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AP Macroeconomics

Open to: Grades 9 - 12
Prerequisites: Qualifying reading/verbal score and completion of Algebra II or the equivalent
Recommended School Credit: 0.5 credit
Session Based: Session Dates and Application Deadlines

AP Macroeconomics is an introduction to how the market system works, how prices are determined, why shortages and surpluses occur, and why incomes differ. The course emphasizes the study of national income, price determination, economic performance measures, economic growth, and international economics. This course, which prepares students to take the AP Macroeconomics exam, has been reviewed and approved by the College Board to use the "AP" designation.

Time Required:
Intensive summer session requires 10-14 hours per week for 12 weeks.
Academic year session requires 4-7 hours per week for 30 weeks, with breaks for holidays.

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Detailed Course Information

System Requirements

All CTY Online courses require a properly-maintained computer with Internet access and a recent-version web browser (such as Explorer 6, Firefox, or Safari). Students are expected to be familiar with standard computer operations (e.g. login, cut & paste, email attachments, etc).

Spam blockers, parental controls, and other internet filtering software must allow email from JHU (jhu.edu & jhem.jhu.edu), and from the instructor's email address (provided at start of course).

Important: Frequent changing of a student's screen name or email address is inversely proportional to success.

If this course uses a web-based classroom for assignments and group discussion, your browser will need to allow cookies, javascript, and popup windows from the classroom web site.

You may test a web-based classroom.


Course Code: APMA
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