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This course meets university and graduation requirements. This course provides the students with an understanding of: history of humankind and development of civilizations from pre-history to the 20th century; emphasis on the cultural, social, political, and economic developments; impact of individual personalities in world history; and relationship of past events to current world situations.
- Credit Information: 1 year-1 credit (Social Studies)
- Meets university admissions requirement
- Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Honors Sophomore English, application, essay, interview, high reading and writing scores on standardized achievement tests, and course instructor's recommendation
- Degree of Difficulty: Challenging
- Course Content: Physical and political geography
- Historical research, interpretation, analysis, and writing
- Map and graph interpretation
- Discussion and debate of historical issues
- Economic and political systems
- Social structures
- Cultural development of earliest civilizations to contemporary societies
United States/Arizona History Grade Level: 11
1 Credit
This course meets university and graduation requirements. This course provides the students with an understanding of: native American cultures and colonization; establishment of U.S. government; industrial revolution; westward expansion and settlement; review of American cultural, political, and economic growth; and US military involvement from the Civil War period to present.
Honors United States/Arizona History Grade Level: 11
- Credit Information: 1 year-1 credit (Social Studies)
- Meets university admissions requirement
- Prerequisites: Modern World History/Geography, concurrent enrollment in Honors Junior English, application, essay, interview, high reading and writing scores on standardized achievement tests, and teacher recommendation
- Degree of Difficulty: Rigorous
- Course Content: In-depth study of American History from Reconstruction to today
- Emphasis placed on critical thinking, reading, and writing skills
- Additional emphasis placed on geography, map-reading, and chart and graph interpretation
1 Credit
This course meets university and graduation requirements. It is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the purpose, structure, and operations of national governmental systems and an understanding of the operation of the American economic system. This includes: underlying principles, which link various branches and levels of government; the political process; the legal system; and the influence of government in daily life.
Honors United States/Arizona GovernmentGrade Level: 12
- Credit Information: 1 semester-1/2 credit (Social Studies)
- Meets university admissions requirement
- Prerequisites: United States/Arizona History, concurrent enrollment in any honors senior English course, application, essay, high reading and writing scores on standardized achievement tests, and teacher recommendation
- Degree of Difficulty: Challenging
- Course Content: In-depth research on government policy development and implementation
- Review of the American political experience
- Analysis of significant Supreme Court and legal decisions
- Examination of the nature and role of government institutions
- Synthesis and application of classroom work and research efforts
- Extensive reading, research and writing projects, and classroom presentations
Economics Grade Level: 12
- Credit Information: 1 semester-1/2 credit (Social Studies)
- Meets university admissions requirement
- Prerequisites: United States/Arizona History
- Degree of Difficulty: Standard
- Course Content: Operation of the American economic system
- Supply and demand
- Microeconomics and macroeconomics
- Comparative economic systems
- World trade
- Stocks and bonds
- Consumer survival
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- Credit Information: 1 semester-1/2 credit (Social Studies)
- Meets university admissions requirement
- Prerequisites: United States/Arizona History, concurrent enrollment in any honors senior English course, application, essay, high reading and writing scores on standardized achievement tests, and teacher recommendation
- Degree of Difficulty: Challenging
- Course Content: Writings of economic theorists
- Supply and demand analysis
- Marginal analysis
- Microeconomics and macroeconomics
- Money, banking, and financial instruments
- Monetary and fiscal policy
- International trade
Psychology Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
- Credit Information: 1 year-1 credit (Social Studies)
- Prerequisites: None
- Degree of Difficulty: Standard
- Course Content: Study of human behavior
- Unlocking human potential
- Physiological psychology
- Sensation and perception
- Learning about learning
- Memory and intelligence
- Personality theories
- Mental and behavioral disorders
Child Development 1-2 Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
- Credit Information: 1 year-1 credit (Elective)
- Prerequisites: None
- Degree of Difficulty: Standard
- Note: Lunch meetings (once a week) are required.
- Course Content:
- Interactions with Children at Cubby House Twice a Week
- Introduction to Child Development
- Developmental Theories
- Pregnancy/Fetal Development
- Infant and Toddler Milestones
- Health and Safety
- Parenting and Discipline
- Day Care Centers
- Budgeting for Baby
Child Development 3-4Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
- Credit Information: 1 year-1 credit (Elective)
- Prerequisites: Child Development 1-2
- Degree of Difficulty: Standard
- Note: Check in once a week is required.
- Course Content:
- Interactions with Children at Cubby House Daily
- Teaching Preschool Material
- Special Topic Research
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