2480 Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology

Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation

This Advanced Placement course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology. Students also learn about the ethics & methods psychologists use in their science & practice. Students who successfully pass the Advanced Placement Examination may be awarded college credit in Psychology upon entrance to most universities.

This is a college level course and it has a required summer assignment.