ASPIRE AP United States History

Course No. SS3PAA, SS3PAB

Semesters: 2; Credits: 1

Prerequisite: Placement in ASPIRE

Grades: 11

ASPIRE AP U.S. History is designed to provide a learning environment commensurate with the academic and affective needs of highly gifted students. ASPIRE AP U.S. History is an Advanced Placement course that can substitute for U.S. History Since 1877 and is equivalent to an introductory college-level course. In ASPIRE AP U.S. History, students will investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical periods from approximately 1491 to the present. Students will develop and use the professional skills, practices, and methods employed by historians when they study the past; therefore, research, writing, and interpretation will be emphasized. Throughout the course, students will explore seven themes in order to make connections among historical developments across different times and places. This course will prepare students to take the AP U.S. History exam, which may allow them to qualify for college credit.