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SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

9TH Grade: 10th Grade: will examine non-western societies, including those in
U.S. History World History Central and South America, Africa and Asia. Current
Honors U.S. History Honors World History events are used as a bridge between the students’
AP U.S. History AP U.S. History world and the past.
AP European History AP European History
United States Military HONORS WORLD HISTORY
11th Grade:
Social Psychology History (Full year, 1 credit, Grade 10)
Sociology 12th Grade:
Eastern Civilizations Social Psychology Honors World History will concentrate on the period of
Economics Sociology history from the 17th century to the present. Through
AP U. S. History Eastern Civilizations extensive chronological coverage, students will develop
AP European History U. S. Government skills in primary source analysis, interpretive historical
AP Psychology AP European History reading and essay writing. It is recommended that the
U. S. Government AP Psychology sophomores who take this course be highly motivated
AP U. S. Government AP U. S. Government and interested in studying world history in depth.
AP Economics (Micro & Service Learning Students should plan to continue in the honors and
New Dimensions advanced placement course sequence.
Macro) AP Economics (Micro &
Examining Race: An HONORS U.S. HISTORY
Macro)
American Study Examining Race: An (Full year, 1 credit, Grade 9)
United States Military
American Study Honors U.S. History concentrates on the social, political,
History United States Military cultural, and economic development of the United
States from 1877 to the present. Through extensive
History chronological coverage, students will develop skills in
primary source analysis, interpretive historical reading
U.S. HISTORY and essay writing. It is recommended that the freshmen
who take this course be highly motivated and interested
(Full year, 1 credit, Grade 9) in studying U.S. history in depth. Students should plan
to continue in the honors and advanced placement
U. S. History emphasizes the development of the U. S. course sequence.
from 1877 to the present. Students investigate the
effects of modernization on the political process. The SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
social history of 20th Century America, World War II, the
Cold War, Vietnam and the post-communist world and
its challenges complete the course of study.

WORLD HISTORY (1 semester, .5 credit, Grades 11, 12)

(Full year, 1 credit, Grade 10) Social Psychology is an introductory course in the field
of psychology. Many areas within the field will be
Students enrolled concentrate on the period of global studied to provide a general background to psychology.
history from 17th century to the present. The course The course will offer outside speakers, videos, lectures,
focuses on the impact of the democratic and industrial and guided discussions.
revolutions, how Europe became dominant on the The primary goal of the course is to enable students to
world stage, the wars that changed empires and the deal more fully with various aspects of their own lives,
ideas that led to independence movements throughout by instilling in them some degree of understanding as to
the world. In addition to this western focus, the course why people are the way they are. This course will study

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