Updated 11/2022
12th Grade Social Studies Options
7270 American Government
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: United States History
Meets requirement(s): Civics/Government
Open to Grades: 12
The focus of this course is U.S. National Government and politics. It will emphasize the institutions and political forces that have shaped the U.S. National Government and examine the behavior of individuals in the American political system and the non-institutional forces that influence decision-making in U.S. politics (such as political parties, interest groups, and the media.) This course enables the student to understand the functions of the U.S. National Government and how citizens can access the decision-making process. Students will gain a fuller understanding of the American political system.
7275 AP United States Government and Politics
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: United States History
Meets requirement(s): Civics/Government
Open to Grades: 12
This course is designed to prepare the student to challenge the Advanced Placement Examination in United States Government. The focus of this course is U.S. National Government and politics. It also examines the behavior of individuals and groups in the decision-making process and the non-institutional forces that influence United States politics. The reading - text, original documents, government reports, and court cases is at the college freshman/sophomore level, and students can expect the material to be intellectually challenging.
7230 Economics
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Economics
Open to Grades: 10, 11 & 12 (12th is recommended)
As the world’s economies become increasingly interdependent, it is essential that students become economic thinkers. Using micro and macro-economic tools and concepts, students in this course will build the foundation necessary for understanding real-world economic issues. Students will understand the allocation of scarce resources in societies through analysis of individual choice, market interaction, and public policy. Units of study include: Economic Thinking, Market Capitalism, The Business Cycle, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, and Global Markets. The economic foundation built in this course will also enhance understanding of other social science disciplines, such as political science, geography, history, and sociology. This course fulfills the PSD graduation requirement for Economics.
7236 Economics of Social Issues
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Economics
Open to Grades: 10, 11 & 12
The course will approach economics through the lens of current societal issues, problems, and topics and will then explore the economics concepts, content, and skills that help us to understand and solve those problems. It will be a thematic approach toward understanding economics concepts and principles. Those themes will include sports; wealth, poverty, and inequality; globalization; education and the education gap; banking, the stock market, and money; and crime and welfare.
7234 AP Micro Economics
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Economics
Open to Grades: 11 & 12 (12th is recommended)
The purpose of this AP course in economics is to give students a thorough understanding of the principals of micro and macroeconomics. Microeconomics studies the functions of individual decision makers, both consumers and producers, within the economic system. It places primary emphasis on the nature and functions of product markets and includes the study of factor markets and the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy. Macroeconomics studies the economic system as a whole. Emphasis is placed on the study of national income and price-level determination. Students are familiarized with economic performance measures, the financial sector, stabilization policies, economic growth, and international economics. This course meets the PSD graduation requirement for economics.
7233 AP Macro Economics
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Economics
Open to Grades: 11 & 12 (12th is recommended)
The purpose of this AP course in economics is to give students a thorough understanding of the principals of micro and macroeconomics. Microeconomics studies the functions of individual decision makers, both consumers and producers, within the economic system. It places primary emphasis on the nature and functions of product markets and includes the study of factor markets and the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy. Macroeconomics studies the economic system as a whole. Emphasis is placed on the study of national income and price-level determination. Students are familiarized with economic performance measures, the financial sector, stabilization policies, economic growth, and international economics. This course meets the PSD graduation requirement for Economics.
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: United States History
Meets requirement(s): Civics/Government
Open to Grades: 12
The focus of this course is U.S. National Government and politics. It will emphasize the institutions and political forces that have shaped the U.S. National Government and examine the behavior of individuals in the American political system and the non-institutional forces that influence decision-making in U.S. politics (such as political parties, interest groups, and the media.) This course enables the student to understand the functions of the U.S. National Government and how citizens can access the decision-making process. Students will gain a fuller understanding of the American political system.
7275 AP United States Government and Politics
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: United States History
Meets requirement(s): Civics/Government
Open to Grades: 12
This course is designed to prepare the student to challenge the Advanced Placement Examination in United States Government. The focus of this course is U.S. National Government and politics. It also examines the behavior of individuals and groups in the decision-making process and the non-institutional forces that influence United States politics. The reading - text, original documents, government reports, and court cases is at the college freshman/sophomore level, and students can expect the material to be intellectually challenging.
7230 Economics
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Economics
Open to Grades: 10, 11 & 12 (12th is recommended)
As the world’s economies become increasingly interdependent, it is essential that students become economic thinkers. Using micro and macro-economic tools and concepts, students in this course will build the foundation necessary for understanding real-world economic issues. Students will understand the allocation of scarce resources in societies through analysis of individual choice, market interaction, and public policy. Units of study include: Economic Thinking, Market Capitalism, The Business Cycle, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, and Global Markets. The economic foundation built in this course will also enhance understanding of other social science disciplines, such as political science, geography, history, and sociology. This course fulfills the PSD graduation requirement for Economics.
7236 Economics of Social Issues
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Economics
Open to Grades: 10, 11 & 12
The course will approach economics through the lens of current societal issues, problems, and topics and will then explore the economics concepts, content, and skills that help us to understand and solve those problems. It will be a thematic approach toward understanding economics concepts and principles. Those themes will include sports; wealth, poverty, and inequality; globalization; education and the education gap; banking, the stock market, and money; and crime and welfare.
7234 AP Micro Economics
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Economics
Open to Grades: 11 & 12 (12th is recommended)
The purpose of this AP course in economics is to give students a thorough understanding of the principals of micro and macroeconomics. Microeconomics studies the functions of individual decision makers, both consumers and producers, within the economic system. It places primary emphasis on the nature and functions of product markets and includes the study of factor markets and the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy. Macroeconomics studies the economic system as a whole. Emphasis is placed on the study of national income and price-level determination. Students are familiarized with economic performance measures, the financial sector, stabilization policies, economic growth, and international economics. This course meets the PSD graduation requirement for economics.
7233 AP Macro Economics
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Economics
Open to Grades: 11 & 12 (12th is recommended)
The purpose of this AP course in economics is to give students a thorough understanding of the principals of micro and macroeconomics. Microeconomics studies the functions of individual decision makers, both consumers and producers, within the economic system. It places primary emphasis on the nature and functions of product markets and includes the study of factor markets and the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy. Macroeconomics studies the economic system as a whole. Emphasis is placed on the study of national income and price-level determination. Students are familiarized with economic performance measures, the financial sector, stabilization policies, economic growth, and international economics. This course meets the PSD graduation requirement for Economics.