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2153 Geography
Grade Level: 9 Semester Course
Prerequisite: None 5 Credits
Permission: None UC, CSU, NCAA
This one semester course develops the basic themes
of geography: location, place, movement, human and
environment interaction, and region. These studies
will equip students with an understanding of the
contrasts and possibilities that the physical
environment places on human development. A special
emphasis is placed on culture.
2210 European History (AP)*
Grade Level: 10 Year Course
Prerequisite: Recommendation of Geography 10
Credits
and
English Instructors UC, CSU, NCAA
Permission: Course Instructor
This course is an analytical approach to European
History from the Renaissance to present day.
Emphasis is placed on the political, economic,
cultural and religious events which continue to
shape current world situations. The course will
prepare students for the national A.P. European
History exam. Success on the A.P. exam may lead to
college credit. This course requires some summer
homework.
2250 Modern World History
Grade Level: 10 Year Course
Prerequisite: None 10 Credits
Permission: None UC, CSU, NCAA
Students will examine major turning points in the
shaping of the modern world, from the late sixteenth
century to the present. The students are introduced
to western development, nationalism, current world
issues, and the growing inter-dependence of people
and cultures throughout the world.
2280 Study Skills
Grade Level: 9 Year Course
Prerequisite : None 10 Credits
Permission: None
This is a program designed for freshmen who have
indicated the need for developing better academic
skills. The topics include time management, self
management, listening, outlining, note-taking,
report writing, memorizing, and test-taking skills.
2310 U.S. History (AP)*
Grade Level: 11 Year Course
Prerequisite: Course Instructor Permission
10 Credits
UC, CSU, NCAA
This course is designed to provide students with the
analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to
deal critically with problems and themes in American
History. Students will study themes and assess
interpretations through analysis of historical
evidence, lecture, and discussion. Essay writing
will be stressed as a primary mean for both
historical and self expression. Students will be
assigned and required to complete extensive summer
coursework. Students will be properly prepared for
and encouraged to take the Advanced Placement
Examination in United States History.
2320 20th Century U.S. History
Grade Level: 11 Year Course
Prerequisite: None 10 Credits
Permission: None UC, CSU, NCAA
After a brief review of early U.S. History, students
examine major turning points in American History in
the twentieth century and beyond. The following
themes are emphasized: the expanding role of the
federal government and federal court, the continuing
tension between the individual and the state and
between minority rights and majority power, the
emergence of a modern corporate economy, the impact
of technology on American society, the movement
towards equal rights for racial minorities and
women, and the role of the United States as a major
world power.
2343 World Religions
Grade Level: 11,12 Semester Course
Prerequisite: None 5 Credits
Permission: None UC, CSU, NCAA
This course is designed to assist students in their
search for truth. Students will consider perennial
issues (eg., the nature of the human person and his
ultimate end, the existence of God, the possibility,
nature and means of salvation) through an
examination of the responses given to these
questions by some of the principal religious
traditions in the world. In an age that questions
the existence
of
truth (at least in religious and moral matters), the
present course should enable the student to gain a
clearer perception of the truth, a greater capacity
for critical thinking, and a better understanding of
the beliefs and practices of some of the major
religious traditions in the world.
2410 U.S. Government (AP)*
Grade Level: 12 Year Course
Permission: Course Instructor
Permission 10 Credits
UC, CSU, NCAA
This course is designed to provide students with a
foundation in the political and constitutional
organization of the United States. Major units
include all areas covered in United States
Government plus a concentrated unit of Economics.
Students at the conclusion of the course will be
prepared to take the Advanced Placement Examination
in United States Government. The course may require
summer course work. Students must have an awareness
of current events.
2453 U.S. Government
Grade Level: 12 Semester Course
Prerequisite: None 5 Credits
Permission: None UC, CSU, NCAA
This course concentrates on the political and
constitutional organization ofAmerica. Major units
include Congress, the Presidency, the Judiciary,
state and local government, and foundations of and
participation in government. A secondary goal of
this course is to help students discover their own
political orientation and to then inspire them to
act upon their philosophy.
2463 Introduction to Economics
Grade Level: 12 Semester Course
Prerequisite: None 5 Credits
Permission: None UC, CSU, NCAA
This survey course introduces and analyzes the
economic principles and questions specifically
arising from theAmerican free enterprise system,
emphasizing an examination of micro and macro
economic concepts and data. Economic systems are
compared, and international economic concepts are
reviewed.
2513 Psychology
Grade Level: 11, 12 Semester Course
Prerequisite: None 5 Credits
Permission: None UC, CSU, NCAA
This course is designed to foster the student's
understanding of self and others through a study of
basic human functions, personality development,
learning stages of cognitive development, abnormal
behavior, dream interpretation, and other topics.
The class involves some research and experimentation
and is designed to give a complete overview of basic
psychology.
2533 Introduction to the Administration of Justice
Grade Level: 11, 12 Semester Course
Prerequisite: None 5 Credits
Permission: None NCAA
This course will provide the student with an
overview of the various areas of the Criminal
Justice system including: Introduction To Law and
The Legal System, Criminal Law and Juvenile Justice,
Torts, Consumer Law, Family Law, Housing Law and
Individual Rights and Liberties.
2560 Psychology(AP)*
Grade Level: 11, 12 Year Course
Prerequisite: Recommend Psychology 2513, B in
English 10 Credits
or
C in Honors English UC, CSU, NCAA
Permission: Counselor/Teacher
This course is a comprehensive examination of
psychology covering the following topics in depth:
biology and behavior, social psychology, learning,
motivation and emotion, intelligence, sexuality and
gender roles, life development, personality
development, abnormal psychology, and therapy.
Students in this class will be prepared for the AP
Exam in Psychology upon completion of the second
semester.
2573 Mass Media
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Semester Course
Prerequisite: None 5 Credits
Permission: None
This course will examine the impact of the media on
the United States currently as well as historically.
This course examines the influence the following
institutions have on our daily lives: film,
television, and news-papers. Topics include
politics, music, news, racism, ratings and
advertising. Considerable film viewing is required.
R-rated films require a parent signature, and are
part of the course.
2610 Model United Nations
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Year Course
Prerequisite: None 5 Credits
Permission: None
This course prepares its members to participate in
simulated United Nations conferences as delegates
representing a national state, and presenting
solutions to world problems. Students meet after
school.
*This course is approved by the University of
California for a weighted grade.
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