Social Studies Course Selection
2013- 2014
Graduation Requirements
Social Studies credits:•must earn 4 in grades 9-12
Social Studies Sequence
Required Course of Study
10th
-World Cultures-World Cultures 6.0
(honors)or -World
History AP
11th
-American Cultures-
American Cultures 6.0 (honors)
or -U.S. History AP
12th
-American Government
elective or-
U.S. & Comparative Government
AP
Social Studies Elective Offerings
Year-long Electives:Economics Micro/Macro APEuropean History APPsychology AP
Semester Electives:EconomicsPsychologySociologyTopics of American LifeWorld Religions
Course selection resources
•Program of Academic Studies•Links on NPHS website•Social Studies department page on NPHS website
Info for Sophomores(click)
Info for Juniors(click)
Sophomores
SophomoresConsider…Mapping out classes for Junior and Senior year
Required Junior year: 1 credit of Social Studies
Must at least take American History(either American Cultures or AP U.S. History)
Senior year: 1 credit of Social Studies Must have at least
1 semester American Government (1/2 credit) and
1 semester Social Studies elective (1/2 credit)
11th: American History(either American Cultures
or AP U.S. History)
American Cultures (4.0, 5.0, 6.0) America’s history & culture since 1918
AP U.S. History All of America’s history from settlement to
today More reading & writing intensive
11th: American Cultures(in depth)
Course codes: 1114, 1115, 1116
Open to juniors only
Roaring 20’s, Great Depression, World War II, Cold War, Culture of 1950s & 1960s, Nixon/Ford/Carter, etc
Leveling considerations 6.0 American Cultures
Rigorous course with college-level textbook Has a summer assignment Independent reading & writing Challenging tests & research Typically enrolled in 6.0 English
11th: AP U.S. History(in depth)
Course code: 1117
Open to juniors only
Columbian Exchange, Revolution, Jacksonian Era, Civil War & Reconstruction, WWI, Roaring 20’s, Great Depression, WWII, Cold War, Culture of 1950s & 1960s, Nixon/Ford/Carter, etc Presidents & Supreme Court cases
AP considerations Rigorous course with college-level textbook Optional $90 exam for college credit Has a summer assignment Independent reading & writing Suggested enrollment in 6.0 or AP English & advanced on state assessments
11th or 12th: Electives(in depth)
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Juniors
RequiredSenior year: 1 credit of Social Studies
Must have at least 1 semester American Government (1/2 credit) and
1 semester Social Studies elective (1/2 credit)
OR
yearlong AP Government (1 credit)
American Government: State & Local(in depth)
Course code: 1824, 1825, 1826
Open to seniors only – required course (1/2 credit) taken in combination with another Soc St course
Federal government overview, political parties, voting, interest groups, the media in politics, organization of state & local government
AP Government: U.S. & Comparative(in depth)
Course code: 1227
Seniors only – taken in place of required course (1 credit)
Combines two courses: U.S. Government & Comparative Government
U.S. federal gov’t, political parties, voting, interest groups, the media in politics
Gov’t systems in Britain, France, Russia, China, India, Nigeria, Mexico
AP Considerations :Rigorous course due to combined contentOptional $90 exams for college credit (separate exam for
each course)Has a summer assignment
Electives(in depth)
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Electives• AP courses (1 credit)
– AP Economics (Micro & Macro)– AP European History– AP Psychology
• Semester courses (1/2 credit)– Economics– Psychology– Sociology– Topics in American Life– World Religions
AP Economics• Course code: 1627
• Juniors or Seniors (1 credit) – taken in combination with another required course
AP Economics– Combines two courses: Microeconomics &
Macroeconomics– Study of unlimited wants & limited resources through:
supply & demand, forms of business, etc – Broader study of national income, price determination,
economic performance measures, economic growth
• AP Considerations :• Rigorous course due to combined content• Optional $90 exams for college credit (separate
exam for each course)• Has a summer assignment
– Interest in math suggested
AP European History• Course code: 1527
• Juniors or Seniors (1 credit) – taken in combination with another required course
• Study of Europe, 1500 to present: monarchies, wars, cultural shifts, revolutions, colonization, etc
Video Link• AP Considerations :
• Rigorous course w/ independent reading & writing • Optional $90 exam for college credit• Has a summer assignment
AP Psychology• Course code: 1327
• Juniors or Seniors (1 credit) – taken in combination with another required course
• Study of individual behavior & thought, for example: personality, memory, intelligence, the human brain, perception, & disorders
• AP Considerations :• Rigorous course w/ independent reading & studies • Optional $90 exam for college credit• Has a summer assignment
– Interest in science suggested
Social StudiesSemester Electives
• Semester electives… -Economics -Psychology -Sociology -Topics in Am. Life -World Religions
Economics• Course code: 1855, 1856
• Juniors or Seniors (1/2 credit) – taken in combination with another required course
• Study of unlimited wants & limited resources through: supply & demand, forms of business, taxes, stocks & bonds– Interest in math suggested
Psychology• Course code: 1834, 1835, 1836
• Juniors or Seniors (1/2 credit) – taken in combination with another required course
• Study of individual behavior & thought, for example: personality, memory, intelligence, & the human brain– Interest in science suggested
Sociology• Course code: 1844, 1845, 1846
• Juniors or Seniors (1/2 credit) – taken in combination with another required course
• Study of group behavior: societal structures & culture, norms & values, deviance & conformity
Video Link
Topics in American Life• Course code: 1864, 1865, 1866
• Juniors or Seniors (1/2 credit) – taken in combination with another required course
• Life since 9/11 & current events with focus on: human rights, civil liberties, justice, shifting economic opportunities
Survey of World Religions• Course code: 1875, 1876
• Juniors or Seniors (1/2 credit) – taken in combination with another required course
• Origins, history, figures, & teachings of: Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam