World History Honors for ninth grade students is a specially designed course to prepare students for the Advanced Placement European History Course offered at the tenth-grade level. It will emphasize critical thinking and document research skills to prepare students for the Advanced Placement vertical progression. (Students enrolling in this course may complete Health during summer session)

In this course students examine major turning points in the shaping of the modern world, from the late eighteenth century to the present. The year begins with an introduction to current world issues and then continues with a focus on the expansion of the West and the growing interdependence of people and cultures throughout the world.