Global Studies I
This half-credit course covers the following chapters: Early Humans, The First Civilizations, The Golden Age of India, The Great Age of China, The Golden Age of Greece, The Roman Empire, The Rise of Christendom, Western Christendom in the Middle Ages, Byzantine Civilization and the Formation of Russia, The Rise of Islam and the Muslim Empire, Islamic Civilization, The Lands and Peoples of Africa, African Civilizations South of the Sahara, Early Cultures in the Americas, India under Muslim Rule, China from the Songs through the Manchus, and The Emergence of Japan. Graded coursework includes assignments dealing with geography, anthropology, and history, and 17 chapter tests.
Global Studies II
This half-credit course covers the following chapters: The Development of Nations; The European Renaissance; The Reformation and National Power; The Age of Exploration; The Formation of Latin America; Science and the Age of Reason; The Age of Democratic Revolutions; The Growth of Liberalism, Nationalism, and Democracy; The Industrial Revolution; Social Protest and Mass Society; The Building of Empires; World War I; The Rise of Communism in Russia; The Growth of Nationalism and Dictatorship; World Depression and World War II; The Aftermath of World War II; The Forging of Nations in Asia and Africa; Instability in the Middle East and Latin America; and A New Pattern of World Relationships. Graded coursework includes assignments dealing with geography, anthropology, and history, and 19 chapter tests.
U. S. History I
This half-credit course includes the following topics in U. S. history from the first Americans through Reconstruction: Early Americans, European Exploration and Early Settlements, English Colonies, American Revolution, Early Government and the Constitution, the War of 1812, the Industrial Revolution, Westward Expansion and Reforms, the Split Between North and South, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Graded coursework for each of the 10 units includes timelines, review questions, a project, and a test.
U. S. History II
U. S. Government
This one-credit course covers the history and structure of the U. S. government system as well as the citizen's role in government through the following 19 chapters: What Is Civics?, Roots of American Democracy, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, The Citizen and the Community, Parties and Politics, Voting and Elections, Public Opinion and Interest Groups, Congress, The Presidency, The Executive Branch, The Judicial Branch, State Government, Local Government, Legal Rights and Responsibilities, Financing Our Governments, Comparative Government, International Relations, and An Interdependent World. In addition to the Civics textbook, chapter assignments use relevant sections of the current Oregon Blue Book for state and local government topics. Graded coursework includes 19 chapter assignments, 19 chapter projects, and 19 chapter tests.