Course Catalog

In Pre-AP Algebra 1, students develop a deep understanding of linear relationships emphasizing patterns of change, multiple representations of functions and equations, modeling real-world scenarios with functions, and methods for finding and representing solutions of equations and inequalities. Taken together, these ideas provide powerful conceptual tools that students can use to make sense of their world through mathematics. End of Course (EOC) tested - Required for Graduation. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 8, Grade 9     Credit: 1.0     Prerequisite: Prealgebra

Pre-AP Geometry with Statistics is designed to provide students with a meaningful conceptual bridge between algebra and geometry to deepen their understanding of mathematics. Students often struggle to see the connections among their mathematics courses. In this course, students are expected to use the mathematical knowledge and skills they have developed previously to problem solve across the domains of algebra, geometry, and statistics. The course includes a unit of statistics and probability to help students build a deeper understanding of essential concepts related to quantitative literacy. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 11     Credit: 1.0     Prerequisite: Algebra 1, Geometry

In Pre-AP Algebra 2, students solidify and extend the understanding of functions and data analysis developed in prior courses.

Students build upon linear, quadratic, and exponential functions as they work to define logarithmic, polynomial, rational, square root, cube root, and trigonometric functions. Quantitative literacy is developed by weaving data sets, contextual scenarios, and mathematical modeling throughout the course. Read More...

Pre-AP English 1

Pre-AP English 1 focuses on the reading, writing, and language skills that have immediate relevance for students and will be essential for their future coursework. Texts take center stage in the Pre-AP English 1 classroom, inspiring and preparing all students for close, critical reading and analytical writing. The course trains the reader to observe the small details in a text to arrive at a deeper understanding of the whole. It also trains the writer to focus on crafting complex sentences, building this foundational skill en route to more sophisticated, longer-form analyses. End of Course (EOC) tested - Required for Graduation. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 9     Credit: 1.0     Prerequisite: None

English 2

This course introduces a variety of literary forms and continues skill development in language, reading, and composition. The curriculum includes a study of the short story and a grammar review focusing on parts of a sentence, punctuation, usage, sentence structure, and composition. English II students read extensively in multiple genres from world literature, such as reading selected stories, dramas, novels, and poetry originally written in English or translated into English. Students learn literary forms and terms associated with selections being read and interpret the possible influences of the historical context on a literary work. End of Course (EOC) tested - Required for Graduation.

Grade Level: Grade 10     Credit: 1.0     Prerequisite: English 1

Pre-AP English 2

Pre-AP English 2 builds on the foundations of Pre-AP English 1. While English 1 introduces the fundamentals of close observation, critical analysis, and the appreciation of the author’s craft, English 2 requires students to apply those practices to a new array of nonfiction and literary texts.

As readers, students become aware of how poets, playwrights, novelists, and writers of nonfiction manipulate language to serve their purposes. As writers, students compose more nuanced analytical essays while never losing sight of craft and cohesion. End of Course (EOC) tested - Required for Graduation. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 10     Credit: 1.0     Prerequisite: English 1

English 3

English 3 is, through a broad study of various types of American literature, the student will learn to analyze a variety of literary genres. This course integrates oral and written conventions, listening and speaking skills, and integrates the study of literature, reading analysis, response, vocabulary development, media literacy, and research skills. This course incorporates the analysis of a variety of works from significant American writers, including historical documents. Analysis and research are stressed in this course.

Grade Level: Grade 11     Credit: 1.0     Prerequisite: English 2

AP English Language and Composition

AP English Language and Composition is an introductory college-level composition course. Students cultivate their understanding of writing and rhetorical arguments through reading, analyzing, and writing texts as they explore topics like rhetorical situation, claims and evidence, reasoning and organization, and style.

This course is an introductory college-level literary analysis course. Learn about the elements of argument and composition as you develop your critical reading and writing skills. You’ll read and analyze nonfiction works from various periods and write essays with different aims: for example, to explain an idea, argue a point, or persuade your reader of something. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 11     Credit: 1.0     Prerequisite: English 2

In World Geography Studies, students examine people, places, and environments at local, regional, national, and international scales from the spatial and ecological perspectives of geography. Students describe geography's influence on past and present events, emphasizing contemporary issues. A significant portion of the course centers around the physical processes that shape patterns in the physical environment; the characteristics of major landforms, climates, and ecosystems and their interrelationships; the political, economic, and social processes that shape cultural patterns of regions; types and patterns of settlement; the distribution and movement of the world population; relationships among people, places, and environments; and the concept of region. Students analyze how location affects economic activities in different economic systems. Students identify the processes that influence political divisions of the planet and analyze how different points of view affect the development of public policies. Students compare how cultural components shape regions' characteristics and analyze the impact of technology and human modifications on the physical environment. Students use problem-solving and decision-making skills to ask and answer geographic questions. This course will prepare students for all subsequent AP social studies courses. Honors World Geography will develop the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in essay format. The course will also include extensive readings, note-taking, and advanced analysis of primary source documents. 

Grade Level: Grade 9     Credit: 1     Prerequisite: None

AP Human Geography

AP Human Geography is an introductory college-level human geography course. Students cultivate their understanding of human geography through data and geographic analyses as they explore topics like patterns and spatial organization, human impacts and interactions with their environment, and spatial processes and societal changes.

The AP Human Geography course is equivalent to an introductory college-level course in human geography. The course introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine socioeconomic organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research and applications. The curriculum reflects the goals of the National Geography Standards (2012). The course will also include extensive readings, note-taking, and advanced analysis of primary source documents. All segments of the course will be taught and graded at the college level. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 9     Credit: 1     Prerequisite: None

World History

World History Studies is a survey of the history of humankind. Due to the expanse of world history and the time limitations of the school year, the scope of this course should focus on "essential" concepts and skills that can be applied to various eras, events, and people within the standards in subsection (c) of this section. The major emphasis is on studying significant people, events, and issues from the earliest to the present. Traditional historical points of reference in world history are identified as students analyzing important events and issues in western civilization and civilizations in other parts of the world. Students evaluate the causes and effects of political and economic imperialism and of major political revolutions since the 17th century. Students examine the impact of geographic factors on major historic events and identify the historic origins of contemporary economic systems. Students analyze the process by which constitutional governments evolved as well as the ideas from historic documents that influenced that process. Students trace the historical development of important legal and political concepts. Students examine the history and impact of major religious and philosophical traditions. Students analyze the connections between major developments in science and technology and the growth of industrial economies, and they use the process of historical inquiry to research, interpret, and use multiple sources of evidence.

Grade Level: Grade 10     Credit: 1     Prerequisite: World Geography or AP Human Geography

AP World History

AP World History: Modern is an introductory college-level modern world history course. Students cultivate their understanding of world history from c. 1200 CE to the present through analyzing historical sources and learning to make connections and craft historical arguments as they explore concepts like humans and the environment, cultural developments and interactions, governance, economic systems, social interactions, and organization, and technology and innovation. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 10     Credit: 1     Prerequisite: None

US History

In US History Studies Since 1877, which is the second part of a two-year study that begins in Grade 8,
students study the history of the United States from 1877 to the present. The course content is based on the founding documents of the U.S. government, which provide a framework for its heritage. Historical content focuses on the political, economic, and social events and issues related to industrialization and urbanization, major wars, domestic and foreign policies, and reform movements, including civil rights. Students examine the impact of geographic factors on major events and eras and analyze their causes and effects. Students examine the impact of constitutional issues on American society, evaluate the dynamic relationship of the three branches of the federal government, and analyze efforts to expand the democratic process. Students describe the relationship between the arts and popular culture and the times during which they were created. Students analyze the impact of technological innovations on American life. Students use critical-thinking skills and a variety of primary and secondary source material to explain and apply different methods that historians use to understand and interpret the past, including multiple points of view and historical context. End of Course (EOC) tested - Required for Graduation.

Grade Level: Grade 11     Credit: 1     Prerequisite: World Geography and World History

AP US History

• Evaluating primary and secondary sources
• Analyzing the claims, evidence, and reasoning you find in sources
• Putting historical developments in context and making connections between them
• Coming up with a claim or thesis and explaining and supporting it in writing

AP Psychology is an introductory college-level psychology course. Students cultivate their understanding of the systematic and scientific study of human behavior and mental processes through inquiry-based investigations as they explore concepts like the biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, learning and cognition, motivation, developmental psychology, testing and individual differences, treatment of abnormal behavior, and social psychology.

This course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of human and animal behavior and mental processes. Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology. They also learn about psychologists' ethics and methods in their science and practice. Read More...

• Connecting psychological concepts and theories to real-life scenarios
• Understanding and interpreting data
• Analyzing research studies in psychology

Grade Level: Grade 10     Credit: 1     Prerequisite: None

AP Seminar

• Reading and analyzing articles, studies, and other texts
• Gathering and combining information from sources
• Viewing an issue from multiple perspectives
• Crafting arguments based on evidence

Art 1

This course introduces the elements and principles of art and attempts to provide experiences that will enable students to express creative ideas through a variety of mediums: design, drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture.

Grade Level: Grade 9,10, 11     Credit: 1     Prerequisite: None

In levels I and II courses (novice levels), students will demonstrate an understanding of simple, clearly spoken, and written language. Students will develop an understanding of the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied; use the language to obtain, reinforce, or expand knowledge of other subject areas; demonstrate an understanding of the influence of language and culture on another, and use the language both within and beyond the school setting through activities such as participating in cultural events and using technology to communicate.

Grade Level: Grade 9,10     Credit: 1     Prerequisite: None

Students dig deep into the engineering design process, applying math, science, and engineering standards to hands-on projects. They work both individually and in teams to design solutions to a variety of problems using 3-D modeling software, and use an engineering notebook to document their work. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 9     Credit: 1     

PLTW Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Manufacturing transforms ideas into products. This course provides an opportunity for students to develop a
better understanding of this innovative and exciting industry.
Students learn about manufacturing processes, product design, robotics, and automation. Students develop
their knowledge and skills of Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing to produce products using a
Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) mill. Students apply the knowledge and skills gained in this course as
they collaborate to design, build, and program factory system models. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 10     Credit: 1     

PLTW Principles of Engineering

Through problems that engage and challenge, students explore a broad range of engineering topics, including mechanisms, the strength of structures and materials, and automation. Students develop skills in problem-solving, research, and design while learning strategies for design process documentation, collaboration, and presentation. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 11     Credit: 1

PLTW Engineering Design and Development

The knowledge and skills students acquire throughout PLTW Engineering come together in Engineering Design and Development as they identify an issue and then research, design, and test a solution, ultimately presenting their solution to a panel of engineers. Students apply the professional skills they have developed to document a design process to standards, completing Engineering Design and Development ready to take on any post-secondary program or career. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 12     Credit: 1

From design and data analysis to outbreaks, clinical empathy, health promotion, and more, students explore the vast range of careers in biomedical sciences. They develop not just technical skills, but also in-demand, transportable skills that they need to thrive in life and career. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 9     Credit: 1

PLTW Human Body System

Through projects such as determining the identity of a skeleton using both forensic anthropology and DNA analysis, students examine the interactions of human body systems and apply what they know to solve real-world medical cases. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 10     Credit: 1

PLTW Medical Interventions

Students delve into activities like designing a prosthetic arm as they follow the life of a fictitious family and investigate how to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 11     Credit: 1

PLTW Biomedical Innovations

Students build on the knowledge and skills gained from previous courses to design their own innovative solutions for the most pressing health challenges of the 21st century. Read More...

Grade Level: Grade 12     Credit: 1

In this course, students gain knowledge and skills in economies and private enterprise systems, the impact of global business, marketing of goods and services, advertising, and product pricing. Students analyze the sales process and financial management principles. This course allows students to reinforce, apply, and transfer academic knowledge and skills to a variety of interesting and relevant activities, problems, and settings in business, marketing, and finance.

Grade Level: Grade 9     Credit: 1

CTE Business Law

Business Law is designed for students to analyze various aspects of the legal environment, including ethics, the judicial system, contracts, personal property, sales, negotiable instruments, agency and employment, business organization, risk management, and real property.

Grade Level: Grade 10     Credit: 1

CTE Virtual Business (under construction)

Virtual Business is designed for students to start a virtual business by creating a web presence, conducting online and offline marketing, examining contracts appropriate for an online business and demonstrating project-management skills. Students will also demonstrate book-keeping skills for a virtual business, maintain business records, and understand legal issues associated with a virtual business.

Grade Level: Grade 10     Credit: 1

CTE Business Management

Students recognize, evaluate, and prepare for a rapidly evolving global business environment that requires flexibility and adaptability. Students analyze the primary functions of management and leadership, which are planning, organizing, staffing, directing or leading, and controlling. Topics will incorporate social responsibility of business and industry. Students develop a foundation in the economical, financial, technological, international, social, and ethical aspects of the business to become competent managers, employees, and entrepreneurs. Students incorporate a broad base of knowledge that includes the legal, managerial, marketing, financial, ethical, and international dimensions of business to make appropriate management decisions.

Grade Level: Grade 11     Credit: 1

CTE Statistics and Business Decision Making

Students will use a variety of graphical and numerical techniques to analyze patterns and departures from patterns to identify and manage the risk that could impact an organization. Students will use probability as a tool for anticipating and forecasting data within business models to make decisions. Students will determine the appropriateness of methods used to collect data to ensure conclusions are valid.

Grade Level: Grade 12     Credit: 1

Careers in the Arts, Audio-Video Technology, and Communications career cluster require, in addition to creative aptitude, a strong background in computer and technology applications, a strong academic foundation, and a proficiency in oral and written communication. Within this context, students will be expected to develop an understanding of the various and multifaceted career opportunities in this cluster and the knowledge, skills, and educational requirements for those opportunities.

Grade Level: Grade 9     Credit: 1

CTE Graphics Design and Illustration 1

Video content is used everywhere because of its power to influence. Successful video editors have more than just a thick skin, a quick wit, and fantastic finger reflexes. They know how to use their technical skills with precision to tell a story. If you want to become a master storyteller, then achieving the Adobe Certified Professional in Video Design pathway will help you get there. Earn the necessary certifications in Premiere Pro and either After Effects or Photoshop Adobe Certified Associate to show directors you have the editing skills to turn their clips into a cinematic novel.

Grade Level: Grade 10     Credit: 1

CTE Graphics Design and Illustration 2

Graphic designers do more than just create fliers and business cards. They challenge creative barriers to build visually appealing media that catches our attention. If you are ready to push your art beyond paper, into the digital realm, then achieving the Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Design certification is for you. By earning the Photoshop Adobe Certified Associate and either Illustrator or InDesign Adobe Certified Associate certifications, you will build your skills in multiple Adobe software applications that will allow you to create visually cohesive designs that capture your imagination.

Grade Level: Grade 11     Credit: 1

3D Modeling and Animation

Students will learn the basics of 3D Modeling, how to create and apply realistic textures, lighting principles and techniques, camera types and their appropriate usage, and fundamental keyframing procedures. Other topics covered include storyboards, the traditional principles of animation, current industry trends and issues pertaining to rendering output for different mediums (film, video, Internet, etc.).

Grade Level: Grade 12     Credit: 1