Successful completion of this course will earn students Dual Credit that is transferable to many colleges and universities. This course is developed in collaboration with the College of DuPage and will earn credit for English 1101.
The course introduces key concepts in rhetoric and writing, including situation and context, audience, genre, purpose, and persuasion. Students apply these concepts in writing projects that demonstrate how reading and writing are embedded in multi-faceted purposes. These writing projects unfold through a deliberate process of inquiry, feedback, and revision.
Grade 10-12. Weighted grade.
AP Spanish focuses on expanding the four communication skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing by exploring a variety of contemporary and classic topics utilizing authentic resources. Grammar and structure are also reviewed. The six overarching themes from the College Board are addressed in a variety of units. A selection of activities will be required during the summer preceding the course. Students who successfully complete this course and the AP Spanish Language examination may receive college credit and/or higher placement in college.
This course meets in a blended attendance pattern using a dynamic, flexible schedule. For more details about blended learning follow this link.
Grades 11-12
American Sign Language (ASL) 3 builds on interpretive, interpersonal and presentational communication skills by focusing on the implementation of higher-level vocabulary and grammatical structures. Students will apply new knowledge to produce various forms of ASL literature. Students will continue to examine, analyze, and compare cultural perspectives, important figures in the Deaf community, and ASL art and literature. ASL will be the primary mode of communication (student-student and/or student-teacher) throughout this course.
Grade 9-12. Prerequisite Algebra 1. Weighted Grade.
This course offers a multidisciplinary approach to teaching the underlying principles of computation. The course will introduce students to the creative aspects of programming, abstractions, algorithms, large data sets, the Internet, cybersecurity concerns, and computing impacts. The course is designed to be equivalent to a one-semester introductory college computing course and complements AP Computer Science A as it aims to broaden participation in the study of Computer Science. AP Computer Science Principles also gives students the opportunity to use current technologies to create computational artifacts for both self-expression and problem solving.
Students who successfully complete this course and the AP Computer Science A examination may receive college credit and/or a higher placement for a college course.
Grade 12. Students must complete 3 credits of HS math and have completed an Algebra 2 course to enroll.
This course is designed to review and reinforce Algebraic Concepts necessary for success in a first-year college credit bearing math course. The course aims to prepare students for collegiate level mathematics thinking, communicating, problem solving and applying the mathematical practice standards.
This course was collaboratively developed with the DuPage County High Schools and the College of DuPage. Successful completion of this course will result in placement in a college credit bearing math course at COD and several other colleges.
Grades 10-12
American Sign Language (ASL) 2 strengthens the receptive and expressive communication skills that were developed in ASL 1, through the continued use of culturally-rich thematic units. Students will analyze and utilize more complex vocabulary and grammatical structures through performance-based activities. This course will continue to examine cultural perspectives and comparisons, important figures in the Deaf community, and ASL art and literature.
Grade 10-12. Prerequisite is one year of Science or Instructor Approval
This college preparatory course investigates the uniqueness of Earth and illustrates how Earth is part of a bigger universal system. Students will compare how the objects of our universe form and compare them in order to better understand the origins of Earth and how it changes through time. ESS will explore the origins of the universe, how we observe the universe, the structure of our solar system and the geological history of Earth.
Grade 10-12. Prerequisite is one year of Science or Instructor Approval
This college preparatory course will challenge students to sharpen their awareness of how the natural world functions and empowers students to function positively in the real world as a living human. This course forces the student to recognize their interdependence with many aspects of the Earth’s systems. EES will explore plate tectonics, landscaping forces, food production, water consumption, climate change and weather. Ultimately, students will connect their impact to each of these systems.
Grades 10-12. Year-long. Prerequisite is IED or POE. Weighted grade.
This course is the study of electronic circuits that are used to process and control digital signals. Digital electronics is the foundation of all modern electronic devices such as cellular phones, MP3 players, laptop computers, digital cameras and high-definition televisions. The major focus of the DE course is to expose students to the process of combinational and sequential logic design, teamwork, communication methods, engineering standards and technical documentation. A lab fee will be charged.
Grade 10-12. Weighted grade.
AP Spanish focuses on expanding the four communication skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing by exploring a variety of contemporary and classic topics utilizing authentic resources. Grammar and structure are also reviewed. The six overarching themes from the College Board are addressed in a variety of units. A selection of activities will be required during the summer preceding the course. Students who successfully complete this course and the AP Spanish Language examination may receive college credit and/or higher placement in college.