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SOCIAL STUDIES
Credits Course/Number Year Comments
1 World History 612/613 9 Combined with 212/213 Writing 1/Literature 1
1 Advanced World History 614/615 9 Combined with 214/215 Advanced Writing 1/Humanities 1
.5 United States History 620 10
1 AP United States History* 624/625 10 Combined with 230/231 IB Literature and Writing *HL
1 IB History of the Americas 1*HL 630/631 11
.5 Current Issues 651 New Course-Pending NCAA Approval
.5 History of Milwaukee & Waukesha 652 11-12 New Course-Pending NCAA Approval
.5 Military History 654 12
.5 Introduction to Criminal Justice 655 12
1 IB History of the Americas 2*HL 658/659 12
1 IB/AP Macro Economics*SL 660/661 12
1 AP U.S. Government and Politics* 664/665
1 IB Geography*SL 668/669 11-12
1 IB/AP Psychology*SL 670/671 11-12
11-12
11-12
*Denotes a weighted course
World History 612/613 developments that have shaped the United States leading
into the 20th century. Essay writing and critical thinking are
Combined with 212/213 Writing 1/Literature 1 emphasized to prepare students for IB historical thinking skills
utilized at the IB level junior year.
This World History offering covers eight basic topics including
the Renaissance and Reformation, the Age Of Exploration, AP United States History* 624/625
Nationalism/Imperialism Revolution, World Wars, the “Cold
War,” the Islamic world, Latin American affairs and current Prerequisite: B+ or higher in both semesters of World History 612/613 and
world issues. The course is taught with a multicultural English 212/213 or based upon instructor approval.
approach, recognizing many forms of human differences.
Students also learn various geographical concepts and are Advanced Placement United States History is designed to
engaged in mapping various locations of the world. give students a thorough understanding of United States
History, requiring students to master historical and analytic
Advanced World History 614/615 skills, including chronological and spatial thinking, historical
research, and historical interpretation. This class prepares
Combined with 214/215 Advanced Writing 1/Humanities 1 students to assess historical materials, evaluate relevance and
reliability, and deal critically with problems and materials in
This year-long course is designed as a multicultural approach United States History.
to ninth grade social studies. Concepts integrate with themes The course is equivalent to a full-year introductory college
and skills covered in Humanities classes, concentrating on such class, thus preparing students for intermediate and advanced
areas as government, culture, history and geography. Current college courses. Students will demonstrate content mastery
topics are discussed on a regular basis throughout the year. by taking the AP Exam in May. All students enrolled in this
course are expected to take the Advanced Placement exam.
United States History 1650 to 1929 620
IB History of the Americas 1*HL 630/631
This sophomore level course provides a one-semester survey
of American history from the Colonial Period and the American This course provides the American History component of a
Revolution through the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Using team-taught, two-year course of study designed to qualify
the textbook and primary documents, students will learn
about the various political, social, religious, and economic
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