Social Studies

ELHS Students will be required to earn 3.5 credits in Social Studies to fulfill the graduation requirement.

Grade 9 - One of the following is REQUIRED:

Ancient World (A, B, or Foundations) or Modern World (A, B, or Foundations)

Grade 10 - The following course is REQUIRED:

American History I (1865-1945) (A, B, or Foundations)

Grade 11 - One of the following is REQUIRED:

American History II (1945-Present)(A, B, or Foundations)(.5 credit),

American Humanities Honors* (double blocked with English) or AP United States History*

One of the following courses is REQUIRED to fulfill a .5 Civics Social Studies graduation requirement:

American Civics (A, B, or Foundations)(.5 credit) - this course is open to juniors and seniors and can be taken either year, however, it is strongly recommended that the course be taken during junior year.

AP United States Government and Politics* – this course is only open to seniors.

All students are REQUIRED to take a .5 credit Social Studies elective of their choice to fulfill a graduation requirement.

* Successful completion of either AP United States History, American Humanities Honors, or AP United States Government and Politics fulfills both the corresponding .5 credit Social Studies content requirement and the .5 credit Social Studies elective requirement.

In addition to the required courses, juniors and seniors may take any of the following electives after meeting the prerequisite. Applicable grades are listed.

African American/Black And Puerto Rican/Latino Studies A (11 & 12)

Anthropology A (12)

AP Psychology (11 & 12)

AP United States Government and Politics (12)

AP World History (12)

Contemporary Issues IH (12)

Economics A (11 & 12)

Human Rights (11 & 12)

Issues of the Day (11 & 12)

Psychology A (11 & 12)

Sociology A/B (11 & 12)