Students who wish to delay U.S. History until their senior year must receive special permission from the department and are then limited to regular Senior Projects. AP U.S. History Students who have an active interest in and proficiency in history, as demonstrated in their 9th and 10th grade courses, may enroll in Advanced Placement U.S. History. Writing assignments and classroom tests are more analytical in the AP section, drawing from primary sources and literary works, and are evaluated by college standards. This yearlong course is offered by the Cleveland Museum of Art for high school students who wish to pursue college level study in art history and who may wish to take the AP examination in the subject. Students meet twice weekly at the museum and weekly recitations are conducted in the museum galleries.
Departmental approval is required.
Students must have 8th band free in order to enroll in this course. The basic theme of the course is the belief common to the period that humanity is perfectible if correctly educated and if institutions are reformed. The underlying assumption of the course is that each generation is driven forward by a common set of ideas that causes it to look at itself and the world differently from other generations. These ideas are reflected in every discipline, which are linked no matter how different they may appear to be on the surface, and this course attempts to reveal those links. Independent Study Juniors and seniors may take independent study in any trimester, but it is especially suggested for seniors during the third trimester within the areas of history, the humanities, urban studies and the social sciences.