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Benefits of the AP Program
AP provides students the opportunity to take university- level classes while still in high school.
AP courses develop college level academic skills by digging deeper into subjects, requiring students to hone their time management and study skills while tapping into their creativity and problem-solving skills.
College credit is awarded if the student passes the AP exam with a 3 or higher.
AP credits are accepted internationally. Always check with potential colleges prior to taking classes.
AP courses stand out in the college admission process because they demonstrate academic rigor.
AP Scholar Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.
AP Seminar and Research Certificate is granted to students who earn scores of 3 or higher in both AP Seminar and AP Research.
AP Capstone Diploma is awarded to student who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP research and four additional AP exams of their choosing.
AP Offers additional quality points in the weighted GPA
Passing score on AP US History or AP Government exam may be used to meet the new Civics graduation requirement.

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Product/Service Information

AP UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
1/2 year course
AP MACROECONOMICS
1/2 year course

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AP United States Government & Politics provides a college level, nonpartisan introduction that characterizes the constitutional and the political culture of the United States.
The courses features five BIG ideas that pertain to American government. Such as Constitutionalism, Lierty and Order, Civic Participation, Competing Policymaking Interests and Methods of Political Analysis.
Students will be expected to be well-versed in 8 foundational documents and 15 landmark Supreme Court cases. The course focuses on:
analyzing arguments from past and present political leaders
relating concepts to political institutions in America
developing and strengthening reasoning processes
Legislative and policymaking processes

AP U.S. Government & Politics and
AP Macroeconomics
■ Both AP courses are offered as Semester long courses
■ AP Government & Politics is taught in the first Semester. AP Macroeconomics is taught in the second Semester.
■ Students are required to register for BOTH AP courses
■ AP Government & Politics covers 5 Units
■ AP Macroeconomics covers 6 units
■ AP Macroeconomics requires basic Algebraic skills
■ Both AP courses will satisfy the graduation requirement: 1/2 credit of government and a 1/2 credit of Economics
PREREQUISITE
NO Prerequisite is required. Students in BOTH AP U.S. Government & Politics and AP Macroeconomics should have strong reading, writing and analytical skills

AP MACROECONOMICS is a college level course designed to study Economics on a global perspective. The four BIG ideas such as scarcity, choice, economic behaviors and market efficiency.
The course requires students to define economic principles, explain economic outcomes, determine the outcomes of specific economic situations and model economic situations using graphs or visual representations.
This is a one Semester course and requires students to work diligently and attend class regularly.
Why Take AP Courses?
An AP course is more challenging than a typical high school course. These are just some reasons students give for enrolling in AP courses.
Evidence the student has the ability to succeed as an undergraduate
Increased eligibility for scholarships
Evidence that taking AP courses strengthens a college application
Opportunity to test out of introductory college courses