This course explores American history from 1775 to the dawn of the 21st century and the War on terrorism, through an interdisciplinary approach that includes literature, art, and biographies. Students are encouraged to integrate information, discover patterns, and develop critical thinking skills in their responses to significant issues and events in American history. Throughout this course, students are required to use information from the text and related sources to evaluate causes and explore values in history. All assignments are designed to help students think more widely, make connections, and reach their own conclusions. The following books are included with this course:
Oak Meadow U.S. History Syllabus
The American Vision (Glencoe)

In addition to historical facts, students are introduced to the literature, artists, musicians, and influential people of historical periods. This course integrates geography throughout and emphasizes critical thinking, the development of research skills, and the analysis of relationships between people and events as a means of understanding current world events. Students are encouraged to interpret factual information, determine cause and effect, separate facts from opinions, explore values, synthesize, form hypotheses, and evaluate conclusions. The following books are included with this course:
Oak Meadow World History Syllabus
World History (Glencoe)

Based upon the premise that analyzing current information is essential to an effective citizenry, this course asks students to research, compare, contrast, and think critically about government-related issues. Students learn the ideals behind the American system of government and the mechanics of its operation in preparation for taking their places as independent thinking citizens of the nation. The following books are included with this course:
Oak Meadow U.S. Government Syllabus Democracy in Action (Glencoe)

This course presents a clear and comprehensive coverage of geography, encourages active learning, and introduces the tools and technologies used by geographers. The course is organized into eleven units by geographic region, with individual lessons on each region’s physical and cultural geography, and its place in the modern world. Throughout the course, students learn how geography has affected historical events in various regions of the world, and case studies provide opportunities to discuss the environmental challenges facing the world’s regions. The following books are included with this course.
Oak Meadow World Geography World Geography (Glencoe)

Taking a comparative approach, this course explores the rich diversity of religious life, beginning with defining religion according to its role and purpose in human life. The course examines within a cultural and historical context a variety of human religious responses, including symbol, sacred text, myth, belief, and rituals. Students will survey the broad range of religious expressions from across the globe, from indigenous traditions to the world’s major religions. Comparative essays and reflective writing guide students to synthesize course material and their own unique perspectives.
Living Religions, 8th ed. (Prentice Hall, 2011)

This course is an introduction to the history, religious life, and politics of the Middle East. Focusing on the region’s confrontation with the West since napoleon’s invasion of Egypt in 1798, students will learn how European colonialism introduced modern and secular ideas into the Middle East, creating tensions with traditional patterns of belief and culture. Students will explore how the intrusive actions of Western colonizers caused the region’s political affairs to become weak and unstable. The course also looks at the conflicts between Israel and its regional neighbors, the role of Islamic revivalist movements, and the impact of oil.
The Middle East Today (Routledge, 2009)
Midaq Alley (Anchor Books, 1995)

This is an experiential course designed to help students become more aware of themselves as unique individuals. using their own experiences as a guide, students are encouraged to be scientists in the process of exploring themselves and their place in the universe as they examine such topics as love, beauty, joy, spontaneity, and self-actualization. The following books are included with this course:
Oak Meadow Psychology

AP Macroeconomics is an introduction to how the market system works, how prices are determined, why shortages and surpluses occur, and why incomes differ. The course emphasizes the study of national income, economic growth, price determination, economic performance measures, and international economics. This course prepares students to take the AP Macroeconomics exam and has been reviewed and approved by the College Board.

Course Length: Intensive spring session (12 weeks) requires 10-14 hours per week. Academic year session (30 weeks) requires 4-7 hours per week, with breaks for holidays.

Required Materials: There are no required materials for this course.

Prerequisites: Qualifying reading/verbal score, completion of Algebra II

AP Microeconomics is an introduction to the study of the consumers and producers that make up the economy: households, firms, governments, and community organizations. The course provides particular emphasis on the function of consumers and producers within the economic system. The course also offers analysis of the markets in which consumers and producers interact as well as non-market economics. This course prepares students to take the AP Microeconomics exam and has been reviewed and approved by the College Board.

Course Length: Intensive spring session (12 weeks) requires 10-14 hours per week. Academic year session (30 weeks) requires 4-7 hours per week, with breaks for holidays.

Required Materials: There are no required materials for this course.

Prerequisites: Qualifying reading/verbal score, completion of Algebra II

AP Psychology covers the material typically covered in a one semester college-level introductory psychology course. It prepares students to take the AP Psychology exam. Through textbook readings, projects, and directed online activities emphasizing critical thinking and applications, students explore psychology as the science of behavior and of mental processes. Topics include historical perspectives in psychology, scientific method, biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning, cognition, motivation and emotion, development, personality, psychological testing and individual differences, abnormal psychology, psychological disorders, and social psychology.

This course has been reviewed and approved by the College Board.

Course Length: Intensive spring session (12 weeks) requires 10-14 hours per week. Academic year session (30 weeks) requires 3-5 hours per week, with breaks for holidays.

Required Materials: An online textbook purchase is required for this course.

Prerequisites: Qualifying reading/verbal score, completion of high school biology

US Government and Politics is the study of the United States national government's policies, institutions, and foundations. These include constitutional theories forming the basis of government; political beliefs and behaviors; political parties, interest groups, and the mass media; the Congress, presidency, bureaucracy, and Federal court system; public policy; and civil rights and civil liberties. The course provides students with an analytical perspective on American government and politics and prepares them to take the AP United States Government and Politics exam.

This course has been reviewed and approved by the College Board.

Course Length: Intensive spring session (12 weeks) requires 10-14 hours per week. Academic year session (30 weeks) requires 4-7 hours per week, with breaks for holidays.

Required Materials: There are no required materials for this course.

Prerequisites: Qualifying reading/verbal score, completion of high school U.S. History or equivalent

This course is designed to provide a college-level experience and preparation for the AP United States History exam. An emphasis is placed on interpreting historical documents, mastering a significant body of factual information, and writing critical essays. Students will analyze historical facts material, synthesize their own ideas, and develop the skills to make conclusions on the basis of a knowledgeable judgment. They will also learn how to present their reasoning and clear evidence persuasively in essay format.

This course has been reviewed and approved by the College Board.

Course Length: Intensive spring session (12 weeks) requires 10-14 hours per week. Academic year session (30 weeks) requires 3-5 hours per week, with breaks for holidays.

Required Materials: An online textbook purchase is required for this course.

Prerequisites: Qualifying reading/verbal score, completion of high school history or equivalent