ADVANCED PLACEMENT OFFERINGS
Advanced Placement Human Geography (Grade 9): 1 year/
1 credit
This is a college-level, elective course in Human Geography. Its purpose is to introduce
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 human social organization and its environment
consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their
science and practice. Students must take the AP Human Geography exam in May.
Prerequisite: Students must also be enrolled in both Social Studies 9A and English 9A.
Advanced Placement World History (Grade 10): 1 year/
1 credit
This is the second year of a two-year course of study in World History. This tenth grade
course will cover two major time periods including:
A. circa 1750-1900
B. 1900 – present
The course begins with a review of key themes and concepts in world history prior to
1750. Students will be able to compare and contrast changes over time. This course
addresses group patterns, comparisons within and among societies, and understanding of
ideas and values. It culminates in the Advanced Placement World History exam in May
and the Global History and Geography Regents in June.
Prerequisite: Students registered for this course must also be registered for English 10
Advanced level.
Advanced Placement United States History (Grade 11):
1 year/ 1 credit
The Advanced Placement Program in U.S. History is a college-level course equivalent to
an introductory U.S. History course given at a college or university. Students learn to
assess historical materials - their relevance to a given interpretive problem, their
reliability, and their importance - and to weigh the evidence and
interpretations presented in historical scholarship. Requirements include college-level
readings with heavy emphasis on the development of thematic and document-based
essays. Students are required to take the AP United States History exam in May and will
take the US History and Government Regents in June.
Prerequisite: Students registered for this course must also be registered for English AP
Language and Composition.
Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics (Grade 12): 1 year/1
credit
This is a college-level course designed to give students a critical perspective on
government and politics in the United States. The course involves both a study of general
concepts used to interpret American politics and analysis of special case studies. The
course also requires a familiarity with the various institutions, groups, beliefs and ideas
that make up the American political system. This course culminates with the AP
Government and Politics exam and completes the required economics curriculum in the
latter part of the year. The Advanced Placement Government and Politics curriculum
will meet the New York State Participation in Government requirement, as well as the
Economics requirement. Students are required to take the AP Government and Politics
exam in May.
Advanced Placement European History (Grades 10-12):
1 year/1 credit
This is a college-level elective introductory course in European History from 1450 to
1970. The Advanced Placement Program is designed to enable students to understand
some of the principal themes in modern European history; to be aware of Europe's
changing position in the world; and to be able to analyze historical evidence.
Requirements include college-level readings with heavy emphasis on the development of
thematic and document-based essays. Students are required to take the AP European
History exam in May. Students are encouraged to take this elective in the tenth grade as
it complements the World History curriculum.
Advanced Placement Psychology (Grades 11-12):
1 year/1 credit
AP Psychology is a college-level elective course. Students will be exposed to a range of
facts, principles, and phenomena associated with the major subfields within psychology,
including research methods, biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, states
of consciousness, learning, cognition, motivation and emotion, developmental
psychology, abnormal psychology, personality and treatment of psychological disorders.
Students who are interested in psychology or science and who are eligible to take
advanced placement courses are encouraged to register for this class. Students will be
required to take the AP Psychology exam in May.