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SOCIAL STUDIES AP COURSE OFFERINGS

AP US HISTORY - 11TH GRADE

Description : AP United States History focuses on developing students’ abilities to think
conceptually about U.S. history from approximately 1491 to the present and apply historical
thinking skills as they learn about the past. Seven themes of equal importance — American and
national identity; migration and settlement; politics and power; work, exchange, and technology;
America in the world; geography and the environment; and society and culture — provide areas
of historical inquiry for investigation throughout the course. These require students to reason
historically about continuity and change over time, causation, and comparisons among various
historical developments in different times and places.
Skills for Success : Students are expected to be engaged in class with regard to the following:
actively taking notes, participating in class discussions, posing questions about course material
and keeping pace with course readings. Students should also have highly developed reading
and writing skills, which are essential to success in the course.
Academic Suitability : AP World History is not a prerequisite for AP United States History.

However, students wishing to move to AP US History from Honors World History should have
earned an A average each semester.
Out of Class Commitments : Students should expect to spend time (at least 30 minutes) each
night reviewing class materials and completing other outside assignments as assigned in class.
Summer Work : APUSH Summer Assignment
Contact : Elizabeth Summerlin - Elizabeth_Summerlin@gwinnett.k12.ga.us , Laura Harris -
Laura_T_Harris@gwinnett.k12.ga.us , and Amy Carmichael -
Amy_Carmichael@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
● AP US History can be taken in place of US History (an 11th grade graduation requirement).

AP MACROECONOMICS - 12TH GRADE

Description : AP Macroeconomics examines the principles of economics which apply to
economic systems as a whole. The course places particular emphasis on the study of national
income and price determination as well as performance measures, economic growth, and

international economics.
Skills for Success : Organizational skills, basic math skills, and analytical thinking are a must.
Academic Suitability : There are no prerequisites for this class.
Out of Class Commitments : 30-45 minutes per night
Summer Work : None
Contact : Benji Queen - Benjamin_T_Queen@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
● This is a one semester course combined with AP US Government for the other semester.
● AP Macroeconomics can be taken in place of Economics (a 12th grade graduation
requirement).