HIGHSCHOOL CURRICULUMGUIDE 2026-27 2026-27
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COURSESELECTION&GRADES
Add/DropPolicy
CourseSelectionProcess
SummerCourseWork
CourseWorkOutsideofLNC
DualEnrollment(CPCC)
NCSSMOpenEnrollment
ClassLevels
APCourses
CreditDemonstratedbyMastery
PromotionRequirements
GraduationRequirements
GradeCalculation
COURSEDESCRIPTIONS
English
Math
Science
SocialStudies
WorldLanguages
Electives
NCSSM
CPCC-DualCredit
CourseSelection
ADD/DROPPOLICY
Studentsandtheirparentsshouldcarefullyselectcoursesduringtheregistration process,asthemasterscheduleandfacultyassignmentsarebuiltbasedonthese requests.Thefollowingpolicyisintendedtominimizeschedulechangesandreinforce theimportanceofcommitmenttoselectedcourses:
1.ChangesforErrorsOnly:
Schedulechangesarelimitedtoerrorssuchasincorrectplacement,missing prerequisites,orgraduationrequirements.Thesemustbeaddressedwithinthe firstweekofschoolbycontactingthestudent’sgrade-levelcounselor.
2.RestrictionsonPreferences:
Requestsforchangesbasedonteacherpreference,classperiodpreferences,or difficultylevelwillnotbehonored.
3.Post-FirstWeekChanges:
Afterthefirstweek,nochangesarepermittedunlessinitiatedbystafffor inappropriateplacements.Extenuatingcircumstancesmaybereviewedby administrationonacase-by-casebasis.
4.CommitmenttoYear-LongCourses:
Courseselectionsrepresentayear-longcommitment.Studentsareexpectedto remainintheirchosencoursesunlessspecificexceptionsapply,asoutlined above.
SELECTIONPROCESS
InordertoregisterforanHonors-levelcourse,studentsneedtohavean80%orabovein theprecedingCollegePrepcoursewithinthesubjectareasequence.Pleasecheck individualcoursedescriptionsforspecificHonors-levelprerequisites.
StudentscurrentlyenrolledinaCollegePrepclassmayenrollineitherCollegePrepor HonorsiftheircumulativegradeisaBorhigher.Forthebestchanceofsuccessin Honors,anAisrecommended.Ifastudent’sgradeisaCorlower,theymustenrollin CollegePrep.
StudentscurrentlyenrolledinanHonorsclassmayenrollinCollegePrep,Honors,orAP iftheircumulativegradeisaBorhigher.ForthebestchanceofsuccessinAP,anAis recommended.Ifastudent’sgradeisaC,theymayenrollinCollegePreporHonors.If theirgradeisaDorlower,theymustenrollinCollegePrep.
SomeAP,Honorsandelectivecoursesmayhaveadditionaloruniquerequirements specifiedinthecoursedescriptions.
Thisprocessensuresstudentsareplacedincoursesthatalignwiththeirabilitiesand promotescommitmenttotheiracademicchoices.
CourseSelection
PREREQUISITEAPPEALPROCESS
LNCoffersaprerequisiteappealprocessforstudentswhoarewithin5percentage pointsofmeetingaprerequisiterequirement.Exceptionsmaybeconsideredincases wherestudentsdemonstrateexceptionalcircumstancesorconcurrentenrollmentin coursesthatalignwiththeintendedacademicpathway.Tobeeligible,studentsmust demonstrateacademicreadinessthroughperformanceinrelatedsubjects, standardizedtestscores,orteacherrecommendations.Theappealprocessrequiresa completedform,arationaleforreadiness,andsupportingdocumentation.
Appealswillonlybeconsideredforstudentswhomeetthespecificcriteriaoutlinedin theeligibilityprocess.Thestudent’steacherandcounselorwillprovidefeedback,and theappealscommitteewillreviewthesubmission.Decisionswillbecommunicated within10schooldays.Ifapproved,studentsmustcommittocompletingthecourse.
Studentsareencouragedtothoroughlyassesstheirpreparednessandconsultwith theircounselorbeforesubmittinganappeal.Thedecisionmadebytheappeals committeeisfinal.
SUMMERSCHOOLCOURSEWORK
AllsummercourseworkacceptanceatLakeNormanCharterSchool(LNC)is dependentonadministrationapproval.Tobeeligibleforsummercoursework,students mustdemonstrateconsistenteffortthroughouttheschoolyear.Aminimumofa45%is requiredforeligibility.
Studentsmaychoosetotakesummerschoolcoursesincaseswhereremediationis necessary—forexample,iftheyhavepreviouslyattemptedthecourseintheclassroom butdidnotpass.
Beforeenrollinginanysummerschoolcourse,priorapprovalisrequiredtoensurethe coursemeetsLNC’sstandardsforcredit.Highschoolcounselorshavealistofapproved summerschooloptionsandthenecessaryapprovalformstoguidestudentsand familiesthroughtheprocess.Foranyquestionsortoinitiateapproval,pleasereachout toanLNCHighSchoolCounselor.
CREDITFORNEWCOURSEWORKOUTSIDEOFLNC
StudentsareexpectedtoprioritizetheLNCcurriculumfortheiracademicneeds.Inrare caseswhereastudentseekscreditforacoursetakenoutsideofLNC,priorwritten approvalmustbeobtainedfromthestudent’scounselor,anadministrator,and,when applicable,therelevantcontent-specificinstructorordepartmentchair.Theexternal coursemustalignwiththeNorthCarolinaStandardCourseofStudyormeetLNC’s academicstandards,withdocumentationofthesyllabusandaccreditationrequiredfor review.
Uponsuccessfulcompletionoftheapprovedcourse,thestudentmustsubmitanofficial transcriptorgradereportfromtheexternalinstitutionforcreditconsideration.LNC reservestherighttodenycreditifthecoursedoesnotmeetitsstandardsforrigor, instructionalquality,orproperapprovalprocedures.
CourseSelection
COLLEGE&CAREERPROMISE-CPCC
WhatisdualenrollmentthroughanNCCommunityCollege?
StudentshavetheopportunitytotakeNCCommunityCollegeCoursesthathavea transferguaranteetoanypublicNorthCarolinauniversity.ReadtheComprehensive ArticulationAgreementhere,ifinterested.
Studentswillreceiveeitherequivalentcreditorelectivecredit(dependingonthe course)attheirNCCollege/University.Forprivateandout-of-stateschools,you mustaskatransferevaluatorastothetransferabilityofcourses.
TuitionisFREE,whichcansaveparentshundredsofdollarspersemesterhour.
Studentsareresponsibleforpayingfees,booksandanysuppliesneeded.
WhattypesofNCCommunityCollegeCoursesareavailable?
CollegeTransfercoursesallowstudentstogetaheadstartonsomegeneral educationcoursesthatmayberequiredata4-yearcollege/university.
Career&Technicalcoursesallowstudentstoexploretheirinterestsinspecific careeroptionsandpotentiallygetaheadstartonacareer.Studentscanearn collegecreditstowardajobcredential,certificate,ordiplomainatechnicalcareer.
CollegeTransfer/CareerTechnicalEligibilityRequirements:
Cumulative,unweightedGPAof2.8ORbenchmarkassessmentscoresinallareasof English,Reading,andMath. ForselectCareer&TechnicalPathways: Theydonotrequirea2.8GPAorqualifyingtestscore.
Ifyou'reinterestedintakingCPCCcoursestofulfillgraduationrequirements,youmust speakwithyourcounselorbeforescheduling.Passingthesecoursesismandatoryfor promotiontothenextgradelevel;failuretopasswillrequireyoutorepeatthecourse.
IfyouhaveaccommodationsandwouldliketorequestthematCPCC,contactthe OfficeofDisabilityServicestodetermineyoureligibility.
CourseSelection
COLLEGE&CAREERPROMISE-CPCC
CourseRegistration
ACA122(1credit)doesnotcountasahighschoolcoursehoweveryouwillneedto takeittocompletethetransferpathway.YoumustregisterforanadditionalCPCC coursewhentakingACA122.
YoumaysendyourAPscorereporttoCPCC,andtheywillawardyoucreditforthe equivalentcourse.Thismayhelpyoucompleteyourpathwayandmovetoward yourassociatedegree.
IfinterestedinobtainingyourassociatedegreethroughCPCC,pleasesetupan appointmentwithyourcounselorforplanningpurposes.
LNCandCPCC’sacademiccalendarsmaynotalignthereforeyoumustadhereto CPCC’sscheduleevenwhenLNCisnotinsession.
LNCPOLICY
AnyCPCCcoursethatastudentregistersforwillbeplacedon thestudent'sLNCandcollegetranscripts.
AnystudentwhowithdrawsfromaCPCCcoursewithout replacingitwithanewcourseinthesamesemester,orinthe eventofaninadvertentdropwillreceivean“F”ontheirhigh schooltranscript.
ItisimportantthatstudentsimmediatelynotifyLNCifthey withdrawfromaCPCCcoursetoensurepropercourse schedulingandavoidthispenalty.Studentsshouldreach outtotheircounselorassoonaspossibletodiscuss alternativecourseoptions.
Exceptions:Amedicalorcompassionatewithdrawal approvedbyCPCC.Onceyouprovidedocumentation fromCPCC,yourLNCtranscriptwillbeupdated.
CourseSelection
NCSCHOOLOFSCIENCES&MATHEMATICS
NorthCarolinaSchoolofScienceandMathematicsprovidesinteractivevideo conferencing(IVC)coursestoschoolsacrossNorthCarolina.Coursesareprovided tuition-free.
Withtwo-wayvideoconferencing,studentscollaborateinprojectteamsandwholeclassdiscussionswithstudentsatotherschoolsacrossthestate developingtheskills requiredbybusinessandindustry.NCSSMteachersmonitortheclassinrealtime, assessingstudentlearningandensuringthatstudentsengagewiththecourse materialsandwitheachother.
Formoreinformation,pleasegoto:https://www.ncssm.edu/openenrollment.Youcan alsolookatthecoursedescriptionsbyclickingHERE.
CLASSLEVELS:COLLEGEPREP&HONORS
InCollegePreplevelcourses,thecontent,pace,andacademicrigoraligncloselywith theNorthCarolinaStandardCourseofStudy,ensuringthatstudentsdevelopasolid foundationofknowledgeandskillsineachsubjectarea.Thesecoursesmay occasionallyincludecontentenrichmenttodeepenunderstandingorprovide additionalcontext,asappropriatetothesubjectmatter.CollegePrepcoursesare designedtomeettheneedsofstudentspreparingforpost-secondaryeducationby fosteringcriticalthinking,problem-solving,andeffectivestudyhabits.
InHonorslevelcourses,thecontent,pace,andacademicrigorexceedtherequirements oftheNorthCarolinaStandardCourseofStudy.Thesecoursesareintentionally designedtochallengestudentsthroughmorecomplexmaterial,fasterpacing,and deeperexplorationofconcepts.Theyrequireahigherdegreeofindependence,selfmotivation,andpersonalresponsibilityfromstudents.Honorscoursesencourage advancedanalyticalskills,creativity,andtheabilitytoengageinsustained,focused academicwork.Toreflecttheincreaseddemandsandrigor,Honorslevelcoursescarry anadditionalone-half(0.5)qualitypointincalculatingtheweightedGPA,offering studentstheopportunitytoenhancetheiracademicprofiles.
ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCOURSES(AP) CourseSelection
TheAPProgramatLakeNormanChartergivesstudentstheopportunitytoexperiencecollegelevelclasseswhilestillinhighschoolandpotentiallyearncollegecreditbeforeeversettingfoot oncampus.BytakingAPcourses,studentscanexploresubjectsingreaterdepthwhilebuilding theskillsandconfidenceneededtosucceedincollege.
WhatAPCoursesOfferatLNC:
College-LevelRigor:APcoursesmatchtheintensityandcontentofcollege-levelclasses. Successfullycompletingthemshowsyou’rereadytohandlechallengingacademicwork.
TransferableSkills:APcoursesbuildessentialskillslikecriticalthinking,problem-solving, andeffectivecommunication allvaluableforcollegeandbeyond.
EarnCollegeCredit:Scoringa3orhigherontheAPexam(onascaleof1-5)canearnyou collegecredit,helpyouskipintro-levelcourses,orbothatthousandsofU.S.collegesand universities.Thiscansaveyoutimeandmoneybypayingforfewercreditsincollege.
FlexibilityinCollege:Earningcreditearlycanopenupyourcollegeschedule,givingyou moreroomforelectives,asecondmajor,orstudyingabroad.
StandOuttoColleges:TakingAPcoursesdemonstratesyourabilitytoexcelinrigorous academicenvironments,helpingyoustandoutfromotherapplicants.
NoFeesorTextbookCosts:AtLNC,APcoursescomewithoutextrafeesortextbookcharges APcoursesatLNCcoveravarietyofsubjectsandculminateinexamseachMay.Theyalso providea1.0additionalqualitypointforyourweightedGPA.ExploretheAPcoursesweofferand seewhatsparksyourinterest challengeyourself,discoverwhatcollegeworkislike,andenjoy thesupportofLNCteachersalongtheway!
LNCAPOFFERINGS
APPre-Calculus
APEnglish:Languageand Composition
APEnglish:Literatureand Composition
APSeminar(Capstone) NEW
APSpanish:Languageand Culture
APFrench:Languageand CultureNEW
APWorldHistory:Modern
APUSHistory
APUSGovernment& Politics
APHumanGeography
APPsychology
APEuropeanHistory
APBusinessw/Personal Finance
APStudioArt:Drawing
APStudioArt:2DDesign
APStudioArt:3DDesign
CourseSelection
APEXAMCOURSECOLLEGECREDITGUIDELINES
StudentswhoaredualenrolledinatleastoneCPCC(CentralPiedmontCommunityCollege) courseandarealsotakinganAP(AdvancedPlacement)coursecansendtheirAPexamscores toCPCCtoreceivecollegecreditontheircollegetranscript.Thisensuresstudentsreceive guaranteedcollegecreditforsuccessfullypassingtheirAPexams.
Insomecases,higherAPexamscoresmayresultinadditionalcollegecredit.Refertothetable belowfordetailsontheAPexamgrade,correspondingcredithoursawarded,andthecourses forwhichcreditwillbegranted.
HowtoSubmitAPScorestoCPCC
BeforesubmittingAPscorestoCentralPiedmontCommunityCollege,studentsmustspeak withtheirschoolcounselor.ThisstepisrequiredtoensureAPscoresaligncorrectlywiththeir academicpathwayanddonotcreateissueswithfuturecourseregistration.
Onceyouhavemetwithyourcounselor,studentsshouldrequesttheirAdvancedPlacement (AP)testresultsfromtheCollegeBoardandhavetheresultssentdirectlyto:
OfficeofStudentRecords
CentralPiedmontCommunityCollege POBox35009 Charlotte,NC28235
Thisprocessensurestimelyrecognitionofcreditsonthestudent'scollegetranscript.
CourseSelection
CREDITBYDEMONSTRATEDMASTERY
CreditbyDemonstratedMastery(CDM)providesstudentswithanopportunitytoearn coursecreditwithoutcompletingtraditionalseattime.Throughthisprocess,students demonstrateadeepunderstandingofcoursecontent,skills,andstandardsequivalent tothoseexpectedofstudentswhocompletetheentirecourse.
TheCDMprocessisdesignedforself-motivated,high-achievingstudentswhohave alreadymasteredcoursematerialthroughpriorlearningexperiences,independent study,oradvancedacademicability.Successfulcompletionofbothrequiredphases resultsinfullcoursecreditandplacementintothenextsequentialcourse.
Qualifications
InorderforstudentstoqualifyfortheopportunitytoattemptCreditbyDemonstrated Mastery(CDM)foracourse,theymustmeetthefollowingcriteria:
AcademicPerformance:StudentsmusthaveearnedanAintheircurrentcontent areacoursethatprecedesthecoursetheyareseekingtoCDM.Forexample,a studentwishingtoCDMMath3musthaveafirst-semestergradeofAinMath2.
AssessmentBenchmark:StudentsmustalsomeetorexceedthedesignatedMAP scorethreshold,scoringinthe90thpercentileoraboveontheMAPassessmentin bothMathandReading.
ThesequalificationsaredesignedtoensurethatstudentspursuingCDMhave demonstratedbothstrongacademicachievementandreadinessforadvanced coursework.
Phase1:AssessmentofFoundationalKnowledge
StudentscompleteeitherastateEnd-of-Course(EOC)assessmentorateachermadecomprehensiveexam,dependingonthesubjectarea.
ToadvancetoPhase2,studentsmustmeetthefollowingminimumrequirements: EOCCourses:AchieveaLevel5onthestateEnd-of-Courseexam. Non-EOCCourses:Earna90%orhigherontheteacher-madecomprehensive exam.
StudentswhodonotmeetthesebenchmarkswillnotcontinuetoPhase2.
Thereisnoappealprocessforstudentswhodonotmeetthequalifyingcriteriain Phase1.
CourseSelection
CREDITBYDEMONSTRATEDMASTERY
Phase2:ArtifactDemonstratingDeepUnderstanding
StudentswhoqualifyforPhase2willcompleteanartifactdemonstratingadeep understandingofthecontentstandardsofthecourse.
AsdescribedbytheNorthCarolinaDepartmentofPublicInstruction(NCDPI):
“Anartifactisademonstrationofdeepunderstandingandapplicationofknowledge, oftenthroughanextendedperformanceorproject.Theartifactallowsthestudentto applycontentknowledgetoreal-worldorauthenticcontexts,demonstratinganalysis, problem-solving,andconceptualconnectionsthatreflectmasterybeyondfactual recall.”
Studentswillcompletetheirartifactoverafour-weekperiodduringtheirassigned KnightTime.
TheartifactwillbereviewedandevaluatedbyaCDMReviewCommitteecomposed ofcontentareateachers,counselors,andadministrators.
ArtifactswillbescoredusingarubricalignedwithNorthCarolinacontentstandards anddepth-of-knowledgeexpectationsforthecourse.
Ascoreindicating“mastery”ontherubricisrequiredtoearnCDMcredit.
Ifastudentorparent/guardianisindisagreementwiththerecommendationsfrom theCDMReviewCommittee,theymayappealthedecisioninwritingwithin10days ofthedecision.Thepanelwillreviewtheappealwithin10daysofreceiptofthe appealandcollectadditionaldatarequiredbythepanel.Finalrecommendations willbemadewithin10daysafterappealsreview.
AdditionalGuidelines
StudentswhowishtopursueCDMforaMathorSciencecoursethatrequirestheuse ofacalculatorwillbeissuedaschoolcalculatorforboththeexamandartifact completionperiod.
StudentsmustnotifytheirschoolcounselorbyNovember30oftheirintenttopursue CDMduringthecurrentschoolyear.
AmandatoryparentandstudentCDMinformationmeetingwillbeheldinJanuary foranystudentwishingtoCDMacourse.Attendanceatthismeetingisrequiredin ordertoproceedintheCDMprocess.Duringthemeeting,familieswillreceive detailedinformation,timelines,andallrequiredpaperwork.
StudentswillcompletetheexamduringNorthCarolina’sSpringCDMTesting Window.
Studentswhosuccessfullycompletebothphaseswillreceivecoursecredit,andthe gradewillappearasCDMonthetranscript(notcalculatedintoGPA).
CourseSelection
ImportantNotes
FailuretomeetPhase1proficiencystandardsendstheCDMprocessforthat course.
ThereisnoappealprocessforstudentswhodonotqualifyforPhase2.
StudentsmayonlyattemptCDMforacourseonce.
EarningcreditthroughCDMsignifiesfullcoursemasteryandcannotbe reversed.
ItshouldbenotedthatwhenstudentsCDMacourse,theyreceivecreditfor theCollegePrepLevelcourse,whichmaypreventthemfromenrollingin certainhigher-levelcoursesatLNC.Forexample,studentsmusthavean HonorsChemistrycreditinordertoenrollinAPChemistryatLNC.Please carefullyreviewtheCurriculumGuideforallcourseprerequisitesbefore decidingtoCDMacourse.
MustincludeEnglishIandNCMathIandatleastonescienceorsocialstudies credit(mustincludeoneofthefollowing:Earth/EnvironmentalScience,Biology, aphysicalscience,WorldHistory,Economics&PersonalFinance,and/orUS History/AmericanHistory).
MustincludeEnglishI&EnglishII,2mathcredits(NCMathI&eitherNCMathII orNCMathIII)and3science/socialstudiescredits(mustincludethreeofthe following:Earth/EnvironmentalScience,Biology,aphysicalscience,World History,Economics&PersonalFinance,and/orUSHistory/AmericanHistory).
MustincludeEnglishI,EnglishII&EnglishIII,3mathcredits(NCMathI,NCMath II&eitherNCMathIIIoranotheradvancedmath),1yearofaforeignlanguage and5science/socialstudiescredits(mustincludefiveofthefollowing: Earth/EnvironmentalScience,Biology,aphysicalscience,WorldHistory, Economics&PersonalFinance,and/orUSHistory/AmericanHistory)
GRADUATIONREQUIREMENTS
Grades
GRADECALCULATION
Finalyeargradesarecalculatedasshownbelow.
Ifastudentisexemptfromthefinalexam,thenthefinalgradewillbecalculatedasshownbelow.
WEIGHTEDGPAQUALITYPOINTS
E n g l i s h
InNorthCarolina,studentsmustearnfourEnglishcreditstomeetgraduation requirements.AllstudentsarerequiredtocompleteEnglishIandEnglishII.For theirthirdandfourthEnglishcredits,studentsmaychoosebetweenEnglishIIIand EnglishIVorsubstitutethesecourseswithadvancedoptionssuchasAPEnglish LanguageandComposition,APEnglishLiteratureandComposition,orcollegelevelcoursesthroughCPCC(CentralPiedmontCommunityCollege)asoutlined intheprogressionguidebelow.
ENGLISHPROGRESSIONGUIDE
9THGRADE 10TH GRADE
GRADREQUIREMENT
EnglishI (CollegePreporHonors)
EnglishII (CollegePreporHonors)
11TH GRADE 12TH GRADE
GRADREQUIREMENT
EnglishIII (CollegePreporHonors)
orAPEnglishLang.and Composition
EnglishIV (CollegePreporHonors)
orAPEnglishLit.and Composition
English
ENGLISHI
InEnglishI,grammar,writing,andliteraryanalysisareemphasized.Studentsreada varietyofgenresoffictionandnonfiction,aswellaspoetrytogainabasicunderstanding ofallliterature.Studentswillwritethroughoutthecourse,startingwithparagraph constructionandbuildingtothemasteryofinformativeessaywriting.Whilereading comprehensionisimportant,thisclasswillfocusheavilyonliteraryanalysisthroughthe studyofliterature.Masteryofallskillsisthefocusandgoalofthecourse.
HONORSPREREQUISITE
ENGLISHII
80%ORHIGHERIN8THGRADEELA.
InEnglishII,studentsstudybothclassicalandcontemporaryworldliterature Theybuild upontheirunderstandingofliteraryconcepts,elements,genres,andtermsandapply thoseunderstandingstotheinterpretationofworldliterature.Studentsexamineliterary worksinaculturaltimeandcontexttoappreciatethediversityandcomplexityofworld issues.Theylearnhowliteraturecangrowfromhistoricalandculturalcontexts,including oraltraditions,andconnectglobalideastotheirownexperiences.Studentsalsocreate clearandcoherentwrittenworkthatconveysaliteraryargument Theylearnhowto supporttheirclaimsusingtext-basedanalysis.StudentswilltaketheNCEOCastheir finalexam.
HONORSPREREQUISITE
80%ORHIGHERINCOLLEGEPREPENGLISHI
OR70%ORHIGHERINHONORSENGLISHI
ENGLISHIII COLLEGEPREPORHONORS
InEnglishIII,studentsstudyU S literature,includinghowtheliteraturereflectstheculture andhistoryofournation.Inadditiontostudyingaliteraryworkasbeingsituatedina culturaltimeandplace,EnglishIIIstudentsalsostudytheconnectionsofthemes,ideas, andmovementsinUnitedStatesliteratureacrosstime.ThestudyofUnitedStates literaturemaybeorganizedbyliteraryandhistoricalperiodsorbyathematicapproach, butstudentsshouldreadandunderstandrepresentativeworksfromthecolonialto contemporaryeras Studentswillengageinthewritingprocess,withanemphasison grammar,andresearchmethodsinordertowritearesearch-basedpersuasiveessayas wellasliteraryanalysisessays.
HONORSPREREQUISITE
80%ORHIGHERINCOLLEGEPREPENGLISHII OR70%ORHIGHERINHONORSENGLISHII
ENGLISHIV COLLEGEPREPORHONORS
InEnglishIV,studentsexploreexpressive,argumentative,andliterarycontextswithafocus onBritishliterature.ThestudyrangesfromclassictocontemporaryBritishliterature.The emphasisinthiscourseisonargumentationbydevelopingapositionontheliterature throughresearchandthetextitself Writingandgrammararemajorpartsofthecourseas well.Studentswillfocusonimprovingandmasteringgrammarskillsasawaytoimprove theirwriting.Likewise,studentswillbewritingextensivelythroughthecourseandwillbe expectedtocompleteacademicjournalresearchandcitationinallofthewriting.
HONORSPREREQUISITE
80%ORHIGHERINCOLLEGEPREPENGLISHIII
OR70%ORHIGHERINHONORSENGLISHIII
ENGLISH AP COURSES
APCAPSTONE:SEMINAR
APSeminarisacollege-levelcoursethatdevelopsstudentsintoconfidentresearchers, criticalthinkers,andeffectivecommunicators.Studentsexaminereal-worldissues throughaninterdisciplinarylens,analyzingsources,evaluatingevidence,and constructingwell-reasonedargumentsthroughresearch,discussion,andpresentations. Thecoursebuildsskillsininquiry,writing,andpublicspeakingthatpreparestudentsfor successinadvancedcoursework,college,andbeyond.
Thiscoursewillbeofferedasapilotforthe2026–2027schoolyearwithlimited enrollment.EnrollmentisopenonlytostudentscurrentlyenrolledinEnglishIHonors. Interestedstudentsmustcompleteanapplicationforpilotparticipation,asspaceis limited.
APENGLISH:LANGUAGEANDCOMPOSTION
InAPEnglishLanguageandComposition,studentsstudyskillsandstrategiesatthelevel ofafirst-semestercollegeEnglishcourse.Principally,thecourseisastudyofrhetoric, argumentation,andpersuasion(spoken,written,andvisual) Studentsbecomeskilled readersofprimarilynon-fictionprosewritteninavarietyofrhetoricalcontexts.Theyalso becomeskilledwriterswhocomposeforavarietyofpurposes.Boththeirwritingandtheir readingshouldmakestudentsawareoftheinteractionsamongwriters’purposes, audiences’expectations,andsubjects’natures,aswellashowgenreconventionsandthe resourcesoflanguagecontributetoeffectivenessinwriting.An80%orhigherinEnglishII isrecommendedforsuccessinthiscourse.PertheCollegeBoard'sAPLanguageand CompositionCourseOverview,"Studentsshouldbeabletoreadandcomprehend college-leveltextsandapplytheconventionsofStandardWrittenEnglishintheirwriting." StudentswilltaketheCollegeBoardAPexamattheendofthecoursetopotentiallyearn collegecredit.
APENGLISH:LITERATUREANDCOMPOSTION
APEnglishLiteratureandCompositionengagesstudentsinthecarefulreadingandcritical analysisoffiction,drama,andpoetry.Throughtheclosereadingofselectedtexts, studentsconsiderawork’sstructure,style,andthemesaswellaselementssuchas figurativelanguage,imagery,symbolism,andtone.Thiscourseincludesintensivestudyof representativeworksfromvariousgenresandperiods,rangingfromthefifteenthtothe twenty-firstcentury,concentratingonworksofrecognizedliterarymerit.Readingis accompaniedbythoughtfuldiscussionandanalyticalwritingabouttheworks.Students willtaketheCollegeBoardAPexamattheendofthecoursetopotentiallyearncollege credit.
English COURSEDESCRIPTIONS
ENGLISH CORE ELECTIVES
ESSENTIALLITERACY1&2
THIS CLASS REQUIRES A TEACHER RECOMMENDATION; HOWEVER, PARENTS MAY INQUIRE ABOUT THEIR CHILD TAKING THIS CLASS. PARENTS SHOULD HAVE A DISCUSSIONWITHTHEIRCHILD’SENGLISHTEACHER.
Thiscoreelectiveclasscombinestheuseoftheresearch-basedreadingprogramand directteacherinstructionwithvariousformatsoftexttoincreaseanalysis,comprehension, andwritingtoprepareforCollegeandCareers.Itisdesignedtoincludein-depth instructionbasedontheCommonCoreAnchorStandardsforEnglishLanguageArts, (CloseReading,MainIdeaandTheme,InteractionofIdeas,UseofLanguage,Structure, PointofView,ImagingScaffolds,ReasoningandRhetoric,andComparativeReading),with afocusondevelopingacademicvocabulary,raisingLexilelevels,teachingreading strategies,andincreasingreadingfluencyratesinordertosupportandenhanceEnglishIII.ThisclasswillcomplementthecurriculumintheEnglishIandIIclassrooms.The conceptsbeingtaughtintheEnglishclassroomaremirroredinthisclass;however, differentapproachesandadditionalpracticewithconceptsareprovided.ReadingPlusis areadingprogramwhichfocusesonimprovingfluency,comprehension,vocabulary,and silentreading Studentshavehadexcellentgainsintheirreadingcomprehensionand fluencyoverthepastfewyearsatthehighschoolwithconsistentuseofthisprogram.
LITERATUREANDFILM
ONLYAVAILABLETOSOPHOMORES,JUNIORS,ANDSENIORS
Thiscourseexploresthecomplexinterplaybetweenfilmandliterature.Selectednovels, shortstories,andplayswillbeanalyzedinrelationtofilmversionsofthesameworksin ordertogainanunderstandingofthepossibilities—and/orproblems—involvedinthe transpositiontofilm.Studentswillalsoinvestigatefilmsthatdonothavewrittenworkas theirinspiration,aswellasfilmterminology,todiscoverthewaysinwhichthesestories workintermsofabasicunderstandingofthenatureofliterature.
CREATIVEWRITING
InCreativeWriting,studentsareintroducedtoconceptsandskillsspecifictowriting variousformsofpoetryandprose.Whilemanyoftheskillswillbefamiliartostudentsfrom theirEnglishcourses,CreativeWritingtakesamorespecializedapproachtousingthese literarytechniquesinstudents’ownwork Studentsprincipallydealwiththeseskills throughobjective-basedwritingexercises.Theywillalsogainexperienceinmulti-draft writing,peerworkshops,revision,andediting.Studentswillworkintheformsofpoetry, fiction,creativenonfiction,anddrama.
CREATIVEWRITINGII:POETRY
CreativeWritingII:Poetryisanadvancedelectivecoursedesignedtodeepenstudents' understandingandappreciationofpoetrythroughreading,analyzingitssoundand sense,andgenerativewritingpractice.Thiscoursewillguidestudentsinrefiningtheir poeticvoiceswhileexploringdiversepoetictraditions,structures,andcontemporary forms.Studentswillengageincreativeexercises,criticalworkshops,recitationand publicationopportunities,anddevelopafinalpoetryportfolio.
M a t h
InNorthCarolina,studentsmustearnfourMathcreditstomeetgraduationrequirements. TherearemultipleprogressionsequencesdependingonwhetherastudentbeginsMath1 inmiddleschoolorhighschool.
Forthe4thMathcredit,studentshavetheoptiontoenrollinadvancedcoursework, includingAPPre-Calculus,APCalculus,APStatistics,orcollege-levelcoursesthrough CPCC(CentralPiedmontCommunityCollege).Theavailabilityofthesecoursesvariesby gradelevel,dependingonthestudent’sprogressionsequence.
HIGHSCHOOLMATHPROGESSION(BEGANMATHIIN9THGRADE)
9THGRADE 10TH GRADE 11TH GRADE 12TH GRADE
ACCELERATEDPROGESSION1(BEGANMATHIIN8THGRADE)
9THGRADE 10TH GRADE 11TH GRADE 12TH GRADE
9THGRADE 10TH GRADE 11TH GRADE 12TH GRADE
Math
NCMATH1
COLLEGEPREPORHONORS
Math1continuesstudents’studyofconceptsofalgebra,geometry,functions,numbers andoperations,statisticsandmodeling.Theseconceptsincludeexpressionsinthereal numbersystem,creatingandreasoningwithequationsandinequalities,interpretingand buildingsimplefunctions,expressinggeometricpropertiesandinterpretingcategorical andquantitativedata.StudentswilltaketheNCMath1EOCastheirfinalexam.
80%ORHIGHERIN8THGRADEMATH
NCMATH2 COLLEGEPREPORHONORS
Math2continuesaprogressionofthetopicstaughtinAlgebra1/Math1.Topicsinclude polynomials,congruenceandsimilarityoffigures,trigonometrywithtriangles,modeling withgeometry,probability,makinginferencesandjustifyconclusions.
NCMATH3 COLLEGEPREPORHONORS
Math3extendstheconceptslearnedinAlgebra1/Math1andGeometry/Math2.Topics includealgebraicconceptssuchasthecomplexnumbersystem,inversefunctions,conics andcircles,trigonometricfunctionsandtheunitcircle.StudentswilltaketheNCMath3 EOCastheirfinalexam.
HONORSPREREQUISITE
NCMATH4
80%ORHIGHERINCOLLEGEPREPMATH2
OR70%ORHIGHERINHONORSMATH2
COLLEGEPREPONLY
Math4providesstudentsanin-depthstudyofmodelingandapplyingfunctions.Home, work,recreation,consumerissues,publicpolicy,andscientificinvestigationsarejustafew oftheareasfromwhichapplicationsshouldoriginate
PREREQUISITE MATH3
Discretemathintroducesstudentstothemathematicsofnetworks,socialchoice,and decisionmaking.Thecourseextendsstudents’applicationofmatrixarithmeticand probability.Applicationsandmodelingarecentraltothiscourse. DISCRETEMATHEMATICSFORCOMPUTERSCIENCE
HONORSPREREQUISITE
80%ORHIGHERINCOLLEGEPREPMATH3
OR70%ORHIGHERINHONORSMATH3
Math
MATH AP COURSES
APPRE-CALCULUS
AdvancedPlacementPre-Calculusdevelopstheunderstandingoftheconceptsof trigonometry,advancedfunctions,analyticgeometry,anddataanalysisinpreparationfor calculus.Applicationsandmodelingshouldbeincludedthroughoutthecourseofstudy. StudentswilltaketheCollegeBoardAPexamattheendofthecourseinorderto potentiallyearncollegecredit.
PREREQUISITE
APSTATISTICS
90%ORHIGHERINCOLLEGEPREPMATH3
OR80%ORHIGHERINHONORSMATH3
APStatisticsisanintroductorycollege-levelstatisticscoursethatintroducesstudentsto themajorconceptsandtoolsforcollecting,analyzing,anddrawingconclusionsfrom data Studentscultivatetheirunderstandingofstatisticsusingtechnology,investigations, problemsolving,andwritingastheyexploreconceptslikevariationanddistribution; patternsanduncertainty;anddata-basedpredictions,decisions,andconclusions.
StudentswilltaketheCollegeBoardAPexamattheendofthecourseinorderto potentiallyearncollegecredit.
PREREQUISITE
90%ORHIGHERINHONORSMATH3ORSUCCESSFUL COMPLETIONOFAPPRE-CALCORDISCRETEMATH
APCALCULUSAB
AdvancedPlacementCalculusdevelopstheunderstandingoftheconceptsofcalculus andprovidesexperiencewithitsmethodsandapplications.Emphasisisplacedon functions,graphs,limits,derivatives,andintegrals.Thiscourseencouragesthegeometric, numerical,analytical,andverbalexpressionofconcepts,results,andproblems.Students willtaketheCollegeBoardAPexamattheendofthecourseinordertopotentiallyearn collegecredit.
PREREQUISITE
APPRE-CALCULUS
APCALCULUSBC
APCalculusBCincludesallofthetopicsandexpectationsofAPCalculusABwiththe additionofamoreindepthstudyofintegralsandtheirapplications,thetopicsof convergenceanddivergenceofinfinitesequencesandseries,andpropertiesofcalculus relatingtoparametricandpolarfunctions. StudentswilltaketheCollegeBoardAPexam attheendofthecourseinordertopotentiallyearncollegecredit.
PREREQUISITE
90% OR HIGHER IN AP PRE-CALCULUS OR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETIONOFAPCALCULUSAB
S c i e n c e
Tograduatefromhighschool,studentsarerequiredtoearnaminimumofthreescience credits.ThesecreditsmustincludeoneinEarth/EnvironmentalScience,oneinBiology,and oneinaphysicalscience,whichcanbefulfilledbyeitherChemistryorPhysics.This foundationalsciencecurriculumensuresstudentsgainexposuretokeyscientificdisciplines essentialforawell-roundededucation.
Studentsarestronglyencouragedtogobeyondtheminimumrequirementsbyenrollingin additionaladvancedsciencecourses Thesecoursesnotonlyallowstudentstoexplore specificareasofinterestbutalsohelpthembuildarobustacademicprofile,particularlyfor thoseplanningtopursuepost-secondaryeducationinSTEMfields.Advancedcoursework, suchasAPorhonors-levelscienceclasses,canprovidevaluablepreparationforcollegelevelstudiesandmayenhancestudents'competitivenessincollegeadmissions.
HighSchoolScienceProgression
9THGRADE 10TH GRADE
GRADREQUIREMENT
Earth/Environmental (CollegePreporHonors)
Biology (CollegePreporHonors)
11TH GRADE
Chemistry (CollegePreporHonors)
orPhysics (CollegePrep,Honorsor AP)
12TH GRADE
Accelerated ScienceProgression(PILOTPROGRAM)
LNCisofferingapilotprogramforadvanced8th-gradestudentstotakeHonorsBiologyin9th grade.Toqualify,studentsmust:
1.BeenrolledinMath2, 2.Scorea4or5onthe8thGradeScienceEOG,and 3.Earnafinalgradeof“A”in8thGradeScience.
Eligiblestudentsmustsubmitapplicationformstotheirmiddleschoolcounselor.Thisrigorous courseincludeshands-onlabsandrequiresstrictadherencetosafetyprotocols.
Studentsmayexittheacceleratedtrackattheendof9thgradeandtakeHonorsorCollege PrepEarth/EnvironmentalSciencein10thgrade,followingthetraditionalscienceprogression for11thand12thgrades.Familiesshouldconsidertheworkloadcarefullyandconsultwith counselorstoensurereadiness.
9THGRADE 10TH
GRADE
GRADE 12TH
GRADREQUIREMENT GRADREQUIREMENT GRADREQUIREMENT
Biology (HonorsOnly)
Chemistry (Honors) or Physics (Honors,orAP)
ADDITIONAL(NON-REQ)
APEnv.Science
AnatomyandPhys. Geology APBiology APChemistry APPhysics APBiology Geology
GRADE
AnatomyandPhys Geology APBiology APChemistry APPhysics
EARTH/ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE
COLLEGEPREPORHONORS
Earth/EnvironmentalsciencefocusesonthefunctionofEarth'ssystems.Emphasisis placedonmatter,energy,platetectonics,originandevolutionoftheearthandsolar system,environmentalawareness,materialsavailability,andthecyclesthatcirculate energyandmaterialthroughtheearthsystem.
HONORSPREREQUISITE
80%ORHIGHERIN8THGRADESCIENCE.
BIOLOGY COLLEGEPREPORHONORS
Thiscourseisdesignedtoignitestudents’interestinbiologicalsciencesandtoprovidea deeperunderstandingofthelivingworldaroundthem.Topicsinclude:biochemistry,cells, themolecularbasisofheredity,microbiology,evolution,ecology,andorganizationinliving systems.StudentswilltaketheNCBiologyEOCastheirfinalexam.
PREREQUISITE
70%ORHIGHERINHONORSEESOR80%ORHIGHERINCPEES
CHEMISTRY COLLEGEPREPORHONORS
Chemistryencouragesstudentstocontinuetheirinvestigationofthestructureofmatter alongwithchemicalreactionsandtheconservationofenergyinthesereactions.Itis requiredthatanystudentenrollinginchemistryisproficientintheuseofbasicalgebra concepts:readingandwritingalgebraicexpressions,solvingformissingvariables, identifyingvariableswithinwordproblemsandtranslatingthemintoequations,and variousotherbasicmathskillsfrompriorcourses.
HONORSPREREQUISITE
70% OR HIGHER IN MATH 3 HONORS OR 80% OR HIGHER IN MATH3COLLEGEPREP
COLLEGEPREPPREREQUISITE 70%ORHIGHERINMATH2
PHYSICS
COLLEGEPREP
Thiscourseprovidesaprimarilyconceptuallookatbasicphysicsconceptswithan emphasisonhowtheseconceptsapplyindailylife.Calculationsarekeptbasicusing simpleformulas.Topicsincludemotion,forces,momentum,energy,waves,andelectricity. ThiscourseisdesignedtopairwithMath3CollegePrep.
PREREQUISITE MATH2
PHYSICS
HONORS
Physicsusesthelanguageofmathematicstodescribehowtheworldaroundusworks Inquiryisappliedtothestudyofmotion,forces,momentum,energy,waves,andelectricity. Studentspracticedataanalysistoidentifypatternsandbasicprinciples.Theprinciples furtherexploredthroughconceptualreasoningandproblemsolving.Thiscourseis designedtopairwithMath3Honorsandabove.
PREREQUISITE
80%ORHIGHERINMATH2HONORS
SCIENCE AP COURSES ALSOSERVEASSCIENCECOREELECTIVES
APENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE
APEnvironmentalScienceprovidesarigorousintroductorycollege-levelenvironmental sciencecoursewithlaboratoryactivities.Thecourseisequivalenttoaonesemester collegecourse Learnerswillstudynaturalandtechnologicalsystems Studentswilltake theCollegeBoardAPexamattheendofthecourseinordertopotentiallyearncollege credit.
PREREQUISITE
APBIOLOGY
80%ORHIGHERINHONORSBIOLOGYORHONORS CHEMISTRY.
APBiologyisacollegelevelcoursedesignedtohelpstudentsdevelopaconceptual frameworkformodernbiology.Emphasisisplacedonmolecules,cells,heredity,evolution, organisms,andpopulations.StudentswilltaketheCollegeBoardAPexamattheendof thecourseinordertopotentiallyearncollegecredit.
90%ORHIGHERINHONORSBIOLOGY PREREQUISITE
APCHEMISTRY
APChemistryisacollegelevelcoursedesignedtohelpstudentsdevelopaconceptual frameworkforgeneralchemistry.Emphasisisplacedonatomictheoryandstructure, chemicalbonding,molecularmodels,statesofmatter,chemicalreactions,and descriptivechemistry.StudentswilltaketheCollegeBoardAPexamattheendofthe courseinordertopotentiallyearncollegecredit.
PREREQUISITE
APPHYSICSI
90%ORHIGHERINHONORSCHEMISTRYANDHAVEACREDITINPRECALCULUS,ORCONCURRENTENROLLMENTINPRE-CALCULUS.
APPhysicsisanintroductorycollegelevelphysicscoursewherestudentswillexplore topicssuchasNewtonianmechanics,work,energyandpower,rotationalmotion,and simpleharmonicmotionthroughinquirybasedinvestigationsandtheoreticalderivations. APPhysicsinvolvessignificantmathematicalreasoning.Studentsshouldbetakingeither Pre-CalculusorCalculusatthesametimeasAPPhysics.StudentswilltaketheCollege BoardAPexamattheendofthecourseinordertopotentiallyearncollegecredit.
80%ORHIGHERINMATH3HONORS PREREQUISITE
SCIENCE CORE ELECTIVES
ANATOMYANDPHYSIOLOGY
RECOMMENDEDPREREQUISITE HONORSONLY
JUNIORSANDSENIORSONLY
Thiscourseisdesignedforstudentswhoplantoentercareersthatrequireextensive knowledgeoftheorganization,support,regulation,maintenance,andintegrationofthe humanbody.
80%ORHIGHERINHONORSBIOLOGYOR90%INCOLLEGE PREPBIOLOGY;80%ORABOVEINCOLLEGEPREP CHEMISTRY,ORANHONORSCHEMISTRYCREDIT.
GEOLOGY
GeologycentersaroundtheprocessesofthelithosphereanditseffectsonEarth’sother spheres.Thiscoursefocusesonexplainingtheprocessesandprinciplesthatcreateour ever-evolvingEarth Topicsincludeanoverviewofphysicalgeology,glaciation,geologic history,platetectonicsandvolcanoes,planetarygeology,lithosphericimpactonclimate, andevolvinglandscapesandtheirinteractionwithhumanimpacts.
RECOMMENDEDPREREQUISITE
80%ORHIGHERINEARTHANDENVIRONMENTALCOLLEGE PREPOR70%ORHIGHERINEARTHANDENVIRONMENTAL HONORS.
S o c i a l S t u d i e s
SocialStudies
InNorthCarolina,studentsmustearnfourSocialStudiescreditstomeetgraduation requirements:EconomicsandPersonalFinance,WorldHistory,AmericanHistory,and CivicsLiteracy.Beginningin10thgrade,studentshavetheoptiontotakeAPWorld HistoryinplaceofWorldHistory,APUnitedStatesHistoryin11thgradeinplaceof AmericanHistory,andAPGovernmentandPoliticsin12thgradeasasubstitutefor CivicsLiteracy
TheseAPcourseoptionsallowstudentstoengageinamorerigorousacademic experiencewhilestillfulfillinggraduationrequirements.Thisprogressionsupports studentsindevelopingadvancedskillsinfinancialliteracy,historicalanalysis,critical thinking,andcivicengagement,preparingthemforcollegeandbeyond.
SOCIALSTUDIESPROGRESSIONGUIDE
9THGRADE 10TH GRADE
Econ/Per.Finance (CollegePreporHonors)
(CollegePreporHonors)
APWorldHistory*
GRADE
(CollegePreporHonors)
APUSHistory
GRADE
*IfyouareenrolledinAPWorldHistory,youmaychooseonlyoneadditional APSocialStudiescourse,ratherthantakingallthree.
SocialStudies
ECONOMICSANDPERSONALFINANCE
COLLEGEPREPORHONORS
TheEconomicsandPersonalFinance(EPF)courseisintendedtobeastudyofeconomics, personalfinance,incomeandeducation,moneymanagement,criticalconsumerism,and financialplanning.Masteryofthestandardsandobjectivesofthiscoursewillinformand nurtureresponsible,participatorycitizenswhoarecompetentandcommittedto responsiblemoneymanagementandfinancialliteracy.
HONORSPREREQUISITE
80%ORHIGHERIN8THGRADESOCIALSTUDIES.
WORLDHISTORY COLLEGEPREPORHONORS
Thiscourseisdesignedtobeastudyofnations,economies,events,andculturesofthe manyregionsoftheworld,providinghistoricalbackgroundforeachareaanddetailson language,religion,diplomacy,andeconomic,political,andsocialinstitutions Thecourse isintendedtoexaminethehistoricaldevelopmentoftheworldandglobalissuesand patternssince1200.Thecoursealsoexploresunderlyingthemesof:powerandauthority; changeandcontinuity;human-environmentinteraction;globalizationandcultural diffusion;andindividualandgroupidentity.Ahistoricalapproachwillbeatthecenterof thecourse.
HONORSPREREQUISITE 80%ORHIGHERINCOLLEGEPREPEPFOR 70%ORHIGHERINHONORSEPF
TheAmericanHistorycoursewillbeginwiththeconclusionoftheFrenchandIndianWar (1763)andendwiththelatestPresidentialElection(i.e.2020,2024,etc.).Whilethescope beginswiththeFrenchandIndianWar,theclasscanandwilluseconceptsandtopics priortotheFrenchandIndianWartoestablishcontext.Thiscoursewillexplorethe overarchingthemes,trends,andconceptsofournation’shistory,includingthe developmentandevolutionoftheAmericansystemofgovernment,thepatternsand impactofmigrationandimmigration,culturaldevelopmentthroughtheartsand technologicalinnovations,relationshipswithforeignnations,andtheroleofboththe individualanddiversegroupsinbuildingtheAmericanstory.Studentsinthiscoursewillbe askedtoinvestigatemajorturningpointsinAmericanHistorytodevelopan understandingofmultiplecausation,todeterminepatternsofchangeandcontinuity,and tobeabletocomparemultipleperspectivesofthepast.RootedinInquiry-basedskills, studentswilltraceAmericandevelopmentwhilelearningtocraftcompellingquestions, synthesizeandevaluateevidence,developclaims,communicateideas,andtake informedaction.
HONORSPREREQUISITE
80%ORHIGHERINCOLLEGEPREPWORLD HISTOR70%ORHIGHERINHONORSWORLD HIST
SocialStudies
FOUNDINGPRINCIPLESOFTHEUSAANDNC: CIVICLITERACY
Thiscourseprovidesstudentstheopportunityforadeeperstudyofthegovernmentaland politicalsystemsoftheN.C.andtheU.S.andwillbuildupontheapplicationofthe FoundingPrinciplesasidentifiedbyN.C.SessionLaw2019-82,HouseBill924.Thiscourse willallowstudentstoexaminethewaysinwhichpowerandresponsibilityarebothshared andlimitedbytheU.S.Constitutionandhowthejudicial,legal,andpoliticalsystemsof NorthCarolinaandtheUnitedStatesembodythefoundingprinciplesofgovernment. StudentsinthiscoursewillanalyzeandevaluatetheextenttowhichtheAmericansystem ofgovernmentguarantees,protects,andupholdstherightsofcitizens.Throughthe integrationofinquiry-basedlearning,studentswillalsoinvestigatehowtheAmerican systemofgovernmenthasevolvedovertimewhilelearninghowtoanalyzetopics,issues, andclaimsinordertocommunicateideasandtakeactiontoeffectchangeandinform others.Whenopportunitiescanbeprovided,thiscoursecanbeaugmentedbyrelated learningexperiences,bothinandoutofschool,thatenablestudentstoapplytheir knowledgeandunderstandingofhowtoparticipateintheirowncommunityand governance.Masteryofthestandardsandobjectivesofthiscoursewillinformandnurture responsible,participatorycitizenswhoarecompetentandcommittedtothecorevalues andfoundingprinciplesofAmericandemocracyandtheUnitedStatesConstitution.
SOCIAL STUDIES AP COURSES
APWORLDHISTORY:MODERN
Studentsinvestigatesignificantevents,individuals,developments,andprocessesfrom 1200tothepresent.Studentsdevelopandusethesameskills,practices,andmethods employedbyhistorians:analyzingprimaryandsecondarysources;developinghistorical arguments;makinghistoricalconnections;andutilizingreasoningaboutcomparison, causation,andcontinuityandchangeovertime.Thecourseprovidessixthemesthat studentsexplorethroughoutthecourseinordertomakeconnectionsamonghistorical developmentsindifferenttimesandplaces:humansandtheenvironment,cultural developmentsandinteractions,governance,economicsystems,socialinteractionsand organization,andtechnologyandinnovation.APWorldHistory:Modernisdesignedtobe theequivalentofanintroductorycollegeoruniversitysurveyofmodernworldhistory StudentswilltaketheCollegeBoardAPexamattheendofthecourseinorderto potentiallyearncollegecredit.
APU.S.Historyisdesignedtobetheequivalentofatwo-semesterintroductorycollegeor universityU.S.historycourse.InAPU.S.Historystudentsinvestigatesignificantevents, individuals,developments,andprocessesinninehistoricalperiodsfromapproximately 1491tothepresent.Studentsdevelopandusethesameskills,practices,andmethods employedbyhistorians:analyzingprimaryandsecondarysources;developinghistorical arguments;makinghistoricalcomparisons;andutilizingreasoningabout contextualization,causation,andcontinuityandchangeovertime.Studentswilltakethe CollegeBoardAPexamattheendofthecourseinordertopotentiallyearncollege credit.
SocialStudies
APUSGOVERNMENTANDPOLITICS
SENIORSONLY
APU.S.GovernmentandPoliticsprovidesacollege-levelintroductiontokeypolitical concepts,ideas,institutions,policies,interactions,roles,andbehaviorsthatcharacterize theconstitutionalsystemandpoliticalcultureoftheUnitedStates.StudentswillstudyU.S. foundationaldocuments,SupremeCourtdecisions,andothertextsandvisualstogainan understandingoftherelationshipsandinteractionsamongpoliticalinstitutions, processes,andbehaviors.Theywillalsoengageinpoliticalsciencedisciplinarypractices thatrequirethemtoreadandinterpretdata,makecomparisonsandapplications,and developevidence-basedarguments.StudentswilltaketheCollegeBoardAPexamat theendofthecourseinordertopotentiallyearncollegecredit.
RECOMMENDEDPREREQUISITE
APHUMANGEOGRAPHY
90%INCOLLEGEPREPAMERICANHISTORY,70% ORHIGHERINAPUSHISTORY,ORANA/BIN HIST131/132(CPCC)
ALSOSERVESASSOCIALSTUDIESCOREELECTIVE
APHumanGeographyisacollegelevelcoursethatintroducesstudentstothestudyof patternsandprocessesthathaveshapedhumanunderstanding,use,andalterationof theearth’ssurface Topicsincludepopulation,politicalorganizationofspace,agricultural landuse,industrializationandeconomicdevelopmentofcities.Studentswilltakethe CollegeBoardAPexamattheendofthecourseinordertopotentiallyearncollege credit.
RECOMMENDEDPREREQUISITE
APPSYCHOLOGY
90%INAPRECEDINGSOCIALSTUDIESCOLLEGEPREP COURSEORAN80%INAPRECEDINGSOCIAL STUDIESHONORSCOURSE.
ALSOSERVESASSOCIALSTUDIESCOREELECTIVE
APPsychologyisacollegelevelcoursethatintroducesstudentstothesystematicand scientificstudyofhumandevelopment,behavior,learning,motivation,andpersonalityof humanbeingsandotheranimals.Studentsareexposedtothepsychologicalfacts, principles,andphenomenaassociatedwithpsychology.Studentslearnabouttheethics andmethodspsychologistsuseintheirscienceandpractice.Thestudyofpsychology enablesstudentstorecognizeandcopewithuncertaintyandambiguityinhuman behavior.StudentswilltaketheCollegeBoardAPexamattheendofthecourseinorder topotentiallyearncollegecredit.
RECOMMENDEDPREREQUISITE
90%INAPRECEDINGSOCIALSTUDIESCOLLEGEPREP COURSEORAN80%INAPRECEDINGSOCIALSTUDIES HONORSCOURSE.
APBUSINESSWITHPERSONALFINANCE
PREREQUISITE ECON.&PERSONALFINANCE JUNIORS/SENIORSONLY
APBusinesswithPersonalFinanceisayearlong,college-levelcoursethatcombines corebusinessconcepts—suchasentrepreneurship,marketing,finance,and management—withessentialpersonalfinancialliteracy.Throughreal-world applicationsandprojects,studentsbuildskillsinbudgeting,saving,credit,investing, andfinancialdecision-makingtoprepareforcollege,careers,andlife..Studentswill taketheCollegeBoardAPexamattheendofthecourseinordertopotentiallyearn collegecredit.
SocialStudies
SOCIAL STUDIES CORE ELECTIVES
CONTEMPORARYISSUES
Thiscourseisasurveycoursethatfocusesoncurrenteventsandtheimpactofthese eventsonourlives.Itisanopen-endedcoursewithemphasisonacquiringandanalyzing informationfromavarietyofsources
21STCENTURYGEOGRAPHY
ThisgeographycoursewillemphasizetheincreasinginterconnectednessofEarth’speople duetoglobalization,aswellasthenotionof“spatialvariation” howandwhythingsdiffer fromplacetoplacebothphysicallyandculturallyontheearth’ssurface.Thiscourseis designedtoactivelyengagestudentsingeographyanddemonstratetheapplicationsof geography.
PSYCHOLOGY
Thiscourseisasurveycoursethatfocusesonthestudyofhumandevelopment,learning, motivation,personality,behavior,andmentalprocesses.
SOCIOLOGY
Sociologyisthestudyofbasicsocialinstitutions,theirorigins,howtheyhavechanged, andissuesconfrontingthem.Studentswillstudypublicpolicyandtheconnections betweenpeopleinsociety.
TURNINGPOINTSINAMERICANHISTORY(THROUGHFILMS)
TurningPointsinAmericanHistoryemphasizes15-20keyturningpointsfromthroughout AmericanHistoryandexploresthose“hinge”eventsinournation’shistorybytakingin popularcultureandmassmedia(films,documentaries,narratives,etc.).Indoingso, studentswilllearnandreinforcehistoricalthinkingskillsbyexamininghowtheseturning pointswerecausedandsubsequentlycontributedtomajorsocial,cultural,political, and/oreconomictrendsorshiftsthroughoutAmericanHistory.Turningpointschosenfor thiscoursearenotrequiredtobeeventsthathavebeenpopularlydiscussedinthe CollegePrepUnitedStatesHistorycourses.Theymaybe“off-centered”toallowstudents anopportunitytostudy,indepth,potentiallynewandexcitingtopicsinUnitedStates Historythatserveasconnectionstomorewidely-coveredtopicsinthecoreAmerican HistorycoursesofferedatLNC.Likewise,studentswillpracticeanalyticalthinkingby examininghistoricallycenteredmediaforperspective,argument,andintent
o r l d L a n g u a g e s
WorldLanguages
SpanishPathway1(Startsin9thGrade)
9THGRADE 10TH GRADE 11TH GRADE 12TH GRADE
GRADREQUIREMENT GRADREQUIREMENT
SpanishLevelI
SpanishLevelII SpanishLevelIII Honors APSpanish
SpanishPathway2(Level1takeninMS)
9THGRADE 10TH GRADE 11TH GRADE
GRADREQUIREMENT
SpanishLevelII
SpanishLevelIII Honors APSpanish
FrenchPathway1(Startsin9thGrade)
GRADREQUIREMENT GRADREQUIREMENT
FrenchLevelI
9THGRADE 10TH GRADE 11TH GRADE 12TH GRADE FrenchLevelII FrenchLevelIIIHonors APFrench
FrenchPathway2(Level1takeninMS)
9THGRADE 10TH GRADE 11TH GRADE
GRADREQUIREMENT
FrenchLevelII
FrenchLevelIII Honors APFrench
WorldLanguages
LEVEL1(SPANISHORFRENCH)
Level1ofWorldLanguagestudydevelopsthelistening,speaking,readingandwritingskills neededforbasiccommunication.Emphasisisgiventothedevelopmentoflisteningand speakingskills.Geographyandculturesofthetargetlanguagearetaughtasanintegral partoflanguagestudy.Cultureisintegratedasanongoingpartoflanguagestudy. Classesareconductedpartiallyinthetargetlanguage.
LEVEL2(SPANISHORFRENCH)
Level2ofWorldLanguagestudycontinuesthedevelopmentoflanguageskills.Cultural studyisexpandedtoincludeinformationabouttheart,music,andliterarypiecesofthe culturesstudied.Classesareconductedprimarilyinthetargetlanguage.
LEVEL3(SPANISHORFRENCH) HONORS
Level3(Honors)ofWorldLanguagestudyfurtherdevelopsthecommunicationskills introducedinlevelsIandII.Thisincludespresent,pastandfuturetensesandeveryday andacademictopics.Culturalstudyisexpandedtoincludeinformationabout communities,environment,andcontemporaryissuesfromthetargetlanguage.
APFRENCH:LANGUAGE&CULTURE
APFrenchLanguageandCultureisequivalenttoanintermediatelevelcollegecoursein French.StudentscultivatetheirunderstandingofFrenchlanguageandculturebyapplying interpersonal,interpretive,andpresentationalmodesofcommunicationinreal-lifesituations astheyexploreconceptsrelatedtofamilyandcommunity,personalandpublicidentity, beautyandaesthetics,scienceandtechnology,contemporarylife,andglobalchallenges.
APSPANISH:LANGUAGE&CULTURE
APSpanishWorldLanguagecoursesfollowaprescribedcourseofstudydesignedbythe CollegeBoardthatpreparesstudentstotaketheAPlanguageexam.Classesare conductedinthetargetlanguage.StudentswilltaketheCollegeBoardAPexamatthe endofthecourseinordertopotentiallyearncollegecredit.
PREREQUISITE
E l e c t i v e s
Electives
AtLakeNormanCharter(LNC),studentshaveadiverseselectionofelectivecoursesthatenrich theiracademicexperienceandprovideopportunitiestoexploretheirinterests.Electivesare dividedintothefollowingcategories:
FineArts:IncludesbothVisualArtsandPerformingArts.VisualArtscoursesfollowaspecific progressionsequencetobuildskillsandartisticdevelopment.
HealthandPhysicalEducation:Studentsarerequiredtoearn1Health/PEcreditfor graduation.
LocalElectives:UniquetoLNC,thesecoursesdonotfallundertraditionalsubjectareasand offerstudentsspecializedlearningexperiences.
CoreElectives:Eachsubjectareaofferscoreelectivesthatdeepenstudents'knowledge withinthatdiscipline.
VisualArtsCourseProgression
Electives
FINE ARTS - VISUAL ARTS
Itislikelythatstudentsinterestedinpursuingacollegemajorinanyart/designfieldwillneeda portfolioforcollegeentranceorscholarshipconsideration Thesestudentsareencouragedto progressthroughthevariouslevelsofvisualartcoursesofferedatLNC. Someofthemost populardesignmajorsare:IndustrialDesign,InteractiveMediaDesign,Architecture,Interior Design,GraphicDesign,andFashionDesign. *Anycollegemajorendingin“design”may requireaportfolioforacceptanceorscholarshipconsideration
ART1
Thisisafoundationcoursewithemphasisonthebasicelementsandprinciplesofdesign. Studentswillexplorevarious2Dand3Dtechniquesandmaterials.Risk-taking,innovation, creativity,adaptabilityandcollaborationwillbeintegratedtohelpstudentstodevelopa personalvoiceinart.
ART2
Thiscourseemphasizestheelementsandprinciplesofdesignandfurtherexplorationof two-dimensionalart.Studentswillexploretheprocessesofdrawing,printmaking,painting, design,digitalartandarthistory Studentswillcontinuetodeveloptheirpersonalvoice andportfolioinArt2.
ART1ORARTMAJOR(MIDDLESCHOOL)
ART3
HONORS
ForstudentstotakeArt3Honors,theymusthavean80%oraboveinArt2.Art3Honors buildsonskillsfromArt2withamorein-depthapproachtothestudyofartprocessesand techniques,aestheticissues,artcriticism,arthistory,andvisualartscareers.Students' personalvoicewillhelpdirectthecreativeprocessanddevelopmentofasustained investigationbodyofworkfortheirportfolio.
PREREQUISITE
80%ORHIGHERINART2
ART4 APSTUDIOART(DRAWINGOR2DDESIGN)
HONORS
Art4HonorsbuildsonskillsfromArt3Honors.Knowledgeoftheartsinrelationtoculture, history,otherdisciplines,andcareerswillbepromotedthroughvisual,verbal,andwritten means.Studentswillassembleaportfoliobasedonasustainedinvestigationwith technicalqualityandpersonalvoice.StudentsinAPStudioArtwillsubmitaportfoliotothe CollegeBoardforreviewattheendofthecourse.
RECOMENDEDPREREQUISITE
A90%ORABOVEINART3HONORSASWELLASA CONVERSATIONWITHTHEADVANCEDART TEACHER.
Electives
DIGITALART3
Inthiscourse,studentswillcontinuetodeveloptheirproblemsolvingskillsandcreativity throughadigitalformat.Theywillbeexposedtodifferentrealworlddesignproblemslike; graphicdesign,advertising,architecture,logodesignanddigitalphotography.An emphasisisplacedontheelementsandprinciplesofdesignthroughoutthecoursewhile continuingtodeveloptheirpersonalvoice.Projectswillbedesignedtointegratealldigital platformslikeAdobePhotoshop,InDesign,Illustrator,Sketch-Up,andProcreate
PREREQUISITE ART2
CRAFTS2
Thiscourseemphasizesthree-dimensionaldesignconceptswithfurtherexplorationin differenttypesofsculptures.Studentswilllearnavarietyofdifferentsculpturetechniques whileexploringmaterialslikeceramics,wood,papermache,styrofoam,finecrafts,textile designandfibers.Studentswillcontinuetodeveloptheirpersonalvoiceandportfolioin Crafts2.
PREREQUISITE ART1
CRAFTS3
Thiscoursecontinuestobuildonsculpturetechniquesandprocessesthatstudents learnedinCrafts2.Studentswillhaveexperiencesinproducingthree-dimensional sculpturesandcontinueanexplorationofavarietyofmaterialswhilecreatingasustained investigationofthree-dimensionalartwork.Students'personalvoicewilldirectthecreative process.
PREREQUISITE
Thiscoursecontinuestobuildontheproblemsolvingskillsandsculpturetechniques studentslearnedinCrafts2&3Honors Knowledgeoffinecraftsandsculptureinrelation toculture,history,otherdisciplines,andcareerswillbepromotedthroughvisual,verbal, andwrittenmeans.Studentswillassembleaportfolioofthreedimensionalworkbasedon asustainedinvestigationwithtechnicalqualityandpersonalvoice.StudentsinAPStudio Art-3DDesignwillsubmitaportfoliototheCollegeBoardforreviewattheendofthe course. CRAFTS4
Electives
FINE ARTS - PERFORMING ARTS
BANDLEVELI&II BANDLEVELIII&IV
Studentswilldevelopindividualmusicianshipaswellasgroupperformingskills.Students willbedividedintogroupsbasedoninstrumentationandperformanceskills.Students whochoosetotakeHonorslevelshaveadditionalrequirementstocompleteandare makingayear-longcommitment.
Thereisanannual$100BandCopayrequiredatthebeginningoftheyear.
CHORUSLEVELI&II
Thiscourseisofferedatfourlevels(I-IV)toaccommodatestudentsatdifferentstagesof musicaldevelopment.LevelIfocusesonfoundationalskillsinmusictheory,vocal techniques,andensemblesinging,whileLevelsII-IVprogressivelyintroducemorecomplex concepts,advancedrepertoire,andleadershipopportunities.Honorslevelcoursesinclude additionalrequirements,suchasindependentprojectsandparticipationinextra performances,fosteringadeepercommitmenttomusicalandpersonalgrowth.Alllevels emphasizeskillrefinement,ensemblecollaboration,andactiveengagementinchoral performances.Thereisanannual$60Copayrequiredatthebeginningoftheyear.
HEALTH/PHYSICAL EDUCATION
HEALTH/PE9THGRADE
Thiscourseisdesignedtohelpeachstudentdevelopproactivehealthbehaviors.Students willassesstheirownhealthstatusandunderstandtherelationshipbetweenhealthyliving andqualityoflife.Studentswillstudyfitness,lifetimewellness,stressmanagement,and majorhealthrisks.
TEAMSPORTSLEVELI&II
Studentswilldevelopmotorskillscompetencyandstudymovementconcepts,principles, andstrategieswithinavarietyofteamsports(basketball,football,soccer,etc.).
Studentsmustcompletetheprerequisiteofthepreviouslevelbeforeadvancing,and repetitionofalevelisnotpermitted.
PHYSICALCONDITIONINGLEVELI&II
Studentswillparticipateinavarietyofstrength-training,flexibility,andagilitytraining activities.
Studentsmustcompletetheprerequisiteofthepreviouslevelbeforeadvancing,and repetitionofalevelisnotpermitted.
Electives
LOCAL ELECTIVES
TEACHERCADETI
TeacherCadetisacoursewherestudentslearnpsychologicaltheoriesrelatedtolearning styles,childdevelopment,andeffectiveteaching.Studentswillalsolearnaboutdiversity andissuesaffectingeducationatthelocal,state,andnationallevels.Throughoutthe course,studentswillreflectontheirlearningstyles,leadershipskills,andinterpersonal relations.Ahands-onexperiencewithyounglearnersthroughfieldobservationsand learningopportunitieswilloccurthroughoutthecourse,andstudentswillcompletefield experiencewithamentorelementaryand/ormiddleschoolteacherafterthefirst semester.Thiscourseissuggestedforjuniorsandseniors;however,sophomoreswho haveaninterestineducationwillbeconsidered.Studentswhowishtoapplyforthis classshouldcontactAngelaMassingaleforanapplication.
TEACHERCADETII
ThiscoursewillbeacontinuationofTeacherCadetIwithexposuretodifferentgrade levelsandcurriculum.Thecoursealsooffersamoreindepthlookathowschoolsrunat thelocalandstatelevelandotherrolesineducation.Studentswillcompletemorelesson planningandimplementationalongsideadditionalfieldexperiencetogainamorein depthunderstandingofeducation.
PREREQUISITE TEACHERCADETI
YEARBOOKLEVELI-IV
Studentswhowishtoapplyforthisclassshouldseetheyearbookadviserforan applicationduebytheendofregistration.Inthiscourse,studentsdesignandproducea 180+pageyearbookforthewholestudentbody.Studentswillusethedesignprogramto createallspreadlayouts.Inadditiontodesigningspreads,studentswillinterviewpeers andfacultyforspecialtyspreads,sportingevents,academics,etc.,andwrite,edit,and revisecaptionsandfeaturestories.Studentswilllearnhowtouseandwillhaveaccessto photoeditingprogramslikePhotoshopandLightroom,inadditiontocameras.Students willalsousemarketingskillsandtechniquestosellbusinessadstothecommunityand yearbookstothestudentbody.Studentswhowishtoapplyforthisclassshouldseethe yearbookadviserforanapplicationduebytheendofregistration.Studentsmust completetheprerequisiteofthepreviouslevelbeforeadvancing.
STUDYSKILLS
Thiscourseforexceptionalchildrenfocusesonstudyskillsandorganization.Students musthaveacurrentandvalidIEP.
STUDYHALL
Thisnon-creditperiodprovidesstudentswithanopportunitytoworkonassignmentsand projectsfromtheirotherclassesduringtheschoolday.
TECHNOLOGYINTERNSHIP
Thisnon-creditcourseprovidesanintroductiontocomputerhardwareandsoftware.Itwill covercomputerhardware,principlesofcomputeroperations,andoperatingsystemsand networkingalongwithhardwarerepair.Inaddition,studentswillalsohaveachanceto learnbasicprogrammingprimarilyusingPython3.Allfacetswillrequirecriticalthinking, problemsolving,collaboration,communication,creativityandself-motivation Thereare noprerequisitesforthecourse,butanapplicationisrequiredasclasssizeislimited.
Electives
SeeSubjectAreapagesfordetailedcoursedescriptions
ENGLISH CORE ELECTIVES
CREATIVEWRITING
CREATIVEWRITINGII:POETRY
JOURNALISMI
ESSENTIALLITERACY1
ESSENTIALLITERACY2
LITERATURE&FILM COURSEDESCRIPTIONS
MATH CORE ELECTIVES
APSTATISTICS
APCALCULUSAB
SCIENCE CORE ELECTIVES
ANATOMYANDPHYSIOLOGYHONORS
GEOLOGYHONORS
APBIOLOGY
APCHEMISTRY
APPHYSICS1
SOCIAL STUDIES CORE ELECTIVES
CONTEMPORARYISSUES
21STCENTURYGEOGRAPHY
PSYCHOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
TURNINGPOINTSINAMERICANHISTORY(THROUGHFILMS)
APEUROPEANHISTORY
APHUMANGEOGRAPHY
APPSYCHOLOGY
N C S S M / C P C C
NCSSM
NCSCHOOLOFSCIENCE&MATHEMATICSCOURSES
Allcoursesareavailabletogrades10-12 Coursesaredouble-blockandsemester-long CourseswillneedtobepairedwithanotherNCSSMcourseorCPCCcourse.Once registered,studentswillnotbeabletodropthesecoursesduetolimitedseats.
HONORSAEROSPACEENGINEERING
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothefieldofaerospaceengineering,engineeringdesign, andthecoremathandscienceconceptsneededtosolveproblemsrelatedtoaerospace andotherengineeringdisciplines.Thecourseispresentedwithhistoricalcontextand topicsincludespatialreasoning,propertiesoffluids,descriptionsof3-dimensionalmotion, themechanicsofflight,andbasicaero-andthermodynamicprinciplesappliedtothe designandcontrolofaircraftandspacecraft.Studentshaveopportunitiestoexperiment, calculate,compute,designandbuildastheyexploreandsolveproblemsassociatedwith themechanicsofflight,andareencouragedtoearncoursecreditthroughaerospacethemedprojectsoftheirowndesign
PREREQUISITE
CompletionofMathIIIorIntegratedMathIIIwithaBorhigher.Students shouldbeabletorelatelengthsofsidesofatriangletoanglesusing trigonometry
HONORSFORENSICSCIENCE
Thiscoursefocusesontheapplicationofbasicbiological,chemicalandphysicalscience principlesandtechnologicalpracticestothepurposesofjusticeinthestudyofforensic scienceasitrelatestojudicialandcivilissues.Theclassisdesignedaroundauthentic performanceassessmentswithstudentsworkinginteamstosolvecrimesusingscientific knowledgeandreasoning.Throughlabwork,studentswillapplyinferenceanddeductive reasoningtotheinvestigationandpotentialsolvingofcrimes.Itinvolvesallareasof scienceincludingbiology,anatomy,chemistry,physics,andearthsciencewithan emphasisincomplexreasoningandcriticalthinking Inaddition,studentsmust incorporatetheuseoftechnology,communicationskills,languagearts,art,familyand consumerscience,mathematicsandsocialstudies.Thiscourserequirestheabilityto writeclearandconciselabandinvestigativereports.Goodwritingskillsareimperative. Thiscoursealsodealswithgraphiccontent.Parentsareaskedtosignapermissionslipat thebeginningofthecourse,butstudentsareexpectedtobematurewhendealingwith thiscontent.
PREREQUISITE
CompletionofMathIIIorIntegratedMathIIIwithaBorhigher. Studentsshouldbeabletorelatelengthsofsidesofatriangleto anglesusingtrigonometry
HONORSGENETICS&BIOTECHNOLOGY
Whatdocrimesceneinvestigations,agriculture,medicine,conservationbiologyand manufacturinghaveincommon?Theyhaveallbeenrevolutionizedbybiotechnology! Almosteverydaywereadaboutnewdevelopmentsintherapidlychangingfieldsof geneticsandDNA-basedbiotechnology Inthiscourse,studentswillfirstexploreclassical geneticsandthenmoveontoexaminingthestructureandfunctionofDNAandproteins. Withstate-of-the-artlaboratoryexperiments,studentswillanalyzeDNAfingerprintsfrom acrimescene,geneticallytransformbacteriaandinvestigatetheirownDNA!Finally,they willsurveytheapplicationsofbiotechnologyinmanydiversefieldsanddiscussindepth howbiotechnologyischangingourdailylivesandourfuture.Withthedeclineof traditionalmanufacturinginNorthCarolina,biotechnologyispositionedtobecomeavital partofNorthCarolina’s21stcenturyeconomy
PREREQUISITE
CompletionofBiologyIwithaBorhigherandcompletionofMath III.
NCSSM
HONORSGLOBALPUBLICHEALTHANDINFECTIOUSDISEASE
Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontoarangeoftopicsandissuesinpublichealthwith anemphasisonglobalpublichealth.Somepossibletopicsofdiscussionincludethe healthandwelfareofwomenandchildreninlow-incomecountries,theimpactof emergingandre-emerginginfectiousdiseasesacrosstheglobe,foodinsecurityand malnutrition,demographictransitionandimmigration,globalfertilityandmortality,the stigmaofmentalhealth,andoccupationalhealth.Thiscoursewillalsoaddressanumber ofimpactfulcasestudiesandcontroversiesinhealthandbiomedicalethics.Aspublic healthreliesonanumberofsystemsinordertoservediversepopulationsacrossthe globe,thiscoursewilltakeasystemsthinkingandmodelingapproach,usingauthentic performanceassessmentswithstudentsworkinginteamstoapplyconceptslearned throughouttheterm Thisinterdisciplinarycourserequirescomplexreasoningandcritical thinkingskills,extensiveuseoftechnology,communicationandproblem-solvingskills. Strongwritingskillsareimperative.
HONORSCONNECTEDCOMPUTING: SOLVINGPROBLEMSWITHTECHNOLOGY
Inthisappliedcomputersciencecoursestudentswillusesensorsandportablecomputers (RaspberryPiboardsandArduinos)todesignwearabletechnologiesandusecomputer code,includingPython,tocontrolthemandmanipulatethedatatheygenerate.Therewill beanemphasisonsolvingsocietalproblemswithcurrenttechnologiesthroughoutthe course,andwewillmeetseveralpioneersinpersontointerviewthemalongsideourown work.Aportionoftheclasswillbededicatedtohealthandwellnessapplicationsusing wearabletechnologiesandanotherportionoftheclasswillbededicatedtoanimal perceptionexperiencesthatincreaseawarenessofconservationissuesandempathyfor globalmanagementofenvironmentalresources.Studentswillgainexperienceincreating circuits,buildingwearabledevices,andapplyingdesignprocessestotheircreationsthat usecomputationalthinkingstrategiesalongwithcodingtomakethedevicesfunctional. Studentsthatenjoyprojectbasedlearningandwanttousetechnologytomaketheworld abetterplacewillfindtheirnichehere!
HONORSCREATIVEDESIGNFORTHEWEB
Thisbeginningcourseintroducesthebasicideasofcomputingviatheworldwideweb andfocusesonthecreationofdynamicwebpages.Threelayersarebuilt:HTML,for documentstructure,CSSfordocumentappearance,andJavaScriptforpagebehavior. Studentslearnhowtostructureawebsitewithmultiplewebpagesandsupportingfiles. JavaScript,afull-featured,Turing-completeprogramminglanguage,isusedtolearnthe fundamentalcomponentsofprogramming:variables,objects,functions,conditionallogic, anditeration.
PREREQUISITE
CompletionofMathIorIntegratedMathIwithaBorhigher Familiaritywithacomputer,includingbeingabletoseeyourfile system,createfolders,andusestandardmenus.
HONORSINTRODUCTIONTOCYBERSECURITY
Cybersecurityaffectseveryindividual,organization,andnation.Thiscoursehelpsbuild studentexperiencetobecomeresponsibledigitalcitizensbyfocusingonevolving technologicalenvironmentswherestudentswilllearndifferentwaysofsecuring information,includingpersonal,organizational,andnationaldata Introductory cybersecuritytopicssuchasdigitalcitizenship,cryptography,softwaresecurity,and networkingwilldevelopanunderstandingofthemultifacetedcareerfieldincybersecurity.
NCSSM
HONORSCIVILENGINEERINGANDARCHITECTURE
InCivilEngineeringandArchitecture,studentsareintroducedtoimportantaspectsof buildingandsitedesignanddevelopment.Theyapplymath,science,andstandard engineeringpracticestodesignbothresidentialandcommercialprojectsanddocument theirworkusing3Darchitecturaldesignsoftware Utilizingtheactivity-project-problembasedteachingandlearningpedagogy,studentswillprogressfromcompleting structuredactivitiestosolvingopen-endedprojectsandproblemsthatrequirethemto developplanning,documentation,communication,andethicalskills.Additionally,theywill acquireabroadeducationthatenablesthemtocomprehendtheglobal,economic, environmental,andsocietalimplicationsofengineeringsolutions.
PREREQUISITE
CompletionofMathIIIorIntegratedMathIIIwithaBorhigher throughyourlocalhighschoolorNCVPS.
HONORSINTROTONEUROSCIENCE
Thiscourseisfocusedonthebasicknowledgebasesurroundingmodernneuroscience Withafocusonthephysiologyofneurons,neuroanatomy,andneuropsychology,students willcompletethiscoursewithabasicunderstandingofhowthebrainworksatcellular, systems,andorganismallevels.Aftercompletingthiscourse,studentswillbeableto evaluateandinterpretscientificjournalsanddata,designandconductlaboratory experiments,writeaneffectivelabreport,communicatescientificconceptstoan audiencewithdiversebackgrounds,andevaluatetheirownperformance.Thecourse containsaresearchcomponentaswellassignificantgroupworkrequirements The instructorwillprovidestudentswithencouragementtousetheiruniquetalentsand perspectivestosynthesizethecoursecontent.
PREREQUISITE
CompletionofageneralbiologycoursewithagradeofBorhigher throughyourlocalhighschoolorNCVPS.
HONORSTECHART:INTROTOART,TECHNOLOGY,ANDWORLDBUILDINGINVIDEOGAMES
Inthissemester-longcourseyou'lllearnalittlesomethingabouteveryartisticand technicalelementusedinthecreationofvideogames.Inthissurveycourse,you'llexplore thehistoryofvideogames,videogamingengines,traditionalartprinciples,fundamentals ofvisualandaudiodesign,andelementsofvisualstorytelling You'llstartbyanalyzingthe artisticdesignprocessandbycreatingoriginalartworkbasedonyourpersonalinterests. You'llalsocreateoriginalsounds,2Dand3Dmodels,anduseelementsofAIandmachine learningtocreatenewart.Eachunitwillhavebothtechnicalandcreativechallenges, mixingsynchronousandasynchronousactivities.Youwillbeencouragedtoexploreyour personalinterestsandcreatesomethingyouarepassionateaboutbyidentifyingrealworldissuesthatneedsolving,creatingsolutionstoproblemsthroughthedesignprocess, andultimatelybuildingthetypeofvirtualworldyouwanttosee.Thiscourseisforanyone whowantstoknowmoreaboutwhatgoesintocreatingvideogamesandhowtocreate artin3Dspaces.
HONORSDISEASES:DYNAMICSOFEPIDEMICS
Aftercoveringthebasicsofimmunologyandpathogens,wewillbeusingacasestudy approachtostudydifferentepidemics.Wewillbelookingatthedynamicsofchildhood diseases,evolutionofdrugresistance,digitalepidemiology,diseasesurveillance, vaccinationsandmore.Bylookingatthehistoryofepidemiologicalresponsetomodern daypublichealthinitiatives,wewillanalyzeindividualepidemicsfortheirefficacyandin particular,themanyequityissuessurroundingthoseresponses.Thiscoursewillusecase studiestopromoteaseminarstylecoursefilledwithdiscussion,researchandsystems thinking
NCSSM
APAFRICANAMERICANSTUDIES
APAfricanAmericanStudiesisaninterdisciplinarycoursethatexaminesthediversityof AfricanAmericanexperiencesthroughdirectencounterswithauthenticandvaried sources.StudentsexplorekeytopicsthatextendfromearlyAfricankingdomstothe ongoingchallengesandachievementsofthecontemporarymoment Giventhe interdisciplinarycharacterofAfricanAmericanstudies,studentsinthecoursewilldevelop skillsacrossmultiplefields,withanemphasisondevelopinghistorical,literary,visual,and dataanalysisskills.ThiscourseforegroundsastudyofthediversityofBlackcommunities intheUnitedStateswithinthebroadercontextofAfricaandtheAfricandiaspora.
HONORSCRYPTOGRAPHY:COMPUTERPROGRAMMING&SECRET MESSAGES
Thiscourseintroducesstudentstocryptographicmethodsusedtoencipheranddecipher secretmessageswithanemphasisonusingcomputerprogrammingtoautomatethe process.Throughclassdiscussions,problemsolving,groupactivities,andprogramming assignments,studentswilllearnavarietyofencryptionschemesrangingfromtheCaesar ciphertomodernpublickeyencryptionusedtosecuredigitalcommunicationsonline. Studentswilllearnintroductorynumbertheoryandstatisticstodescribethesemethods andidentifyweaknessesthatallowsecretmessagestobecrackedwithoutknowledgeof thekey.Studentswillalsolearnprogrammingtopicssuchasvariables,functions, conditionallogic,looping,andfileinput/outputinthePythonlanguagetoimplementeach cryptographicmethod Thiscoursewillutilizeablendedlearningenvironmentwithlarge portionsofmaterialbeingtaughtonlinewhileutilizingin-classtimeforworkingingroups.
INTRODUCTIONVIDEO
APCOMPUTERSCIENCEPRINCIPLES
APComputerSciencePrinciplesisanintroductorycollege-levelcomputingcoursethat introducesstudentstothebreadthofthefieldofcomputerscience.Studentslearnto designandevaluatesolutionsandtoapplycomputersciencetosolveproblemsthrough thedevelopmentofalgorithmsandprograms.Theyincorporateabstractioninto programsandusedatatodiscovernewknowledge.Studentsalsoexplainhowcomputing innovationsandcomputingsystems includingtheinternet work,exploretheirpotential impacts,andcontributetoacomputingculturethatiscollaborativeandethical.
INTRODUCTIONVIDEO
Howareelectricalsignalsfromtheheartmeasuredoutsidethebody?Isthereawayto designhigh-heelshoesthatdon'thurtwomen'sfeet?Howdoengineersdesignheart valvesthatonlyallowbloodtoflowoneway?Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothe differentsubspecialtiesofbiomedicalengineeringincludingbioelectronicsand instrumentation,biomaterials,biomechanics,andbiochemical.Throughwrittenproblems, hands-onanddesignactivities,andreviewingliteratureinthefield,studentsexploreand experiencebiomedicalengineeringprinciples,theengineeringdesignprocess,and problem-solvingandtroubleshooting.
PREREQUISITE
CompletionofMathIIHonorswithaBorbetter,orinMathIIwithan AthroughyourlocalhighschoolorNCVPS
INTRODUCTIONVIDEO
NCSSM
HONORSINTRODUCTIONTOARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE
ArtificialIntelligence,orAI,enablescomputersystemstoperformtasksthatusuallyrequire humanintelligence,suchasvisualperception,speechrecognition,anddecision-making. InthisclassstudentswillexplorehowandwhattypesofdatacanbecollectedforAI systems,howcomputerscan“learn”fromthisdataandusewhatislearnedtohelp interprettheworldandmakedecisions.Studentswillidentifyandexploretheimplications ofAIsystemscurrentlyineverydayuseinareassuchassocialmedia,mappingsoftware, andfinancialinstitutions,andconsidertheemergingareaswhereAIwillbeapplied.Topics alsoincludehowAIhasbeenportrayedinpopularculture,howAIsystemsinteractwith humans,andtheethicalconsiderationssurroundingpotentialsocietalharmfrom inappropriatelydesigned,trained,and/orappliedAIsystems.Studentswillexperiment andcomputeastheyexploreandsolveAI-relatedproblems.
PREREQUISITE CompletionofMathIorIntegratedMathIwithaBorhigher throughyourlocalhighschoolorNCVPS.
INTRODUCTIONVIDEO
HONORSSCIENTIFICPROGRAMMING
Inthiscourse,wewillapplyanalyticaltoolsinvolvingcomputerprogrammingtothe practiceofscience.Eachmoduleofthecoursefocusesonadifferenttoolorprogramming environment.WewillstartwithGoogleSheetsfordatacollectionandanalysis,including AppsScriptprogramming.Then,wewillmoveontoScratch,atoolforunderstanding algorithmsandforcreatingscientificanimations.Next,wewillutilizeNetLogofor simulatingecologyandepidemiologyandothernaturalsystems.AftercomesArduino, whichwillgiveusaprimeronelectronicsandameanstobuildnewscientificinstruments. Finally,wewillexamineRaswellasPython,twoprogramminglanguagesusedwidelyin statistics.Asprogrammingisafast-movingfield,othertoolsmaybeintroduced.Thereare noprerequisitesforthiscourse–wewillbegineachmodulefromfirstprinciples Youmay findyourselfanexpertwithsomeofthesetoolsandabeginnerinothers.Youare encouragedtoshareyourexpertisewithclassmates,andwewilllearntogether.Come alongonforanadventureapplyingcomputerstosolvingscientificproblemsand understandingtheworld!
HONORS21STCENTURYMEDIASTUDIES
21stCenturyMediaStudiesisaninterdisciplinaryculturalstudiescourseinwhichstudents examineandinterpretthewaysvariousmodesofmediainfluenceus.Studentsstudy mediatheory,analyzeculturalandhistoricalcontexts,aestheticsofavarietyofformats, examinehowformshaveshifted,andinvestigatetherelationshipbetweenmediaand reality,waysthatmediainfluencesandchangesourculture,andhowresponsestomedia changeovertime.Thecourseconsidersavarietyofcriticalapproachesthatinclude: cultural,psychoanalytic,feminist,andothers.Throughtheseapproaches,students contemplateissuesandproblems,consideringsuchaspectsas:technology, representationsofreality,humanmeaning,identitypolitics,economics,self/other dynamics,gender/race/ethnicity,andcommunity/belonging.Thislensofanalysis reverberatesbothwithinandoutsideofAmerica.
INTRODUCTIONVIDEO
HONORSFORENSICSACCIDENTINVESTIGATIONANDMATERIAL ANALYSIS
Everwonderedhowindividualssolvemysteriesbehindbuildingcollapses,fieryaccidents, orcarcrashes?Thiscourseisyourticketintotheworldofforensicaccidentinvestigation. You'llbecomeadetectiveofdisasters,learninghowtouncoverthesecretsbehind structuralfailures,fires,andvehicularmishapsusingtheprinciplesofforensicengineering. Rollupyoursleevesanddiveintohands-onlabsessionsandexcitingproject-based simulationswhereyou'lluseengineeringandmaterialsscienceskillstocrackcases involvingmaterialsfromactualcrimeandaccidentscenes.Thinklikeascientistand engineer,usingchemistry,math,tech,andinvestigativeskillstosolvepuzzlesandprevent futureaccidents.
Note:HonorsForensicScienceandHonorsForensicDetectives:theScienceofSolving Accidentsaretwodistinctforensiccourses,eachofferingauniquelearningexperience. Thesecoursescanbetakenindependentlyanddonotrequiresequentialenrollment.
PREREQUISITE
CompletionofLanguageArts/EnglishwithagradeofBand completionofBiologyIandMathIIIthroughyourlocalhighschool orNCVPS.
FALLSEMESTER-SYNCHRONOUSCOURSES
HonorsAerospace Engineering
8:10AM-9:20AM Mon-Fri
HonorsForensic Science
9:50AM-11:00AM Mon-Thu
HonorsIntroto ArtificialIntelligence 11:40AM-12:50PM Mon-Fri
HonorsGeology
1:30PM-2:40PM Mon-Thu
HonorsIntroto Cybersecurity
8:10AM-9:20AM Mon-Thu
HonorsCreative DesignfortheWeb
10:00AM-11:10AM Mon-Thu
HonorsForensic Science
8:15AM-9:25AM Mon-Thu
HonorsGenetics& Biotechnology
8:15AM-9:25AM Mon-Fri
HonorsDiseases
10:00AM-11:10AM Mon-Fri
Honors21stCentury MediaStudies 10:00AM-11:10AM Mon-Fri
HonorsCreative DesignfortheWeb 11:40AM-12:50PM Mon-Thu
HonorsDisaster Detectives 1:30PM-2:40PM Mon-Fri
APCalculusBC (Yearlong)
1:30PM-2:40PM Mon-Fri
HonorsGenetics& Biotechnology 1:30PM-2:40PM Mon-Fri
NCSSM
SPRINGSEMESTER-SYNCHRONOUSCOURSES
APComp.Science Principles
8:10AM-9:20AM Mon-Fri
Honors21stCentury MediaStudies
10:00AM-11:10AM Mon-Fri
HonorsCivil Engineering& Architecture
12:05PM-1:15PM Mon-Fri
HonorsGlobalPublic Health&Infectious Disease
1:30PM-2:40PM Mon-Fri
HonorsForensic Science
8:15AM-9:25AM Mon-Thu
HonorsIntroto Neuroscience
8:15AM-9:25AM Mon-Fri
HonorsCryptography
8:10AM-9:20AM Mon-Fri
HonorsIntroto Neuroscience
10:00AM-11:10AM Mon-Fri
HonorsBiomedical Engineering
10:00AM-11:10AM Mon-Thu
HonorsIntroto ArtificialIntelligence
9:50AM-11:00AM Mon-Fri
HonorsAerospace Engineering
8:10AM-9:20AM Mon-Fri
HonorsConnected Computing 1:30PM-2:40PM Mon-Thu
APCalculusBC (Yearlong)
1:30PM-2:40PM Mon-Fri
APAfricanAmerican Studies
1:30PM-2:40PM Mon-Thu
CPCC
ThefollowingCPCCcoursesoffercreditthatfulfillsspecifichighschoolgraduation requirements.BysuccessfullycompletingtheseCPCCcourses,studentscansatisfycore graduationrequirementsinareassuchasEnglish,Mathematics,Science,SocialStudies,and Electives,whilealsogainingvaluableexperiencewithcollege-levelcoursework.
ENGLISH
EnglishIIICredit
MATH
EnglishIVCredit
ENG111-WritingandInquiryand ENG112-WritingandResearch with ENG231-AmericanLiteratureI Or ENG232-AmericanLiteratureII
ENG111-WritingandInquiryand ENG112-WritingandResearch with ENG241-BritishLiteratureI or ENG242-BritishLiteratureII
4thMathCredit
SOCIALSTUDIES
USHistoryCredit
MAT143-QuantitativeLiteracyor MAT152-StatisticalMethods1or MAT171-Pre-CalculusAlgebraor MAT172-Pre-CalculusTrigonometryor MAT263-BriefCalculusor MAT271-CalculusIor MAT272-CalculusII
HIS131-AmericanHistoryIand HIS132-AmericanHistoryII
SCIENCE
Phys.SciCredit
PHY151-CollegePhysicsIand PHY152-CollegePhysicsII or
PHY251-GeneralPhysicsIand PHY252-GeneralPhysicsII or
CHM151-GeneralChemistryIand CHM152-GeneralChemistryII
FINEARTS
FineArtsCredit
ART111ArtAppreciationor ART114ArtHistorySurveyIor ART115ArtHistorySurveyIIor DRA111TheatreAppreciationor MUS110MusicAppreciationor MUS112IntroductiontoJazz
