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Minimum Required to Graduate: 3 standard credits & 1 verified credit
SOL’s: World Geography, World History I, World History II, VA/US History
Level 2 = Average, .0 wt
Level 3 = Honors, .5 wt
Dual Enrollment and AP (Advanced Placement) = 1.0 wt
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
GRADES 9 - 10
3 - Honors (221020 / 221025)
• Study the world’s peoples, places, and environments, with emphasis on world regions
• Center on the world’s population and cultural characteristics, landforms and climates, economic development, and migration and settlement patterns
• Spatial concepts used to study interactions between humans and their environments
• Emphasis on application of geographic concepts and skills in daily life and application of geographic information to decision making
WORLD HISTORY I: WORLD HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY TO 1500
GRADES 9 - 10
Levels: 2 (234000 / 234005), 3-Honors (234080 / 234085)
• Explore the historical development of people, places, and patterns of life from ancient times until 1500 AD
• Investigate the origins, beliefs, traditions, customs, spread and effects of major world religions
• Compare selected civilizations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas in terms of chronology, location, geography, social structures, forms of government, economy, and contributions
• Study the origins of our heritage using inquiry, research, and technology skills
• Challenge students to think like historians using primary and secondary sources
WORLD HISTORY II: WORLD HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY, 1500 - PRESENT
GRADES 10
Levels: 2 (234010), 3-Honors (234020)
• Explore the historical development of people, places, and patterns of life from ancient times from 1500 AD to present
• Compare the locations and culture of empires in Western Europe, India, China, Japan, sub-Saharan African and Central America
• Analyze patterns of social, economic, and political change in the late Medieval period, including the emergence of nation-states
• Analyze the historical developments of the Renaissance and the Reformation
• Analyze the impact of European expansion into the America, Africa, and Asia
• Analyze scientific, political and economic changes since 1500 AD
• Study the origins of our heritage using inquiry, research, and technology skills
• Challenge students to think like historians using primary and secondary sources
VIRGINIA & U.S. HISTORY
Grade 11
Levels: 2 (236010 / 236015), 3-Honors (236020 / 236025)
• Learn political, economic, social, and cultural development of the US
• Trace historical development of American ideas and institutions from the Age of Exploration to the present
• Examine American culture through a chronological survey of major issues, movements, people (individuals and groups), and events in US/VA history
• Emphasis on recent US history
• Challenge students to think like historians using primary and secondary sources
VIRGINIA AND U.S. GOVERNMENT (2440)
Grade 12
Levels: 2 (244010 / 244015), 3-Honors (244020 / 244025)
• Examine fundamental constitutional principles, rights and responsibilities of citizenship, political culture, policy-making process at each level of government, and operation of the United States market economy
• Identify personal character traits that facilitate thoughtful and effective participation in the civic life of an increasingly diverse democratic society
• Discuss constitutional issues of governmental power and guarantees of civil liberties
• Engage in structured debates and simulations
• Apply critical thinking skills to evaluate news reports, advertisements, and election campaigns
SOCIAL STUDIES ELECTIVES
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES (237130)
GRADES 10 - 12
Level 2
• One semester class (1/2 credit)
• Study the history and culture of early African civilization and empires
• Study the largest forced migration which sparked the creation of the New World
• Study African-American participation from the American Revolutionary War through the Civil Rights Movement
• Become familiar with the foundation of African American life today
INTRODUCTION TO LAW (242000 / 242005)
LEGAL ORATORY DEBATE ETHICS (242010 / 242015)
GRADES 10 -12
1 Semester Course
• Make planned informative and persuasive multimodal, interactive presentations that correctly
credit sources of information and anticipate and address alternative or opposing perspectives
and counterclaims
• Use vocabulary appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose
• Read, interpret, analyze, and evaluate arguments in a variety of texts, applying information
from texts to clarify understanding of concepts
• Analyze multiple texts addressing the same topic to determine how authors reach similar or
different conclusions
• Analyze false premises, claims, counterclaims, and other evidence in persuasive writing
LEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING (242020 / 242025)
GRADES 10 - 12
• Write in a variety of forms, to include persuasive/argumentative, technical, and analytic
• Apply components of a recursive writing process for multiple purposes to create a focused,
organized, and coherent piece of writing to address a specific audience and purpose
• Produce arguments in writing developing a thesis that demonstrates knowledgeable judgments, addresses counterclaims, and provides effective conclusions, organize claims, counterclaims, and evidence in a sustained and logical sequence, and adapt evidence, vocabulary, voice, and tone to audience, purpose, and situation
• Use words, phrases, clauses, and varied syntax to create a cohesive argument, and revise writing for clarity of content, accuracy and depth of information
PSYCHOLOGY (290000 / 290005)
GRADES 10 - 12
Level 2
• Explore basic theories and principles of psychology
• Gain understanding about personal capacities or growth
• Study individual and group behavior, the effect of internal and external stimuli, and the interactions of individuals
• Increase critical thinking and improve communication through demonstrations, experiments and simulations
• Emphasis on principles of learning, conditioning, memory and thought and stages of human development
ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGY (290100 / 290105)
GRADES 11 - 12
LEVEL 2
Further explores the principles and theories of psychology
SOCIOLOGY (250030)
GRADES 10 - 12
Level 2
· One semester class (1/2 credit)
· Study of people and their activities in the social group
· Learn about pioneers in the field and their methodologies
· Emphasis placed on concept of socialization from infancy to adulthood centering on the growth of self and influences shaping that growth
· Study the impact of institutions upon society
SOCIAL STUDIES ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES
AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (221200 / 221205)
GRADE 9 - 10
• Students must take the SOL end-of-course test for World Geography
• This course can substitute for World Geography
• Systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use and alterations of Earth
• Apply spatial concepts and analysis to understand social organization and environmental consequences
• Identify and evaluate regions and the changing interactions between them
• Prepare for Advanced Placement examination
• Use advanced writing skills to analyze readings, maps, and spatial data
• Students have the option to take the AP Human Geography exam
AP WORLD HISTORY MODERN (238000 / 238005)
GRADE 10
Students must take the SOL end-of-course test for World History II
• This course can substitute for World History II (World History from 1500 to Present)
• Develop greater understanding of the growth and spread of societies from 8000 B.C.E. to present
• Examine the nature of changes in global history the causes and consequences, and comparisons among major societies
• Understand how culture, institutions, technology and geography have shaped world history
• Study the origins of our heritage using inquiry, research, and technology skills
• Prepare for AP exams
• Use advanced writing skills to analyze readings including primary resources
• Students have the option to take the AP World History exam
AP UNITED STATES HISTORY (231900 / 231905)
GRADE 11
• Students must take the SOL end-of-course test for Virginia and United States History
• This course can substitute for Virginia and United States History, which is required for graduation
• Trace historical development of American ideas and institutions from colonization to the present
• Read historical material critically, weigh historical evidence, and arrive at conclusions
• Students have the option to take the AP American History exam
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY (239910 / 239915)
GRADE 10
• Students must take the SOL end-of-course test for World History II
• This course can substitute for World History II
• Providing basic narrative of events and movements in modern European History since 1450
• Principle themes include cultural, economics, political, and social developments which impact present-day society
• Analyze historical evidence and interpretation
• Demonstrate the ability to express historical understanding in writing
• Students have the option to take the AP European History exam
AP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT & POLITICS (245000 / 245005)
Grade 12
• This course can substitute for VA/US Government
• Introduces students to fundamental concepts used by political scientists to study the processes and outcomes in a variety of country settings
• Students will compare their own political system to others
• Prepare for AP Comparative Government & Politics exam
• Emphasis on concepts of comparative politics
• Students have the option to take the AP Comparative Government & Politics exam
AP US GOVERNMENT and POLITICS (244500 / 244505)
Grade 12
• This course can substitute for VA/US Government
• Study concepts used to interpret American politics
• Analyze case studies
• Explore institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that make up the American political reality
• Develop deep understanding of politics and government in the United States from different perspectives
• Prepare for AP exam
• Use advanced writing skills to analyze readings including primary resources, news reports, and election materials
• Students have the option to take the AP Government and Politics exam
AP PSYCHOLOGY (290200 / 290205)
GRADES 10 - 12
• Study biological basis of behavior, developmental psychology, personality, testing and individual difference, treatment of psychological disorders, and social psychology
• Examines basic principles and theories of psychology
• Emphasis on learning and cognitive process, human development, understanding of basic problems of relationships to self and others, and choice selection
• Prepare for AP exam
• Use advanced writing skills to analyze readings
• Students have the option to take the AP Psychology exam
AP AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES (237140 / 237145)
GRADES 10 - 12
Examines the diversity of African American experiences through direct encounters with rich and varied sources
Students explore key topics that extend from early African kingdoms to the ongoing challenges and achievements of the contemporary moment
Course foregrounds a study of the diversity of Black communities in the United States within the broader context of Africa and the African diaspora
SOCIAL STUDIES DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES
DUAL ENROLLMENT HISTORY 121 & 122: US HISTORY TO 1877 & FROM 1865 (295210 / 295215)
GRADE 11
Introduces the history of the United States from origins to 1877 and from 1865 to the present
Students earn 3 VPCC credits and 1 high school credit
DUAL ENROLLMENT POLITICAL SCIENCE 135 US GOVERNMENT & POLITICS (295230)
GRADE 12
Teaches the political structure, processes, institutions, and policymaking of the US national government
Focuses on the three branches of government, their interrelationships, and how they shape policy
Addresses federalism; civil liberties and civil rights; political socialization and participation; public opinion, the media; interest groups; political parties; elections; and policy making
Students earn 3 VPCC credits and 1 high school credit
DUAL ENROLLMENT POLITICAL SCIENCE 136: STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (295235)
GRADE 12
Teaches structure, powers, and functions of state and local government in the United States as related to federalism; constitutionalism, elections; powers of legislative, executive, and judicial powers of state and local government; state-local-federal relations; fiscal matters, metropolitan issues; and policy issues, like health, education, criminal justice, and welfare.
Students earn 3 VPCC credits and 1 high school credit
DUAL ENROLLMENT HUMANITIES 201: EARLY HUMANITIES (295220)
GRADES 11 - 12
Examines the values and expressions of ideas of selected Western and non-Western cultures from prehistory up to the 1300s, integrating the arts, literature, religion, and philosophy within the context of history.
Students earn 3 VPCC credits and 1 high school credit
DUAL ENROLLMENT PHILOSOPHY 220: ETHICS AND SOCIETY (040360)
GRADES 11 - 12
Provides a systematic study of representative ethical concepts and theories and discusses their application to concrete moral dilemmas and social issues and problems
Students earn 3 VPCC credits and 1 high school credit
DUAL ENROLLMENT PSYCHOLOGY 200: PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY (290110 / 290115)
GRADES 11 - 12
Surveys the basic concepts of psychology
Covers the scientific study of behavior and mental processes, research methods and measurement, theoretical perspectives, and application
Includes biological bases of behavior, learning, social interactions, memory, and personality; and other topics such as sensation, perception, consciousness, thinking, intelligence, language, motivation, emotion, health, development, psychological disorders, and therapy
Students earn 3 VPCC credits and 1 high school credit
DUAL ENROLLMENT PSYCHOLOGY 216: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ( 290125)
GRADES 11 - 12
Examines individuals in social contexts, their social roles, group processes, and intergroup relations.
Acquaints students with a scientific understanding of how the presence of other people, interactions with other people, and other situational factors influence human thoughts and behaviors.
Students earn 3 VPCC credits and 1 high school credit
DUAL ENROLLMENT PSYCH 230 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (290135)
Traces development in context from pre-conception to death, including the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial domains
Examines methods of scientific inquiry as they apply to lifespan development
Addresses the interrelatedness of developmental domains, as well as the interdependent influences of environment and biology
Students earn 3 VPCC credits and 1 high school credits
DUAL ENROLLMENT SOCIOLOGY 200: INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY ( 250040)
GRADES 11 - 12
Introduces the fundamental concepts and principles of sociology with attention to sociological theory, research methods, and the impact of social inequality.
Examines a variety of topics such as culture, race, social class, gender, major social institutions and their role in contemporary society, and the processes of social change
Students earn 3 VPCC credits and 1 high school credits
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