academy catalog 2012-2013

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I N D I A N A A C A D E M YFOR SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND HUMANITIES

COURSECATALOG2012-2013

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INTRODUCTION / DEFINITIONS

Introduction

Whenever minimum enrollment requirements are satised and Academy resources allow, the coursesdescribed in this catalog are oered Inormation contained in course descriptions is subject to changein accord with the procedures or curriculum revision outlined in Curriculum and Academic Policies and

Procedures o the Indiana Academy or Science, Mathematics, and Humanities

Denitions

Course Title Codes Reers to the type o course:

CL College Level – Uses a college textbook and syllabus

CP College Prep – Uses a high school textbook and syllabus

DC Dual Credit – available or Ball State University credit (see page ii)

XC Exploratory Course – studies a specic topic and is a mixture o high school and college levels

Prerequisite reers to a course or demonstrated knowledge that is required prior to courseenrollment

Co-requisite reers to courses that are required concurrently

Credit reers to the successul completion o a one-semester course that meets as a class aminimum o one hundred and ty minutes per week

Consent o Instructor reers to enrollment ater review o transcripts and other relevant inormation by thecourse instructor

Placement reers to enrollment ater review o transcripts and other relevant inormation by

the Director or Academic Aairs, the appropriate academic division chair, or their

designees

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DUAL CREDIT COURSES

Dual Credit Courses (designated as “DC” in the course catalog descriptions) are Indiana Academy coursestaught by Academy instructors and have been recognized as equivalent to a Ball State University courseStudents who enroll or dual credit may request a transcript rom Ball State University which can betranserred to any college or university that accepts BSU credits Students are responsible or the one-time$5500 application ee and the special dual credit tuition ee The tuition ee or dual credit varies accordingto the course In the list on page iii, all courses in blue will cost $25 per college credit hour The tuition or all

courses listed in maroon is $25000 per course All tuition ees are waived or students who are on ree andreduced lunch Applications, directions or enrollment, and other inormation on dual credit courses can beobtained rom the Guidance Oce

Important items to keep in mind

1 Fall semester enrollments will take place about 2 weeks ater the beginning o the semester andlasts approximately 5 days Enrollment or spring dual credit courses will take place in November Anadditional spring enrollment period will be held or a brie period o time in January You must enroll

during these times i you wish to receive dual credit.

2 Dual credit courses indicated with an * are the second course in a two semester sequence Students

must enroll in the all in the rst course o the sequence in order to qualiy or dual credit in the springsemester Students must enroll and pay another tuition ee or the second course in the sequence at thestart o the spring semester

3 Courses labeled “enroll in spring only” have two semesters o the Academy class to equal one semestero the BSU class Enrollment is done in the second semester o the Academy class

4 Actual courses available or dual credit are subject to change Check with the Guidance Oce or themost current list o courses


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Academy course number and title Ball State University course

ENG05123 AP English Lang. & Composition 3 cr hrs in ENG 103 (all only)

ENG05111S1/05111S2 Linguistics 3 cr hrs in ENG 321 (available all & spring)

CHN101/102 Chinese I 4 cr hrs per semester in CH101 and 102*

CHN102/202 Chinese II 3 cr hrs per semester in CH201 and 202*

FRN101/102 French 1 4 cr hrs per semester in FR 101 and 102*

FRN201/202 French 2 3 cr hrs per semester in FR 201 and 202*

GER101/102 German 1 4 cr hrs per semester in GER 101 and 102*

GER201/202 German 2 3 cr hrs per semester in GER 201 and 202*

RUS101/102 Russian 1 4 cr hrs per semester in FL 299X01/02*

RUS201/202 Russian 2 4 cr hrs per semester in FL 299X03/04*

SPN201/202 Spanish II 3 cr hrs per semester in SPN 201 and 202*

SOC05119 AP Psychology 3 cr hrs in PSYSC 100 (spring only)

SOC201 American History I 3 cr hrs in HIST201: US 1492-1876SOC202 American History II 3 cr hrs in HIST202: US 1877-Present

SOC05130 West in the World 3 cr hrs in HIST 150 (spring only)

MAT04005 Calculus 4 cr hrs in MATHS 132 (all only)

MAT04123/04124 AP Calculus AB 4 cr hrs in MATHS 165 (enroll spring only)

MAT04133/04134 AP Calculus BC 4 cr hrs per semester in MATHS 165 and 166*

MAT04514 Statistics 3 cr hrs in MATHS 181 (available all & spring)

MAT04825 AP Statistics 3 cr hrs in MATHS 221 (spring only)

MAT04832 Linear Algebra 4 cr hrs in MATHS 217 (all only)

MAT04833 Multivariable Calculus 4 cr hrs in MATHS 267 (all only)

MAT04834 Diferential Equations 3 cr hrs in MATHS 374 (spring only)

CMP04501/4502 AP Computer Sci. A 1, 2 4 cr hrs per semester in CS120 and CS121*

CMP04560 Machine Organization 3 cr hrs in CS233 (spring only)

BUS0110 Personal Finance 3 cr hrs in FIN 110 (spring only)

SCI03201/03202 General Chemistry 1, 2 3 cr hrs in CHEM 100 (enroll in spring only)

SCI04204/04205 AP Chemistry 4 cr hrs per semester in CHEM 111 and 112*

SCI04301/04302 AP Biology 4 cr hrs per semester in BIO 111 and 112*

SCI04304 Microbiology 5 cr hrs in BIO 113 (all only)SCI04328 AP Environmental Science 3 cr hrs in NREM 101 (enroll in spring only)

SCI03101/03102 General Physics 1, 2 3 cr hrs in PHYCS 100 (enroll in spring only)

SCI03105/03106 AP Physics B 4 cr hrs per semester in PHYCS 110 and 112*

SCI04102/04103 AP Physics C 5 cr hrs per semester in PHYCS 120 and 122*

SCI04406 The Solar System 3 cr hrs in ASTRO 100 (all only)

SCI04407 Galactic Astronomy 3 cr hrs in ASTRO 120 (spring only)

* Enrollment in the rst course is a prerequisite or enrollment in the second course

DUAL CREDIT COURSES (Continued)


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AP CLASSES / BALL STATE UNIVERSITY COURSES

What is an AP Class?

A number o Indiana Academy classes have been approved through an audit process by The College Boardto use the label AP or Advanced Placement These courses are designated as “AP” in the course catalog

descriptions The Academy oers all available AP Science and AP Math courses Further inormation about theAP Program can be obtained at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com

AP and College Credit

Starting with the 2011 Advanced Placement (AP) exams, students who earn a score o 3 or higher shall receivecollege credit toward their degree i they attend any Indiana public institution o higher education; thisincludes all two- and our-year schools and any accompanying satellites

Ball State University Courses

Substitutions

Students are expected to complete their graduation requirements by enrollment in Academy classeswhenever possible When an Academy class or a graduation requirement cannot be scheduled due to a

confict, the student may substitute the credit by auditing an appropriate Ball State University course All BSUcourse substitutions must be approved through the Oce o Guidance and the audit ee will be covered bythe Academy

Electives

Indiana Academy students are also provided an opportunity to apply or enrollment in elective Ball StateUniversity classes The student may enroll or college credit at the ull BSU tuition rate, or they may audit thecourse or high school credit The student is responsible or all ees and course expenses or BSU elective

courses See the Student Handbook or more detailed inormation about taking Ball State University courses

Questions concerning enrolling in Ball State University classes or Audit Fee procedures should be directed tothe Guidance Oce

Credit

The ollowing conversion rates will be used or the purpose o converting college level credit to IndianaAcademy credit:

University Credit Hours Academy Credits

1 05

2-5 10

Audit Credit to BSU Credit

Indiana Academy students who matriculate to Ball State University or the Freshman year ater graduation

have the ability to convert all BSU courses taken or audit while a student at the Indiana Academy to regularBSU credit The grade received or the course on the Indiana Academy transcript will be used as the BSUcourse grade Appropriate ees may apply


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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Class o 2013 and Class o 2014 (26.5 Academy Credits)

Science: 6 Credits Required

2 credits in a two-semester sequence o General Biology, General Chemistry, andGeneral Physics, or equivalent college preparatory courses as determined by theScience Division Chair

4 credits in Laboratory Sciences must be rom the Academy

Math: 8 Credits Required

4 credits must be rom the Academy

English: 8 Credits Required

4 credits must be rom the Academy:

1 credit in American Literature (Fall Semester o Junior Year),

1 credit in World Literature (Spring Semester o Junior Year),

2 elective credits rom the Academy

Social Science: 6 Credits Required

4 credits must be rom the Academy:

Must have 3 credits in History (Foundations o the American Experience,American History 1 and American History 2),

1 elective credit rom the Academy

Foreign Language: 6 or 8 Credits Required

I taking 1 language, a student must successully complete 6 credits, includingthe Academy 302 course, in that language Students entering the Academy with3 years o a language may meet this requirement by demonstrating third yearprociency on a national test

I taking 2 languages, a student must earn a total o 8 credits with 4 credits in

each language For languages taken at the Academy to meet this requirement, thecredits must include the successul completion o the Academy 202 course

Fine Arts: 2 Credits Required

Can be obtained rom home high school or Academy

Health: 1 Credit Required

Can be obtained rom home high school or Academy (BSU course)

Phys. Ed.: 2 Credits Required

Can be obtained rom home high school or Academy (BSU course)

Computing: 0.5 Credit Required

Must take CMP03301 at the Academy or test out

Research: 1 Credit Required

Must be obtained while attending the Academy


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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (Continued)

Colloquium: 1 Credit Required

5 credit Junior year

5 credit Senior year


May Term: 1 Credit Required5 credit Junior year

5 credit Senior year


Minimum Credits a student must carry per semester is 55

Additional Requirements or the Academic Honors Diploma

Earn a grade o a “C” or better in courses that will count toward the diploma

Complete one o the ollowing:• Complete4semestersofAPcoursesandcorrespondingAPexams.

• Earnacombinedscoreof1200orhigheronthecriticalreadingandmathematicsportionsoftheSAT.

• Scorea26orhighercompositescoreontheACT.

• Earn6transferablecollegecreditsthroughourdualcreditcourses.

• Completeacombinationof2semestersofAPcoursesandcorrespondingAPexamsAND3 transerable college credits through our dual credit courses available



HUMANITIES: ENGLISH

REQUIRED COURSES

Every junior must take American Literature the all semester and World Literature the spring semester ortake English-Human Struggles their rst three semesters Through the integrated Human Struggles courses

students earn both their required English and social studies credits

ENG03201/3202 - English-Human Struggles I, II (CL)

Prerequisite: None

Co-requisite: Civitas-Human Struggles I, II (SOC3201/3202)Duration: 3 semesters

Credit: 1 crOfered: Fall/Spring Sequence (Open to class o 2014 only)

Through an examination o political, theological, mythological, and literary expression, students come to understand thebackground and contexts or contemporary and historical American dilemmas, conficts, and solutions The course will approach

the American experience rom an interdisciplinary and international perspective Students develop a portolio o work, which isthe basis or their perormance assessment in the three-semester sequence

Students who take this course are signing up or a three-semester course and are required to take all three semesters.

ENG03101 – American Literature (CL)

Prerequisite: NoneCredit: 1 cr

Ofered: Fall

The American Literature course begins with literature o the New World and ends with contemporary period literature There

is an emphasis on critical thinking, close reading, and the development o writing skills The course is organized by theme, bygenre, or by literary and historical period, depending on the approach o the teacher Students will have a wide variety o writingassignments, opportunities or oral participation, and other activities connecting literature, history, and culture

ENG04221 – World Literature (CL)

Prerequisite: ENG3101Credit: 1 crOfered: Spring

This course ocuses on the study o poetry, drama, and prose produced by authors o various nationalities o the Western andEastern worlds rom the ancient period to the present Students explore literary movements and intellectual trends with a

continuing emphasis on critical thinking, close reading, and the development o writing skills They also develop essays andprojects that call upon the processes o analysis, synthesis, and evaluation and have opportunities or oral participation The

course is organized by theme, by genre, or by literary and historical period depending on the approach o the teacher

ELECTIVESDramatic Literature

ENG05110 – Shakespearean Comedies (CL)Prerequisite: NoneCredit: 1 cr

Ofered: Fall

In this course, students study Shakespeare’s joyous comedies, dark comedies, arces, and romances Through Shakespeare’s

comedies, students explore drama as an oral medium, understand the importance o Shakespeare in the history o drama,and have opportunities to view and portray scenes rom the plays being studied Students engage in creative, analytical, and

expository writing throughout the course Plays such as As You Like It , Twelth Night , Much Ado About Nothing, Taming o the Shrew ,Merchant o Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Measure or Measure, A Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest are among the plays that

might be selected or reading

DC Dual Credit XC Exploratory CourseCP College PrepCL College Level



HUMANITIES: ENGLISH (Continued)

ENG05112 – Shakespearean Tragedies and Histories (CL)

Prerequisite: None

Credit: 1 crOfered: Spring

In this course, students study a selection o Shakespeare’s tragic and historical plays with attention to plot and characterrepresentation as well as to historical contexts and a range o critical theories Through Shakespeare’s tragedies and histories,

students explore drama as an oral medium, come to understand the importance o Shakespeare in the history o drama, and haveopportunities to view and portray scenes rom the plays being studied Students engage in creative, analytical, and expository

writing throughout the course There is a rich variety o plays to choose rom, including Hamlet , MacBeth, Othello, King Lear , Julius

Caesar , King Henry IV , and King Henry V The instructor can choose rom a variety o didactic possibilities, including close reading,

videos, creative projects, and class dramatic productions

ENG05126 – Greeks to Ibsen (CL)

Prerequisite: NoneCredit: 1 crOfered: Fall

This course examines the history and the development o drama rom the Greeks to Ibsen (500 BC-1880 AD) A signicantemphasis is placed on Greek drama, but Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Neo-Classical, and Restoration drama are also examined

The course skirts the study o Shakespeare but concentrates on other Elizabethans, such as Christopher Marlowe and ThomasHeywood A section o the course is devoted to non-Western theater, particularly the study o Noh and Kabuki theater o Japan

The course concludes with the late nineteenth-century playwrights (Ibsen, Wilde, and Shaw) who signal the beginnings o themodern world Students will use written composition, oral participation, and critical thinking to engage in investigation and

inquiry o these topics

ENG05127 – Ibsen to the Present (CL)


Ofered: Spring

This course examines the history and the development o drama rom Ibsen (1880) to the present The course begins with an

examination o realism and naturalism then continues through some o the major trends and philosophies o the twentieth

century A section o the course investigates the triumvirate o American greats: Eugene O’Neill, Arthur Miller, and TennesseeWilliams Works rom international playwrights such as Lorca, Beckett, Synge, Pirandello, Brecht, Pinter, and Fugard will also be

studied Current drama is represented by such authors as August Wilson, Sam Shepard, Christopher Durang, and Gao XinqianStudents will utilize written composition, oral participation, and critical thinking to engage in investigation and inquiry o these

topics

ELECTIVESThemes in Literature

ENG05101 – Women’s Literature (CL)


Ofered: SpringStudents in this course study literature by and about women beginning with ancient works (Vedic Hymns, Sumerian ertility

supplications and songs) and culminating with contemporary novels that explore adolescent and adult women’s struggles orvoice and identity within amily, community, and history Through the theme o women’s identity, the course examines dierent

writers and genres using written composition, oral participation, and critical thinking to engage in an ongoing investigation andinquiry into the myths and mysteries associated with the experience o being a woman




ENG05102 – Utopian Literature (CL)

Prerequisite: None


The literature in this course ocuses on the theme o idealism as portrayed by authors attempting to create “ideal societies” or“utopias” The word “utopia” has Greek roots (meaning “no place” or “good place”) and points to the idea that a utopia is a non-

existent land o social perection Through a study o utopian and distopian works, the course examines dierent writers andgenres using written composition, oral participation, and critical thinking to engage in ongoing investigation and inquiry Some

o the works explored are More’s Utopia, Bellamy’s Looking Backward , Skinner’s Walden Two, Huxley’s Brave New World , Orwell’s1984, Gillman’s Herland , and Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale

ENG05106 – Arican-American Literature (CL)

Prerequisite: None

Credit: 1 crOfered: Fall

This course explores the roots o Arican-American literature and the literary portrayal o the Arican-American experience in the19th and 20th Centuries Through the themes o the Arican-American struggle or voice, identity and power, the course examinesvarious writers and genres using written composition, oral participation, and critical thinking to engage in ongoing investigation

and inquiry Students analyze olktales, slave narratives, poetry, short stories, and novels by such authors as Frederick Douglass,Harriet Jacobs, Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, and Toni Morrison Literary works are contextualized in sociology and politics,

and themes o representation and protest are analyzed in the context o broader human, spiritual, and intellectual themesAttention to visual arts and music may enhance understanding o Arican-American history and culture

ENG05109 – Lost Generation Literature (CL)

Prerequisite: None


Gertrude Stein told Ernest Hemingway, “You are all a lost generation,” labeling the expatriate writers who came to Paris aterWorld War I Lost Generation Literature ocuses on the theme o disenchantment brought about by the meaningless end o the

world’s rst total war; the resulting materialistic boom and its ollowing national extravagances, corruptions, and decadence; the

hypocrisies o prohibition; and the spiritual bankruptcy o the “Jazz Age” or the “Roaring Twenties” Students examine novels, shortstories, and poetry using written composition, oral participation, and critical thinking to engage in ongoing investigation and

inquiry o such twentieth-century literary giants as Stein, Anderson, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Pound, Joyce, Eliot, Williams, and eecummings Women writers o the Let Bank whose works were shadowed by the more popular male writers during the twenties

are now anthologized and add a new dimension to this course As their nal exam, students simulate Parisian salons and becomethe amous writers, artists, musicians, dancers, ashion designers, and publishers who requented them

ENG05117 – Critical Approaches to Literature, Freudian and Jungian (CL)

Prerequisite: None


This literary criticism course uses Freudian and Jungian psychology to analyze literature that ocuses on the theme o the dual

personality Students delve into what is oten labeled as true sel vs the alse sel, the concept o the “double,” ego vs alter ego ormirroring personalities, and id, ego, and super-ego Through psychological and archetypal analysis, the course examines dierent

writers and genres using written composition, oral participation, and critical thinking to engage in ongoing investigation andinquiry The theories o Freud and Jung are employed to analyze such literary works as Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,Frankenstein, Winesburg, Ohio, A Doll’s House, The Metamorphosis, Lord o the Flies, Heart o Darkness, Faust , The Picture o Dorian

Grey , Demian, and Beloved Students investigate psychological motives, unconscious desires and anxieties, myths and dreams as

symbolic projections o people’s hopes, ears, and aspirations as they analyze the underlying human behavior o classical literarycharacters




ENG05133 – Poetry (CL)

Prerequisite: None


In this course, students read and analyze poems written in English rom the seventh through the twenty-rst centuries, organizedaround such themes as amily, nature, love, death, religious experience, and the imagination Through discussion, ormal and

inormal writing assignments, oral presentations, and a major project, students should develop as analytic and imaginativethinkers and writers while they learn to read poetry with greater understanding and pleasure Traditional poetic themes are used

with written composition, oral participation, and critical thinking or investigation and inquiry

ENG05134 – The Victorian Novel (CL)

Prerequisite: Completion o American Literature (ENG03101)Credit: 1 cr

Ofered: Spring

The Victorian Novel is an elective or students who wish to study the development o the novel and the evolution o literary

thought in Great Britain rom (approximately) 1830-1901 Students will read, among other works, infuential novels by Emilyand Charlotte Bronte, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, and William Thackeray Additional texts will include handbooks orunderstanding the context o the Victorian novel, and or writing papers on long-orm works o literature Class will consist o

written and oral participation, research and creative projects, and ormal and inormal essays

ELECTIVESOther

ENG05111S1/05111S2 – Linguistics (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: One year o oreign language with a minimum grade o B or above

Credit: 1 crOfered: Fall or Spring

This one semester course is an introduction to the nature o language and analysis o language structures and patterns Thecourse surveys major areas o linguistics such as semantics, syntax, and morphology It also explores the social, psychological,and cultural aspects o language and engages students in creative and analytical writing By the end o the course, the students

should develop a sharper ear or language, a deeper understanding o its nature, and a livelier interest in all o its maniestationsStudents are acquainted with the basic concepts necessary to urther their linguistic studies

*Ball State University oers 3 college credit hours in ENG 320 to students who complete this course Reer to the Dual Creditsection on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees

ENG05113S1/05113S2 – Creative Writing (CL)

Prerequisite: None


Students in this one semester class write poetry, short stories, plays, and creative non-ction with opportunities or oralparticipation The concept o manipulation o language to convey ideas, eelings, moods, and visual images is the basis o the

course The students become amiliar with the standard literary elements through the reading and study o published proseand poetry and are taught to use those elements in their own writing They learn strategies or evaluating their own writing and

the writing o others Students who are interested in an audience or their creative work and suggestions or improvement anddevelopment o their literary styles are encouraged to sign up or this course



HUMANITIES: SOCIAL STUDIES

REQUIRED COURSES

All students must successully complete Foundations o the American Experience, American History 1, and

American History 2 or Civitas Human Struggles I, II and III and one social studies elective to meet the social

studies requirements

SOC3201/3202 - Civitas-Human Struggles I, II (CL)

Prerequisite: None

Co-requisite: English-Human Struggles, I, II (ENG03201/03202)Duration: 3 semesters (each semester worth 2 credits)

Credit: 1 crOfered: Fall (Open to the Class o 2014 only)

Through an examination o political, theological, mythological, and literary expression, students come to understand thebackground and contexts or contemporary and historical American dilemmas, conficts, and solutions The course will approach

the American experience rom an interdisciplinary and international perspective Students develop a portolio o work, which isthe basis or their perormance assessment in the three-semester sequence

Students who take this course are signing up or a three-semester course and are required to take all three semesters.

SOC200 – Foundations o the American Experience (CL)

Prerequisite: NoneCredit: 1 crOfered: Fall

This course explores political and economic theory and practice rom the ancient Mediterranean world into the twentieth centuryto prepare students or American History 1 and 2 Students will build their knowledge o key historical concepts and events, as

well as their analytical abilities, to enhance their understanding o the politics and economics o the present

SOC201 – American History 1 (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: Foundations o American Experience


This course is a survey o American historical, intellectual, literary, cultural, mythic, economic, diplomatic, theological and political

experiences which builds upon concepts developed in Foundations o American Experience Students will examine key events,ideas, personalities and movements rom European exploration to the end o Reconstruction as they relate to lie in Indiana and

the United States

*Ball State University oers 3 college credit hours in HIST 201 to students who complete this course Reer to the Dual Credit

section on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees

SOC202 – American History 2 (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: American History 1Credit: 1 cr

Ofered: Fall and Spring This survey course builds upon concepts developed in Foundations o the American Experience and o American History 1,

and emphasizes national development rom the late nineteenth century into the twenty-rst century Fundamental themeso a diplomatic, economic, political, intellectual, cultural, and social nature will be explored through the study o key events,personalities, groups, and movements as they relate to lie in Indiana and the United States

*Ball State University oers 3 college credit hours in HIST 202 to students who complete this course Reer to the Dual Creditsection on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees




HUMANITIES: SOCIAL STUDIES (Continued)

SOC05139 – Oral History (XC)

Prerequisite: Instructor Permission Required

Credit: 5 cr per semesterOfered: Fall/Spring sequence – Class meets once a week or 75 minutes

Oral History is a semester course that can be repeated It explores theoretical and methodological questions germane to the eldo written and oral history Through this course, students will delve deeply into the work o the historian Students will examine

issues related to evidence and objectivity, personal and collective memory, narrative structure, archival management, publichistory, historical editing, social justice, oral research and publication

SOC05140 –History o World Religions (CL)

Prerequisite: None


This course will explore the development o religions around the world rom prehistoric to modern times The major worldreligions will be studied, along with religions o the ancient world and o non-literate peoples Primary sources will be emphasized

to understand the key components o various religions Special emphasis will also be placed on early developments, exploringthe interaction between dierent religions, as well as the relation o religions to the historical time periods through which theydevelop

SOC05141 – Appalachian Regional History (CL)

Prerequisite: None


This course is a survey o the history o Appalachia, with particular ocus on Southern and Central Appalachia The course ocuseson Appalachia’s three phases o development: traditional society in the 19th century, the industrialization o the region in the

early 20th century, and the problems acing contemporary Appalachia, with a specic ocus on migration rom the region toIndiana and the Midwest ater World War II

ELECTIVESTopics in Social Science

SOC05123 – The Living Constitution and the American Legal System (CL)

Prerequisite: None


The Constitution o the United States is viewed as a living document as current events, politics, and major issues acing the UnitedStates orm one ocus or this course The second area o ocus will be law: criminal law, Constitutional law, and due process As

students explore the Constitution and the American legal system, they will utilize methods o inquiry and develop research andthinking skills This course will be o great interest to students with career aspirations in political science or law

ELECTIVESOther

SOC05119 – AP Psychology (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: NoneCredit: 1 crOfered: Spring

An investigation o the conceptual oundations and main therapeutic applications o psychology rom beginning o Freud’s careerto the present day

*Ball State University oers 3 college credit hours in PSYSC 100 to students who complete this course Reer to the Dual Creditsection on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees



HUMANITIES: FOREIGN LANGUAGE (Continued)

FRN201/202 – Accelerated French II (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: Placement or French I (FRN102)

Credit: 125 cr per semesterOfered: Fall/Spring Sequence

As the second course in the French language series, this course represents a continuation o grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation,and listening with more emphasis upon reading than on writing In addition, special emphasis is placed upon the language as an

integral component o French culture Students are minimally expected to be able to ask questions regarding routine activities,participate in conversations on a variety o topics, relate a simple narrative about a personal event or experience, interact in a

variety o situations to meet personal needs, understand main ideas and acts rom simple texts, read aloud properly, and writebriefy in response to given situations and to express personal experiences and eelings

*Ball State University oers 3 college credit hours in FR 201 and 202 to students who complete this course Reer to the DualCredit section on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees

FRN301/302 –Accelerated French III (CL)

Prerequisite: Placement or French II (FRN202)


Building upon and drawing distinctions rom skills established within the grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and

culture curriculum o the previous courses, this course ocuses on listening (video and audio news reports), speaking (dailyclassroom interaction, oral presentations), reading comprehension (sight reading) and writing (essays o various length and

nature) Using appropriate verb orms and tenses, students are minimally expected to respond to actual and interpretivequestions and to interact in a variety o social situations, as well as to read or comprehension rom short literary selections o

poetry, plays, and short stories Students will understand and be able to participate in class discussions that require knowledge oamiliar and newly acquired vocabulary and previously learned grammatical structures In the course, students are asked to ocus

their attention on elements o Francophone cultures rom around the world

HIGHER LEVELS OF FRENCH may be taken at Ball State University. The Academy is not responsible or

ees associated with these courses.

GER101/102 – Accelerated German I (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: NoneCredit: 125 cr per semesterOfered: Fall/Spring Sequence

The level one German course is designed to introduce students to the undamentals o German grammar and to basicvocabulary Emphasis is on development o both written and verbal skills Students participate in activities pertaining to German

language and culture in and outside o class The goal is or students to accomplish the level o prociency that enables them tocommunicate accurately and comortably on a conversational basis Students are minimally expected to utilize communicationskills such as responding and giving oral directions and commands, making routine requests, understanding and using

appropriate orms o address, telling about daily routines and events, asking and answering simple questions and participating inbrie conversations, reading isolated words and phrases in a situational context, comprehending words and phrases in appropriate

contexts and responding in writing to various stimuli

*Ball State University oers 4 college credit hours in GER 101 and 102 to students who complete this course Reer to the Dual

Credit section on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees




GER201/202 – Accelerated German II (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: Placement or German I (GER102)


The level two course reviews and expands on the basic skills and knowledge developed in level one German A variety o exercises are provided to practice all our-language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing Each semester students work

through a cultural reader and watch the series Trefpunkt Berlin to practice reading and listening comprehension and get a betterunderstanding o German culture Students are minimally expected to be able to ask questions regarding routine activities,

participate in conversations on a variety o topics, relate a simple narrative about a personal event or experience, interact in avariety o situations to meet personal needs, understand main ideas and acts rom simple texts, read aloud properly, and write

briefy in response to given situations

In Ger202 in the spring semester students use the textbook Stationen They cover the rst 5 chapter in the textbook, studying the

ollowing important cities in Germany: Berlin, München, Heidelberg, Hamburg, and Leipzig Each city is associated with amousGermans Students have the opportunity to give power point presentations elaborating on the lives and contributions o theseGermans Students will greatly increase their knowledge o the language, the culture and history o Germany

*Ball State University oers 3 college credit hours in GER 201 and 202 to students who complete this course Reer to the DualCredit section on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees

3rd Year German is not ofered at the Academy. To ulll their language requirement students cantake 3rd year German at Ball State. The Academy is not responsible or ees associated with courses

beyond 3rd year German.

LAT101/102 – Accelerated Latin I (CL)

Prerequisite: None


Latin I is an introduction to the Latin language, classical culture, and Greco-Roman mythology Language studies includepronunciation, elementary grammar, basic vocabulary, sentence structure, and the translation o simple texts Since much o English vocabulary is derived rom Latin, students have an opportunity to study word derivations Students become amiliar with

classical culture through the study o various aspects o ancient lie, social structure, political institutions, and literature Students

read stories, in both English and Latin, based upon Homer’s Iliad and Vergil’s Aeneid Students are minimally expected to be ableto understand and articulate directions, commands, requests, orms o address, simple questions, words and phrases in context,and written directions and inormation Students are expected to be able to read orally and write simple orms o the language

LAT201/202 – Accelerated Latin II (CL)

Prerequisite: Placement or Latin I (LAT102)


In Latin II, greater competence in Latin is developed through study o grammar, syntax and vocabulary, and the reading andtranslating o more sophisticated Latin texts Through the Latin narratives and English background essays, students acquire a

better understanding o the ancient world Interdisciplinary aspects o the course are study o derivatives and comparing culturesStudents are minimally expected to use the Latin language to ask questions, express ideas in writing, and interact in a variety o

situations; to understand the main ideas and acts rom textual inormation in Latin; and to read aloud in Latin with appropriateintonation and pronunciation

3rd Year Latin is not ofered at the Academy. To ulll their language requirement students can take

3rd year Latin at Ball State. The Academy is not responsible or ees associated with courses beyond

3rd year Latin.




JPN101/102 – Accelerated Japanese I (CL)

Prerequisite: None


The Japanese I course is designed or beginners to acquire basic working knowledge o spoken as well as written JapaneseStudents are expected to be able to make statements, ask and answer questions about basic daily routines and events and to be

able to read and write those sentences using the two sets o alphabet, called hiragana and katakana, and basic Chinese characterscalled kanji Elements o Japanese culture, history and geography are regularly integrated in the instructor

JPN201/202 – Accelerated Japanese II (CL)

Prerequisite: Placement or Japanese I (JPN102)


The Japanese II course is designed or the uller development o the working knowledge o spoken and written Japanese acquiredin the level one course Some aspects o the Japanese culture are introduced Students are also expected to be able to ask

questions regarding routine activities, participate in conversations on a variety o topics, relate a simple narrative about a personalevent or experience, interact in a variety o situations to meet personal needs, understand main ideas and acts rom simple texts,read aloud properly, and write briefy in response to given situations

JPN301/302 – Japanese III (CL)

Prerequisite: Placement or Japanese II (JPN202)


The Japanese III course is the continuation o Japanese I and II, which aims at the urther development o the ability o thestudents in using the our skills o the Japanese language Students are now required to discuss also the contents o culture

lessons in Japanese, thus integrating the learning o the culture with that o the language

RUS101/102 – Russian I (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: NoneCredit: 125 cr per semester

Ofered: Fall/Spring Sequence

This course ocuses on the skills required or speaking, reading, writing and comprehending Russian Special attention is given to

the basic grammatical structure o Russian, together with pronunciation and intonation patterns

In addition, students are expected to utilize communication skills such as responding to and giving oral directions and commands

making routine requests, understanding and using appropriate orms o address, telling about daily routines and events, readingand responding in writing to various stimuli

*Ball State University oers 3 college credit hours in FL 299X01 and FL 299X02 to students who complete this course Reer to theDual Credit section on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees

RUS201/202 – Accelerated Russian II (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: Placement or Russian I (RUS102)


This course presumes acility in the basic skills and knowledge developed in Russian I, and begins with a review o thoseitems Increased attention is paid to the syntax o the language, students continue to learn about Russian culture, history, and

geography Students are also expected to be able to ask questions regarding routine activities, participate in conversations on avariety o topics, relate a simple narrative about a personal event or experience, interact in a variety o situations to meet personalneeds, understand main ideas and acts rom simple texts, read aloud properly, and write briefy in response to given situations

*Ball State University oers 3 college credit hours in FL 299X03 and FL 299X04 to students who complete this course Reer to theDual Credit section on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees



MATHEMATICS

MAT02999/03000 – Geometry (CP)

Prerequisite: Placement


The mathematics requirement or graduation rom the Indiana Academy is eight credits in mathematics with our taken at theAcademy including 2 credits in Algebra 1, 2 credits in Geometry, 2 credits in Algebra 2, and 2 credits in courses beyond Algebra 2

The Academy will arrange or a student who comes to the Indiana Academy without Geometry to take it while here, usually at theBurris Laboratory School This course will meet 5 days a week and be worth 1 credit per semester

MAT03001/03002 – Advanced Algebra/Trigonometry 1, 2 (CP)


Credit: 1 cr per semesterOered: Fall/Spring Sequence

This course covers topics that include solutions o systems o equations and inequalities, simpliying algebraic expressions,radicals, polynomial, exponential and logarithmic unctions, circular and trigonometric unctions including trigonometric

identities and the trigonometry o right triangles This course serves as preparation or Precalculus

MAT03101/03102 – Precalculus 1, 2 (CP)

Prerequisite: PlacementCredit: 1 cr per semesterOfered: Fall/Spring Sequence

This course provides a thorough, careul study o basic precalculus topics Topics include linear and quadratic unctions,polynomial unctions, inequalities, graphs o unctions, exponential and logarithmic unctions, trigonometric unctions and

equations, and triangle trigonometry

Students completing this course will generally choose two courses rom among Calculus, Statistics, and Finite Mathematics or the

senior year Exceptional students may be allowed to enroll in Advanced Placement Calculus AB

MAT03311/03312 – Precalculus or Advanced Placement 1, 2 (CP)

Prerequisite: PlacementCredit: 1 cr per semester


This course provides the rigorous development o precalculus topics necessary to prepare students or studying Advanced

Placement Calculus The rst semester will include the study o polynomial, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric unctionsand their graphs Topics or the second semester include triangle trigonometry, polar coordinates, vectors, sequences and series,

analytic geometry, parametric equations, and limits Elementary proo techniques will be employed throughout the courseSuccessul completion o this course will generally result in enrollment in Advanced Placement Calculus AB or BC the senior year

MAT04005 – Calculus (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: Precalculus 2 (MAT03102) or Precalculus or AP 2 (MAT03312)


This course is an introduction to dierential and integral calculus Topics include limits, continuity, derivatives and deniteintegrals The emphasis will be on applications and writing, rather than on theory The TI-89 calculator with symbolic algebracapabilities is used extensively

Not open to students with credit in Advanced Placement Calculus

*Ball State University oers 4 college credit hours in MATHS132 to students who complete this course Reer to the Dual Creditsection on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees




MATHEMATICS (Continued)

MAT04522 – Discrete Mathematics (CL)

Prerequisite: Precalculus or Advanced Placement 2 or the equivalent


The course is a survey o discrete mathematical topics selected rom among logic, set theory, cardinality o sets, numbersystems, graph theory, combinatorics, recursion, and discrete probability This course uses various proo techniques including

mathematical induction and stresses algorithmic thinking and precise mathematical expression

ADVANCED ELECTIVES

MAT04825 – AP Statistics (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Corequisite: Precalculus or AP 2 (MAT03312) or permission o Division ChairCredit: 125 cr

Ofered: Spring

This course meets our days a week and covers the College Entrance Examination Board’s syllabus in Advanced Placement

Statistics It is organized around the our broad conceptual themes o exploring data, planning a study, producing models usingprobability and simulation, and statistical inerence Exploratory analysis o data uses graphical and numerical techniques An

appropriate graphing calculator, such as the TI-83, and appropriate statistical sotware, such as Minitab or SAS, is used The variety

o associations among variables permeates most o statistics Exploring these types o associations will engage critical thinking,problem solving, and creative abilities

*Ball State University oers 3 college credit hours in MATHS221 to students who complete this course Reer to the Dual Credit


MAT04832 – Linear Algebra (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: AP Calculus AB 2 (MAT04124) or AP Calculus BC 1 (MAT04134)Credit: 125 cr

Ofered: Fall

This course meets our days a week and includes the solution o linear systems, vector equations, linear transormation inℜ2 and

ℜ3, matrices and determinants, vector spaces, inner product spaces, eigenvalues and eigenvectors and related topics There aresome computational projects


MAT04833 – Multivariable Calculus (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: AP Calculus BC 2 (MAT04134)Credit: 125 cr

Ofered: Fall

This course meets our days a week and covers multidimensional calculus with applications The topics include higher

dimensional analytic geometry, vector-valued unctions, motion, curvature and torsion, partial dierentiation, directionalderivatives, optimization, multiple integration in rectangular, cylindrical and spherical coordinates, vector elds, divergence, curl,

line and surace integrals, work, fux, fow, Green’s theorem, the divergence theorem, Stokes’s theorem, and the undamentaltheorem or line integrals Students work with graphing calculators and a computer algebra package




MATHEMATICS (Continued)

MAT04834 – Diferential Equations (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: Multivariable Calculus (MAT04833)


This course is an introduction to ordinary dierential equations and boundary value problems The topics include rst order linearseparable, exact, and homogeneous equations with applications in biology, chemistry, physics, and nance; numerical methods

or rst order equations; second order linear homogeneous and non-homogeneous equations, including the methods based onreduction o order; undetermined coecients and variation o parameters with applications in physics; nth order linear equations

and systems o rst order linear equations including use o eigenvectors and eigenvalues

*Ball State University oers 3 college credit hours in MATHS374 to students who complete this course Reer to the Dual Credit




COMPUTER SCIENCE

CMP03301– Computer Applications (CP)


Credit: 5 crOfered: Quarter 1 and 2 - Open only to Juniors

A brie introduction to currently popular and useul elementary sotware applications Topics include word processing,spreadsheets, and computer presentations, with the Internet used as appropriate

CMP04101 – Web Page Development (XC)

Prerequisite: None

Credit: 1 crOfered: Fall and Spring

This course is the study o multimedia computer concepts The student will learn the current version o HTML, DHTML, XHTMLand other sotware packages to develop Web Pages that could be placed on the Internet The student will use multimedia

computer equipment (scanner, digital camera, etc), multimedia computer les, and sotware

CMP04112 – Multimedia Production (XC)

Prerequisite: Web Page Development (CMP04101) or permission o instructorCredit: 1 cr

Ofered: Spring

This course will amiliarize students with basic techniques using hardware and sotware tools to create various media or

multimedia productions The course is divided into our sections: graphic creation, audio capture, video capture, and animationStudents will complete three projects and a Final Project

CMP04201 – Introduction to Programming (CL)

Prerequisite: None

Credit: 1 cr

Ofered: Fall and Spring

This course is an introduction to computer programming and is designed or students with little or no previous programmingexperience Students will learn to program using a top-down design, structured, and object-oriented approach Topics willinclude using basic variables, loops, strings, arrays, unctions, and basic input/output les

CMP04202 – Visual Programming (CL)

Prerequisite: Introduction to Programming (CMP04201) or AP Computer Science A (CMP04501)


This course is an introduction to visual computer programming Modular and object-oriented programming techniques willbe used in creating graphical user interaces (GUIs) Topics will include design goals, user interace standards, event-driven

programming, application o object-oriented design and programming to GUIs, menus, and dialog boxes

CMP04301 – Mobile Application Design and Development (CL)Prerequisite: Permission o instructorCredit: 1 cr


This course is or students who want to learn to create Apps or the Android system or the iPhone Students will learn the basics

o both using the Android Sotware Development Kit (SDK) and the iPhone SDK Students will be able to make their own appsor the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android Using a simple set o tools, students will learn how to design and build an app with

an interactive graphical interace and sound components Issues regarding user interaction and current design methodologiesare introduced or mobile devices At the end o the course, the app can be put on an iPhone or Android device Students will beencouraged to investigate the conceptual and aesthetic potential o mobile technologies and demonstrate design strategies or

an interactive work




COMPUTER SCIENCE (Continued)

CMP04501/04502 – AP Computer Science A 1, 2 (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: Fall: Introduction to Programming (CMP04201) or experience in structured programming language and

permission o instructorSpring: Successul completion o rst semester AP Computer Science A

Credit: 1 crOfered: Fall/Spring Sequence

This course uses a high level, object oriented programming language Students will learn syntax and the development o algorithms Emphasis on developing problem-solving skills and programming techniques This course is designed or students

with a computer programming background who desire a more challenging programming course Semester 1 topics will includedening variables, primitive types vs objects, methods, strings, i/else conditionals, loops, one and two dimensional arrays, array

lists, inheritance, interaces, abstract classes, basic input/output les and using applets, error handling, testing and debuggingSpring semester topics will include using data structures such as linked lists, stacks, queues, binary trees, sequential and binarysearching, sorting, traversing trees, and hashing

Successul completion o this course will prepare the student or the Advanced Placement Computer Science A exam

*Ball State University oers 4 college credit hours in CS120 and 4 college credit hours in CS121 to students who complete thiscourse Reer to the Dual Credit section on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees

CMP04560 – Machine Organization (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: AP Computer Science A (CMP04501) or Teacher permissionCredit: 1 cr

Ofered: Spring

This course is structured to enhance the students’ understanding o hardware components and issues relative to computer

science Students will gain an overview o the similarities and dierences o available computer architectures, operating systemsand network types and topologies

*Ball State University oers 3 college credit hours in CS233 to students who complete this course Reer to the Dual Credit sectionon the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees

CMP04605 – Introduction to Virtual Reality (CL)

Prerequisite: Introduction to Programming (CMP04201) or permission o instructor


This course will provide an introduction to the study o virtual reality Students will explore the basics o virtual reality, 3Dgraphics, and programming in the world o virtual reality



SCIENCE: PHYSICS EMPHASIS

Students will be placed in the appropriate physics level based on their math enrollment. Juniors may

wish to delay taking physics until their senior year in order to build their math abilities.

For students who have no credits in General Physics, a comprehensive physics test, covering the subject matter o the twosemesters o General Physics at the Academy, will be given to those students attempting to place out o the lecture portion o

the course This test will include questions to satisy the Indiana physics standards and additional questions to satisy the higherexpectations o the Academy The test will be given beore classes start in the all and may be taken only once

There are two possible outcomes o this test:

• Thestudentdoesnotpasstheexam,andthusisassignedtoaphysicscourseastheAcademymathplacementtestdictates.

• Thestudentdoespasstheexam,andthuscan–

· elect to not place out and thus take the General Physics course and that earned grade will appear on the transcript

· use the spare credit to take another academy course I this path is chosen, they will be required to take and pass bothsemesters o the lab portion o the General Physics course

· take AP Physics B

· take AP Physics C (i the student is concurrently enrolled in Calculus BC)

Passing this comprehensive physics placement test [upon completion o the laboratory requirement], or a higher level class, willsatisy a student’s survey physics course requirement or their Indiana Academy diploma

SCI03101/03102 – Physics I: General Physics (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: Fall: Algebra II

Spring: Successul completion o rst semester General Physics or permission o Science Division ChairCo-requisite: Precalculus 1, 2 (MAT03101/03102) or higher and Physics I: General Physics Lab (SCI3101L/3102L)


General Physics I-II is a high school level course which provides an introduction to the basic principles o physics Topics includemotion, orce, energy, heat and thermodynamics, wave motion, sound, light, electricity and magnetism and, as time allows, topics

in modern physics A basic knowledge o algebra and geometry is required or this course Mathematics in the course serves as

a tool to dene and describe physical relationships and the logical progression o ideas The lab portion o the course models thescientic process, and gives students hands on experience in dealing with many o the concepts covered in the course

*Ball State University oers 3 college credit hours in PHYCS 100 to students who complete this course Reer to the Dual Credit


SCI03105/03106 – AP Physics B (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: Fall: Placement or Physics I: General Physics (SCI03102)Spring: Successul completion o rst semester AP Physics B or permission o Science Division Chair

Credit: 15 cr per semester

Co-requisite: AP Calculus AB 1, 2 (MAT04123/04124) and AP Physics B Lab (SCI3105L/3106L)Ofered: Fall/Spring Sequence

AP Physics B proceeds at an accelerated pace and provides a physical introduction to the main principles o physics, whichinclude mechanics, electricity and magnetism, kinetic theory and thermodynamics, fuids, waves and optics and modern physics

Knowledge o geometry, advanced algebra and some trigonometry is required or this course Laboratory investigationsemphasize concepts in order to develop prociency in problem solving and in the application o undamental principals to a wide

variety o situations This course is intended or those students whose career goals include lie or earth science, pre-medicine, aswell as other elds not directly related to science Students will prepare or and are encouraged to take the AP Physics B exam in

May (Juniors may take this course IF math placement is AP Calculus AB or higher)

*Ball State University oers 4 college credit hours in PHYCS 110 and 112 to students who complete this course Reer to the Dual

Credit section on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees




SCIENCE: PHYSICS EMPHASIS (Continued)

SCI04102/04103 – AP Physics C (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: Fall: A General Physics Course is recommended

Spring: Successul completion o rst semester AP Physics C or permission o Science Division ChairCo-requisite: AP Calculus BC 1, 2 (MAT04133/04134) and AP Physics C Lab (SCI4102L/4103L)


This calculus-based physics course orms the rst part o the college sequence, normally extending over two or three semestersPhysical Mechanics, Wave Motion, and Heat or the rst semester, and Electricity, Magnetism, Optics and Thermodynamics or the

second semester Strong emphasis is placed on solving a variety o challenging problems with an emphasis on analysis in boththe laboratory and classroom Calculus is used reely in ormulating principles and in solving problems This course serves as

the oundation or students whose career goals include the physical sciences or engineering Students will prepare or and areencouraged to take both the AP physics C: Mechanics exam and the AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism Exam in May

*Ball State University oers 5 college credit hours in PHYCS 120 and 122 to students who complete this course Reer to the DualCredit section on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees

SCI04107 – Physics II: Modern Physics (XC)

Prerequisite: A General Physics CourseCo-requisite: Physics II: Modern Physics Lab (SCI4107L) and AP Calculus AB 1, 2 (MAT04123/04124) or above


The course includes Einstein’s theories o relativity, quantum physics, quantum mechanics, and atomic physics Other topicscovered include properties o nuclei, nuclear models, radioactivity, nuclear ssion and usion, particles and anti-particles,

conservation laws, quarks, and standard model Laboratory work will enhance the concepts learned in class This course isintended or students interested in majoring in science, medicine, or engineering

SCI04116 – Physics II: Introduction to Engineering (XC)

Prerequisite: None

Co-requisite: Physics II: Introduction to Engineering Lab (SCI4116L)Credit: 15 cr

Ofered: Fall

This course will provide students with an introduction to engineering as a proession through case studies and hands-on projectsin several areas o engineering, including robotics In particular, students will work in teams, applying engineering principles, tobuild and test simple robots Students will have the opportunity to participate in a robotics competition

SCI04117 – Physics II: Projects in Engineering (XC)

Prerequisite: One semester o physics; Intro to Engineering or instructor permissionCo-requisite: Physics II: Projects in Engineering Lab (SCI4117L)


Students will develop and work on engineering-related projects that have a strong community service component The class willbe divided into small groups and work on projects based upon common interest All projects will be required to demonstrate

development and application o engineering skills in addition to ullling an identied need in the community The class will have

a regularly assigned class period but much o the work will be completed outside o regular class time Project groups will meetwith the instructor on a regular basis



SCIENCE: CHEMISTRY EMPHASIS (Continued)

SCI04204/04205 – AP Chemistry (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: Fall: Successul completion o two semesters (or equivalent) o General Chemistry or permission o instructor

Spring: Successul completion o rst semester AP Chemistry or permission o Science Division ChairCo-requisite: Juniors: AP Calculus/AB (MAT04123/04124) or higher or permission and AP Chemistry Lab (SCI4204L/4205L)

Seniors: Pre-Calculus or AP (MAT03311/03312) or any 4000 level math course or permission and AP ChemistryLab (SCI4204L/4205L)


Advanced Placement Chemistry is an accelerated course designed to review and extend the concepts introduced in GeneralChemistry, and it is comparable to a course or science majors in reshman college chemistry Advanced laboratory work is

emphasized This course is designed or students who hope to advance place in college chemistry and/or whose career goalsinclude science, engineering or the medical sciences Students will prepare or and are encouraged to take the AP Chemistryexam in May

*Ball State University oers 4 college credit hours in CHEM 111 and 112 to students who complete this course Reer to the DualCredit section on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees

SCI04208 – Chemistry II: Organic Chemistry (XC)

Prerequisite: First Semester AP Chemistry (SCI04204) or permission o instructor

Co-requisite: Chemistry II: Organic Chemistry Lab (SCI4208L)Credit: 15 cr

Ofered: Spring

In this course, the traditional aspects o organic chemistry, which include nomenclature, structure, bonding, and unctional groups

are examined but with emphasis on reactions and reaction pathways The goal is to educate students to think independentlyabout organic chemistry rather than trying to master the materials through memorization Students are expected to analyze

problems, sort acts, reason by analogy, and look or patterns Laboratory work is carried out at both the micro-scale and macro-scale level This course is intended or students whose college goals include chemistry, biology, or the medical sciences



SCIENCE: LIFE SCIENCE EMPHASIS

SCI04301/04302 – AP Biology (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: Fall: Successul completion o two semesters (or equivalent) o General Biology and General Chemistry or

permission o instructorSpring: Successul completion o rst semester AP Biology or permission o the Science Division Chair

Co-requisite: AP Biology Lab (SCI4301L/4302L)Credit: 15 cr per semester


This Advanced Placement course provides an accelerated, comprehensive, and thorough overview o the eld o biology in

preparation or the AP Biology exam AP Biology has been redesigned ollowing the changes adopted in the national curriculumstarting in 2012-13 The course covers biological chemistry, cell biology, Mendelian genetics, evolutionary theory and principles,and an overview o the diversity, structure and ecology o organisms Laboratory activities ollow the required AP Biology lab

exercises and other lab activities Students will prepare or and are encouraged to take the AP Biology exam in May

*Ball State University oers 4 college credit hours in BIO 111 and 112 to students who complete this course Reer to the DualCredit section on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees

SCI04304 – Biology II: Microbiology (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: One year biologyCo-requisite: Biology II: Microbiology Lab (SCI4304L)


The history o bacterial discovery, the scope o bacterial eects, biotechnology, and the classication o micro-organismsare studied The course includes the study o the structure, unction, and ecology o microbes and viruses Basic aseptic and

sterile techniques or isolating, culturing, and identiying bacteria are discussed and practiced in the laboratory as a prelude tolearning undamental staining techniques, biochemical tests, etc that are used in the identication o unknown bacteria Some

consideration is given to the medical concerns related to bacterial and viral pathogens

*Ball State University oers 5 college credit hours in BIO 113 to students who complete this course Reer to the Dual Credit


SCI04305/04306 – Biology II: Human Anatomy and Physiology (CL)Prerequisite: Fall: One year biology

Spring: Successul completion o rst semester Biology II: Human Anatomy and Physiology or permission o

Science Division ChairCo-requisite: Biology II: Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab (SCI4305L/4306L)Credit: 15 cr per semester


Using an integrated text, this course covers material in six parts, which include: levels o organization, support and movement,

control and regulation, fuids and transport, environmental exchange, and the continuity o lie Clinical topics that relate topersonal and amily health concerns are interwoven with a consideration o the relationship o structure to unction The concepts

o anatomical and physiological processes are explored so that not only those seeking careers in the health sciences may benetrom the course, but also those interested in the mechanics o the human body are challenged

SCI04310 – Biology II: Zoology (CL)

Prerequisite: One year biology

Co-requisite: Biology II: Zoology Lab (SCI4310L)Credit: 15 crOfered: Spring

Zoology is a comprehensive survey o the diversity ound in Kingdom Animalia This course addresses the issue o why suchdiversity occurs, and what actors infuence and constrain it Laboratory explorations o live and preserved specimens allow

hands-on examination o the structure and behavior o animals




SCIENCE: LIFE SCIENCE EMPHASIS (Continued)

SCI04319 – Biology II: Human Genetics (CL)


Co-requisite: Biology II: Human Genetics Lab (SCI4319L)Credit: 15 cr

Ofered: Fall

Human Genetics is an advanced Biology course emphasizing the inheritance o human traits Specic topics include the

inheritance patterns o genes, pedigree analysis, chromosomal aberrations, behavioral genetics, and genetic screeningLaboratory activities emphasize techniques used to detect and analyze genetic inormation

SCI04320 – Biology II: Molecular Genetics (CL)


Co-requisite: Biology II: Molecular Genetics Lab (SCI4320L)Credit: 15 cr

Ofered: Spring

Molecular Genetics is and advanced Biology course emphasizing the structure o DNA and biotechnology techniques Specic

topics include the modular structure o DNA and proteins, the relationship between DNA mutations and cancer, and the moleculatechniques used in orensics and biotechnology Laboratory activities will provide students the opportunity to perorm somecommonly used techniques in molecular genetics

SCI04324 –Biology II: Intro to Bioethics (XC)


Credit: 5 crOfered: Quarter 3

The ethical basis or the use o scientic knowledge is explored during this course Students will explore ethical issues resultingrom the application o scientic knowledge to solve problems in today’s world Our priority will be the promotion and

development o inormed citizens and leaders who can use scientic inormation to cope with science related issues The ocus o the course revolves around such issues as energy resource problems, sustainability, the bioethics o genetic engineering, medical

practices and death and dying We hope to expand students’ horizons and understanding o science by exposing them to avariety o issues using selected readings This course does not satisy the Academy lab science requirements

SCI04325 – Biology II: Medical Microbiology (XC)Prerequisite: One year biology

Co-requisite: Medical Microbiology Lab (SCI4325L)Credit: 75 crOfered: Quarter 3

This course will introduce the students to basic inormation on microorganisms, the immune system, microbial diseases andtheir transmission The history o the discovery, control and treatment o major microbial diseases orms the basis o the lecture

material Students will be introduced/exposed to health related issues in pharmacology, parasitological, bacteriology, virologyand epidemiology through an integrated lecture/discussion/laboratory ormat

SCI04326 – Biology II: Genes, Germs and Geography (XC)

Prerequisite: Proven prociency with computer applications

Co-requisite: Biology II: Genes, Germs and Geography Lab (SCI4326L)Credit: 75 cr

Ofered: Quarter 4

There is an increasing awareness o the need to manage the world we live in; that there are nite resources and that humans exist

within and as part o a diverse and complex ecological ramework Students will be introduced to innovative GIS technology andexplore real lie problems through the relationship o genetics, epidemiology and spatial thinking



SCIENCE: LIFE SCIENCE EMPHASIS (Continued)

SCI04327/04328 – AP Environmental Science (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)


Co-requisite: AP Environmental Science Lab (SCI4327L/4328L)Credit: 15 cr

Ofered: Fall/Spring sequence

The study o environmental science concerns itsel with the interaction between humans and the ecosystems, in which we live

and work The course ocuses on the determination o environmental quality through a series o laboratory experiences dealingwith soil, water, and air resources There is a concentration on problems having to do with population, pollution, agriculture,

resource management and land use An integrated approach to the issues acing us is emphasized Students will prepare or andare encouraged to take the AP Environmental Science exam in May

*Ball State University oers 3 college credit hours in NREM 101 to students who complete this course Reer to the Dual Creditsection on the Academy Website or details on enrollment and ees



ACADEMY / BURRIS: FINE ARTS

FAR05107 – Theatre Arts History (CP)

Prerequisite: None


This course explores the nature o theatre, lm, and perormance through an historical and critical context In addition, theelements o theatrical work such as exposition, rising action, climax, conclusion, and denouement are analyzed so that students

learn to construct critical reviews o the many ree perormances they are exposed to on the Ball State University campus and thelarger communities in the East Central Indiana area, the theater, and movies

Enrollment into Burris classes (BUR prex) is subject to space availability.

BURA0101 – Introduction to Two Dimensional Art (CP)

Prerequisite: NoneCredit: 1 cr in Fine Arts

Ofered: Fall or Spring

Students taking Introduction to Two Dimensional Art will be using a variety o dierent projects utilizing the dierent media that

will be used to demonstrate the importance o proper use o the elements and principles o design The students will be engagedin sequential learning experiences that encompass art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and production and lead to the creationo portolio quality works Students will create works o art, analyze their experiences, learn about historical and interdisciplinary

connections, write critical assignments, make presentations that require them to use the art vocabulary, and explore careeroptions in visual art Students will also learn to use technology to develop ideas gather inormation, and use or presentations

BURA0104 – Art History (CP)

Prerequisite: None

Credit: 1 cr in Fine ArtsOfered: Fall

Art History is a course based on the Indiana Academic Standards or Visual Art

Students taking Art History engage in sequential learning experiences that encompass art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and

production Students study works o art and artiacts rom world cultures, engage in historically relevant studio activities; utilizeresearch skills to discover social, political, economic, technological, environmental, and historical trends and connections; analyze,

interpret, theorize, and make inormed judgments about artwork and the nature o art; relate art to other disciplines and discoveropportunities or integration; and incorporate literacy and presentational skills Students utilize the resources o art museums,

galleries, and studios, and identiy art-related careers

BURA0105 – Ceramics (CP)

Prerequisite: Introduction to Two Dimensional Art (BURA0101)Credit: 1 cr in Fine ArtsOfered: Spring

The ceramics students will be introduced to dierent hand-building methods o pottery, such as coil, slab, pinch, drape, plus theopportunity to throw on the potter’s wheel They will engage in sequential learning experiences that encompass art history, art

criticism, aesthetics and production and lead the creation o portolio quality works Students will refect on multicultural ceramicsand historical connections, (2) write about the process and sel-assessment, (3) make presentations and (4) work individually and

in groups and (5) explore career opportunities Trips to museums, galleries, studios and community resources are utilized




ACADEMY / BURRIS: FINE ARTS (Continued)

BURA0106 – Sculpture (CP)

Prerequisite: Introduction to Two and Three Dimensional Art


The sculpture students will be introduced to dierent sculptural techniques, such as construction, assemblage, carving, modelingand casting They will engage in sequential learning experiences that encompass art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and

production and lead the creation o portolio quality works Students will (1) refect on multicultural sculpture and historicalconnections, (2) write about the process and sel-assessment, (3) make presentations, and (4) work individually and in groups and

(5) explore career opportunities Trips to museums, galleries, studios and community resources are utilized

BURA0107 – Drawing (CP)

Prerequisite: Introduction to Two Dimensional Art (BURA0101)Credit: 1 cr in Fine Arts

Ofered: Spring

The drawing students will be introduced to dierent processes such as sketching, rendering, contour, gesture, and perspective

drawing They will engage in sequential learning experiences that encompass art history, art criticism, aesthetics and productionand lead the creation o portolio quality works Students will refect on multicultural and other disciplines and historicalconnections, (2) write about the process and sel assessment (3) makes presentations and (4) work individually and in groups and

(5) explore career opportunities Trips to museums, galleries, studios and community resources are utilized

BURA0108 – Painting (CP)

Prerequisite: NoneCredit: 1 cr in Fine Arts

Ofered: Fall

The painting students will be introduced to dierent methods o painting, such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, oil pastels and mixed

media They will engage in sequential learning experiences that encompass art history, art criticism, aesthetics and productionand lead the creation o portolio quality works Students will refect on historical connections, (2) write about the process and

sel assessment (3) make presentations and (4) work individually and in groups and (5) explore career opportunities as they createabstract and realistic paintings Trips to museums, galleries, studios and community resources are utilized

BURA0111 - Jewelry (CP)Prerequisite: Introduction to Two Dimensional Art

Credit: 1 cr in Fine ArtsOfered: Spring

Students create works o jewelry design and abrication techniques including sawing, piercing, ling, soldering, bead making,macramé, papier-mâché, wire and bead, copper enameling and ceramics Students additionally: (1) refect upon the outcome o these experiences, (2) explore historical connections, (3) write about the process, (4) make presentations about their progress at

regular intervals, (5) work individually and in groups, (6) nd direct correlation to other disciplines, and (7) explore career optionsrelated to jewelry design Art museums, galleries, studios and community resources are utilized

BURA0113 – Photography (CP)

Prerequisite: None


This is a one-semester course where students will create works utilizing a digital camera and computer graphics sotwareto combine photography and graphic arts principles to create products or publication In addition, students will refect on

their work, explore historical connections, write about the process and make presentations o their work Students will work individually and in groups to nd direct correlations to other disciplines and explore career options related to the media arts

Students will be required to have their own 3-megapixel digital camera Those taking the class are expected to photograph eventsbeyond the regular school day This class is not open to students who have credit in Mass Media or Media Arts.



ACADEMY / BURRIS: PUBLICATIONS

BURJ0101 – Journalism (CP)

Prerequisite: None

Credit: 1cr in elective studiesDuration: Spring Semester Only

This one-semester course includes the process involved in the art o journalism and the proession o journalists Topics coveredinclude, but are not limited to, (1) news gathering, (2) reporting and writing news stories, (3) the legal and social responsibilities

involved in newspaper publications, and (4) the ethics o accurate and air reporting Advertising design and sales, page layoutand design and yearbook techniques will also be covered Students will use computers and current desktop publishing sotware

to produce journalistic products Students enrolling must have solid English language skills

BURJ0103 – Student Publications-Newspaper (CP)

Prerequisite: Journalism, Mass Media, Media Arts or permission o the instructorCredit: 1 cr per semester in elective studies


A one-semester class oered each semester This course provides the study o an practice in gathering and analyzing inormation,

interviewing and note taking or the purpose o: (1) writing, (2) editing, (3) publishing or the high school newspaper This course

includes instruction and practice in eective journalistic writing orms and techniques as well as layout, design and typographyRepresentative examples o amateur and proessional journalism are studied The concept o responsible journalism also is

discussed The publication will conorm to the Associated Press Style book and Libel Manual Computers and current desktoppublishing sotware is used to produce the newspaper

BURJ0104 – Student Publications-Yearbook (CP)

Prerequisite: Journalism, Photography or permission o the instructor

Credit: 1 cr per semester in elective studiesOfered: Fall/Spring Sequence

This is a one-year class and students must plan to take both semesters This course provides the study and practice in gatheringand analyzing inormation, interviewing and note taking or the purpose o writing, editing, and publishing; the gathering, editing

and preparation o digital images; and the design and preparation o page layouts or the high school yearbook Advertising

design and sales are also required The publication will conorm to the Associated Press Style book and Libel Manual The concepto responsible journalism is also discussed Students must have their own 3-megapixel camera




ACADEMY / BURRIS: MUSIC

ACADBAND – Advanced Band (CP)

Prerequisite: None


This is a perorming organization or woodwinds, brass, and percussion in which students develop increasing perormance skills

individually and in ensemble with emphasis on the stylistic characteristics o the music studied Full year enrollment is requiredor those students who desire to participate in any ISSMA or other state music events

BURCHOIR – Advanced Choir (CP)

Prerequisite: None


The purpose o the high school choir is to provide students with the opportunity to sing vocally in a group and to improve their

singing ability Emphasis is placed on correct singing techniques, vocal blend, and learning to read music National standards areincorporated into the course to develop comprehensive musicianship The choir perorms all styles o music, rom classical music

to jazz, and has three or our perormances a year Students are required to participate in all concerts and perormances Full yearenrollment is required or those students wishing to participate in ISSMA or other state music events

BUSTRING – Advanced Orchestra (Strings Only) (CP)Prerequisite: None


This course is open to students who have attained and demonstrated advanced prociencies on their instrument Students should

be able to perorm: several keys, complex rhythm, several time signatures, and advanced bowing techniques The string orchestraperorms standard repertoire, jazz, and rock (on electric instruments) The nine national standards are incorporated in the courseto develop comprehensive musicianship All members are required to participate in all scheduled concerts and perormances Full

year enrollment is required or those students wishing to participate in ISSMA events, All-State Orchestra, and youth orchestras




INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

RCP03000 – Research/Creative Projects (XC)

Prerequisite: See below

Credit: 1 cr per semesterOfered: Fall/Spring-Not available to 1st semester juniors

Research/Creative Projects allows participating students to explore topic o interest or produce a creative product and earndepartmental elective, general elective, or research credits at the same time Through this course, students will be able to delve

deeply into a project based on their own interest and expand their knowledge beyond the present Indiana Academy courseoerings Students will be guided by a mentor they select to help them develop a proposal and provide assistance throughout

the course

To be eligible or the course, students must have completed at least one semester at the Indiana Academy and have a cumulative

Academy grade point average o at least a B with no grade lower than a C which must be maintained throughout the course Theminimum duration or Research/Creative Projects is two semesters, but it may last three semesters Students can earn up to three

Academy credits toward graduation No more than one credit per semester may be earned Students may use Research/CreativeProjects to replace a research credits, departmental elective credits, and/or general elective credits For more detailed inormationgo to www.bsu.edu/academy/orms/pd/researchpolicies.pd

BUSINESSBUS0110 – Personal Finance (DC) *Available or College Credit (see pg. ii)

Prerequisite: NoneCredit: 1 crOfered: Spring Semester

The undamental principles o general business and related economic concepts are considered rom the consumer’s point o viewGeneral undamental principles o business, consumer buying, use o credit, banking, insurance, investments, tax concepts, and

budgeting will be introduced

*Ball State University oers 3 college credit hours in FIN 110 to students who complete this course Reer to the Dual Credit


COLLEGE AND CAREER EXPLORATION

CAR101 – Career Exploration (XC)

Prerequisite: None

Credit: 5 cr

Ofered: Quarter 1 and Quarter 2

Students will explore careers and colleges with a specic mandate to match colleges to career interests and majors The course

will include personality and career assessments with an outline o potential career matches and related college majors Sessionswill also include inormation on the college interview, essay writing or college applications, and how to begin the college search

and application process Students will use online career counseling websites such as O*Net online and learnmoreindianaorg andparticipate in both group and individual counseling sessions The class will meet twice weekly or one quarter

COLLOQUIUM

COL03900 – Junior Colloquium (CL)

Prerequisite: None

Credit: 5 in Junior ColloqOfered: Spring Semester

This is a discussion-oriented seminar and is required or all juniors Students participate in a variety o experiences: small groupseminars, large group lectures, large group outings, and medium group simulations as a part o this interdisciplinary series All

students will do a variety o readings on many dierent content areas as part o this experience




INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (Continued)

COL04000 – Senior Colloquium (CL)

Prerequisite: Junior Colloquium (COL3900)

Credit: 5 in Senior ColloqOfered: Fall Semester

This is a discussion-oriented seminar and is required or all seniors Students participate in a variety o experiences: small groupseminars, large group lectures, large group outings, and medium group simulations as a part o this interdisciplinary series All

students will do a variety o readings on many dierent content areas as part o this experience

RESEARCH

Students who have completed, or plan on completing an in-depth research project or a Science Fair or other purpose, may not be

required to take an Academy research course. Students who have been, or are engaged in other research activities, should talk to their

advisors and the Research course coordinator about the possibility o petitioning out o the Research course. Students who do enroll in

research and complete a research project are encouraged to present their project at the Eastern Indiana Regional Science Fair (at Ball

State) which usually is held in late February or early March.

RES03100 – General Research (XC)

Prerequisite: None

Credit: 1 cr in Academy Research

Ofered: Fall or Spring-Not available to 1st semester Juniors

General Research is not available to 1st semester juniors; all other research courses are available (discussion with advisorrecommended) In this course, basic principles o scientic research are covered, and the student is expected to develop and

complete a research project which is presented through a written document and oral presentation Students interested indeveloping an original, in-depth research idea should enroll in Research in the Sciences, in which an original research grant

proposal, rather than the research project, is prepared and completed during the semester

RES3100C – Research in Computer Science (XC)

Prerequisite: NoneCredit: 1 cr in Academy Research

Ofered: Fall or Spring

The students are expected to learn the principles o research as they pertain to Computer Science The students will present theirwork in the orm o a written report and oral presentation

RES3100H – Research in Humanities (XC)

Prerequisite: NoneCredit: 1 cr in Academy ResearchOfered: Juniors, Fall or Spring Semester, Seniors enroll Fall Semester

In this course the principles o research as they pertain to the humanities are emphasized The students learn methods o topicselection, use o primary and secondary sources, and the correct writing o a scholarly paper The goal o the class and the end

product is to produce a scholarly project based on some level o original research This course can be taken in either semester o the junior year or the all semester o the senior year

RES3000S – Research in the Sciences (XC)

Prerequisite: None

Credit: 1 cr in Academy ResearchOfered: Fall or Spring Semester

This course is oered rst or second semester o the junior or senior year The student is expected to develop a grant proposalor an original study in the sciences The proposal will be presented as a written document and as an oral presentation Students

are encouraged to continue their work as an actual project by enrolling in RES3911S and presenting their work at a science air orother appropriate venue



INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (Continued)

RES3911S – Research Projects in the Sciences (XC)

Prerequisite: None

Credit: 1 crOfered: Fall or Spring Semester

In this course, a student will work with a aculty mentor in designing and completing a research project which will be presented ina science air or similar venue Enrollment in this course must be approved by the Research Coordinator


Credit: 1 cr per semester

Ofered: Fall/Spring-Not available to 1st semester juniors

Students can ulll their research requirement through the Research/Creative Projects course For more inormation see Research/

Creative Projects course description on page 32 or go to www.bsu.edu/academy/orms/pd/researchpolicies.pd



INDIVIDUAL STUDY

APPRENTICESHIPS

The apprenticeship program allows students to explore a career interest by working with a proessional or a short period o time The emphasis is on a work experience that enables students to learn about a potential career choice Students may schedule our

or eight hours per week in the apprenticeship program Students can earn one hal credit per semester (4 hrs/week) or one credit

per semester (8hrs/week) Students interested in pursuing an apprenticeship should contact Elaina Buchmeier at 285-4303 [email protected]

CREATIVE PROJECTS


Prerequisite: See belowCredit: 1 cr per semesterOfered: Fall/Spring-Not available to 1st semester juniors

Research/Creative Projects allows participating students to explore topic o interest or produce a creative product and earndepartmental elective, general elective, or research credits at the same time Through this course, students will be able to delve

deeply into a project based on their own interest and expand their knowledge beyond the present Indiana Academy course

oerings Students will be guided by a mentor they select to help them develop a proposal and provide assistance throughoutthe course

To be eligible or the course, students must have completed at least one semester at the Indiana Academy and have a cumulative

Academy grade point average o at least a B with no grade lower than a C which must be maintained throughout the course Theminimum duration or Research/Creative Projects is two semesters, but it may last three semesters Students can earn up to three

Academy credits toward graduation No more than one credit per semester may be earned Students may use Research/CreativeProjects to replace a research credits, departmental elective credits, and/or general elective credits For more detailed inormationgo to www.bsu.edu/academy/orms/pd/researchpolicies.pd

DIRECTED STUDY

Through a Directed Study, students orm linkages with instructors who have expertise in an area o interest or them that cannot

be acquired through the Academy curriculum I students are interested in pursuing a Directed Study, they should rst contact theparticular instructor who they wish to study with to determine i the instructor is willing I the instructor agrees to the Directed

Study, then the instructor and the student must complete the Directed Study Proposal orm on the Indiana Academy websiteat wwwbsuedu/academy/orms No student may take a Directed Study i their need may be met through an Indiana Academy

course oering unless an explicit need or confict can be demonstrated Students wishing to enroll in a Directed Study must be atleast a second semester junior The Directed Study must be approved by the instructor, Division Chair, and Director o AcademicAairs This approval process automatically occurs once the proposal is submitted online


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