AP U.S. History Course #01230 is designed to be the equivalent of a two-semester introductory college or university U.S. history course. In AP U.S. History students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical periods from approximately 1491 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical comparisons; and utilizing reasoning about contextualization, causation, and continuity and change over time. The course also provides seven themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: American and national identity; migration and settlement; politics and power; work, exchange, and technology; America in the world; geography and the environment; and culture and society.

Grade Level: 11-12

Graduation Requirement: US History

UC/CSU: History/Social Science (a)

Credits: 10.0

NCAA: Yes

Teacher Defined Course Description/Goals

APUSH is a 2-term Social Science course

• Students investigate: significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical periods from approximately 1491 to the present.

• Students develop: and use the same skills and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical connections; and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change.

• Course provides: eight themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: American and national identity; work, exchange, and technology; geography and the environment; migration and settlement; politics and power; America in the world; American and regional culture; and social structures.

• Common Core: emphasize academic skills such as critical thinking, reading, writing, technology, and note taking.