Social Studies

Grade: 10  (Required) 

• This course explores the world’s history from the Renaissance to the present day.  

• Particular emphasis is given to:

  • The causes and effects of historical movements, revolutions, and wars

  • How the major events of the past have shaped the world we live in today

Grade: 10

College in the High School: EvCC Western Civilization to 1648 (HIST 111), Western Civilization 1648-Present (HIST 112) - 10 credits total

• Students will develop document analysis skills through the study of primary and secondary sources

• Emphasis on writing skills including free-response and document-based questions

Grade: 11

• Better comprehend the present-day United States by developing an understanding of its history and heritage 

• Study major events, ideas, and concepts that have helped to shape the United States

• Themes of American history from Reconstruction to the present time will be emphasized

Grade: 11 - 12 (Fulfills US History Credit)

College in the High School: EvCC History I, II, & III (HIST 146, 147 & 148) - 15 Credits Total

• Recommended for self-motivated college-bound students. College in the High School allows students to take college courses in the high school setting. The curriculum and standards come from EvCC.

• This course is actually three U.S. History survey courses: 

Hist 146: Pre-Contact North American Native Americans, Colonialism, the American Revolution, Early United States from Jefferson through Manifest Destiny

Hist 147: Antebellum, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, U.S. Imperialism, Progressivism, WWI, the 1920s, and the Great Depression. 

Hist 148: WWII, the Cold War, America as Superpower, Modern changes by decade from the 1950s - 2000s. 

• Students will learn critical writing skills through class discussion, class activities, and free-response writing.

• Students should expect nightly homework readings of collegiate text.

Grade: 12 (Required)

• Federal, state, and local government organization and procedures;

• Rights and responsibilities of citizens addressed in the Washington State and United States Constitutions;

• Current issues addressed at each level of government; and

• Electoral issues, including elections, ballot measures, initiatives, and referenda.

• The study and completion of the civics component of the federally administered naturalization test required of persons seeking to become naturalized US citizens.

• The importance in a free society of living the basic values and character traits.

Grade: 12

• The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of the mental and behavioral characteristics of individuals and groups.

• Learn to develop an understanding of the mental and behavioral characteristics of individuals and groups 

• Study various theories of personality, behavior, identity, principles of learning, emotions, motivation, consciousness and the roots of mental illness

• Completion of a personality/identity profile of self by end of semester incorporating theories learned in class.

Grade: 12

College in the High School: EvCC American Government (POLS 202) - 5 credits

• Recommended for self-motivated college-bound students. 

• Requires familiarity with the various institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that constitute U.S. political reality 

• Provides an analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States 

• Involves both the study of general concepts used to interpret U.S. politics and the analysis of specific case studies

Grade: 12

• This course is designed to give you an understanding of what economics is and how it influences your life.  

• This is a survey course of economics containing both Macro- and Microeconomics. 

• The following are the major areas of study

  • Fundamental Economic Concepts (Scarcity, Opportunity Cost)

  • Microeconomics (Markets and Prices, Supply and Demand)

  • Macroeconomics (GDP, Inflation/Deflation, Monetary/Fiscal policy, The Federal Reserve/Federal spending)

  • The Stock Market/Borrowing/Consumer Finance (Research, Investing, Planning for retirement, Consumer Credit/Debt- Home mortgages, Car loans, College loans

  • Taxes