Social Studies
Department Policy: Students need to seek approval from their current Social Studies teacher to sign up for a course. The Department will take into consideration current Social Studies grades based on the scale below, and will also consider current English grades if a student is moving into a higher level course.
College Prep » Honors Level = 94%
Honors » AP = 94%
*Prerequisite for AP Psychology is an overall GPA of 93
*Prerequisite for Honors Developmental Psychology and Honors Sociology is an overall GPA of 87.
*College Prep to AP must be approved by faculty
Graduation Requirements: Students must take 3 years of Social Studies with one World, one US History, and one US Government course.
- World Cultures: 9
- Honors World Cultures: 9
- Topics in United States History: 10, 11
- Honors Topics in United States History: 10, 11
- AP United States History: 10, 11
- United States Government and Politics: 11, 12
- AP United States Government and Politics: 11, 12
- Honors United States Government and Politics: 11, 12
- AP Human Geography: 9, 11, 12
- Honors Global Horizons: 11, 12
- AP Comparative Government: 12