AP Macroeconomics

Offered: Full Year Prerequisite: Algebra II AP Macroeconomics examines how human beings make decisions about the allocation of scarce resources among alternative uses. The three major components of study are economic fundamentals, including supply and demand, margin decision-making, and economic … Continue reading


AP Psychology

Offered: Full Year Prerequisite: None for this course The AP course in Psychology is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. In this course, students … Continue reading


AP U.S. Government

Offered: Second Semester Corequisite: Students must have completed or currently taking a course in U.S. History from 1600 to the present. U.S. Government provides an analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States, involving both the study of … Continue reading


AP US Government and Politics and AP Comparative Government and Politics

Offered: Full Year 2012-2013 Co-requisite: US History This is a full year course offering that includes both the AP US Government and Politics course and the AP Comparative Government and Politics course. Students should expect to take both AP exams … Continue reading


Global Issues

Offered: First Semester Prerequisite: None for this course Example of student work in the course is available here: http://osgglobalissues.wordpress.com/ “All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don’t. And if our times … Continue reading


Women’s History in America

Offered: Spring Semester 2013 Co-requisite: US History In your lifetime, the study of United States history has changed greatly to include the perspectives of different types of Americans. Social histories, like the study of women, have emphasized the diversity of … Continue reading