Social Studies
Beyond the attainment of three credits (2 American, 1 World) to satisfy the social studies requirement for graduation, additional courses taken in this department satisfy the arts and humanities or free elective requirements for graduation.
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Core Courses
Grade 9
- AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 9 LRC (YR) 8205L
- AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 9 (+) (YR) 2106
- ACCELERATED AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 9 (+) (YR) 2107
- HONORS AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 9 (+) (YR) 2108
- STUDIES IN AMERICAN HISTORY 9 (+) (YR) 2102
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 9 LRC (YR) 8205L
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 9 LRC 8205L
-Course is offered in a FULL YEAR format
-GRADE 9
The period of American history from the “New West” to post-World War II America is used as the vehicle for the essentialized teaching of various disciplines within the social sciences. An emphasis is placed on economics, civics, and government as well as geography. Content and skills of the course are designed to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of chronological development and historical comprehension. This course assists students in their growth of basic core content and the development of the formal essay writing process. This course is aligned to all standards within the four major themes of Pennsylvania’s Social Studies Standards: Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, and History.
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 9 (+) (YR) 2106
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 9 2106
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA Approved course
-Grade 9
The period of American history from the “New West” to post-World War II America is used as the vehicle for the teaching of various disciplines within the social sciences. An emphasis is placed on economics, civics, and government as well as geography. Content and skills of the course are designed to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of chronological development and historical comprehension. This college prep course assists students in their growth of basic core content and the development of the formal essay writing process. This course is aligned to all standards within the four major themes of Pennsylvania’s Social Studies Standards: Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, and History.
ACCELERATED AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 9 (+) (YR) 2107
ACCELERATED AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 9 2107
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA Approved course
-Grade 9
This class examines the “New West” to post-WWII America and is the vehicle for the teaching of various disciplines within the social sciences. An emphasis is placed on economics, geography, civics, and government. Content and skills of the course are designed to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of chronological development and historical comprehension. This course develops skills for motivated students in the social studies who have mastered basic skills and content, but time is given to continue to develop application, reflection, and the essay writing process. Emphasis is placed on developing the students’ level of independence. The accelerated course is a transition level course for possible future placement in honors level courses. This course is aligned to all standards within the four major themes of Pennsylvania’s Social Studies Standards: Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, and History.
HONORS AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 9 (+) (YR) 2108
HONORS AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 9 2108
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA Approved course
-Grade 9
This class examines the “New West” to post-WWII America and is the vehicle for the teaching of various disciplines within the social sciences. An emphasis is placed on economics, geography, civics, and government. Content and skills of the course are designed to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of chronological development and historical comprehension. This course is for the highly motivated student and work expectations are high. Comprehensive exploration, mastery and demonstration of extensive content and skills is expected. Outside readings and research are used in addition to the text. The students are asked to articulate issues and ideas orally as well as in writing. There is an emphasis on the development of higher level thinking skills. This course is aligned to all standards within the four major themes of Pennsylvania’s Social Studies Standards: Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, and History.
STUDIES IN AMERICAN HISTORY 9 (+) (YR) 2102
STUDIES IN AMERICAN HISTORY 9 2102
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA Approved course
-Grade 9
This course surveys American history from the “New West” to post-World War II America. Historical content is used as a vehicle to develop, reinforce, and improve reading and writing skills. In addition, an emphasis is placed on economics, civics, geography, and government. Building literacy skills with intensive assistance with team teachers is a focus of the course. Students are supported to develop grade appropriate writing skills within the social studies via informal written reflections and formal structured essays. Informal and formal checks on learning progress will provide feedback on individual progress in content and literacy skills. This course is aligned to all standards within the four major themes of Pennsylvania’s Social Studies Standards: Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, and History.
Grade 10
- AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 10 LRC (YR) 8210L
- AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 10: 20th Century and Today (YR) 2206EL
- STUDIES IN AMERICAN HISTORY 10 (+) (YR) 2202
- AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 10 (+) (YR) 2206
- HONORS AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 10 (+) (YR) 2208
- HONORS AMERICAN STUDIES (+) (YR) 2210
- ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY (+) (YR) 2412
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 10 LRC (YR) 8210L
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 10 LRC 8210L
-Course is offered in a FULL YEAR format
-Grade 10
This full year essentialized course teaches the period of American history from post-WWII foreign policy, beginning in 1960, to the present. There is an emphasis on economic, government and political principles with the intention of helping the students become good citizens and consumers of the 21st century. Content and skills of the course are designed to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of chronological development and historical comprehension, as well as developing the students’ reading, writing, and research skills in social studies. This course is aligned to all standards within the four major themes of Pennsylvania’s Social Studies Standards: Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, and History.
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 10: 20th Century and Today (YR) 2206EL
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION10: 20th Century and Today 2206EL
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
Prerequisite: ELD Specialist Recommendation
This full-year course is designed for newcomer and immigrant EL students and teaches the period of American history from post-WWII foreign policy, beginning in 1960, to the present. There is an emphasis on economic, government and political principles with the intention of helping the students become good citizens and consumers of the 21st century. Content and skills of the course are designed to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of chronological development and historical comprehension, as well as developing the students’ reading, writing, and research skills in social studies. This course is aligned to all standards within the four major themes of Pennsylvania’s Social Studies Standards: Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, and History. The course is co-taught by an ELD Specialist and a Social Studies teacher.
STUDIES IN AMERICAN HISTORY 10 (+) (YR) 2202
STUDIES IN AMERICAN HISTORY 10 2202
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA Approved course
-Grade 10
This course surveys American history from post-WWII foreign policy, beginning in 1960, to the present. Key events of this period are examined via analysis of primary source documents and secondary sources. Historical content is used as a vehicle to develop, reinforce, and improve reading and writing skills. Students are challenged to demonstrate understanding with informal written reflections and formal structured essays. Further, this course will apply use of mastery learning; team teachers will check on student progress throughout each unit. These checks on learning progress will provide feedback on individual learning and will be used to devise differentiation activities. This course is aligned to all standards within the four major themes of Pennsylvania’s Social Studies Standards: Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, and History.
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 10 (+) (YR) 2206
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 10 2206
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA Approved course
-Grade 10
This full-year course teaches the period of American history from post-WWII foreign policy, beginning in 1960, to the present. There is an emphasis on economic, government and political principles with the intention of helping the students become good citizens and consumers of the 21st century. Content and skills of the course are designed to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of chronological development and historical comprehension, as well as developing the students’ reading, writing, and research skills in social studies. This course is aligned to all standards within the four major themes of Pennsylvania’s Social Studies Standards: Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, and History.
HONORS AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 10 (+) (YR) 2208
HONORS AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 10 2208
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA Approved course
-Grade 10
This full-year course begins with the teaching of post-WWII foreign policy, beginning in 1960, and finishes with an emphasis on recent decades. There is an emphasis on economic, government and political principles with the intention of preparing the students as consumers and citizens of the globalized 21st century. This course is designed for the student who has shown significant success in his or her previous social studies class. The expectations of student work are high. Outside readings and research are used in addition to the text. Content and skills of the course are designed to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of chronological development and historical comprehension. The students are asked to articulate issues and ideas orally as well as in writing. There is an emphasis on the development of higher-level thinking skills. This course is aligned to all standards within the four major themes of Pennsylvania’s Social Studies Standards: Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, and History.
HONORS AMERICAN STUDIES (+) (YR) 2210
HONORS AMERICAN STUDIES 2210
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA Approved course
-Grade 10
Prerequisite: GIEP
The period of American History from 1960 to the present day is emphasized. There is an emphasis on economic, government and political principles with the intention of preparing the student as a consumer and citizen of the globalized 21st century. Major emphasis will be placed on the use of primary and secondary source materials. Students will be expected to read numerous articles and apply their analytical skills to comprehend the content. Students are expected to become highly involved in class participation activities, which include daily discussions, role play activities, and simulations. A heavy emphasis will be placed on enhancing higher order thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of information. Students will also be encouraged to develop their creativity and individuality through various projects and group activities. This course is designed for students identified as gifted and will develop GIEP goals throughout the course.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY (+) (YR) 2412
ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY 2412
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA Approved course
-Grade 10-12
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation and Successful Completion of a Prior Honors Social Studies Course
As outlined in the College Board’s Course and Exam Description, “In AP U.S. History, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical periods from approximately 1491 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical connections; and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change. The course also provides eight themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: American and national identity; work, exchange, and technology; geography and the environment; migration and settlement; politics and power; America in the world; American and regional culture; and social structures.” This rigorous course will emphasize class discussion of work assigned from a survey textbook and supplementary reading taken from both primary and secondary sources. Extensive written assignments occur each marking period as will tests and quizzes utilizing essay and objective-style questions. Students will be encouraged to take the Advanced Placement U.S. History examination available through the College Board.
*This course fulfills the tenth-grade social studies graduation requirement.
Grade 11
- WORLD HISTORY LRC (YR) 8220L
- WORLD HISTORY (+) (YR) 2304
- HONORS WORLD HISTORY (+) (YR) 2308
- STUDIES IN WORLD HISTORY (+) (YR) 2302
- ADVANCED PLACEMENT WORLD HISTORY: MODERN (+) (YR) 2414
- ADVANCED PLACEMENT EUROPEAN HISTORY (+) (YR) 2411
WORLD HISTORY LRC (YR) 8220L
WORLD HISTORY LRC 8220L
-Course offered in a FULL YEAR format
-Grade 11
This course is designed to understand our world and our place in it through the study of world history. Through this essentialized course of study the interrelationship of the countries/regions and their interdependence is emphasized. A focus is placed on social, economic, political development of different societies as well as the study of geography. Content and skills of the course are designed to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of chronological development and historical comprehension. This program continues to address the research and writing skills necessary to develop critical, analytical, spatial and interpretive thinking skills. This course is aligned to all standards within the four major themes of Pennsylvania’s Social Studies Standards: Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, and History.
WORLD HISTORY (+) (YR) 2304
WORLD HISTORY 2304
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA Approved course
-Grade 11
This course is designed to understand our world and our place in it through the study of world history. Through this course of study, the interrelationship of the countries/regions and their interdependence is emphasized. A focus is placed on social, economic, political development of different societies as well as the study of geography. Content and skills of the course are designed to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of chronological development and historical comprehension. This program continues to address the research and writing skills necessary to develop critical, analytical, spatial and interpretive thinking skills. This course is aligned to all standards within the four major themes of Pennsylvania’s Social Studies Standards: Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, and History.
HONORS WORLD HISTORY (+) (YR) 2308
HONORS WORLD HISTORY 2308
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA Approved course
-Grade 11
This course is designed to provide students an opportunity to understand our world and our place in it through the study of cultural relativity, multiple perspectives, and historical development. Through this course of study, the interrelationship of the countries/regions and their dependence on one another are stressed. An emphasis is placed on social, economic, and political development of different societies, as well as geography. Content and skills of the course are designed to enable students to demonstrate an understanding of chronological development and historical comprehension. Critical and spatial thinking is developed through the use of analytical and interpretive skills. This program continues to develop research skills. The course requirements include outside readings, and research. The students are asked to articulate issues and ideas orally as well as in writing.
STUDIES IN WORLD HISTORY (+) (YR) 2302
STUDIES IN WORLD HISTORY 2302
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA Approved course
-Grade 11
This course surveys the history and geography of Africa, Europe, India, Japan, China, Latin America, and the Middle East. Key events of these cultures are examined via analysis of primary source documents and secondary sources. Historical content is used as a vehicle to develop, reinforce, and improve reading and writing skills. Students are challenged to demonstrate understanding with informal written reflections and formal structured essays. Further, this course will apply use of mastery learning; team teachers will check on student progress throughout each unit. These checks on learning progress will provide feedback on individual learning and will be used to devise differentiation activities.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT WORLD HISTORY: MODERN (+) (YR) 2414
ADVANCED PLACEMENT WORLD HISTORY: MODERN 2414
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA Approved course
-Grade 11-12
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation and Successful Completion of a Prior Honors Social Studies Course
As outlined in the College Board’s Course and Exam Description, “In AP World History: Modern, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes from 1200 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical connections; and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change over time. The course provides six themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: humans and the environment, cultural developments and interactions, governance, economic systems, social interactions and organization, and technology and innovation. AP World History: Modern is designed to be the equivalent of an introductory college or university survey of modern world history. This is a rigorous course requiring outside reading, essay writing and class participation. Strongly advised is a recommendation from the student’s current social studies teacher. Students will be encouraged to take the Advanced Placement World History: Modern examination available through the College Board.
*This course fulfills the eleventh-grade social studies graduation requirement.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EUROPEAN HISTORY (+) (YR) 2411
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EUROPEAN HISTORY 2411
-This course is in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA Approved course
-Grade 11-12
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation and Successful Completion of a Prior Honors Social Studies Course
As outlined in the College Board’s Course and Exam Description, “In AP European History, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes from approximately 1450 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical connections; and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change over time. The course also provides seven themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: interaction of Europe and the world, economic and commercial development, cultural and intellectual development, states and other institutions of power, social organization and development, national and European identity, and technological and scientific innovations.” College level texts and other reading materials emphasize critical analysis and essay writing skills. Students will be encouraged to take the Advanced Placement European History examination available through the College Board.
*This course fulfills the eleventh-grade social studies graduation requirement.
Elective Courses
These courses satisfy the free elective requirement for graduation.
- CURRENT ISSUES (S) (+) (AD) 2509
- INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS (S) 2506
- HONORS ECONOMIC THEORY (+) (S) 2510
- HONORS U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (+) (S) 2512
- HONORS PHILOSOPHY (+) (YR) 2410
- INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (+) (S) 2520
- GENDER STUDIES (+) (S) (AD) 2522
- INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (+) (S) 2576
- ACCELERATED PSYCHOLOGY (+) (YR) (V) 2514 (2514 C)
CURRENT ISSUES (S) (+) (AD) 2509
CURRENT ISSUES 2509
-Course is offered in a SEMESTER format
-Course is offered in an ALTERNATE DAY format
-NCAA approved course
-Grades 10-12
This semester elective course uses current events as the standard to teach Social Studies skills. Economic, social and political concepts are learned through the events of the student’s life. A variety of news sources from multiple outlets are used as a vehicle for instruction in developing social studies skills.
INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS (S) 2506
INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2506
-Course is offered in a SEMESTER format
-Grades 10-12
This course is designed to reinforce student understanding of basic economic concepts and theories. This elective brings the student closer to the economic world through practical application and theoretical support. Throughout the semester, students will gain an understanding of key economic principles through the study of banking, credit, decision-making, taxation, budgets, markets, and economic systems. The course is based on the important understanding of the existence of limited resources and unlimited wants, as well as interaction of buyers and sellers in markets as they strive to obtain goods, services and accumulate wealth. Students will share and show understanding of how these economic principles apply to their everyday lives.
HONORS ECONOMIC THEORY (+) (S) 2510
HONORS ECONOMIC THEORY 2510
-Course is offered in a SEMESTER format
-NCAA approved course
-Grades 10-12
This course is designed for the student who wants to become more informed about our economy and economic decisions made at the individual, corporate and governmental levels. This course will increase the student’s awareness of economics, which will include an exposure to the basic theories and terminology integrated through both micro and macroeconomics. Skills developed in this course include graph interpretation and simple mathematical relationships. Students will be expected to complete a variety of assignments to apply their understanding of economics to actual current economic issues.
HONORS U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (+) (S) 2512
HONORS U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 2512
-Course is offered in a SEMESTER format
-NCAA approved course
-Grades 10-12
This course emphasizes the importance of economic, social, and political awareness in shaping history and the future. Students will analyze, critique, and reflect on the foundations of American democracy, its political structures, and the interactions between the three branches of the U.S. government. Students will acquire the basic elements of citizenship skills for participating in public affairs and understanding the premises of American liberty.
HONORS PHILOSOPHY (+) (YR) 2410
HONORS PHILOSOPHY 2410
-Course is offered in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA approved course
-Grades 12
Prerequisite: GIEP
This course is designed for students identified as gifted and will develop GIEP goals throughout the course. The course is a pragmatic overview of the six major aspects of philosophic study. The primary emphasis is for students to develop from a philosophical perspective of life and the world that allows them to be successful in their future endeavors. In this introductory course, students will manipulate abstract ideas to provide a means of dealing with varying points of view in an orderly, logical, and rational way. The ideas from original works by a number of philosophers will be read and studied in a small group seminar format to attempt to view the philosopher at work.
- Summer reading is required
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (+) (S) 2520
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2520
-Course is offered in a SEMESTER format
-NCAA approved course
-Grades 10-12
Sociology is the study of group life-its characteristics, causes, and consequences. This introductory course will examine and analyze how social structures are created, maintained and most importantly, how they affect behavior. Students will be able to use the three main sociological perspectives to investigate social issues such as: socialization, culture, race and ethnic relations, education, poverty, and aging.
GENDER STUDIES (+) (S) (AD) 2522
GENDER STUDIES 2522
-Course is offered in a SEMESTER format
-Course is offered in an ALTERNATE DAY format
-NCAA approved course
-Grades 11-12
This course will focus on the way gender shapes individuals, social institutions and culture throughout history. It places an emphasis on the relationship between the social construction of gender and the experiences of women and men throughout societies. Students will study topics such as “male” and “female” gender expectations in the home, workplace, and government as well as how concepts of gender are reflected in a society’s media, religion, interpersonal relations and individual rights. Students will use an interdisciplinary approach and examine such concepts through the use of primary source documents, literature, film, current event articles, and music. The goal of this course is to help students develop a critical framework for thinking about gender through a global perspective and allow the opportunity for self-reflection throughout.
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (+) (S) 2576
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2576
-Course is offered in a SEMESTER format
-NCAA approved course
-Grades 10-12
Introduction to Psychology is designed as a survey course to familiarize students with fundamental psychological concepts. The focus will be on the variety of factors which contribute to individual differences in personality, intelligence and character.
ACCELERATED PSYCHOLOGY (+) (YR) (V) 2514 (2514 C)
ACCELERATED PSYCHOLOGY 2514 (2514 C)
-Course is offered in a FULL YEAR format
-Course is offered in a VIRTUAL format
-NCAA approved course
-Grades 10-12
This course is designed for the student interested in the academic study of the basic principles of human behavior and mental processes. Students will examine issues such as the influence of biology on behavior, learning, memory, human development, intelligence, personality formation and mental illness. The students will examine and conduct research as it is applied to these topics.
AP Courses
- ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY (+) (YR) 2412
- ADVANCED PLACEMENT WORLD HISTORY: MODERN (+) (YR) 2414
- ADVANCED PLACEMENT EUROPEAN HISTORY (+) (YR) 2411
- ADVANCED PLACEMENT PSYCHOLOGY (+) (YR) (#) 2413
ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY (+) (YR) 2412
ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY 2412
-Course is offered in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA approved core course
-Grades 10-12
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation and Successful Completion of a Prior Honors Social Studies Course
As outlined in the College Board’s Course and Exam Description, “In AP U.S. History, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical periods from approximately 1491 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical connections; and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change. The course also provides eight themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: American and national identity; work, exchange, and technology; geography and the environment; migration and settlement; politics and power; America in the world; American and regional culture; and social structures.” This rigorous course will emphasize class discussion of work assigned from a survey textbook and supplementary reading taken from both primary and secondary sources. Extensive written assignments occur each marking period as will tests and quizzes utilizing essay and objective-style questions. Students will be encouraged to take the Advanced Placement U.S. History examination available through the College Board.
This course fulfills the tenth-grade social studies graduation requirement.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT WORLD HISTORY: MODERN (+) (YR) 2414
ADVANCED PLACEMENT WORLD HISTORY: MODERN 2414
-Course is offered in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA approved core course
-Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation and Successful Completion of a Prior Honors Social Studies Course
As outlined in the College Board’s Course and Exam Description, “In AP World History: Modern, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes from 1200 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical connections; and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change over time. The course provides six themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: humans and the environment, cultural developments and interactions, governance, economic systems, social interactions and organization, and technology and innovation. AP World History: Modern is designed to be the equivalent of an introductory college or university survey of modern world history. This is a rigorous course requiring outside reading, essay writing and class participation. Strongly advised is a recommendation from the student’s current social studies teacher. Students will be encouraged to take the Advanced Placement World History: Modern examination available through the College Board.
This course fulfills the eleventh-grade social studies graduation requirement.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EUROPEAN HISTORY (+) (YR) 2411
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EUROPEAN HISTORY 2411
-Course is offered in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA approved core course
-Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation and Successful Completion of a Prior Honors Social Studies Course
As outlined in the College Board’s Course and Exam Description, “In AP European History, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes from approximately 1450 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical connections; and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change over time. The course also provides seven themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: interaction of Europe and the world, economic and commercial development, cultural and intellectual development, states and other institutions of power, social organization and development, national and European identity, and technological and scientific innovations.” College level texts and other reading materials emphasize critical analysis and essay writing skills. Students will be encouraged to take the Advanced Placement European History examination available through the College Board.
This course fulfills the eleventh-grade social studies graduation requirement.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT PSYCHOLOGY (+) (YR) (#) 2413
ADVANCED PLACEMENT PSYCHOLOGY 2413
-Course is offered in a FULL YEAR format
-NCAA approved core course
-STEM course
-Grades 10-12
The Advanced Placement Psychology course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of behavior and mental processes of humans and other animals. Students will be exposed to psychological facts and principles associated with the major subfields of psychology. They will learn the methods that psychologists use in conducting and reporting on research.
This challenging course will be presented as an entry-level college course in psychology. Students will be encouraged to take the Advanced Placement examination available through the College Board. This course incorporates STEM principles to build a foundation for STEM-related fields.