Students study the physical, political, social, economic and cultural geography of North America, Latin America, Europe, Russia and the Independent Republics, Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceanic, and Antarctica. This course fulfills the state requirement of one unit of World Studies. It may be taken in lieu of World History 473. The EOC Test is required and will count as the final exam. The main purpose is for students to identify concepts and ideas on which our country was founded and to evaluate our present system in view of those past events.
Emphasis is on the social, political, and economic forces that have shaped our nation.
The EOC Test is required and will count as the final exam. This course is based on the guidelines of The College Board and the syllabus for Advanced Placement United States History. Students are required to take the AP Exam at the end of the year and the U.S. History EOC Test. This is a year long course with one semester devoted to psychology and one to sociology. The first semester focuses on the study of leading psychologists and their theories and on how psychological theories relate to contemporary life.