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BBHHS SOCIAL STUDIES<br />
11th & 12th Grade Levels 10th Grade Levels 9th Grade Levels<br />
Advanced Placement<br />
Honors<br />
Academic<br />
(See Program of Study Page 91)<br />
Advanced Placement<br />
Honors<br />
Academic<br />
Advanced Placement<br />
Honors<br />
Academic<br />
The student is recommended by a counselor or teacher for one of the three levels shown above – Advanced<br />
Placement, Honors, or Academic—based on graduation requirements of the class, the student’s grade,<br />
individual needs and reading abilities. World History, U.S. History, and U.S. Government/Economics<br />
are required of all students for graduation.<br />
0040 AP European History<br />
0041 AP United States History<br />
0042 AP Macro/Micro Economics<br />
0047 AP U.S. Government<br />
and Politics<br />
0048 AP Comparative Government<br />
and Politics<br />
0051 AP World History<br />
0140 Honors World History<br />
0143 Honors U.S. Government<br />
0144 Honors Economics<br />
0155 Honors U.S. History<br />
0240 Academic World History<br />
0247 Academic U.S. Government<br />
0248 Academic Economics<br />
0255 Academic U.S. History<br />
4010 Law in a Modern Society<br />
4013 Global Geography<br />
4020 Sociology<br />
4030 Psychology<br />
4031 International Current Events<br />
4032 AP Psychology<br />
4033 Eastern Philosophy & Culture<br />
AP Macro/Micro<br />
Economics<br />
Course Number: 0042<br />
Course Length: year<br />
Credits: 1.0<br />
Fee: $ AP Exam Fee x 2<br />
Open To: juniors, seniors<br />
This course develops students’ thinking and problemsolving<br />
skills through the application of economic<br />
principles and concepts to both microeconomic<br />
and macroeconomic topics and issues. First<br />
semester focuses on microeconomic units such<br />
as the individual, the firm, and specific markets.<br />
Second semester builds on this understanding to<br />
consider the workings of a nation’s macroeconomy.<br />
Graph construction and interpretation along with<br />
mathematical competency are necessary for student<br />
success. Purchase of two AP Activities workbooks,<br />
microeconomics and macroeconomics, is required.<br />
This course meets the economics requirement for<br />
graduation. Students will be required to take the AP<br />
Exam(s).<br />
Prerequisite: Honors Algebra II/Trigonometry<br />
AP World History<br />
Course Number: 0051<br />
Course Length: year<br />
Credits: 1.0<br />
Fee: AP Exam Fee<br />
Open To: freshmen, sophomores<br />
This course is intended for exceptional sophomore<br />
students completing the world history requirement<br />
while accepting the challenges of a college-level<br />
course. The AP level presents the world in terms<br />
of global processes in combination with the<br />
development of different forms of human societies.<br />
Emphasis will be placed on comparisons between<br />
and within major societies. Extensive reading<br />
and writing is required throughout the year in<br />
preparation for the AP exam.<br />
Prerequisite: Honors American History/Teacher<br />
recommendation<br />
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