychology. This course is open to qualified students in grades 10-12.
$ A fee is charged for the AP exam.
366 | PSYCHOLOGY 1.0 CREDIT
Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior. In this introductory course, students will study a variety of topics including: the history of psychology, scientific methodologies, the nervous system, consciousness, sensation and perception, memory and learning, motivation, human sexuality, and abnormal psychology. This course is oriented to seniors, but juniors may be allowed in as space permits.
368 | HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE STUDIES 0.5 CREDIT
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The purpose of this course is to give students a deeper understanding of the social and cultural forces that lead to genocide. Students will learn about bias, individual acts of prejudice, discrimination, bias-motivated violence, and genocide and how the Pyramid of Hate can be used to understand the escalation from one level to another and how upstanders can stop the progression at each level. Students will also learn about the Ten Stages of Genocide as a method of studying the progression of a society toward genocide, and the resulting denial among many populations. We will focus on a number of historical and modern genocides, and determine whether or not different acts throughout history qualify as a genocide. Students will leave the course with an increased awareness of human nature, democratic and non-democratic societies, political and personal leadership, and civilization in general. This course is open to students in grades 10-12.