10, 11, 12 - 1 year, 1 credit

A study of our historical heritage with emphasis on the Civil War to present. It fulfills both graduation and the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship requirements.

10, 11, 12 - 1 year, 1 credit

This is a study of our historical heritage with the emphasis from the Civil War to the present time. It fulfills both graduation and the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship requirements.

10, 11, 12 - 1 year, 1 credit

Students may take this AP course even if they have already taken regular American History. Fulfills the American History requirements for both graduation and the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship.

This survey course covers the discovery and settlement of the New World to the modern era. Major focus is on political, social and economic aspects of American history. The composition portion concentrates on literary analysis, essays on historical trends, and summaries of historical works. It is designed to provide students with the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in US history. The program prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those made by full-year introductory college courses. This course is designed to help students develop skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in a debate or essay format.

10, 11, 12 - 1 year, 1 credit

The study of the events and forces, which have shaped human life since the beginning of recorded history. The events and forces studied are political, social, or economic in nature. The approach is generally chronological. This course is required for both graduation and the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship. Students who plan to participate in the SHS International Baccalaureate Programme (IB) should complete either World History or AP World History during the sophomore year.

10, 11, 12 - 1 year, 1 credit

Open to ELL Levels 1-3

This is a study of events, which have shaped civilization since the beginning of recorded history. The events are political, social, and economic in nature. A chronological approach is used. The class is project oriented with an emphasis on multi-cultural achievements in history. It fulfills the World History requirement for both graduation and the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship.

10, 11, 12 - 1 year, 1 credit

This course develops greater understanding of the evolution of global processes. Emphasis is on contact and interaction between different human societies over the last one thousand years. The course builds on an understanding of cultural, institutional, and technological precedents that, along with geography, set the human stage for today’s new societies. The goals are advanced through a combination of selective factual knowledge and appropriate analytical skills. Fulfills the World History requirement for both graduation and the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship. See 471000 (World History) for information regarding IB.

11, 12 - 1 semester, 1/2 credit or 1 year, 1 credit

This course covers political parties and the presedential election process; the powers and influence of the modern-day presidency; Congress and how it operates; Congressional reform. The U.S. and the world today are intricately included.

11, 12 - 1 semester, 1/2 credit

Political parties and the presidential election process, the powers and influence of the modern day presidency, Congress and how it operates, Congressional reform, and the US and the world today are covered.

10,11,12 - 1 year, 1 credit

The goal of this course is to produce informed, responsible participation in political life by competent citizens committed to the fundamental values and principles of American constitutional democracy. The following topics are included; Citizenship, Government, U.S. Constitution and Constitutional History, The Three Branches of Government, Amendments and Rights, Political Parties and Elections, and Global Relationships as well as state and local government.

11, 12 - 1 year, 1 credit

This class offers the opportunity to gain college credit through taking the AP exams. Both semesters include factual and analytical concepts in government and politics. The content areas for 1st semester, AP Government and Politics: United States, are as follows; current events, constitutional development, the executive, the judicial the legislative, bureaucracy, political parties, pressure groups, the media, civil liberties, and civil rights. The 2nd semester, AP Government and Politics: Comparative, focuses on the governmental development and current events of England, Russia, China, Iran, Nigeria, and Mexico.

11, 12 - 1 semester, 1/2 credit

This is an introductory psychology class. It emphasizes the scientific study of the behavior of man. The focus is on concepts and terminology in the following subject areas; learning, memory, personality, stress, abnormal behavior, and altered states. The student should be prepared to read, write, work in groups, do presentations, and think.

11, 12 - 1 year, 1 credit

The purpose of the AP course in Psychology is to introduce the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Included is a consideration of the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology. Students also learn about the ethics and methods psychologists use in their science and practice.

11, 12 - 1 semester, 1/2 credit

Prerequisite: SHS--B in World or American History/HBHS--No prerequisite

Sociology is the study of human populations, social behavior, and group interaction. Subjects explored are: racism and minority groups, adolescence, gender roles and sex stereotyping, the population explosion, cults and propaganda, crime and violence.

11, 12 - 1 semester, 1/2 credit

Economics is a one-semester survey course that is designed to help students gain an understanding of basic economic principles and institutions including scarcity, economic systems, supply and demand, banking, the Federal Reserve, inflation, unemployment, and the role of government in the economy. Students will be expected to participate in class in a number of different ways, including but not limited to, note taking, group work, writing assignments, and class projects. Students’ primary resource for this class will be their assigned texts as well as any outside readings provided by the instructor.