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SOCIAL STUDIES
Four credits in Social Studies are required for graduation.
Placement in Honors-level Social Studies classes requires teacher
recommendation and administrative approval.
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
This course is the study of the interrelationships of cultures, politics, and
economies of the international community in correlation with the Five Themes
of Geography (location, human-environment interaction, place, region, and
movement).
Grade Level: 9
Type: Required
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: None
WORLD HISTORY
This class is an introduction to the history of the world with emphasis on specific
political, social, economic, and religious events that have influenced the world’s
cultures. Major topics include the origins of man, early river civilizations, major
religions of the world, empire building, and the development of culture in
Western Europe.
Grade Level: 10
Type: Required
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: World Geography
UNITED STATES HISTORY, 1865 – PRESENT
Grade Level: 11
Type: Required
Credit: 1
Prerequisites: World Geography, World History
Option 1: United States History (Honors, Regular, or Paced)
This course explores major events and cultural developments that occurred
during this time period. Beginning with the Reconstruction period after the
Civil War, the first semester continues with industrial growth, immigration,
and progressive reforms. During the second semester, the twentieth century
is studied, with emphasis on World War I, the 1920s, the Great Depression,
and World War II.
Option 2: United States History (Dual Credit)
History 1301 & 1302 includes 6 hours of college credit.
This course consists of two semester-long college-level courses, US History
1301 and 1302. In the fall semester, students will discuss the Colonization
Era through the Civil War. The spring semester will start with Reconstruction
and end with the Cold War and Civil Rights Era. Students will be expected to
read one to two textbook chapters a week on their own and take a quiz over
it at the beginning of each week. In-class instruction will include lecture and
discussion, reading primary sources, and argumentative writing assignments.
Successful completion of these courses results in 6 hours of college credit.
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