Advanced Placement

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This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles examination. This college-level curriculum emphasizes essential ideas of computer science with a focus on how computing can impact the world. This course fulfills one of the elective credits required for high school graduation. This course may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

Course Fee: None

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement AP English Language and Composition examination. This college-level curriculum engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of rhetorical contexts and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both their writing and their reading should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way genre conventions and the resources of language contribute to the effectiveness of writing. This course fulfills one of the English credits required for high school graduation.

Course Fee: None

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement AP English Literature and Composition examination. This college-level curriculum engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, students deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. As they read, students consider a work's structure, style, and themes, as well as smaller-scale elements such as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone. This course fulfills one of the English credits required for high school graduation.

Course Fee: None

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement AP Seminar examination. This college-level curriculum engages students in cross-curricular conversations that explore the complexities of academic and real-world topics and issues by analyzing divergent perspectives. Using an inquiry framework, students practice reading and analyzing articles, research studies, and foundational, literary, and philosophical texts; listening to and viewing speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; and experiencing artistic works and performances. Students learn to synthesize information from multiple sources, develop their own perspectives in research-based written essays, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both individually and as part of a team. This course fulfills one of the elective credits required for high school graduation.

Course Fee: None

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement AP Research examination. This college-level curriculum allows students to deeply explore an academic topic, problem, or issue of individual interest. Through this exploration, students design, plan, and conduct a yearlong mentored, research-based investigation to address a research question. In this course, students further their skills acquired in the AP Seminar course by understanding research methods; employing ethical research practices; and accessing, analyzing, and synthesizing information as they address a research question. The course culminates in an academic thesis paper of approximately 5,000 words and a presentation, performance, or exhibition with an oral defense. This course fulfills one of the elective credits required for high school graduation.

Course Fee: None

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement AP SpanishLanguage and Culture examination. This college-level curriculum prepares students to use the three modes of communication (interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational) in the Intermediate to Pre-Advanced range as described in the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Performance Guidelines for K–12 Learners. This course engages students in an exploration of culture in both contemporary and historical contexts. This course fulfills either one of the elective credits or the Arts/Humanities credit required for high school graduation.

Course Fee: None

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement AP Research examination. This college-level curriculum allows students to deeply explore an academic topic, problem, or issue of individual interest. Through this exploration, students design, plan, and conduct a yearlong mentored, research-based investigation to address a research question. In this course, students further their skills acquired in the AP Seminar course by understanding research methods; employing ethical research practices; and accessing, analyzing, and synthesizing information as they address a research question. The course culminates in an academic thesis paper of approximately 5,000 words and a presentation, performance, or exhibition with an oral defense. This course fulfills one of the elective credits required for high school graduation.

Course Fee: None

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College
Board Advanced Placement AP Calculus AB examination. This college-level curriculum is primarily concerned with developing the students’ understanding of the concepts of calculus and providing experience with its methods and applications. Before studying calculus, all students should complete four years of secondary mathematics designed for college-bound students: courses in which they study algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry and elementary functions. The use of technology, including graphing calculators and computer software, is an integral part of this course. This course fulfills one of the mathematics credits required for high school graduation and may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

Course Fee: None

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College
Board Advanced Placement AP Calculus BC examination. This college-level curriculum is primarily concerned with developing the students’ understanding of the concepts of calculus and providing experience with its methods and applications. Calculus BC is an extension of Calculus AB rather than an enhancement; common topics require a similar depth of understanding. Before studying calculus, all students should complete four years of secondary mathematics designed for college-bound students: courses in which they study algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry and elementary functions. Instructional practices incorporate integration of diversity awareness including appreciation of all cultures and their important contributions to society. This course fulfills one of the mathematics credits required for high school graduation and may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

Course Fee: None

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College
Board Advanced Placement AP Precalculus examination. This college-level curriculum is focused on the exploration of functions modeling dynamic phenomena, providing students the opportunity to develop a deep conceptual understanding of functions and their graphs. The students apply mathematical practices to study a broad spectrum of function types, including polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric and polar functions, as well as functions involving parameters, vectors, and matrices. This rigorous one-year course is designed for the motivated student with a strong background in advanced algebra and will prepare the student for college-level Calculus, as well as provide a grounding for other mathematics and science courses that are foundational for careers in mathematics, physics, biology, health science, social science, and data science. This course fulfills one of the mathematics credits required for high school graduation and may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

Course Fee: None

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College
Board Advanced Placement AP Statistics examination. This college-level curriculum introduces
students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing and drawing conclusions from
data. The AP Statistics course is an excellent option for any secondary school student who has
successfully completed a second-year course in algebra and who possesses sufficient
mathematical maturity and quantitative reasoning ability. Instructional practices incorporate
integration of diversity awareness including appreciation of all cultures and their important
contributions to society. This course fulfills one of the mathematics credits required for high school graduation and may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

Course Fee: None

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College
Board Advanced Placement AP Statistics examination. This college-level curriculum introduces
students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing and drawing conclusions from
data. The AP Statistics course is an excellent option for any secondary school student who has
successfully completed a second-year course in algebra and who possesses sufficient
mathematical maturity and quantitative reasoning ability. Instructional practices incorporate
integration of diversity awareness including appreciation of all cultures and their important
contributions to society. This course fulfills one of the mathematics credits required for high school graduation and may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

Course Fee: 0

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College
Board Advanced Placement AP Biology examination. This college-level curriculum provides students with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of biology. This course fulfills one credit of the Nevada high school graduation requirement for science and qualifies as a laboratory science for college entrance. This course may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

Course Fee: $20 Lab Fee

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement AP Chemistry examination. This college-level curriculum provides students with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of chemistry. Instructional practices incorporate integration of diversity awareness including appreciation of all cultures and their important contributions to our society. The appropriate use of technology is an integral part of this course. This course fulfills one credit of the Nevada high school graduation requirement for science and qualifies as a laboratory science for college entrance. This course may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement AP Environmental Science examination. This college-level curriculum provides students with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing field of environmental science. This course fulfills one credit of the Nevada high school graduation requirement for science and qualifies as a laboratory science for college entrance. This course may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

Course Fee: $20 Lab Fee

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based examination. This college-level curriculum provides students with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of physics. Instructional practices incorporate integration of diversity awareness including appreciation of all cultures and their important contributions to our society. This course may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

Course Fee: $20 Lab Fee

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based examination. This college-level curriculum provides students with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of physics. Instructional practices incorporate integration of diversity awareness including appreciation of all cultures and their important contributions to our society. The appropriate use of technology is an integral part of this course. This course fulfills one of the science credits required for high school graduation and qualifies as a laboratory science for college entrance. This course may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

Prerequisite: Concurrently enrolled in Calculus or above
This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement AP Physics C: Mechanics examination. This college-level calculus-based curriculum provides students with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of physics. This course fulfills one of the science credits required for high school graduation and qualifies as a laboratory science for college entrance. This course may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

Course Fee: $20 Lab Fee

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement AP Physics C: Mechanics examination. This college-level calculus-based curriculum provides students with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of physics. This course fulfills one of the science credits required for high school graduation and qualifies as a laboratory science for college entrance. This course may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

Course Fee: $20 Lab Fee

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement Comparative Government and Politics examination. This course concentrates on understanding the concrete systems of government for selected major European and Asian countries and certain developing nations. The focus is on social, political, cultural, and economic issues. Instructional practices incorporate integration of diversity awareness including appreciation of all cultures and their important contributions to our society. The appropriate use of technology is an integral part of this course. This course fulfills one of the elective credits required for high school graduation and may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

This is a one-year course with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board
Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics examination. This course gives
students an analytical perspective of government and politics in the United States. It includes both the study of general concepts used to interpret United States politics and the analysis of specific examples. This course fulfills the one-half American Government credit for the first semester and the one-half economics credit for the second semester required for high school graduation.

Course Fee: None

This is a one-year course with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board
Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics examination. This course gives
students an analytical perspective of government and politics in the United States. It includes both the study of general concepts used to interpret United States politics and the analysis of specific examples. This course fulfills the one-half American Government credit for the first semester and the one-half economics credit for the second semester required for high school graduation.

Course Fee: None

This is a one-year course with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board
Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics examination. This course gives
students an analytical perspective of government and politics in the United States. It includes both the study of general concepts used to interpret United States politics and the analysis of specific examples. This course fulfills the one-half American Government credit for the first semester and the one-half economics credit for the second semester required for high school graduation.

Course Fee: None

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College
Board Advanced Placement United States History examination. This college-level curriculum
provides an in-depth examination, synthesis, and evaluation of the historical themes from 1492 to present day. A careful balance of historiography, analytical skills, and factual knowledge is used throughout the course. This course fulfills the U.S. History credit required for high school graduation.

Course Fee: None

This one-year course is designed for the college-bound student, with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement World History examination. This understanding is advanced through a combination of selective factual knowledge and appropriate analytical skills. The course highlights the nature of changes in global frameworks and their causes and consequences, as well as comparisons among major societies from their historical, geographical, political, economic, and cultural contexts. It emphasizes relevant factual knowledge, leading interpretive issues, and skills in analyzing types of historical evidence, covering the scope of human history from 1200 AD to the present. This course fulfills the World History/Geography credits required for high school graduation and may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.

Course Fee: None

This is a one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement Art History examination. Instructors should refer to the current Advanced Placement course description for examination specifics. Students will gain an understanding of architecture, sculpture, painting, and other art forms within historical and cultural contexts. Through collaboration, connections will be made between visual art and their academic studies, lives, and the world around them. In this course, students examine major forms of artistic expression from the past and the present from a variety of cultures. Instructional practices incorporate integration of diversity awareness including appreciation of all cultures and their important contributions to society. The appropriate use of technology is an integral part of this course. This course fulfills one Arts/Humanities credit required for graduation. Course Goals: Course goals are identified in the AP Art History Course Description published by the College Board. Teachers must utilize the current course description located at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com. Teachers are required to complete the AP Audit process which includes submitting a syllabus to the College Board for approval. No other syllabus can be used for this course without the approval of the College Board.

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This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) 3-D Art and Design examination. Highly motivated students will create a college level portfolio demonstrating mastery of 3-D design. Through additive, subtractive and/or fabricated processes, students create works that demonstrate a range of understanding and fundamental mastery of 3-D visual concerns and methods. By AP guidelines, digital images of fifteen works and written documentation are submitted to demonstrate an inquiry-guided investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision for the Sustained investigation section. Five digital images (2 views of each) with typed responses are submitted to demonstrate the skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas for the Selected Works section. Students should expect to work an additional four to six hours or more outside of class each week. Exact requirements may change and are specified by the College Board at http://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses. Through collaboration and production, connections will be made between visual art and their academic studies, lives, and the world around them. Instructional practices incorporate integration of diversity awareness including appreciation for all cultures and their important contribution to society. The appropriate use of technology is an integral part of this course. This course fulfills one Arts/Humanities/CTE credit required for graduation. Course Goals: Course goals are identified in the AP 3-D Art and Design Course Description published by the College Board. Teachers must utilize the current course description located at http://apcentral.collegeboard.org. Teachers are required to complete the AP Audit process which includes submitting a syllabus to the College Board for approval. No other syllabus can be used for this course without the approval of the College Board.

This one-year course is designed with an emphasis on meeting the requirements of the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Drawing examination. Highly motivated students will create a college level portfolio of artwork demonstrating a mastery of drawing. Students engage a wide range of approaches and media to address various drawing issues through abstract, observational, and/or inventive works. By AP guidelines, digital images of fifteen works and written documentation are submitted to demonstrate an inquiry-guided investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision for the Sustained Investigation section. Five physical works or high-quality reproductions of physical works with written responses are submitted to demonstrate the skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas for the Selected Works section. Students should expect to work an additional four to six hours or more outside of class each week. Exact requirements may change and are specified by the College Board at http://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses. Through collaboration and production, connections will be made between visual art and their academic studies, lives, and the world around them. Instructional practices incorporate integration of diversity awareness including appreciation for all cultures and their important contribution to society. The appropriate use of technology is an integral part of this course. This course fulfills one Arts/Humanities/CTE credit required for graduation. Course Goals: Course goals are identified in the AP Drawing Course Description published by the College Board. Teachers must utilize the current course description located at http://apcentral.collegeboard.org. Teachers are required to complete the AP Audit process which includes submitting a syllabus to the College Board for approval. No other syllabus can be used for this course without the approval of the College Board.