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High School Social Studies
About High School Social Studies
The four standard required courses include:
- World History and Geography I - from ancient times to 1500
- World History and Geography II - 1500 to contemporary times
- Virginia and United States History
- Virginia and United States Government
Each of these courses is based upon a program of studies (POS) aligned with state and national standards. Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) tests are administered at the end of the World History and Geography I, World History and Geography II, and Virginia and United States History courses.
In schools which offer Advanced Placement (AP) courses students can meet graduation requirements by enrolling in Advanced Placement (AP) United States History (11) and/or Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. Government (12).
In IB schools, students enrolled in International Baccalaureate(IB) programs would complete the following four courses to meet the four-credit requirement: World History II for IB Schools (9), Government for IB Schools (10), IB History: The Americas (11) and IB History 2: 20th Century Topics (12).
The choice of which electives a high school offers in a given year depends upon the program needs and interests of that school.
Content courses for English Learner (EL) students are provided. A variety of supplemental instructional materials and technologies complement the basal textbooks adopted for the required courses.
High School programs may offer:
- Anthropology
- Combating Intolerance
- Current Affairs
- Economics
- Economics and Personal Finance
- Law in Action
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- World Religions
Advanced Placement schools may offer:
- AP U.S. Government and Comparative Politics
- AP European History
- AP Human Geography
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP Microeconomics
- AP Psychology
International Baccalaureate Schools offer:
- IB Economics
- IB Geography
- IB Philosophy
- IB Psychology SL
- IB Psychology HL
- IB Social Anthropology
- IB World Religions
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Contact:
Alice Reilly
Coordinator
571-423-4795
Craig Perrier
High School Social Studies Specialist
571-423-4792