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    Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone Courses

     

    AP Capstone Seminar*

    1700500  |  Grades 10 - 11

    AP Seminar is a year-long course that has students investigate real-world issues from multiple perspectives. Students learn to synthesize information from different sources, develop their own lines of reasoning in research-based written essays, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both individually and as part of a team.

    Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.


    AP Capstone Research*

    1700510  | Grades 11 - 12

    While working with their teacher, students will explore an academic topic, problem, or issue that interests them and design, plan, and conduct a year-long research-based investigation to address it. The course culminates in an academic paper of 4,000- 5,000 words and a presentation, with an oral defense, during which the students will answer 3-4 questions from a panel of evaluators.

    Prerequisite: Advanced Placement Capstone Seminar and see Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.


     

    Advanced Placement Electives

     

    AP 2-D Art and Design*    

    0109350  |  Grades 11 - 12

    The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) enables willing and academically prepared students to pursue college-level studies - with the opportunity to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both - while still in high school. Students create a portfolio of work to demonstrate inquiry through art and design development of materials, processes, and ideas over the course of a year. Portfolios include works of art and design, process documentation, and written information about the work presented. In May, students submit portfolios for evaluation based on specific criteria, which include skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas and sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision, guided by questions. Students can work with any materials, processes, and ideas. Graphic design, digital imaging, photography, collage, fabric design, weaving, fashion
    design, illustration, painting, and printmaking are among the possibilities for submission. Still images for videos or film are accepted. Composite images may be submitted.

    Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation and see Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.


    AP Art History*    

    0100300  |  Grades 11 - 12

    The Advanced Placement Art History course allows students to foster a greater understanding of the arts by examining traditions and cultures from around the world, including the following modes: architecture, sculpture, painting, and other art forms in diverse historical contexts. Students will analyze works ranging from the prehistoric period to the present day through observation, discussion, reading, and research. Students in this course are expected to examine works critically, with intelligence, maturity, and sensitivity, to analyze diverse cultures, artifacts, and visual expressions effectively. Exemplary attendance – an average of less than 5 absences per semester is crucial to success in AP Art History, due to the visual nature of the class. Students enrolling in the class must also possess solid writing, reading, and research skills. All students in AP Art History are expected to take the national examination in May. Students who pass the national AP examination are able to earn college credit.

    Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation and see Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.


    AP Computer Science Principles*

    0200335  |  Grades 09 - 12

    The AP Computer Science course introduces students to computer science with fundamental topics that include problem-solving, design strategies and methodologies, organization of data (data structures), approaches to processing data (algorithms), analysis of potential solutions, and the ethical and social implications of computing. The course emphasizes both object-oriented and imperative problem-solving and design. These techniques represent proven approaches for developing solutions that can scale small, simple problems to large complex problems.

    Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.


    AP Human Geography*

    2103400  |  Grade 09 - 12

    The purpose of the AP Human Geography course is to develop an understanding of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alterations of our Earth. The course is to be focused on various units of study; i.e. culture, language, religion, politics, agriculture, etc. The goals of the course are to develop the understanding of factual knowledge and the analytical skills necessary to express that understanding through writing.

    Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.


    AP or AICE Psychology*

    2107350/60  |  Grades 10 - 12

    Psychology is designed to enable students to develop a greater knowledge and understanding of psychological research, think independently, and make informed judgments on ethical issues and apply their knowledge to novel situations and current debates.  Students will be asked to analyze core studies with consideration of the following key concepts: nature versus nurture, ethics in psychological research, choice of psychological research methods, the idea that no single view in psychology is definitive, and the relevance of psychology in contemporary society.  Students will explore a variety of approaches and core studies.

    Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.


    AP Spanish Language*

    0708400  |  Grades 10 - 12

    Emphasis will be placed on speaking, reading, and writing fluently as related to the six AP Spanish themes. Students may be required to complete a summer assignment based on the six themes. Students will be expected to take the AP Spanish Language exam in May. This course will be demanding because it is a college-level class. Students will be required to complete research and create presentations based on the themes outside the class setting for classroom presentations.

    Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation and see Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.


     

    Advanced Placement Core / Elective

     

    AP Biology*

    2000340  |  Grades 10 - 12

    The AP Biology course is equivalent to a two-semester college introductory biology course. AP Biology includes an in-depth investigation into the chemical basis of life including cellular processes, free energy, metabolism, genetics, evolution, immune response, and ecology. The AP Biology course is designed to enable you to develop advanced inquiry and reasoning skills, such as designing a plan for collecting data, analyzing data, applying mathematical routines, and connecting concepts in and across domains. The AP Biology course is designed as an inquiry-based course in which students are expected to take authority over their own learning while the teacher acts as a guide along the path to understanding. This is a rigorous course, extensive laboratory and mathematical work, in addition to out-of-class reading, is required. This course also includes a summer assignment. A lab donation will be requested to help finance laboratory activities.

    Prerequisite: Passed Biology and see Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart. 


    AP Calculus AB*

    1202310  |  Grades 11 - 12

    Properties and derivatives of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions, the concept of limits to functions, derivatives of the inverse of a function, relationships between differentiability and continuity, application of derivatives to find the slope of a curve and tangent and normal lines to a curve, increasing and decreasing functions, relative and absolute maximum and minimum points, concavity and points of inflection, finding anti derivatives and applying them to solve problems related to motion of bodies, techniques of integration, finding approximation to definite integrals using rectangles, finding the area between curves and the volume of a solid of revolution.
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of Pre-Calculus Honors or AP Pre-Calc and see Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.


    AP Chemistry*

    2003370  |  Grades 11 - 12

    The AP Chemistry course is designed to be the equivalent of two semesters of a general chemistry course taken during the first year of college, covering topics of: measurement, atomic theory, atomic structure, stoichiometry, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, electronic structure, periodicity, states of matter and intermolecular forces, solutions, kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, thermodynamics, redox and electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry and organic chemistry. This course is structured around the Six Big Ideas articulated in the AP Chemistry curriculum framework provided by the College Board. A special emphasis will be placed on the seven science practices, which capture important aspects of the work that scientists engage in, with learning objectives that combine content with inquiry and reasoning skills. A lab donation will be requested to help finance laboratory activities. Students should have been successful in Chemistry 1 Honors and Algebra 2 before enrolling in this course.

    Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart. 


    AP English Language and Composition*

    1001420  |  Grades 11 - 12

    The AP course in English Language and Composition will train students to become skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts. The objective of the course is to help students become flexible writers, proficient in a variety of modes for a variety of purposes through frequent practice and helpful, insightful criticism. Both reading and writing will make students aware of the interaction between authorial purpose, audience needs, the subject itself, generic conventions, and resources of language: syntax, diction, and tone. Students are expected to submit a summer reading and writing assignment on the second day of English class. Likewise, students should be academically motivated to accept the rigor and challenge of college-level work. Students will have to complete a summer assignment and can expect approximately 5 hours per week of work outside of class. Prerequisite: See Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.


    AP English Literature and Composition*

    1001430  |  Grade 12

    The AP course in English Literature and Composition demands close and insightful reading of literary texts and sophisticated written analysis of those texts. The study of literature focuses on three genres (the novel, drama, and poetry) and prepares students as mature readers and skilled writers through frequent practice. Particular attention will be devoted to diction, tone, syntax, figurative language and other literary devices as they influence and define authorial purposes and textual themes. The objective of the course is to promote proficient college-level writers through frequent practice and helpful, insightful criticism. Students are expected to submit a summer reading and writing assignment on the second day of English class. Likewise, students should be academically motivated to accept the rigor and challenge of college-level work. Students will have to complete a summer assignment and can expect approximately 5 hours per week of work outside of class.
    Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.


    AP Environmental Science*

    2001380  |  Grades 10 - 12

    This course uses a more hands-on approach to provide students with the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of humans and the natural world. This course aims to identify and analyze environmental problems, both natural and human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems. The course will take elements from many other disciplines that range from engineering to agriculture to examine alternative solutions for resolving or preventing environmental problems. A lab donation will be requested to help finance laboratory activities.

    Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart. 


    AP European History*

    2109380  |  Grades 09 - 12

    The AP European History course focuses on developing from approximately 1450 to the present. The course has students investigate the content of European History for significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in four historical periods, and develop and use the same thinking skills and methods (analyzing primary and secondary sources, making historical comparisons, chronological reasoning, and argumentation) employed by historians when they study the past. This course is designed to be the equivalent of a two-semester introductory college European History course.

    Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart. 


    AP Physics 1*

    2003421  |  Grades 11 - 12

    AP Physics 1 is an introductory college-level physics course equivalent to a first-semester college course in algebra-based physics.  Students cultivate their understanding of physics through classroom study, in-class activity, and hands-on, inquiry-based laboratory work as they explore Newtonian mechanics (including rotational dynamics and angular momentum); work, energy, and power; and mechanical waves and sound.  It also introduces electric circuits. This is a math-intensive course, especially appropriate for students whose career may be in a STEM-related field.

    Prerequisite:  See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart; Currently enrolled in or having completed Algebra 2 with a B or higher.


    AP Pre-Calculus*

    1202305  |  Grades 10 - 12

    In AP Pre-calculus, students explore everyday situations and phenomena using mathematical tools and lenses. Through regular practice, students build deep mastery of modeling and functions, and they examine scenarios through multiple representations. They will learn how to observe, explore, and build mathematical meaning from dynamic systems, an important practice for thriving in an ever-changing world. AP Precalculus prepares students for other college-level mathematics and science courses. The framework delineates content and skills common to college pre-calculus courses that are foundational for careers in mathematics, physics, biology, health science, social science, and data science.


    Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.


    AP United States Government (paired with Economics Honors)*

    2106420  |  Grade 12

    Students investigate key political concepts, ideas, institutions, policies, interactions, roles, and behaviors that characterize the constitutional system and political culture of the United States. Students will study the structure of the Constitution throughout the course, as well as its implications for the functioning of government today. Other foundational documents, landmark Supreme Court cases, and opportunities for research and civic action are key elements in this rich course that prepares students to be informed and active participants in U.S. society.

    Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.


    AP United States History*

    2100330  |  Grade 11

    This course is designed to provide students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with documents and key issues in American history. Students will learn to assess historical materials and weigh the evidence presented in any historical era. In addition, students will be expected to learn to formulate generalizations, conclusions, predict probable effects, formulate hypotheses, and be responsible for extensive thinking and writing. At the end of this course, students will take the AP US History exam from College Board as well as the US History End of Course Exam from the state of Florida.

    Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.


    AP World History: Modern*

    2109420  |  Grade 09

    The purpose of the AP World History course is to develop an understanding of how human interactions have impacted global history. This understanding is advanced through factual knowledge and analytical skills. The course will focus on world events from 1200 CE to the present. The goals of the course are to develop understanding through interpretation of historical evidence, periodization, change and continuity, and an ability to express understanding through writing.

    Prerequisite: See Honors/AP eligibility requirements chart.

  • *Indicates a weighted course.