3 Social Studies Credits are Required for Graduation
0.5 Credit of Personal Finance Required for Graduation
(1 credit)
Students will study events in history, from 1750 to the present.
(1 credit)
AP Human Geography is an introductory college-level human geography course. Students cultivate their understanding of human geography through data and geographic analyses as they explore topics like patterns and spatial organization, human impacts and interactions with their environment, and spatial processes and societal changes. (Description from College Board.)
(0.5 credit)
Students will examine the history of Tennessee, including the cultural, geographic, economic, and political influences.
(0.5 credit)
This course is designed to inform students how individual choices influence occupational goals and future earnings potential. Real world topics covered include income, money management, spending and credit, as well as saving and investing.
(1 credit)
AP European History is an introductory college-level European history course. Students cultivate their understanding of European history through analyzing historical sources and learning to make connections and craft historical arguments as they explore concepts like interaction of Europe and the world; economic and commercial developments; cultural and intellectual developments; states and other institutions of power; social organization and development; national and European identity; and technological and scientific innovation. (Description from College Board.)
(1 credit)
This is the study of American history from Post-Reconstruction to the present. Students will take a state test, and upon passing will receive college credit.
(0.5 credit)
Students will study and learn the structure and processes of the government, a person’s rights and responsibilities as a citizen, and the purposes, principles, and practices of the United States government.
(0.5 credit)
In this course, students will learn key economic philosophies and examine the allocation of scarce resources. Students will explore various economic concepts.
(1 credit) - Motlow
This course covers the history of the United States from the beginning of English settlement in North America through the Revolution, early national period, disruption of the Union, Civil War and Reconstruction periods. This course ends with the events of 1876. (mscc.edu)
(1 credit) - Motlow
This course traces the political, economic, diplomatic, and social development of the United States from the Reconstruction period to the present. Attention is given to contemporary problems and the place of the United States as a world power. (mscc.edu)