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AP Microeconomics
Course Number: 4035
Course Length: semester
Credits: .5
Periods/Week: 5
Open To: juniors and seniors
Emphasis will be placed on preparation for the AP
Microeconomic Examination. Students will learn and
apply principles and concepts to the individual firm
or market. Additional reading is required. Students
are encouraged to take this course in preparation for
A.P. Macroeconomics. Purchase of A.P. activities
workbook is required. This course does not meet the
economics requirement for graduation.
Prerequisite: None
Federal Reserve
Challenge
Course Number: 4036
Course Length: semester
Credits: .5
Periods/Week: 5
Open To: juniors and seniors
This course seeks to provide students with an opportunity
to apply macroeconomic learning by analyzing
current economic conditions and then formulating
monetary policy recommendations. Students will form
teams, create power point presentations, and develop
public-speaking skills. Teams will culminate their
experience through competition in the FED Challenge.
This course does not meet the economics requirement
for graduation.
Prerequisite: None.
Eastern Philosophy
and Culture
Course Number: 4033
Course Length: semester
Credits: .5
Periods/Week: 5
Open To: *freshmen, sophomores,
juniors, seniors
This course offers a selective survey of the roots and
influences of non-western societies. Students will
develop a better understanding of the world and its
events through a deeper appreciation of cultures from
areas including the Middle East, China, Japan, India,
and Korea.
Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in or completion of
World History.
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Ohio and Its People
Course Number: 4034
Course Length: semester
Credits: .5
Periods/Week: 5
Open To: freshmen, sophomores,
juniors, seniors
Students will study Ohio’s role in our nation’s history,
the Ohioans that made significant contributions, the
important geographic features of our state, and points
of local historical interest.
Prerequisite: None
AP European History
Course Number: 0040
Course Length: year
Credits: 1.0
Periods/Week: 5
Fee: $
Open To: juniors, seniors
From Machiavelli to Marxism, this course has it all!
Using an interdisciplinary approach, this course focuses
on tracing the roots of European civilization
from 1500 to the modern era. Dynamic topics include
philosophy, economics, politics and religion. Heavy
emphasis placed on source documents, essay writing,
and comparative history discussions. Tremendous
training for college level study. Students are encouraged
to take the AP exam for college credit.
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation