AP World History

AP World History (0726) Credit 1.0

AP World History is a course designed to offer the academically motivated student an opportunity to study history at the college level. This course allows students to analyze human history from a global perspective; areas of focus include Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe from ca. 1000 CE to the present. Major themes include social and gender issues, technological and intellectual developments, political identity, group interaction, and the concepts of change/continuity. In-class and out-of-class assignments will include primary and secondary source readings, writing, analytical and critical thinking, and class discussions. The academically rigorous curriculum is also designed to prepare students to take the AP exam in May.

To receive AP credit, the student must take the AP exam. AP test fee paid by students.

Prerequisite: Seniors only; Successful completion of junior year Social Studies coursework is required.