(a) History/ Social Science

Additional information on honors policy for History/Social Science Honors Course

Two units (equivalent to two year-long courses or four semesters) of history/social science courses are required. Coursework must include

• World History, Cultures, and Historical Geography – One year, which can be met by a single integrated course or by two one-semester courses that are not predominately U.S. History; and
• U.S. History/American Government (Civics) – One year of U.S. History, or one-half year of U.S. History combined with one-half year of American Government (civics)

NOTES:

1. A wide variety of courses may be used. Courses should be empirically based and promote critical thinking and questioning regarding historical events and perspectives.
2. World History courses do not need to cover every culture or period in the history of humankind. For example, a suitable course could be an in-depth study of a single culture, such as a yearlong study of Chinese civilization. Alternatively, several cultures might be studied and compared, as in more traditional world history, culture, and historical geography courses.
3. World History/non-U.S. History courses may also address trans-cultural or trans-regional studies, including migration, immigration, and other sociological and cultural movements.
4. U. S. History courses may present and analyze historical events and movements with a particular focus such as science and technology in the development of American society; gender and family in American life; war, diplomacy, and international relations; and the comparative study of racial and ethnic groups in the United States. However, the course should cover the full span of American history, be embedded in the wider context of U.S. History, and carefully avoid isolating particular groups from the larger society of which they are a part.