GEOGRAPHY OF EASTERN HEMISPHERE (Semester)
Prerequisites: None
Supplies: None
Geography is the social science that examines how Earth affects the way people live. We will focus on the countries and regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, including the continents of Africa, Asia and Australia. We will study the physical, cultural, economic, environmental and historical aspects of these countries and regions.
GEOGRAPHY OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE (Semester)
Prerequisites: None
Supplies: None
Geography is the social science that examines how Earth affects the way people live. We will focus on the countries and regions of the Western Hemisphere, including the continents of North America, South America and Europe. We will study the physical, cultural, economic, environmental and historical aspects of these countries and regions.
CURRENT EVENTS (Semester)
Prerequisites: None
Supplies: None
Current events guides students toward knowledgeable and responsible citizenship through the study of current issues in government, politics, economics and society. Students use local newspapers, a weekly news magazine, news broadcasts, and resources in the school's Media Center to gain a working knowledge of current events.
ANTHROPOLOGY (Semester)
Prerequisites: None
Supplies: None
Anthropology is the study of human beings, in all places, and throughout time.
The course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge and understanding of early and contemporary human beings in relation to culture and physical environment, and the similarities and differences among cultures, utlizing essential analytical and research skills.
SOCIOLOGY (Semester)
Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior
Supplies: Pen or Pencil, Three Ring Binder, Notebook
Sociology is the study of social life and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. In the words of C. Wright Mills, sociology looks for the "public issues" that underlie "private troubles." A student will understand unemployment, for example, not as the problem of one person who can't find a job, but as the interaction of economic, political, and social forces that determine the number of jobs and who has access to them. The class is designed to offer an understanding of the characteristics, processes and components of human social life and impart the skills necessary for critical analysis of the same. This understanding is based on a solid grasp of social theory and research methods. Moreover, an understanding of social life is significantly deepened by direct exposure to and engagement in a variety of social contexts. Students will possess an excellent educational foundation in all social facets. Students will benefit from a rich variety of topics in gender, identity, race, education, culture, religion, family and international development studies.
WORLD HISTORY (Semester)
Prerequisites: Sophomores
Supplies: Pen or Pencil, Three Ring Binder, Notebook
This course is designed to provide students with adequate knowledge and exposure to events that have taken place throughout the history of the world. The class will be an overview of World History, focusing on nine broad themes. These themes include: Continuity and Change, Geography and History, Political and Social Systems, Religions and Value Systems, Economics and Technology, Diversity, Impact of the Individual, Global Interaction, and Art and Literature. The course will begin by examining prehistory and early civilizations on earth to the present happenings in the different regions of the world.
INTRODUCTION TO LAW (Semester)
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior. Sophomores with teacher permission
Supplies: Three Ring Notebook
This course is intended to give students a working knowledge and understanding of the rule of law as it applies to the United States citizen. It will enable students to identify, examine and execute their basic rights in both the criminal and civil court systems at both the state and federal levels. The course will use an extensive study of landmark court cases and court procedures to indoctrinate students into the world of law. Students will study the structure of the American court system at all levels from the Municipal system to the Supreme Court of the United States. This course is geared towards students with an interest in the American Judicial system. The design of the course is to better prepare students for becoming productive citizens and giving them an insight into their rights as citizens.
THE OLD WEST (Semester)
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior; Sophomore by permission of instructor
Supplies: None
This course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, ideas, developments, and turning points in 19th century America. We will analyze the development of the United States from the territorial expansion period through the Civil War to the Industrial era. We will also focus on Native Americans in United States history, as well as the development of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain regions.
ECONOMICS (Semester)
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior; Sophomore by permission of instructor
Supplies: Pen or Pencil, Three Ring Binder, Notebook
Economics is the study of social behavior guiding in the allocation of scarce resources to meet the unlimited needs and desires of the individual members of a given society. Economics seeks to understand how those individuals interact within the social structure to address key questions about the production and exchange of goods and services.
ACCC GEOGRAPHY (Semester)
Concurrent with ACCC Principles of Geography (GEO 104) for 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior; Student must pass ASSET test, or have an 16 score on the English section of the ACT
Tuition: $63.00 Per Credit Hour ($189 for 3 hours credit)
An introductory course from a regional geographic point of view. Emphasis is placed on an understanding of the major issues facing the world today, and the geographic relationships and patterns pertaining to those issues. The various regions dealt with are: Anglo-America, Latin America, Europe, Russia, Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific World.
VIETNAM AND THE COLD WAR (Semester)
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior
Supplies: Pen or Pencil, Three Ring Binder, Notebook
This course will focus primarily on the origins, course, and consequences of the Vietnam War and its place within the Cold War. Special attention will be paid to tactics (notably guerrilla warfare), the Nuclear Arms race, the Space Program, and Espionage activities. In addition, the leadership of Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon will be examined. Students will be expected to read primary source material and do class presentations.
THE WORLD WARS 1914-1945 (Semester)
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior
Supplies: Pen or Pencil, Three-Ring Binder, Notebook
This course will focus on the people and events, as well as the causes and aftereffects of both the first and second world wars. The first nine weeks will emphasize WWI and its aftermath, the second will focus on World War II and the post-war world. Particular attention will be paid to the following topics: the appeal of Nazism, the Rise of Japanese militarists, the effects of the Great Depression, the Holocaust, the technological innovations of warfare, Imperialism, the birth of the Cold War, and the treaty of Versailles. Students will do primary source research and class presentations.
PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY (Semester)
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior, Sophomore by permission of instructor
Supplies: Blue or black pen and one spiral notebook
Principles of Psychology is a social science course designed to introduce students to the discipline of psychology. Considerable time is spent exploring the foundations and theories of psychology. The major topics of this class are: biology and behavior, sensation, perception, consciousness, learning, research methods, thinking, language, and intelligence. These are the core areas upon which most all mental science is based.
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (Semester)
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior; Sophomores by permission of instructor
Supplies: Three ring binder; one spiral notebook
Applied psychology explores the uses of psychology to explain, predict, and control behavior. The applied areas of psychology are: human growth and development across the lifespan, personality, psychological testing, stress and health, psychological disorders, methods of therapy, social cognition and social interaction. These are the applied occupational fields of psychology that make up the practicing profession. Students are required to produce a project that demonstrates understanding of any one of the applied areas of psychology.
ACCC GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY/DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Concurrent with ACCC General Psychology (PSY 101) in the fall ($189) for 3 Credit Hours Concurrent with Dev. Psychology (PSY 263) in the spring ($189) for 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior; Student must pass ASSET test, or have an 16 score on the English section of the ACT
Supplies: Three ring binder; one spiral notebook
Tuition: $63.00 Per Credit Hour ($378) Total for 6 Semester Credit Hours
General Psychology is a one semester college introductory course. The course includes a topical exploration of the following: 1. Underlying principles, psychological investigation, 2. biology of behavior, 3. sensation and perception, 4. consciousness, 5. principles of learning, 6. thought processes, language, and problem-solving, 7. personality, 8. abnormal behavior, and 9. social psychology. These major areas are covered by lecture, video, demonstration and project work. These areas are covered fairly rapidly and each topic includes a final, comprehensive test. Good reading, note-taking, and writing skills are needed to do well in this course.
Developmental psychology is offered the second semester and includes a thorough exploration of the physical, cognitive, emotional and social aspects of the various stages of human growth and development. Developmental psychology follows a lifespan approach with emphasis upon the foundations of psychology as they apply to the concerns and crises of each developmental phase. In earlier times, such a course might have been called "child psychology." While the importance of childhood is recognized and studied in the course, it also focuses on the stages of adolescence and adulthood which are equally as formative and essential to development. This course uses both text and video as well as lecture notes. There are additional readings taken from a variety of developmental psychology sources.
AMERICAN HISTORY
Prerequisites: Juniors
Supplies: Pen or pencil; Three ring binder; Notebook
American History guides students toward knowledgeable and responsible citizenship through a study of the 20th century. Specifically, this course traces the development of the United States into a major world power. Students will examine the events, ideas, and personalities in American society. Major units include World War I, the Jazz Age, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the modern era.
ACCC AMERICAN HISTORY
Concurrent with ACCC American History to 1865 (HIS 108) in the fall 3 credit hours
Concurrent with ACCC American History since 1865 (HIS 109) in the spring 3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior; Student must pass ASSET test, or have an 16 score on the English section of the ACT
Tuition: $63.00 Per Credit Hour ($378) Total for 6 Semester Credit Hours
Students will enroll in this class for one school year. It will be taught concurrently with ACCC HIS 108 American History to 1865 (1st Semester) and HIS 109 American History since 1865 (2nd Semester). Students will receive a total of six semester hours of college credit as well as one unit credit for high school. This class will be a survey of American History from the colonial period with its old world background through the Civil War. The second semester will be a survey of American History from the end of the Civil War up to the present.
GOVERNMENT (Semester)
Prerequisites: Senior
Supplies: Three ring notebook
To produce productive citizens which will participate in the American and state political systems. To develop citizens that are socially and politically aware so that they may contribute to the United States and the State of Kansas in a positive manner. This course is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge and understanding of the American system of government as well as other systems of government in the world. The course of study will include the system of federalism, the three branches of government, Congress, Presidency, and Judicial systems. Students will learn the necessary procedures for participating in the electoral process this will include, how to get registered to vote, where to vote, political parties role in elections. The last portion of the class will examine the local and state governmental systems.
ACCC GOVERNMENT (Semester)
Concurrent with ACCC American Government (POL 111) 3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Senior; Student must pass ASSET test, or have an 16 score on the English section of the ACT
Tuition: $63.00 Per Credit Hour ($189) Total for 3 Semester Credit Hours
Supplies: Three Ring Notebook
American Government attends to the Constitutional principles and organization of the national government with emphasis on the political process and citizens' participation.