Course Code | Course Name | Recommended Grade | Duration | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
420000 | Civics | 9th | Semester | 0.5 |
474300 | Economics: Personal Finance | 10th, 11th, 12th | Semester | 0.5 |
470000 | United States History | 10th, 11th, 12th | Year | 1 |
471000 | World History | 10th, 11th, 12th | Year | 1 |
570020 | AP United States History | 10th, 11th, 12th | Year | 1 |
571020 | AP World History | 10th, 11th, 12th | Year | 1 |
473000 | Arkansas History | 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th | Year | 1 |
Course Title: Civics
Course/Unit Credit: 420000
Course Code: 0.5
Grade: 9
Description:
This course is designed to study the foundations and structure of the United States government and the basic rights and responsibilities of citizenship. The role of the individual citizen is emphasized.
Course Title: Economics with Personal Finance
Course/Unit Credit: 0.5
Course Code: 474300
Grade: 10-12
Description:
Economics is a one-semester course that emphasizes economic fundamentals, microeconomics, macroeconomics, and personal financial management. Students will explore the interrelationships among the roles played by consumers, producers, capital, land, and labor as well as the interrelationships among economic, political, and social lives.
Course Title: United States History
Course/Unit Credit: 1.0
Course Code: 470000
Grade: 10-12
Description:
This course is a comprehensive study of the development of the United States since 1890, including a thorough examination of the country's emergence as a global influence with 21st century challenges.
Course Title: World History
Course/Unit Credit: 1.0
Course Code: 471000
Grade: 10-12
Description:
This course provides an in-depth analysis of the human experience beginning with the first global age in 1450, emphasizing an increasingly interconnected world and the common challenges facing contemporary societies.
Course Title: AP United States History
Course/Unit Credit: 1.0
Course Code: 570020
Grade: 10-12
Description:
This course while encompassing the same chronology as American (U.S.) History course, this course includes discussion and written work that exposes students to a more rigorous level of scholarship. It also helps further develop those skills necessary for successful college performance such as note taking, critical thinking, and discerning historical significance.
Course Title: AP World History
Course/Unit Credit: 1.0
Course Code: 571020
Grade: 10-12
Description:
This course highlights the nature of changes in international frameworks and their causes and consequences, as well as comparisons among major societies. The course is designed for students who wish to complete studies equivalent to an introductory college course in world history.
Course Title: Arkansas History
Course/Unit Credit:0.5
Course Code: 473000
Grade: 9-12
Description:
Arkansas History Grades 9-12 provides a study of the history of Arkansas. The course addresses the geographic features and economics of the state, focusing on political, social, religious, military, scientific, and cultural developments that have occurred over time. The course work for Arkansas History Grades 9-12 is organized historically and chronologically, making it more rigorous than Arkansas History Grades 7-8, which is organized geographically and regionally. Arkansas History Grades 9-12 references the Encyclopedia of Arkansas eras and time periods to organize the strands and content standards.