Program of Studies - Hunterdon Central Regional High School

#S115 - UNITED STATES HISTORY I (LC) - 5 CREDITS (SE S115 US HISTORY I LC)
Grade: 9
Prerequisite: None
This is the first of a three year sequence of courses to meet the social studies graduation requirement. The Learning Center United
States History I course has the same objectives and proficiencies as the U.S. History I #S118 course. This course provides a more
individualized approach to the topics of instruction in social studies and is implemented with appropriate adaptations and
modifications to meet the individual reading and cognitive skill abilities of the special education student.
#S128 - UNITED STATES HISTORY II - 5 CREDITS (SE S128 US HISTORY (II))
Grades: 10-12
Prerequisite: #S118 U.S. History I
This is the second in a three-year required sequence of courses to meet the social studies graduation requirement. A
chronological/topical survey of U.S. history from 1920 to the present is studied. U.S. History II is taught within a global framework,
with historical comparisons in different time periods receiving special emphasis. Foundations of modern society and the U.S.
involvement in modern affairs are also addressed. U.S. History II continues, as well as refines, the development of skills, behaviors,
and knowledge taught in U.S. History I.
#S125 - UNITED STATES HISTORY II (LC) - 5 CREDITS (SE S125 US HISTORY II LC)
Grades: 10-12
Prerequisite: #S115 U.S. History I (LC)
This is the second in a three-year required sequence of courses to meet the social studies graduation requirement. The Learning Center
United States History II course has the same objectives and proficiencies as the U.S. History II #S128 course. This course provides a
more individualized approach to the topics of instruction in social studies and is implemented with appropriate adaptations and
modifications to meet the individual reading and cognitive skill abilities of the special education student.
#S138 – COMPARATIVE WORLD STUDIES - 5 CREDITS (SE S138 CWS (I))
Grades: 11-12
Prerequisites: #S118 U.S. History I and #S128 U.S. History II
This the third of a three year sequence of courses to meet the social studies graduation requirement. This departmentalized course of
study is designed to develop an understanding, from a thematic approach, of the basic concepts and skills related to World History.
The student is invited to analyze historical themes as inter-relationships among people and between nations, and finally to accept a
global approach to the problems and interests of the individual.
#S135 – COMPARATIVE WORLD STUDIES (LC) - 5 CREDITS (SE S135 CWS (LC))
Grades: 11-12
Prerequisite: #S115 U.S. History I (LC), #S125 U.S. History II (LC)
This is the third of a three year sequence of courses to meet the social studies graduation requirement. The Learning Center
Comparative World Studies course has the same objectives and proficiencies as the Comparative World Studies #S138 course. This
course provides a more individualized approach to the topics of instruction in social studies and is implemented with appropriate
adaptations and modifications to meet the individual reading and cognitive skill abilities of the special education student.
#S317 – ALGEBRA READINESS I - 5 CREDITS (SE S317 ALG READY (I))
Grade: 9
Prerequisite: None
This is the first of a three year sequence of courses to meet the mathematics graduation requirement. The Freshman Math program
provides the student with a course of study designed to facilitate use of mathematics in daily life. Units of instruction include skill
development in the following: basic arithmetic operations with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions; number theory; ratio,
proportion, and percent; metric and customary measurement; geometry; perimeter, area, and volume; statistics and probability; and
integers and coordinate graphing. Instruction to develop skills for the HSPA will be provided.
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