Prerequisite: DC approval or teacher recommendation Grade Level: 10-12 Semesters: 2 Credits: 1 Students will be introduced and exposed to historical topics, writings, and conflicting interpretations of issues in European History from 1450 to the present. This course follows the
Economics
Prerequisite: None Grade Level: 10-12 Semesters: 1 Credit: 0.5 In this one-semester course, students will apply concepts such as supply and demand to solve real-world problems and they will develop the skills to understand how businesses organize themselves in order
AP Microeconomics
Prerequisite: DC approval or teacher recommendation Grade Level: 10-12 Semesters: 1 Credits: 0.5 Students will gain a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to the functions of individual decision-makers, both consumers and producers, within the larger economic
Contemporary Issues
Prerequisite: None Grade Level: 12 Semesters: 1 Credits: 0.5 Contemporary Issues is a semester-long exploratory class that will introduce students to the pressing problems and issues facing our increasingly global and rapidly changing society with an emphasis on the United
AP Macroeconomics
Prerequisite: DC approval or Teacher Recommendation Grade Level: 10-12 Semesters: 1 Credits: 0.5 Students will gain a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to an economic system as a whole. Such a course places particular emphasis on
Chicago History
Prerequisite: None Grade Level: 11-12 Semesters: 1 Credits: 0.5 Chicago History addresses issues related to the foundation and development of Chicago as a major US city. Topics of local and national significance, such as The Chicago Fire, the Columbian Exposition,
AP United States Government and Politics*
Prerequisite: DC approval or teacher recommendationGrade Level: 10-12Semesters: 1Credits: 0.5 Students will learn through an analytical perspective approach to government and politics in the United States. This course involves both the study of general concepts used in U.S. politics and
American Government
Prerequisite: None Grade Level: 10 -12 Semesters: 1 Credits: 0.5 Students will learn the principles of our representative American Government and the political processes at the local, state, and national levels of government. They will be expected to participate in