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English Language Arts

Reading Essentials I
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Elective
This class focuses on the pronunciation and forming of words to increase reading proficiency. There is a strong emphasis on forming and recognizing parts of words such as prefixes, suffixes and roots. Students will explore how to recognize main ideas and cause and effect when reading independently. This course focuses on using critical thinking skills and context clues to predict outcomes and draw conclusions. Students will gain an overview of literary terms and styles.

 

Reading Essentials II
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Elective
This class teaches students to read and recognize purpose through the use of literary terms and techniques such as propaganda and bias. There is a strong focus on reading comprehension, identifying main ideas, and use of story elements. Students are introduced to the use of mood, tone and figurative language in reading; as well as an advanced look at pronunciation and the formation and roots of word.

 

English 9A
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Freshman English
This is the first half of Freshman English. High School level review of the writing process covering pre-writing, identifying and narrowing a topic, drafting, editing, publishing, writing complete sentences, correct word choices, writing topic sentences, writing analogies, using the library, writing biographical sketches, ideas and opinions, writing essays, writing short stories, poetry, plays, and folk literature.
Reading section contains lessons about common expressions, connotation and denotation, Greek and Latin words, poetry, word recognition, and story details and sequence; Usage section contains lessons about punctuation, clauses and phrases, and usage problems; Vocabulary section reviews vowel sounds and spelling.
930
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
1010L

 

 
English 9B
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Freshman English
This is the second half of Freshman English. High School level review of the writing process covering pre-writing, identifying and narrowing a topic, drafting, editing, publishing, writing complete sentences, correct word choices, writing topic sentences, writing analogies, using the library, writing biographical sketches, ideas and opinions, writing essays, writing short stories, poetry, plays, and folk literature.
Reading section contains lessons about common expressions, connotation and denotation, Greek and Latin words, poetry, word recognition, and story details and sequence; Usage section contains lessons about punctuation, clauses and phrases, and usage problems; Vocabulary section reviews vowel sounds and spelling.
930
The Odyssey by Homer
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
1010L

 

English 10A
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Sophomore English
This is the first half of Sophomore English. Covers journal, resume, and newspaper writing, review of the writing process, writing sentences and paragraphs, specialized writing projects including writing analogies, correspondence, learning logs, story endings, expository, descriptive, and persuasive essays, creative writing including poetic text, short stories, and scripts.
Reading section contains lessons about fact and opinion, folklore, inferences, story elements, and words in context; Usage section contains lessons about parts of speech, parts of sentences, and verbals; Vocabulary section reviews blends and silent letters.
960L
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
980L

 

English 10B
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Sophomore English
This is the second half of Sophomore English. Covers journal, resume, and newspaper writing, review of the writing process, writing sentences and paragraphs, specialized writing projects including writing analogies, correspondence, learning logs, story endings, expository, descriptive, and persuasive essays, creative writing including poetic text, short stories, and scripts.
Reading section contains lessons about fact and opinion, folklore, inferences, story elements, and words in context; Usage section contains lessons about parts of speech, parts of sentences, and verbals; Vocabulary section reviews blends and silent letters.
960L
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
980L

 

English 11A
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Junior English
This is the first half of Junior English. Review of the writing process, using strategy, sequence, drafting, proofreading, publishing, identifying and writing sentence types, writing paragraphs for various purposes, chronological and spatial importance, writing analogies, newspaper stories, sketches, essays, summarizing, and creative writing.
Reading section includes American literature, context clues, farce and satire, and foreign terms; Usage section includes lessons about infinitives, clauses, verb tenses, and usage problems; Vocabulary section reviews consonants, syllables and pronunciation, and digraphs.
990L
The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
960L

 

English 11B
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Junior English
This is the second half of Junior English. Review of the writing process, using strategy, sequence, drafting, proofreading, publishing, identifying and writing sentence types, writing paragraphs for various purposes, chronological and spatial importance, writing analogies, newspaper stories, sketches, essays, summarizing, and creative writing.
Reading section includes American literature, context clues, farce and satire, and foreign terms; Usage section includes lessons about infinitives, clauses, verb tenses, and usage problems; Vocabulary section reviews consonants, syllables and pronunciation, and digraphs.
990L
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
960L

 

English 12A
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Senior English
This is the first half of Senior English. Covers selecting and narrowing a topic, identifying audience, writing introductions and conclusions, writing strategies, the writing process, journal writing, writing persuasive, descriptive, expository, and narrative paragraphs, writing story endings, summarizing, expressing ideas and opinions, writing short stories, poetry, drama, and folk literature.
Reading section includes British literature, drama, etymology, genres and literature, literary devices, and propaganda and bias; Usage section reviews clauses and diagramming; Vocabulary section reviews root words and sounds of various letters.
1030L
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
1040L

 

English 12B
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Senior English
This is second half of Senior English. Covers selecting and narrowing a topic, identifying audience, writing introductions and conclusions, writing strategies, the writing process, journal writing, writing persuasive, descriptive, expository, and narrative paragraphs, writing story endings, summarizing, expressing ideas and opinions, writing short stories, poetry, drama, and folk literature.
Reading section includes British literature, drama, etymology, genres and literature, literary devices, and propaganda and bias; Usage section reviews clauses and diagramming; Vocabulary section reviews root words and sounds of various letters.
1030L

Mathematics

Math Fundamentals IA
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Elective
Math Fundamentals I A covers the basic foundations of mathematical concepts which include working the fundamental operations involving whole numbers and fractions, decimals and percents, ratio and proportion, interpretation of graphs, metric and nonmetric geometry, combinations and permutations and introduction to algebra.

 

Math Fundamentals IB
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Elective
Math Fundamentals I B covers the intermediate foundations of mathematical concepts which include fundamental operations involving algebraic expressions, first degree equations and inequalities in one unknown, functions and graph and systems of equations.

 

Pre Algebra A
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Elective
Pre-Algebra A covers number notation, the multiplicative property of zero, operational symbols, inverse operations of multiplication and division, rules for solving equations by adding and subtracting integers, factors and exponents, fractions, graphing on the coordinate plane, slope and intercept, decimals and percents, statistics, scatter plots, the counting principle, definitions of basic geometric terms, circles, area, volume, sine and cosine ratios, and the Pythagorean Theorem.
 
Pre Algebra B
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Elective
Pre-Algebra B is a review of mathematical concepts covered in Pre Algebra A and includes expressions and equations, equations with integers, solving inequalities, graphing, statistics and graphing, probability, algebra with geometry, polygons and circles, area and volume and special triangles.
 
 
AIMS Math Prep
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Elective
Course is designed to review mathematical concepts to improve student academic performance. Topics of this course include exponents and factors, absolute value, slope-intercept equation, Pythagorean Theorem, transversals, integers, inequalities, rational numbers and probability.
Algebra IA
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Algebra IA: Review of mathematic concepts to include algebraic expressions and equations, writing numbers in exponential form, using standard and scientific calculators, integers, absolute values, review of additive identity, like terms, using reciprocals to solve problems, evaluating expressions using order of operations, inverse operations, eliminating fractions, identification of the x and y axes, linear equations, graphing with constants, rules of exponents, binomials, trinomials, using the FOIL method, factoring out monomials, trinomial squares, and quadratic equations.
Algebra IB
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Algebra IB: Continuing coursework from the Algebra I, Part 1 title that covers finding solutions of linear systems of equations by graphing, eliminating variables, motion problems, using negative one as a factor, identifying the least common multiple of expressions, ratio and proportion, using inequalities to solve problems, equations with absolute values, irrational numbers, radical expressions, finding the value of a function, using vertex and axis of symmetry or the T-table, problem solving involving joint and combined variation, and identifying and evaluating the discriminant of a quadratic equation.
Algebra IIA
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Continuing coursework from the Algebra I, Part 1 title that covers finding solutions of linear systems of equations by graphing, eliminating variables, motion problems, using negative one as a factor, identifying the least common multiple of expressions, ratio and proportion, using inequalities to solve problems, equations with absolute values, irrational numbers, radical expressions, finding the value of a function, using vertex and axis of symmetry or the T-table, problem solving involving joint and combined variation, and identifying and evaluating the discriminant of a quadratic equation.
Algebra IIB
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Continuing coursework from the Algebra II, Part 1 which includes combining and multiplying real numbers, order of operations, connecting words and numbers through expressions, developing a plan to solve a problem, combining like terms, definition and examples of ordered pairs, grids, quadrants, abscissa, defining linear equations, graphing equation systems, three-variable equations, matrix multiplication, transformation, point and matrix transformations, polynomial types, zero as an exponent, finding higher variables, factoring numerators, and solving complex rationals.
Geometry 1A
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Introduces basic geometric terms commonly used and also covers geometric concepts including angles, perpendicular and parallel lines, rays and transversals, measuring line segments, lines, segments, sides and vertices of angles, acute, obtuse, and right angles, parallel and skew lines, acute, obtuse, and right triangles, calculating perimeter, volume and area of trapezoids, polygons, proportional ratios, pyramids, cones, spheres, chords, circumference, tangents, and angle measurement.
Geometry IB
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Introduces basic geometric terms commonly used and also covers geometric concepts including angles, perpendicular and parallel lines, rays and transversals, measuring line segments, lines, segments, sides and vertices of angles, acute, obtuse, and right angles, parallel and skew lines, acute, obtuse, and right triangles, calculating perimeter, volume and area of trapezoids, polygons, proportional ratios, pyramids, cones, spheres, chords, circumference, tangents, and angle measurement.
Trigonometry
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Trigonometry covers geometry concepts review, angles, angle terminology, reference angles, definition of sine, cosine, and tangent, definition and value of secant, cosecant, and cotangent, calculating sides of right triangles, using trigonometry to solve real world problems, the Law of Sine and Cosines, symmetry identities, verifying trigonometric identities, sum and difference for sine, cosine, and tangent, using co function identities, graphing trigonometry functions, principal values, arc length, area of circular sectors, simple harmonic motion, and frequency.
Trigonometry Honors
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Trigonometry covers geometry concepts review, angles, angle terminology, reference angles, definition of sine, cosine, and tangent, definition and value of secant, cosecant, and cotangent, calculating sides of right triangles, using trigonometry to solve real world problems, the Law of Sine and Cosines, symmetry identities, verifying trigonometric identities, sum and difference for sine, cosine, and tangent, using co function identities, graphing trigonometry functions, principal values, arc length, area of circular sectors, simple harmonic motion, and frequency. This honors course has an increased level of difficulty over standard courses.
Calculus 1A
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Calculus IA is core math course which begins with a review of Algebra. This course covers calculating x-values and corresponding values, limits, notation, continuous functions, asymptotes, negative and positive infinities, graphing tangents, secants, and cosecants, derivatives, Leibniz notation, constant functions and derivatives, functions that are products, the derivative as a reciprocal of sine, acceleration as a derivative of velocity, maximum and minimum values of given functions at closed intervals, and using related rates to determine the volume of cones.
 
Calculus 1B
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Calculus IB is a core math course which begins with a review of Algebra, This course covers continuing course work from Calculus IA, including in depth skills of derivatives and integrals and their applications, determining graphing data, and anti-derivatives with negative exponents. It will cover and expand other course concepts such as continuing functions, graphing tangents, secants, and cosecants. Many problems are atypical and require students to synthesize new solutions.
 

Science

Biology A
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
This is the first half of comprehensive Biology. It covers all aspects of the core high school science course including biological processes and principles. The objectives addressed are those that are tested on national and state achievement tests. Comprehensive Biology lessons are designed to move the student beyond the level of basic knowledge into critical thinking and learning activities.
910L
 
Biology A
Honors Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
This is the first half of comprehensive Honors Biology. It covers all aspects of the core high school science course including a rigorous emphasis on biological processes and principles. The objectives addressed are those that are tested on national and state achievement tests. Comprehensive Biology lessons are designed to move the student beyond the level of basic knowledge into critical thinking and learning activities. This is an honors course and requires higher test scores to demonstrate mastery of the lessons. A Science Project will be required to be completed by the student as part of the course requirements of this class.
910L
 
Biology B
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
This is the second half of comprehensive Biology. It covers all aspects of the core high school science course including biological processes and principles. The objectives addressed are those that are tested on national and state achievement tests. Comprehensive Biology lessons are designed to move the student beyond the level of basic knowledge into critical thinking and learning activities.
 
Biology B Honors
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
This is the second half of comprehensive Honors Biology. It covers all aspects of the core high school science course. The objectives addressed are those that are tested on national and state achievement tests. Comprehensive Biology lessons are designed to move the student beyond the level of basic knowledge into critical thinking and learning activities. This is an honors course and requires higher test scores to demonstrate mastery of the lessons. A Science Project will be required to be completed by the student as part of the course requirements of this class.
910L
 
Earth and Space Science A
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
This is the first half of Earth and Space Science. Topic areas include an introduction to earth and space themes, comparison and uses of pie charts, review of the elements and their properties, observations of events and phenomena in the universe, sunspots, the solar system, satellites, earthquakes, the cycles of the moon, balloons, airplanes, development of rockets, the Apollo missions, characteristics of different atmospheric layers, cloud cover, weather terms and cycles, high and low pressure, types of fronts, climatology, oceanography, underground water, topography, weathering and erosion, dinosaurs, and natural resources.
970L
 
Earth and Space Science A Honors
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
This is the first half of Honors Earth and Space Science. Topic areas include an introduction to earth and space themes, comparison and uses of pie charts, review of the elements and their properties, observations of events and phenomena in the universe, sunspots, the solar system, satellites, earthquakes, the cycles of the moon, balloons, airplanes, development of rockets, the Apollo missions, characteristics of different atmospheric layers, cloud cover, weather terms and cycles, high and low pressure, types of fronts, climatology, oceanography, underground water, topography, weathering and erosion, dinosaurs, and natural resources. This is an honors course and requires higher test scores to demonstrate mastery of the lessons. A Science Project will be required to be completed by the student as part of the course requirements of this class.
970L
 
Earth and Space Science B
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
This is the first half of Earth and Space Science. Topic areas include an introduction to earth and space themes, comparison and uses of pie charts, review of the elements and their properties, observations of events and phenomena in the universe, sunspots, the solar system, satellites, earthquakes, the cycles of the moon, balloons, airplanes, development of rockets, the Apollo missions, characteristics of different atmospheric layers, cloud cover, weather terms and cycles, high and low pressure, types of fronts, climatology, oceanography, underground water, topography, weathering and erosion, dinosaurs, and natural resources.
970L
 
Earth and Space Science B Honors
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
This is the second half of Honors Earth and Space Science. Topic areas include an introduction to earth and space themes, comparison and uses of pie charts, review of the elements and their properties, observations of events and phenomena in the universe, sunspots, the solar system, satellites, earthquakes, the cycles of the moon, balloons, airplanes, development of rockets, the Apollo missions, characteristics of different atmospheric layers, cloud cover, weather terms and cycles, high and low pressure, types of fronts, climatology, oceanography, underground water, topography, weathering and erosion, dinosaurs, and natural resources. This is an honors course and requires higher test scores to demonstrate mastery of the lessons. A Science Project will be required to be completed by the student as part of the course requirements of this class.
970L
 
Physical Science A
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Physical Science offers several distinctive components: an in depth examination of the biological functions of vision and sound in relation to physical laws, the impact of scientific discoveries on technology and society, and an overview of natural hazards, including the environment. The Physical Science course covers the fundamentals of chemistry, matter, energy, and various scientific fields. The lessons are designed to move the student beyond the level of basic knowledge and start training their minds in critical thinking.
 
Physical Science A Honors
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Physical Science offers several distinctive components: an in depth examination of the biological functions of vision and sound in relation to physical laws, the impact of scientific discoveries on technology and society, and an overview of natural hazards, including the environment. The Physical Science course covers the fundamentals of chemistry, matter, energy, and various scientific fields. The lessons are designed to move the student beyond the level of basic knowledge and start training their minds in critical thinking. This is an honors course and requires higher test scores to demonstrate mastery of the lessons. A Science Project will be required to be completed by the student as part of the course requirements of this class.
 
Physical Science B
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Physical Science B is a continuation of Physical Science A but it focuses more on critical thinking and labs. The Physical Science B course continues to covers the fundamentals of chemistry, matter, energy, and various scientific fields. The lessons and labs are designed to move the student beyond the level of basic knowledge into training their minds in critical thinking and discovery through learning activities.
 
Physical Science B Honors
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Physical Science B is a continuation of Physical Science A but it focuses more on critical thinking and labs. The Physical Science B course continues to covers the fundamentals of chemistry, matter, energy, and various scientific fields. The lessons and labs are designed to move the student beyond the level of basic knowledge into training their minds in critical thinking and discovery through learning activities. This is an honors course and requires higher test scores to demonstrate mastery of the lessons. A Science Project will be required to be completed by the student as part of the course requirements of this class.
 
Physics
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Physics an emphasis on concept development and the concepts apply to students’ experiences and the world around them. Topics of physics include introduction to physics and physics vocabulary, motion (straight, two-dimension, projectile), acceleration, gravity, momentum, gas laws, and circuits (series, parallel, and combined).
 
Physics Honors
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
Physics an emphasis on concept development and the concepts apply to students’ experiences and the world around them. Topics of physics include introduction to physics and physics vocabulary, motion (straight, two-dimension, projectile), acceleration, gravity, momentum, gas laws, and circuits (series, parallel, and combined). This is an honors course and requires higher test scores to demonstrate mastery of the lessons. A Science Project will be required to be completed by the student as part of the course requirements of this class.

Social Studies

AZ American History Geo A
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
The story of America is written in the rich history of the accomplishments of its people. America represents a multitude of cultures that together form a unified nation that has prospered for over two hundred years. This course is designed to bring the history of America to life by connecting the events of the past to today’s world. Students will examine history by using the themes of culture, economics, geography, global connections, government, science/technology, and sociology/anthropology.
1060L
 
AZ American History Geo B
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
America represents a multitude of cultures that together form a unified nation that has prospered for over two hundred years. This course is designed to bring the history of America to life by connecting the events of the past to today’s world. Students will examine history by using the themes of culture, economics, geography, global connections, government, science and technology, and sociology and anthropology. U.S. History II is a second semester course that continues to show how events of the past are connected to today’s world. Beginning with post World War I, this course examines significant events such as the Great Depression, World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, and the 2008 presidential election. Students will be guided through twentieth and twenty-first century events that have shaped our nation’s society.
1040L
 
Economics
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
High school level course that covers the definition of economics, microeconomics, producers and consumers, capitalism, socialism, communism, the world’s economy from 1500 to present day, colonization, balance of trade, the Great Depression, the U.S. economy from 1600 to present day, economic causes of the Revolutionary War, railroads, corporations, monopolies, labor unions, the New Deal, recession, inflation, classical theorists, the American microeconomic system, applied economics, social programs, challenges of the global economy, welfare reform debate, and the budget deficit.
1120L
Government
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
This high school level course contains the topic areas of government functions, population, territory, sovereignty, the origin of government, the English Bill of Rights, the founding of the original thirteen colonies, the Proclamation of 1763, the First Continental Congress, the Articles of Confederation, the origin and principles of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, executive, legislative, and judicial powers, the Magna Carta, taxes, the U.S. Senate, impeachment, how a bill becomes a law, the U.S. House of Representatives, elections, the President, the Presidential Cabinet, executive agencies, fiscal and monetary policy, and elections
1140
 
World History Geo A
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
World History Geo A: Includes an overview of history, artifacts, Ice ages, Ancient Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Ten Commandments, Greek civilization, Alexander the Great, philosophers, the Roman Empire, Julius Caesar’s rise and fall, Roman gods, the development of commerce, the Irish and Anglo–Saxons, Vikings, the Crusades, feudalism, Henry I, Edward III, Joan of Arc, Isabella and Ferdinand, Africa, the Americas, North American civilizations, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the American Revolution, the Boston Tea Party, the First Continental Congress, the Constitution, and post–Napoleonic France.
920L
 
World History Geo B
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description:
World History Geo B: Covers China, Japan, isolationism, Asia, Charles Townshend, the transcontinental railroad, socialism, science in the 1800s, pioneers in medicine, Romanticism, Impressionism, the Romanov Dynasty, Moscow, Catherine the Great, Latin America, Spanish colonization, Queen Victoria, the U.S. in the 1800s, German Unification, the Age of Imperialism, European influence in Africa, Indian resistance to British rule, the rise of nationalism, Allied forces, World War II, League of Nations, decline of trade, increase of women’s rights, the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin, tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States, the Berlin Wall, Vietnam, fighting in Cambodia, western Europe, NATO, the United Nations, and eastern Europe.
1040L

Electives

Art Appreciation
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: CTE/Fine Arts Elective
Art Appreciation is a survey of the visual arts of painting, sculpture, architecture, and the principles of design. The course will enable students to develop an understanding of how an artist has the power to inspire and inform the viewer by making a personal, social, political, or religious statement. Students will also explore the history and art of both past and present world cultures.
1070L
 
Career Essentials
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: CTE/Fine Arts Elective
The choice of a career is an integral aspect of the personal and social development of an individual, and being prepared for a job search increases the chances of success. The A+LS™ Career Essentials course prepares students to deal with the various aspects of the job search, such as resume writing, job interviewing, thank you letters, and prospective job offers.
1090L
 
College Readiness and High School Review
Duration: 150 Hours
Credits: 1.0
Course Description:
This course is designed for students leaving high school and looking for a comprehensive review of High School Math, Reading, Writing, Science and Social Studies. This course will prepare students for the rigors of college course work by giving them the ability to review those vital skills linked to each core subject area. The students will review reading comprehension skills, note-taking, organization skills, time management, test taking strategies, outlining and writing essays, developing hypotheses, researching various topics, and other skills used in college courses. This course is a one credit course and with hard work should be completed in six weeks.
 
Humanities I
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Elective
Humanities I lessons focus on the performing arts of music, dance, theater, opera, motion pictures, and television. Humanities, along with the social sciences and natural sciences, represent the knowledge that humans have created throughout history. Focusing on the philosophical, spiritual, and artistic aspects of life, Humanities explore the artistic and cultural accomplishments of individuals in the following academic areas: literature, religion, painting, sculpture, architecture,
photography, art history, music, theater, film, dance, and the Classics of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
1090L
 
Humanities II
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Elective
Humanities II explores the influential subject areas of language, philosophy, ethics, literature, and religion. Humanities, along with the social sciences and natural sciences, represent the knowledge that humans have created throughout history. Focusing on the philosophical, spiritual, and artistic aspects of life, Humanities explore the artistic and cultural accomplishments of individuals in the following academic areas: literature, religion, painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, art history, music, theater, film, dance, cultural studies of civilizations, philosophy, languages, ethics, and the Classics of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
1090L
 
Personal Finance
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Elective
Course Description: Elective
An important aspect of every individual’s future is the ability to plan and implement sound and responsible financial goals. The Personal Finance course will educate students in a variety of financial and monetary subjects, including consumer services and protections.
1060L
 
Real World Math
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Elective
Engaging Students through Global Issues promotes student engagement by providing real-world data on global issues with a focus on practical solutions. The concentrate of this course is on foundational algebra concepts. Lessons focus on salaries, taxes, purchasing to financial literacy and build both mathematical knowledge and global perspective.
 
Skills Development
Duration: 75-150 Hours
Credits: 0.5 – 1.0
Course Description: Elective
Skills Development is used to prepare students for future math and language arts classes. The course uses pre-assessment tests to determine a student’s level of core knowledge in Math and Language Arts. Once testing is complete students will be automatically assigned coursework in areas that they were deficient. The number of lessons varies depending on the assessment test results. Students should plan on the list to be between 75 and 185 lessons. If more than 120 hours and 150 lessons are completed then students will have the opportunity to earn a full 1.0 credits.
 
Work Study
Credits: 0.5 – 1.0
Course Description: Elective
Students can earn credit by working on a job site and learning through experience. A student must have taken or currently be enrolled in Career Essentials to be eligible for work experience credit. Written assignments and job evaluations must be completed. Students may earn a .5 credit by completing 75 hours in an 18 week period. Students may earn a full credit by continuing their work experience and completing 150 hours in a 36 week period.
 
Spanish IA
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Foreign Language
The Spanish I A course is a comprehensive, completely integrated course for grades 9-12. Spanish I A is designed to help students comprehend and communicate the Spanish language as well as gain a better awareness of Spanish-speaking cultures.
 
Spanish IB
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Foreign Language
The Spanish I B course is a comprehensive, completely integrated course for grades 9-12. Spanish I B is designed to help students advance on the skills obtained in Spanish IA by building on the fundamental concepts. This class is designed to help students comprehend and communicate the Spanish language as well as gain a better awareness of Spanish-speaking cultures.
 
Spanish IIA
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Foreign Language
The Spanish II A course is a comprehensive, completely integrated course for grades 9-12. Spanish II A is designed to help students advance on the skills obtained in Spanish IA and IB by building on the fundamental concepts. This class is designed to help intermediate students comprehend and communicate the Spanish language as well as gain a better awareness of Spanish-speaking cultures.
 
Spanish IIB
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Course Description: Foreign Language
The Spanish II B course is a comprehensive, completely integrated course for grades 9-12. Spanish II B is designed to help students advance on the skills obtained in Spanish IIA by building on the fundamental concepts. This class is designed to help intermediate students comprehend and communicate the Spanish language as well as gain a better awareness of Spanish-speaking cultures.
 
Health
Course Description: Elective
Health is designed to move the student from a narrow focus to a broad perspective of health. With an emphasis on nutrition and exercise, students also learn about health risks, types of illnesses, functions of the major systems of the body, and health career options.
1090L
 
Lifetime Fitness
Course Description: PE Elective
Lifetime Fitness is designed to teach students basic concepts of lifetime physical fitness and to give each student experience in developing personal exercise programs. The achievement of personal physical fitness is a lifelong pursuit that is critical to the development and maintenance of good health.
1080L

AP Courses

Advanced Placement

 

AP Calculus
Duration: 75 Hours
Credits: 0.5
Prerequisites: NSCS letter of recommendation from administrator, Successful completion of Algebra 2, Geometry and Trigonometry.
Course Description:
Similar to college-level calculus, this course provides students with a foundation in calculus. The course emphasizes the relationship between the various forms of a function: graphs, equations, tables and verbal expressions. Calculus is the study of change. It is a place in mathematics where we begin examining the changing situations that surround us. Calculus has two main topics: rate of change and area under a curve. In the fall semester, students will concentrate on finding rates of change, i.e. differentiation. They will review familiar functions and explore the concept of limits and differentiation. Activities and assignments with released AP items are incorporated into each unit. Because AP Calculus is designed for students to look at functions algebraically, graphically, numerically and verbally, the evaluations and exams also will reflect this, with some taken using a graphing calculator and some not.
Concurrent class list from Rio Salado Community College
For more information see Rio Salado Community College website at: www.riosalado.edu or contact Ms. E. J. Anderson at 480-517-8724.

 

Title: College Algebra/Functions
Course ID: MAT151
Modality: Internet

 

Title: Pre-calculus
Course ID: MAT187
Modality: Internet

 

Title: Plane Trigonometry
Course ID: MAT182
Modality: Internet

 

Title: First-Year Composition
Course ID: ENG101
Modality: Internet

 

Title: First-Year Composition
Course ID: ENG102
Modality: Internet

 

Title: Biology Concepts
Course ID: BIO100
Modality: Internet

 

Concurrent class list from Estrella Mountain Community College
For more information see Estrella Mountain Community College website at: www.estrellamountain.edu or contact Amy torgerson at 623-935-8487.

 

Title: College Algebra/Functions
Course ID: MAT150
Modality: Internet/Ground

 

Title: Plane Trigonometry
Course ID: MAT182
Modality: Internet/Ground

 

Title: Brief Calculus
Course ID: MAT212
Modality: Internet/Ground
Title: First-Year Composition
Course ID: ENG101
Modality: Internet/Ground
Title: First-Year Composition
Course ID: ENG102
Modality: Internet/Ground
Title: Biology Concepts
Course ID: BIO100
Modality: Internet/Ground