World History Options:
7250 | World History: 10 credits – grades 9,10,11,12 – World Language/Culture, Social Studies (2028 only), or Social Studies (2029+) - no prerequisite
The World History course takes a true global approach to the study of history examining multiple civilizations from a variety of cultures including Africa Asia Europe and the Americas. Concepts such as Revolution Power Interdependence Creativity Identity and Conflict are emphasized throughout the course. Students use the historical method of inquiry to ask questions evaluate sources develop critical thinking skills and back up interpretations with evidence. In addition to learning about world history students build a foundation of relevant skills that support success in required social studies courses as well as in post-secondary life.
7265 | AP World History: Modern: 10 credits – grades 9 (teacher recommendation), 10, 11, 12 – World History (2029+) or Social Studies (2028 only) - prerequisite: Textbook is at College reading level.
AP World History: Modern. Students will investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes from 1200 CE to modern day. Students develop and use the same skills , practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical connections; and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change over time. The course provides six themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: humans and the environment, cultural developments and interactions, governance, economic systems, social interactions and organization, and technology and innovation.
Social Studies Options:
7210 | World Geography and Culture: 10 credits – grade 10,11,12 – Social Studies- no prerequisite
This course is a study of geography with a primary emphasis on Asia Africa and Latin America. The course analyzes the physical geography cultural political religious and historical perspective of each region.
7227 | AP Human Geography: 10 credits – grades 9,10,11,12 – Social Studies – prerequisite: Textbook is at College reading level.
The AP geography course will introduce 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 analyze human social organization and its environmental consequences. Students learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their science and practice.
1923 | Introduction to Economics: 5 credits – grades 11, 12 – Economics (2028 only), Social Studies (2029+) – no prerequisite
Students will learn and be able to use economic thinking, problem solving, and logic in solving business problems and analyzing current topics. This course emphasizes the role of free markets in determining economic well-being. Students will learn the fundamentals of microeconomics including supply, demand, and pricing, along with the basics of macroeconomics: Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Money, Supply and the role of government in stabilizing and growing an economy. This course offers students the opportunity to apply what they learn through interactive projects and group assignments.
7230 | Economics: 5 credits – grades 11, 12 – Economics (2028 only), Social Studies (2029+) – no prerequisite
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.
7233 | AP Macro Economics: 5 credits – grades 10, 11, 12 – Economics (2028 only), Social Studies (2029+) – no prerequisite
The purpose of this AP course in economics is to give students a thorough understanding of the principals of macroeconomics. 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 is designed to prepare the student to challenge the Advanced Placement Examination in Macro Economics. Full-year Micro/Macro encouraged.
7234 | AP Micro Economics: 5 credits – grades 10, 11, 12 – Economics (2028 only), Social Studies (2029+) – no prerequisite
The purpose of this AP course in economics is to give students a thorough understanding of the principals of microeconomics. 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. This course is designed to prepare the student to challenge the Advanced Placement Examination in Micro Economics. Full-year Micro/Macro encouraged.
US History Options:
7220 | US History: 10 credits – grade 11,12 – US History – no prerequisite
This course is a chronological survey of events and people that characterize each of the major eras in U.S. History. The eras studied include: The American to 1600 The Colonial Era The Revolutionary Era Nation Building The Expanding Nation Civil War and Reconstruction Development of the Industrial United States The Progressive Era Emergence of the United States as a World Power the 20's Prosperity and Problems Depression and New Deal World War II and Post War United States and Contemporary United States. The course analyzes political social economic religious and military issues. Pre-requisite for 7270 7273 7274 7275
7225 | AP US History: 10 credits – grades 11, 12 – US History - prerequisite: Textbook is at College reading level
This course is designed to prepare the student to challenge the Advanced Placement Examination in United States History. The chronology will begin at the pre-Columbus experience and conclude with America as a world power in the late 20th Century. This course requires extensive reading writing research and participation. The reading - text historical documents and historiography - is at the college freshman/sophomore level and students may expect to read perhaps 50-100 pages a week. Pre-requisite for 7270 7273 7274 7275
Government/Civics Options:
7270 | American Government: 5 credits – grade 12 – Government – prerequisite: US History or AP US History
The focus of this course is in 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 US Government: 5 credits – grade 12 – Government – prerequisite: US History or AP US History
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.
7272 | AP Comparative Government: 5 credits – grade 12 – Government – prerequisite: US History or AP US History
AP Comparative Government and Politics introduces students to the rich diversity of political life outside the United States. The course uses a comparative approach to examine the political structures; policies; and the political, economic, and social challenges among six selected countries: Great Britain, Mexico, Russia, Iran, China, and Nigeria. Additionally, students examine how different governments solve similar problems by comparing the effectiveness of approaches to many global issues
Additional Coursework Options:
7266 | AP African American Studies: 10 credits – grades 10, 11, 12 – Additional Coursework - no prerequisite
AP African American Studies is an interdisciplinary course that examines the diversity of African American experiences through direct encounters with varied sources. Students explore key topics that extend from early African kingdoms to the ongoing challenges and achievements of the contemporary moment. Given the interdisciplinary character of African American Studies, students in the course will develop skills across multiple fields, with an emphasis on developing historical, literary, visual, and data analysis skills.
7050 | Current World Affairs: 5 credits – grades 10, 11, 12 – Social Studies (2028 only), Additional Coursework (2029+) – no prerequisite
This course is designed to help students develop an objective and analytic method of making decisions about national and international affairs. This course will feature a wide ranging view of current events with emphasis on discussion research and presentations.
7240 | Psychology: 5 credits – grades 9, 10, 11, 12 – Additional Coursework – no prerequisite
Psychology 1 will pursue the fascinating question of why human beings behave as they do. Students consider the role of our biological makeup and our social environment in influencing why we respond as we do to a wide variety of situations. Famous experiments and psychological theories will be studied in an attempt to discover why people develop as they do behaviorally.
3009 | Psychology: Mental Heath Toolkit: 5 credits - grades 9,10,11,12 - Additional Coursework - no prerequisite
The main purpose of this course is to educate students on the psychology of different mental health aspects, how the brain operates, and different ways to treat/prevent different mental health challenges.
7246 | AP Psychology: 10 credits – grades 9 (with teacher recommendation), 10,11, 12 – Additional Coursework – no prerequisite
The purpose of the AP course in Psychology is to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Students are exposed to the psychological facts principles and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology. They also learn about the methods psychologists use in their science and practice.
3800 | World Humanities – Asia: 5 credits – grades 11, 12 – Humanities, English Language Arts, Social Studies (2028 only), Additional Coursework (2029+) – no prerequisite
Students will study the cultures of India China Japan and other Asian countries through historical events art literature philosophy music and architecture. Study will include relating events and concepts of Asia with those of Western Civilization.
3810 | World Humanities – Africa and the Americas: 5 credits – grades 10, 11, 12 – Humanities, Social Studies, English Language Arts (2028 only), Additional Coursework (2029+) – no prerequisite
This semester class explores the world views and creative arts of the cultures in Africa and the Americas. The course will include but not be limited to the study of history philosophy religion literature and the arts. Study will include relating events and concepts of Africa and the Americas with those of Western Civilization.
FRCC Campus Select Options:
9339CEFRCC | FRCC World Regional Geography (GEO1005): 5 credits/3 college credits – grade 11, 12 – Social Studies – prerequisite: application
GEO 1005: Examines the spatial distribution of environmental and societal phenomena in the world's regions. Environmental phenomena includes topography, climate, and natural resources. Societal phenomena includes patterns of population and settlement, religion, ethnicity, language, and economic development. This course also analyzes the characteristics that define world regions and distinguishes them from each other. This course examines the relationships between physical environments and human societies, and examines globalization, emphasizing the geopolitical and economic relationships between more developed and less developed regions. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS2 category. Course is offered as Campus Select (@FRCC) and registration is through ewolf. See counselor for details.
9459CEFRCC | FRCC US History to Reconstruction (HIS1210): 5 credits/3 college credits – grade 11, 12 – US History – prerequisite: application
HIS 1210: Explores trends within events, peoples--including Native American--groups, ideas, and institutions in North America and the United States to Reconstruction. This class focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is offered as Campus Select (@FRCC) and registration is through ewolf. See counselor for details.
9466CEFRCC | FRCC US History since Civil War (HIS1220): 5 credits/3 college credits – grade 11, 12 – US History – prerequisite: application
HIS 1220: Explores trends within events, peoples, groups, ideas, and institutions since the American Civil War. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through perspectives such as gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category. Course is offered as Campus Select (@FRCC) and registration is through ewolf. See counselor for details.
9789CEFRCC | FRCC American Government (POS1011): 5 credits/3 college credits – grade 11, 12 – Civics/Government – prerequisite: application
POS 1011: Includes the background of the U.S. Constitution, the philosophy of American government, general principles of the Constitution, federalism, and civil liberties. Examines public opinion and citizen participation, political parties, interest groups, electoral process, and the structure and functions of the national government. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Course is offered as Campus Select (@FRCC) and registration is through ewolf. See counselor for details.