Lockport Township High School District 205 2021-2022 Course Catalog

PERSONAL FINANCE – DUAL CREDIT – SS1652
Length of Course:
One Semester
Credit:
.5 Credit (Dual Credit available through JJC, Fulfills requirement for Consumer Management)
Grade Placement: 11, 12
Perquisite:
None
State Code:
22210A000
Course Description: This course provides a study of the role of consumers in the marketplace of our increasingly complex modern society and their interactions with business and
governmental organizations. The course offers theoretical and practical application sin economic/financial matters (earning/careers, taxes, investments); buying/spending matters
(housing, autos, insurance); consumer/social services (legal environment, credit, banking); and the social impacts across demographic and cross-cultural lines.
PSYCHOLOGY - GENERAL - SS1628
Length of Course:
One Semester
Credit:
.5 Credit
Grade Placement: 11, 12
Prerequisite:
Concurrent Enrollment at Joliet Junior College
State Code:
04254A000
Course Description: This course will introduce students to the scientific nature of human behavior and cognitive processes. Course includes an introductory study of human and animal
behavior, as well as the biological and mental processes that underlie behavior. This course is designed to acquaint the student with research methods and findings, basic theories and
principles, as well as applications of psychological concepts and phenomena that have significant impact on our lives. This course will include the standards and objectives of our current
psychology course while also incorporating the learning standards of the Joliet Junior College General Psychology (PSYC101) course. Students will be awarded both LTHS and Joliet Junior
College credit upon successful completion of this course.
Beginning with the 2019-20 school year, the following dual credit courses through Joliet Junior College will include a $50 fee paid to Joliet Junior College: College Writing I,
College Writing II, General Psychology, and Personal Finance. Students may enroll in the course without earning the optional dual credit. Students who choose to earn the
dual credit, who pay this fee for dual credit courses with Joliet Junior College, and who attend Joliet Junior College after graduation will receive a $50 credit per course towards
their tuition.
PSYCHOLOGY - ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) - SS1631
Length of Course:
One Year
Credit:
1.0 Credit
Grade Placement: 12
Prerequisite:
None
State Code:
04256A000
Course Description: This is a yearlong course designed for serious students of Psychology. Students will be introduced to the scientific study of human behavior and cognitive process. In
addition, students will also discover the concepts of motivation, emotion, and personality, as well as examining theories of human development and social behavior. Students enrolled in AP
Psychology are encouraged to take the Advanced Placement (AP) exam in May, which may result in college credit for some students. There is a fee associated with the AP exam.
SOCIOLOGY - SS1634
Length of Course:
One Semester
Credit:
.5 Credit
Grade Placement: 11, 12
Prerequisite:
None
State Code:
04258A000
Course Description: This is a one-semester course designed to introduce students to the scientific study of society and human behavior. Students will learn to think with a sociological
perspective through discovery, questioning, and analysis of social issues. The course illustrates how the environment we live in has a profound influence on how we think, feel, and
behave. Topics to be discussed are culture, behavior norms, race, gender, social class, socialization, deviant behavior, crime, and the criminal justice system.
TOPICS IN HISTORY: VIETNAM ERA – SS1637
Length of Course:
One Semester
Credit:
.5 Credit
Grade Placement: 11, 12
Prerequisite:
None
State Code:
04109A000
Course Description: This course is designed to provide students with systematic and detailed knowledge about turning points in history through a seminar style course founded in fiction
and nonfiction selections. This course will deal specifically with the Vietnam era.
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS - ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) - SS1640
Length of Course:
One Semester
Credit:
.5 Credit
Grade Placement: 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite:
None
State Code:
04157A000
Course Description: This course is the equivalent of a college course. As such, coursework expectations are elevated and culminate with the nationwide Advanced Placement examination.
The course includes both the study of general concepts used to interpret U.S. politics and the analysis of specific examples of practical politics. This course requires familiarity with the
constitutional underpinnings of the U.S. government, political beliefs and behaviors, political parties, interest groups and mass media, institutions of national government, public policy, and
civil rights and liberties. This course is designed to help young people acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and responsible citizens throughout
their lives. Emphasis will be placed on government institutions; simulations of the democratic process and opportunities for service learning. This course fulfills the American government
requirement for graduation. Students enrolled in AP U.S. Government and Politics are encouraged to take the Advanced Placement (AP) exam in May, which may result in college credit for
some students. There is a fee associated with the AP exam.
U.S. HISTORY 1 - SS16431
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