World History 10 (P) is a required course for all sophomores. The course exposes the students to the traditions and history of various cultures. Content consists of The Emergence of Western Civilization, The Middle Ages, The Transition to Modern Times, Revolution and the Rise of Nationalism, and the World Wars. Students who transfer to Garces Memorial after the freshmen year are not required to complete World History.
US HISTORY 11 (P)
US History 11 (P) is a study of United States History from the Age of Discovery to the present day. Through discussion, accented with a minimum of lecture, students are required to become highly involved in the class. Students are expected, after instruction, to demonstrate levels of cognitive, affective, and critical thinking skills when discussing course content and must be able to tie together the different periods of history.
US HISTORY 11 (AP)
US History Advanced Placement is a more challenging and fast paced study of United States History from the Age of Discovery to the present day. Through discussion and lecture the students are expected to become highly involved in the class. Students are also expected to demonstrate high levels of cognitive, affective, and critical thinking skills when discussing class content, and will be expected to tie together the different periods of US History. This Advanced Placement course requires an increased work load, which will include not only the content presented in the textbook but also numerous outside readings and written assignments. Thus, students are expected to assume greater individual responsibility for course content.
ECONOMICS 12 (P)
Economics (P) is offered the first semester. This course introduces the student to the study of various economic philosophies and systems. Attention is devoted to the study of goods and services, consumer labor, public finance and the role of government, money, credit and banking in the United States and the world economy.
GOVERNMENT (P) begins with a unit on the foundation of American government. The course discusses the various ways that political parties, elections, interest groups, mass media and public opinion influences government in promoting civil liberties, protecting basic freedoms and assuring equal justice for all. Students discuss public policies and services as they pertain to foreign and domestic policy and national defense. The class concludes with a discussion of our interdependent world as it relates to comparative government and economic systems.
MACRO ECONOMICS (AP) (12)
The purpose of an Advanced Placement course in Macroeconomics is to provide students with a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to an economic system as a whole. Such a course places particular emphasis on the story of material income and price determination. The course also develops the student’s familiarity with basic economic concepts, economic performance measures, economic growth and international economics. The course will cover topics generally covered in a college course.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (AP) (12)
The purpose of an Advanced Placement course in US Government is to give students an analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States. This course includes both the study of general concepts used to interpret United States politics and the analysis of specific examples. The course also requires familiarity with the various institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that constitute United States politics. The following areas will be explored in this course: the constitutional underpinnings of the US government, political beliefs and behaviors, political parties, interest groups, mass media, public policy, civil rights and civil liberties.
EUROPEAN HISTORY (AP) (10-12)
Advanced Placement European History is a yearlong course. In this course students acquire a working knowledge of the basic events and movements that occurred during the time period from 1450 to the present. These events and movements are explored through three themes: intellectual and cultural history, political and diplomatic history, and social and economic history. In addition, students will learn how to analyze historical documents and how to explore their historical understanding in writing. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE GARCES MEMORIAL ELECTIVE REQUIREMENT AND IS ACCEPTED AS A COLLEGE PREPARATORY ELECTIVE BY UC/CSU.
PSYCHOLOGY (P) (11-12)
Psychology (P) introduces students to college level psychology. The class will enable students to gain an understanding of the scope of content of psychology, a working knowledge of its vocabulary, and insight to how psychology is applied in personal and social settings.
PSYCHOLOGY (AP) (11-12)
Psychology (AP) follows the course description guidelines for The College Board Advanced Placement program. Compared to Psychology (P), students in Psychology (AP) will be responsible for content in four additional chapters of the text, will be given assignments to enhance skills to compare/synthesize psychology concepts, and must participate in the Psychology (AP) project. By participating in the project, students will apply research methods in psychology, including ethics, experimental design, descriptive, and inferential statistics.
ASB/LEADERSHIP (10-12)
This class offers a year-long (10 credits) study for any student interested in actively participating in student government. ASB and class officers are encouraged to take this class and have priority registration. (If you are an officer and do not take this class, you will have to meet two times per week during lunch for the entire year.) Besides student government, students will learn meeting skills, goal setting, activity planning, time management, problem solving, public relations, communications and listening, personal leadership and responsibilities. THIS COURSE WILL FULFILL THE GARCES MEMORIAL ELECTIVE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT.