High School Course Descriptions
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Bible Doctrine and Applications
New Testament Survey
Old Testament Survey
Civics/World Geography
World History
U.S. History
Government and Economics
Story of the Constitution (SOS)
English I
English II
English III
English IV
American Literature
British Literature
Algebra I
Geometry I
Consumer Math
Accounting (LP)
Algebra II
Pre-Calculus
Physical Science
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Spanish I
Spanish II
French
State History (SOS)
Health
Home Economics
Art
Physical Education
Computer Literacy (LP)
College Planner (SOS)
Essentials of Christian Service
Essentials of Communication (LP)
Foundations for Living (LP)
Course Title: Civics/World Geography
Course Number: H900
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course shall provide the student with a foundation upon which to build advancing courses and shall include, but not be limited to:
The Heritage Of The United States
Our National Government
State And Local Government
Planning A Career
Citizenship
The Earth And Man
Regions Of The World
Man's Environment
The Tools Of The Geographer
Man In A Changing World
Course Title: World History
Course Number: H1000
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course shall provide the student with an intensive overview from ancient civilizations through medieval, reformation, industrial revolution to the contemporary world and shall include, but not be limited to:
Ancient Civilizations I
Ancient Civilizations II
The Medieval World
Renaissance And Reformation
Growth Of World Empires
The Age Of Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
Two World Wars
The Contemporary World
Ancient Times To The Present
Course Title: U.S. History
Course Number: H1100
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course shall focus on America's history from foundations through expansion, Civil War, and international conflicts to contemporary America, and shall include, but not be limited to:
Foundations Of The American Republic
Development Of Constitutional Government
National Expansion
A Nation Divided
A Nation Divided And United
U.S. Involvement At Home And Abroad
The Search For Peace
A Nation At War
Contemporary America
United States History
Course Title: Government and Economics
Course Number: H1200
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course equips the student with a basic understanding of governmental systems and macroeconomics and shall include, but not be limited to:
International Governments
United States Government
The American Party System
History of Government
The Christian and His Government
Free Enterprise
Business and You
The Stock Market
Budget and Finance
Banking
Geography
Course Title: English I
Course Number: L900 (English 9)
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course equips the student with a basic understanding of the structure of English grammar, introduction to poetry, drama and novel, and shall include, but not be limited to:
The Structure Of Language
Nature Of Language
Words And Writing
Language In Literature
Reading With Skill
Enhancing Reading Skills And Poetic Understanding
Communication
The Library And Drama
Studies In The Novel
Review
Course Title: English II
Course Number: L1000 (English 10)
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course involves the student in the writing, study, and
oral presentation of various genres, and shall include, but not be limited to:
Language Structure
Writing Effective Sentences
Writing And Reading Skills
Speaking And Listening
The Development Of English
The Short Story
Studies In The Novel
Drama
Poetry
Looking Back
Course Title: English III
Course Number: L1100 (English 11)
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course builds upon the previous two foundational courses and develops the student's comprehension and critical reading, and research skills including, but not limited to:
The Uses And Varieties Of English
Writing Effective Sentences
Sentence Workshop
Why Study Reading?
Poetry
Nonfiction
American Drama
Studies In The American Novel
Research
Reviewing Communication Skills And Literature
Course Title: English IV
Course Number: L1200 (English 12)
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course requires the student's advanced comprehension/composition skills focusing on English literature, including, but not limited to:
The Worth of Words
The Structure of Language
Reading, Researching, and Listening Skills
Language: God's Gift to Man
Medieval English Literature
Elizabethan Literature
17th- and 18th-Century English Literature
Creative Writing
Romantic and Victorian Poetry
Review
Course Title: Algebra I
Course Number: M900 (Mathematics 9)
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course provides the student with a foundation of understanding algebra and skills upon which to build future mathematics courses, and shall include, but be not limited to:
Variables And Numbers
Solving Equations And Inequalities
Problem Analysis And Solution
Polynomials
Factors
Algebraic Fractions
Radical Expressions
Graphing
Systems
Quadratic Equations And Review
Course Title: Geometry I
Course Number: M1000 (Mathematics 10)
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course shall provide the student with the necessary understanding of geometric form, formulas, and functions, and shall include, but be not limited to:
Introduction
Geometry
Geometry
Congruent Triangles And Quadrilaterals
Geometry
Geometry: Circles
Geometry: Area And Volume
Coordinate Geometry
Geometry: Transformations
Geometry Review
Course Title: Algebra II
Course Number: M1100 (Mathematics 11)
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course advances the student from basic algebra through linear equations, quadratics, and shall include, but be not limited to:
Set, Structure, And Function
Numbers, Sentences, And Problems
Linear Equations And Inequalities
Polynomials
Algebraic Fractions
Real Numbers
Quadratic Relations And Systems
Exponential Functions
Counting Principles
Review
Course Title: Pre-Calculus
Course Number: M1200 (Mathematics 12)
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course introduces the student to the world of calculus, functions and probability including, but be not limited to:
Relations and Functions
Functions
Trigonometric Functions
Circular Functions and their Graphs
Identities and Functions of Multiple Angles
Application of Trigonometric Functions
Inverse Trigonometric Functions and Polar Coordinates
Quadratic Equations
Probability
Calculus and Review
Course Title: Physical Science
Course Number: S900 (Science 9)
Credit: 1
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to provide the student a foundational understanding of physical science basic to future chemistry and physics studies, and shall include, but be not limited to:
Our Atomic World
Volume, Mass, And Density
Physical Geology
Historical Geology
Astronomy
Oceanography
Science And Tomorrow
Review
Course Title: Biology
Course Number: S1000 (Science 10)
Credit: 1
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to provide the student a basic understanding of field of biology, and shall include, but be not limited to, the following topics:
Taxonomy: Key To Organization
Basis Of Life
Microbiology
Cells
Plants: Green Factories
Human Anatomy And Physiology
Genetics: God's Plan Of Inheritance
Cell Division And Reproduction
Ecology, Pollution, And Energy
Principles And Applications Of Biology
Course Title: Chemistry
Course Number: S1100 (Science 11)
Credit: 1
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to enable the student have a mastery of the basics of chemistry and shall include, but be not limited to, the following topics:
Estimation And Measurement
Elements, Compounds And Mixtures
Gases And Moles
Atomic Structure And Periodicity
Molecular Structure
Chemical Reactions, Rates And Equilibrium
Equilibrium Systems
Carbon Chemistry: Hydrocarbons
Carbon Chemistry: Functional Groups
Chemistry Review
Course Title: Physics
Course Number: S1200 (Science 12)
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course builds upon and requires the student to make application of the foundational skills developed in physical science and algebra courses, and shall include, but be not limited to, the following topics:
Kinematics
Dynamics
Work and Energy
Introduction to Waves
Light
Static Electricity
Electric Currents
Magnetism
Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Review
Course Title: Spanish I
Course Number: FLS 912 (Spanish 1)
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course is designed to enable the student to ask and answer basic questions, initiate and respond to simple statements, and maintain limited face-to-face conversations about familiar topics. The course shall include, but be not limited to, the following topics:
Basic Communication
Geography and Culture
Nutrition and Medical
Travel and Entertainment
Grammar and Written Communication
Course Title: Spanish II
Course Number: FLS 912B (Spanish II)
Credit: 1
Course Description: This course is designed to fulfill the requirements of “Standards for Foreign Language Learning.” This course, advancing the skills mastered in Spanish I, shall include, but not be limited to, the following topics:
Participation in multilingual community
Geography and Culture
Relationships between practice and perspectives of culture
Relationships between products and perspectives of culture
Connections with other disciplines
Comparisons/insights into nature of language and culture
Grammar and Written Communication
Course Title: Health
Course Number: H 912 (Health 9th – 12th)
Credit: .5
Course Description: This course is a basic health, safety, and nutrition course preparing students to be a good steward of their own bodies with an awareness of their responsibility to fellow-man, and shall include but not be limited to:
Your Body
Systems, growth, development
Health
Choices, hygiene, ear/nose/throat
Nutrition and Fitness
Health Maintenance
Safety issues, first aid, disease prevention
Stewardship
Pollution, recycle, drugs
