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Click below to learn more about the Social Studies course offerings. All students must earn at least four credits in Social Studies to graduate.
General Program Information
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Regents Courses
All students must successfully complete four credits of Social Studies instruction to be eligible for a Regents diploma. Course advancement is usually based upon students passing the preceding year course and Regents exam, if applicable, or securing approval of the department chairperson.
Honors Level, Advanced Placement (AP) and College Level Courses
Students are generally admitted to these advanced level courses based upon standardized test scores, past academic performance, teacher recommendation, and departmental and administrative approval. A minimum class grade (unweighted) of “A” (90%) is usually required for initial consideration of course admittance and continuation in the program. Students are required to take appropriate AP exams and are responsible for all fees associated with AP/college level courses. Colleges/universities vary in how they award and/or accept college transfer credit earned by high school students. It is strongly urged that students familiarize themselves with the college credit acceptance and transfer policies of the colleges/universities they wish to attend prior to considering enrolling in a college credit course offered at SHS. Final determination of course placement resides with the school.
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Ninth-grade Social Studies Program
- Regents/Honors Global History & Geography I
- AP World History I
Tenth-grade Social Studies Program
- Regents/Honors Global History and Geography II
- AP World History II
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Eleventh-grade Social Studies Programs
- Regents United States History and Government
- Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) American History
- AP United States History
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Twelfth-grade Social Studies Programs
- Participation in Government & Civics / Economics, the Enterprise System and Finance
- AP European History
- Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) Public Affairs & Economics
- AP Government & Politics
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Social Studies Elective Courses
Half-year / 1/2 credit courses:
- History Vs. Hollywood (Grades 10-12)
- The History of Sports: Social, Economic, Cultural and Political Implications (Grades 10-12)
- Human Rights Studies (Grades 10-12)
- Sociology (Grades 10-12)
- College Psychology (Grades 11-12)
- Psychology of Media (Grades 10-12)
- Peer Leadership (Grade 12)
Full Year / 1 credit courses:
- AP Psychology (Grades 11-12)
- AP Research (Grades 11-12)
- AP African-American Studies (Grades 11-12)
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