Economics CP

(Econ P - Course #11624)

OPEN TO GRADES: 12

CREDIT: 5 - Economics credits per sem. (1 semester course)

PREREQUISITE: None

A-G Pathway: G - Elective

OTHER INFO: A one-semester required course. Meets KHSD graduation requirements.

Meets CSU/UC A-G entrance requirements.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course follows the California History Social Studies Content Standards and the California State Framework. This course is designed to give students a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to the functions of individual decision makers, both consumers and producers, within the larger economic system. Examining the fundamental aspects of micro and macroeconomics, this course is intended to enrich students’ understanding of the operations and institutions of economic systems by focusing on concepts such as scarcity, allocation, opportunity costs and benefits, supply and demand, market price and wage, and the role of profits and losses.