World History 1-2                                                                                           Course #4101-4102

Full Year = 1 World History/World Geography credit

Fee: none

This course focuses on World History from approximately the mid-1300s to the modern day. Students will examine important concepts in geography, history, and culture pertaining to regions around the globe. Students will analyze significant events, individuals, developments and processes across the world from the perspective of multiple and varied voices for a vivid and complex picture of history. This course is global in nature, with a multicultural, rather than Eurocentric, approach. Students will engage in historical thinking, robust academic discussions, and informational and argumentative writing. Some of the topics of study will include, but are not limited to, the following: the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation, global expansion, empires and kingdoms of the world, the Enlightenment and revolutions, the rise of nation states, imperialism, industrialization, WWI, 20th Century revolutions, global depression, WWII, decolonization, the Cold War, globalization, and modern issues.

AP Human Geography- Advanced Placement                                                Course #4181-4181

Full Year = 1 World History/World Geography credit (Advanced Placement)

Fee: AP Exam Fee $98

This 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. This course is organized around seven units that students explore throughout the course: thinking geographically, population and migration patterns and processes, cultural patterns and processes, political patterns and processes, agriculture and rural land-use patterns and processes, cities and urban land-use patterns and processes, and industrial and economic development patterns and processes.  The curriculum reflects the goals of the National Geography Standards (2012). Students are required to take the AP exam in May. All AP exams have a cost associated with them.

Note:  This course is intended to prepare students for the College Board Advanced Placement Exam; those who enroll in this class will be required to take that exam in May.  All AP exams have a cost associated with them, currently the cost is $98 for the exam. A $40 deposit is due by November 1^st. This course may not be dropped from a student’s course schedule after the last day of school prior to the year the student plans on taking the course. (Some financial assistance may be available.)

AP European History - Advanced Placement                                                Course #4125-4126

Full Year = 1 World History/World Geography credit (Advanced Placement)

Fee: AP Exam Fee $98 + $25 consumable book fee

This course is designed to be the equivalent of a two-semester introductory college or university European history course. In AP European History students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in four historical periods from approximately 1450 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing historical evidence; contextualization; comparison; causation; change and continuity over time; and argument development. The course also focuses on nine units: Renaissance and Exploration, Age of Reformation, Absolutism and Constitutionalism, Scientific, Philosophical and Political Developments, Conflict, Crisis and Reaction in the Late 18^th-Century, Industrialization and Its Effects, 19^th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments, 20^th-Century Global Conflicts, Cold War and Contemporary Europe.  Students are required to take the AP exam in May. All AP exams have a cost associated with them.

Note:  This course is intended to prepare students for the College Board Advanced Placement Exam; those who enroll in this class will be required to take that exam in May.  All AP exams have a cost associated with them, currently the cost is $98 for the exam. A $40 deposit is due by November 1^st. This course may not be dropped from a student’s course schedule after the last day of school prior to the year the student plans on taking the course. (Some financial assistance may be available.)

US History 1-2                                                                                                Course #4131-4132

Full Year = 1 US History credit

Fee: None

This course focuses on the history of the United States from the turn of the century to the present day. American founding documents and democratic principles will provide for the foundation referenced throughout this course while maintaining focus on the multicultural history, economics, civics, and geography of the modern era. This course includes multiple and varied voices and perspectives for a vivid and complex picture of U.S. History. Students in the course will engage in historical thinking, robust academic discussions, and informational and argumentative writing. Some of the topics of study will include, but are not limited to, the following: Nativism/Populism, Imperialism, the Gilded Age/Industrial Revolution, Progressivism, WWI, the 1920s, the Great Depression, WWII, the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War, the rights movements of the 1970s, globalism, terrorism, and modern issues.

US History 1-2 (H)                                                                                                      Course #4133-4134

Full year = 1 US History credit (Honors)

This advanced course offers an in-depth exploration of the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that have shaped the United States from its founding to the modern era. Students will analyze key events, movements, and individuals through primary and secondary sources, developing a deeper understanding of historical context and causation. Emphasis will be placed on critical thinking, analytical writing, and discussion skills. Students in the course will engage in historical thinking, robust academic discussions, and informational and argumentative writing. Some of the topics of study will include, but are not limited to, the following: Nativism/Populism, Imperialism, the Gilded Age/Industrial Revolution, Progressivism, WWI, the 1920s, the Great Depression, WWII, the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War, the rights movements of the 1970s, globalism, terrorism, and modern issues.

American Studies/ English 5-6 (H)                                                                              Course #4149-4150

Full year = 1 credit (Honors)

This two-period-block, two-credit, cross-curricular course will combine the study of American history and American literature and will satisfy the U.S. history requirement and one credit of English. The course will be taught by two teachers - one from the Social Studies Department and one from the English Department. The curriculum integrates a diverse selection of literary works—novels, short stories, poems, and primary historical documents—challenging students to analyze and synthesize themes, historical contexts, and literary techniques. Extensive reading and analysis of complex texts, alongside rigorous writing assignments, will foster advanced skills in critical analysis, argumentation, and effective communication. Students will explore various writing styles, including analytical, descriptive, narrative, persuasive, and expository, with an emphasis on producing polished, scholarly work. Students will also engage in complex discussions, deliver formal oral presentations, and participate in collaborative projects, requiring a high level of academic maturity and initiative. This course will be taken in conjunction with English 5-6 (H) course #1241-1242.

AP US History- Advanced Placement                                                             Course #4145-4146

Full Year = 1 US History credit (Advanced Placement)

Fee: AP Exam Fee $98.00 and $25 consumable study book

This course is aligned to a two-semester introductory college U.S. history survey course. In AP U.S. History, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical periods from approximately 1491 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians. The course framework organizes U.S. history into nine periods and presents key conceptual understandings that students should explore in that period. The framework also organizes U.S. history into eight themes, or large-scale topics of historical inquiry that students explore throughout the course, including: American and National Identity; Politics and Power; Work, Exchange, and Technology; American Regional Culture; Social Structures; Migration and Settlement; Geography and the Environment; and America in the World. These themes help students connect the historical content they study to broad trends and processes that have emerged over centuries. Students are required to take the AP exam in May. All AP exams have a cost associated with them.

Note:  This course is intended to prepare students for the College Board Advanced Placement Exam; those who enroll in this class will be required to take that exam in May.  All AP exams have a cost associated with them, currently the cost is $98 for the exam. A $40 deposit is due by November 1^st. This course may not be dropped from a student’s course schedule after the last day of school prior to the year the student plans on taking the course. (Some financial assistance may be available.)

American Government                                                                                               Course #4161

One semester = 0.5 American Government credit

Productive civic engagement requires knowledge of the historical foundations and principles of American democracy, understanding the unique processes of local, state, and national institutions, and the skills necessary to apply civic dispositions and democratic principles. In this semester long course, students will analyze the powers and civic responsibilities of citizens and examine the origins, functions, and structure of the U.S. government. Content will include multiple historical eras and the various changing perspectives in America’s past, as well as connections between historical events. Some of the topics of study will include, but are not limited to, the following: founding documents, the federal system, the legislative process, the judicial system, the executive branch, elections, political parties, interest groups, rights and responsibilities of citizens, international relations, public policy, economic policies, media literacy, and contemporary issues.

NOTE: This class may be offered Zero period based upon enrollment numbers. The course number for students interested in Zero period is 4015.

Economics and Personal Finance                                                                                Course #4205

One Semester = 0.5 Economics credit

Fee: none

The Economics and Financial Literacy course is grounded in knowledge about how people access and choose to use resources. Economic decision making involves setting goals and identifying the resources available to achieve those goals. Students will examine concepts and tools necessary to foster an economic way of thinking to better understand the interaction of buyers and sellers in markets, workings of the national economy, and interactions within the global marketplace. Some of the topics of study will include, but are not limited to, the following: supply and demand, financial institutions, labor markets, globalization, standard of living, economic indicators and policy, financial decision-making, saving and spending, credit and debt, and college and career preparedness.

NOTE: This class may be offered Zero period based upon enrollment numbers. The course number for students interested in Zero period is 4016.

PSC 101- Introduction to American Politics                                                   Course #14228

One semester (FALL) = 0.5 credit (Government)

Fee: Concurrent Enrollment course $75 TMCC fee + Textbook fee.

This is a Dual credit class offered in collaboration with TMCC. A survey of American national, state and local governments. Includes Nevada's constitution, government, and contemporary issues. See TMCC course catalog for description. Students must meet TMCC enrollment qualifications to be enrolled in this course.

NOTE: This class may be offered Zero period based upon enrollment number. The course numbers for students interested in Zero period are 4013.

ECON 101                                                                                                                  Course #14100

One semester (Spring)= 0.5 credit (Economics)

Fee: Concurrent Enrollment course $75 TMCC fee + Textbook fee

This is a Dual credit class offered in collaboration with TMCC. See TMCC course catalog for course description. Students must meet TMCC enrollment qualifications to be enrolled in this course.

NOTE: This class may be offered Zero period based upon enrollment numbers. The course number for students interested in Zero period is 4014.

History Through Film – Elective                                                                                Course #4257

One Semester = 0.5 elective credit

Fee: none

History through Film combines pop culture of American History and the advancements within the film industry to analyze some of the most important films of all time. The class begins with the beginning of film in the 1920s and 30s and continues to present day. Films showcase issues in multicultural America alongside components of economic history, geography and civics. Be ready to see film in a different light! A perfect class for those who are interested in American History, art analysis, and the art of film-making. Curriculum for this course will involve the viewing and analysis of a number of films, which are meant to represent significant events in history. The goal of this class is learning American History through watching movies and analyzing the video for historical accuracy. The films chosen for this course were selected because of their content as well as school friendliness. Unfortunately, there may still be a few parts of the films with abusive language, unruly violence, and adult situations. For that reason, a permission slip (available in class) is required.

Concurrent Enrollment - Psychology 101                                                                   Course #14153-14154

General Psychology

Full year = 1 Arts/Humanities credit (Advanced Dual Credit)

Prerequisites: UNR prerequisites will be followed. 3.0 GPA minimum

Can be used to satisfy the Flex credit graduation requirement.

This college course is a survey of the basic foundations of psychology with emphasis on psychological theories, research methods and principles of behavior. Expectations for this course are determined by the partner University/College. To be enrolled in the class, students must maintain consistent attendance.