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English
Courses
Modern Drama – 1/2 Credit
This course provides a study of modern drama and associated literary concepts.
Textbook: Reading and Understanding Plays: Level II
Author(s): Jamestown Literature Program
Copyright: 1989
Book Cost: $29.50
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 9 Chapter Tests
Programmed Grammar I – 1 Credit
An introductory study of the basics of English grammar. Topics include sentence structure, parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization, and usage.
Textbook: English 2200 with Writing Applications (4 th College Edition)
Author(s): Blumenthal
Copyright: 1994
Book Cost: $51.75
Materials to be sent in for grading:
13 Chapter Tests
Programmed Grammar II – 1 Credit
Topics include modifiers, subject-verb agreement, pronouns, and punctuation.
Textbook: English 2600 with Writing Applications (6 th College Edition)
Author(s): Blumenthal
Copyright: 1994
Book Cost: $51.75
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 14 Chapter Tests
Programmed Grammar III – 1 Credit
Topics include clauses, subordination devices, sentence variety, run-ons and fragments, and complex sentences.
Textbook: English 3200 with Writing Applications (4 th College Edition)
Author(s): Blumenthal
Copyright: 1994
Book Cost: $41.75
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 13 Chapter Tests
Short Stories – 1 Credit
This course is designed to introduce literary elements to students reading at a high school level.
Textbook: Best Short Stories: Advanced Level (2 nd Edition)
Publisher: Jamestown Publishers
Copyright: 1994
Textbook: Impact: Fifty Short Stories
Publisher: Harcourt Brace
Copyright: 1986
Book Cost: $62.25
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 22 Tests
Book prices are subject to change
Composition I – 1 Credit
An introductory writing course emphasizing sentence structure and basic grammatical concepts. Students learn to write coherent paragraphs. All assignments are graded on a pass/fail basis.
Textbook: Evergreen: A Guide to Writing (7th Edition)
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Copyright: 2000
Book Cost: $65.25 (Same book as Composition II)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. Graded assignment for each unit.
Composition II – 1 Credit
A continuation of Composition I. Emphasizes organizational patterns and developmental techniques in writing essays. Types of writing: description, process, classification, comparison/contrast, and persuasion. All assignments are graded on a pass/fail basis .
Textbook: Evergreen: A Guide to Writing (7th Edition)
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Copyright: 2000
Book Cost: $65.25 (Same book as Composition I)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. Graded assignment for each unit.
Math
Courses
Consumer Math I – 1 Credit
This course covers math skills necessary for consumer decisions like buying food, clothing, and managing a household.
Textbook: Consumer Mathematics
Author(s): French
Copyright: 1989, 1991 Printing
Book Cost: $70.75
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 8 Chapter Tests
Consumer Math II – 1 Credit
A continuation of Consumer Math I. Provides a more in-depth study of consumer matters such as buying on credit and payroll.
Textbook: Consumer Mathematics
Author(s): French
Copyright: 1989, 1991 Printing
Book Cost: $70.75
Materials to be sent in for grading:
Workplace Math I – I Credit
This course focuses on consumer applications of mathematics while reviewing basic math skills.
Textbook: Life Skills Math
Author(s): Jacobs & Treff
Copyright: 2003
Book Cost: $60.50
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 17 Chapter Tests
Workplace Math II – 1 Credit
This course focuses on business applications of mathematics while reviewing basic math skills.
Textbook: Math for the World of Work
Author(s): Harmeyer
Copyright: 2002
Book Cost: $60.00
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 13 Chapter Tests
Book prices are subject to change
Developmental Math I – 1 Credit
A study of basic math skills such as whole numbers, fractions, decimals, rounding and order of operations. Students may NOT use calculators.
Textbook: Basic Mathematics (8 th Edition)
Author(s): Bittinger
Copyright: 1999
Book Cost: $96.00 (Same book as Developmental Math II)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
Developmental Math II – 1 Credit
A continuation of Developmental Math I. Students may NOT use calculators.
Textbook: Basic Mathematics (8 th Edition)
Author(s): Bittinger
Copyright: 1999
Book Cost: $96.00 (Same book as Developmental Math I)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 5 Chapter Tests
Business Math - 1 Credit
Mathematical computations are reviewed and strengthened with emphasis on facility and accuracy. Includes the following topics: buying and selling, banking, payroll, markups and markdowns, discounts, interest, consumer math and other related business applications. Calculators may be used AFTER Chapter 3.
Textbook: Practical Business Math Procedures
Author(s): Slater
Copyright: 2002
Book Cost: $86.75
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 12 Chapter Tests
Science Courses
Life Science I – 1 Credit
This course covers basic biology such as evolution, cell structure, genes, and classifying living things.
Textbook: Biology: Visualizing Life
Author(s): Johnson
Copyright: 1998
Book Cost: $77.00 (Same book as Life Science II)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 17 Chapter Tests
Life Science II – 1 Credit
This course covers the structure and functions of fungi, plants, animals and humans.
Textbook: Biology: Visualizing Life
Author(s): Johnson
Copyright: 1998
Book Cost: $77.00 (Same book as Life Science I)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 18 Chapter Tests
General Science I – 1 Credit
This course is a survey course of a number of science disciplines. Topics covered in this course include measurement; science processes; matter; atomic structure; the periodic table; bonding; mixtures; chemistry today; motion; force and work; heat; electricity; wave and sound; and light.
Textbook: General Science
Author(s): Marshall, Jacobs, Rosskopf, & LaRue
Copyright: 2004
Book Cost: $60.50 (Same book as General Science II)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 8 Chapter Tests
General Science II – 1 Credit
This course is a survey course of a number of science disciplines. Topics covered in this course include the universe, the solar system, weather and climate, the earth’s structure, the oceans, earth history, cells, classification, the human body, heredity, ecology, and energy resources.
Textbook: General Science
Author(s): Marshall, Jacobs, Rosskopf, & LaRue
Copyright: 2004
Book Cost: $60.50 (Same book as General Science I)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 8 Chapter Tests
Book prices are subject to change
Biology I – 1 Credit
This course covers a variety of topics basic to the study of living things: the structure and function of plant and animal cells; how living things are classified in scientific study’ the structure and function of bacteria, protists, and fungi; and the life cycles of animals and plants.
Textbook: Biology
Author(s): Charles J. LaRue
Copyright: 2004
Book Cost: $60.00 (Same book as Biology I)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 7 Chapter Tests
Biology II – 1 Credit
This course covers a variety of topics basic to the study of living things: human body systems; the various ways living things reproduce and develop; what is necessary to stay healthy; genetics; ecology; the behavior of organisms; and evolution.
Textbook: Biology
Author(s): Charles J. LaRue
Copyright: 2004
Book Cost: $60.00 (Same book as Biology II)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 7 Chapter Tests
Social
Sciences
American History I – 1 Credit
This course covers U.S. history through the Post-Civil War reconstruction era and includes a brief overview of prehistory to 1550 and a review of European colonization in America prior to 1620.
Textbook: History of the United States
Author: DiBacco, Mason, Appy
Copyright: 1995
Book Cost: $98.25 (Same book as American History II)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 16 Chapter Tests
American History II – 1 Credit
Study begins with the industrial transformation of the late 1800’s and continues to the election of Ronald Reagan.
Textbook: History of the United States
Author(s): DiBacco, Mason, Appy
Copyright: 1995
Book Cost: $98.25 (Same book as American History I)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 17 Chapter Tests
AGS American History I – 1 Credit
This course covers U.S. history through the Post-Civil War reconstruction era and includes a brief overview of prehistory to 1550 and a review of European colonization in America prior to 1620.
Textbook: United States History
Author: King & Napp
Copyright: 2005
Book Cost: $66.75 (Same book as American History II)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 17 Chapter Tests
AGS American History II – 1 Credit
Study begins with the industrial transformation of the late 1800’s and continues through the presidential election of 2004.
Textbook: United States History
Author(s): King & Napp
Copyright: 2005
Book Cost: $66.75 (Same book as American History I)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 15 Chapter Tests
Book prices are subject to change
American Government – 1 Credit
This course covers a general background of the formation and functions of our constitutional system of government.
Textbook: United States Government
Author(s): Smith & Sullivan
Copyright: 2001
Book Cost: $60.50
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 13 Chapter Tests
American Government – 1 Credit
This course covers a general background of the formation and functions of our constitutional system of government.
Textbook: American Principles and Practices (textbook no longer available for purchase)
Author(s): Turner, Switzer & Redden
Copyright: 1991
Book Cost: Not available for purchase
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 22 Chapter Tests
U.S. Geography – 1 Credit
This course provides a fundamental understanding of the concepts and applications of geography as related to the regions of North, Middle, Central and South America.
Textbook: World Geography Today
Publishers: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Copyright: 2000
Book Cost: $92.00 (Same book as World Geography)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 22 Chapter Tests
World Geography – 1 Credit
This course provides a fundamental understanding of the concepts and applications of geography as related to the regions of Europe, Eurasia, Asia, Africa, the Pacific Region, and Antarctica.
Textbook: World Geography Today
Publishers: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Copyright: 2000
Book Cost: $92.00 (Same book as US Geography)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 22 Chapter Tests
World History I – 1 Credit
Begins with the ancient world and traces historical events to modern times in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Textbook: World History: Connections to Today
Authors: Ellis and Esler
Copyright: 2001
Book Cost: $90.00 (Same book as World History II)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
17 Chapter Tests
Book prices are subject to change
World History II – 1 Credit
Study begins with the ancient world and traces historical events to modern times in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Textbook: World History: Connections to Today
Authors: Ellis and Esler
Copyright: 2001
Book Cost: $90.00 (Same book as World History I)
Materials to be sent in for grading:
Economics – 1 Credit
This course emphasizes economic principles, issues, and problems. Examines the basic economic concepts that relate to the roles students will encounter as consumers, producers, and citizens.
Textbook: The Confident Consumer
Author(s): Campbell
Copyright: 2000
Book Cost: $52.00
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 18 Chapter Tests
Macroeconomics – 1 Credit
This course emphasizes economic principles, issues, and problems globally. Topics include the role of government and business policies; the role of the Federal Reserve and the banking system; and supply and demand and pricing and competition,
Textbook: Economics
Author(s): Marcel Lewinski
Copyright: 2005
Book Cost: To be determined
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 20 Chapter Tests
Psychology – 1 Credit
This course presents an introductory study of the basic fundamentals of psychology. Topics include thinking and learning, intelligence, and human behavior.
Textbook: Invitation to Psychology
Author(s): Wade & Tavris
Copyright: 2002
Book Cost: $70.75
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 10 Chapter Tests
Sociology – 1 Credit
This course presents an introductory study of the basic fundamentals sociology. Topics include cultural diversity, socialization, and social structures.
Textbook: Sociology: The Study of Human Relationships (4 th Edition)
Author(s): Thomas
Copyright: 2003
Book Cost: $85.50
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 18 Chapter Tests
Elective
Courses
Health – 1/2 Credit
This course encourages students to look closely at their own lifestyles and to learn skills necessary for changing negative behaviors.
Textbook: Perspectives on Health
Author(s): Getchell, Pippin, Varnes
Copyright: 1996
Book Cost: $64.00
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 10 Chapter Tests
Health – 1 Credit
This course encourages students to look closely at their own lifestyles and to learn skills necessary for changing negative behaviors.
Textbook: Perspectives on Health
Author(s): Getchell, Pippin, Varnes
Copyright: 1996
Book Cost: $64.00
Materials to be sent in for grading:
1. 20 Chapter Tests
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