This course begins with prehistoric and early civilizations and societies, including Egypt, the Americas, India, Africa, China, and Mesopotamia. We progress through the rise of early empires in China, India, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean, concentrating on the interactions between them and with other groups. We end the fall semester with the collapse of these empires in the first centuries of the Common Era. In the second semester, we follow the rise of new empires in Asia and the New World. We also witness the spread of the world's major religions, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. We then move into the era of human history when these various cultures and societies come into permanent contact.

This course covers European history from 1453 to the present, and the European impact on the non-western world in Japan, China, India, and sub-Saharan Africa. This course places heavy emphasis on thinking critically, abstractly, and analytically, through essay writing and a research paper.

AP European History covers European history from the Renaissance to the present, in preparation for the AP European History examination administered in the spring. This course will emphasize many of the same skills taught in Western Civilization and looks to build critical thinking and analysis. These skills are practiced through reading assignments, essays, document based questions and exams that are modeled after the AP exam. Students will be required to take the AP exam administered in May. Permission is required to register for this course.

AP European History fulfills the Western Civilization graduation requirement.

This course continues the abstract, broad, yet holistic approach established in the previous two years. It relies on the foundations in government, economics, and politics taught in the ninth and tenth grades, so that the emphasis can be on social and cultural issues. Issues discussed include the rights of the individuals, the formation and subsequent role of government, cultural and technological developments, economic regulations and foreign policy. This course also examines the ubiquitous, yet intangible American character. U.S. History requires a research paper.

AP U.S. History covers U.S. History from 1491 to 2012 and includes a ten-page historiographic research paper in addition to assessments based on the AP exam.  We focus on cultural, technological, and economic developments and how these strands of history connect to traditional political history.  Nightly assignments include recorded lectures, while in-class activities foster critical thinking and analysis of primary sources.  The class also features graded discussions to develop students’ verbal communication skills. Students will be required to take the AP exam administered in May. Permission is required to register for this course.

AP U.S. History fulfills the U.S. History graduation requirement.

Civics is a course designed to introduce students to U.S. Government, Constitutional Law, and the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens. This course involves the story of the United States Constitution and its amendments, as well as the structure of the U.S. government. Students will analyze different ways in which citizens interact with the government, including important roles that interest groups, mass media, political parties, and public opinion play in determining American political policy. Research skills and analytical writing will be emphasized, using a variety of primary and secondary sources. Political philosophy, economics, and civic values will be focuses of this class, allowing students to understand how decisions are made in the US by leaders who represent their interests. Course topics will also be applied to current events.

This year-long course is two stand-alone, one-semester Advanced Placement courses taught consecutively and fulfills the Louisiana state graduation requirement for Civics.

One semester of the course is a survey of American politics. It discusses political philosophies supporting the American political system, American political institutions, official and unofficial, and some prominent controversies, current and historical, in American political life. We will explore how individuals behave and participate in government, how political parties, interest groups and the media interact with government, how government formulates and implements public policy, and the historical development of both civil rights and liberties. This course hopes to answer the following fundamental questions: What role should government play in our lives? Who, or what, is actually exercising power? To what extent is this power being exercised?

During the other semester of the course, students will study macroeconomics. The purpose of the AP course in macroeconomics is to give students 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 study of national income and price determination, and also develops your familiarity with economic performance measures, economic growth, and international economics. 

Students taking this course are required to take both the AP exams in U.S. Government & Politics AND Macroeconomics administered in May. Permission is required to register for this course.

During this semester-long course, students will study macroeconomics. The purpose of the AP course in macroeconomics is to give students 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 study of national income and price determination, and also develops your familiarity with economic performance measures, economic growth, and international economics.

Students taking this course must take the AP exam in macroeconomics administered in May. This course does not fulfill the Louisiana state requirement for civics.

This course covers the essential methods and arguments of the history of philosophy during the modern era. Students will learn the fundamentals of propositional logic and develop deeper skills of analysis and argumentation. Homework will consist of readings and short writing assignments, and class will consist of discussion and debate.

This course covers the essential methods and arguments of the history of philosophy during the modern era. Students will learn the fundamentals of propositional logic and develop deeper skills of analysis and argumentation. Homework will consist of readings and short writing assignments, and class will consist of discussion and debate.

This is a semester-long course that earns 0.5 credit which counts towards a student's Courses of Choice diploma requirement.

This semester-long course is an introduction to the understanding, prediction, and control of human behavior. The study of psychology involves critical thinking, problem solving, and analysis of self and others. Major emphasis will be placed on research methods, how the brain works, and various subfields within the multifaceted discipline of psychology.

The advanced psychology course focuses on more in-depth exploration of human behavior with a major emphasis on analysis of the individual using concepts previously discussed in the first psychology course. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding the underlying motivations and characteristics that drive human behavior, diagnosis, and treatment options.