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Social Studies Course Selection 2013- 2014

Social Studies Course Selection 2013- 2014. Graduation Requirements. Social Studies credits: must earn 4 in grades 9-12. Social Studies Sequence. Social Studies Elective Offerings. Year-long Electives : Economics Micro/Macro  AP European History  AP Psychology  AP. Semester Electives :

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Social Studies Course Selection 2013- 2014

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  1. Social Studies Course Selection2013- 2014

  2. Graduation Requirements Social Studies credits: • must earn 4 in grades 9-12

  3. Social Studies Sequence

  4. Social Studies Elective Offerings Year-long Electives: Economics Micro/Macro AP European History AP Psychology AP Semester Electives: • Economics Psychology Sociology Topics of American Life • World Religions

  5. Course selection resources • Program of Academic Studies • Links on NPHS website • Social Studies department page on NPHS website

  6. Info for Sophomores (click) Info for Juniors (click)

  7. Sophomores

  8. Sophomores Consider… • Mapping out classes for Junior and Senior year

  9. 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)

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 11th or 12th: Electives(in depth) Click

  14. Juniors

  15. Required • 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) • OR yearlong AP Government (1 credit)

  16. 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

  17. 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 content • Optional $90 exams for college credit (separate exam for each course) • Has a summer assignment

  18. Electives(in depth) Click

  19. 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

  20. AP Economics • Course code: 1627 • Juniors or Seniors (1 credit) – taken in combination with another required course

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. Social StudiesSemester Electives • Semester electives… -Economics -Psychology -Sociology -Topics in Am. Life -World Religions

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. 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

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