World History - This course presents a survey of human history from ancient times to the modern era. Major social studies concepts are explored as they relate to the evolution of both Eastern and Western civilizations. The concepts studied provide the foundation for understanding patterns of social, political, economic, geographic, philosophical, and religious development.
United States History 1 - American History is surveyed in this course from its origin to 1914. Political, economic, and social themes are included as well as the problems and contributions of individuals and groups in our history. Instruction and application of appropriate social studies skills will be incorporated throughout this course.
United States History 2 - This course is devoted to a study of American History since 1914 and to the American Economic system. Thus, the course serves to develop an understanding of significant elements that helped to shape contemporary American society.
Advanced Placement United States History 2 - This course, taught on a first-year college level, is offered to prepare participants for the Advanced Placement Examination in American History. The program is designed to provide extensive and demanding challenges to the student, places a high premium on individual initiative and achievement, and is conducted as a seminar. Activities include a wide variety of reading and writing assignments related to the period from colonization to the present. Students are expected to take the AP exam in May.
Advanced Placement World History - This Junior-only course, open to students who are concurrently enrolled in Advanced Placement United States History 2, is offered to prepare participants for the Advanced Placement Examination in World History. The program is designed to provide extensive and demanding challenges for the student. It, therefore, places a high premium on individual initiative and achievement. The course emphasizes relevant factual knowledge deployed in conjunction with leading interpretive issues and types of historical evidence. The course builds on an understanding of cultural, institutional, and technological precedents that, along with geography, sets the human stage. Periodization, explicitly discussed, forms an organizing principle for dealing with change and continuity throughout the course. Specific themes provide further organization to the course, along with the consistent attention to contacts among societies that form the core of world history as a field of study. Students are expected to take the AP exam in May.
Advanced Placement European History - This course, open to seniors only and taught on a first-year college level, is offered to prepare participants for the Advanced Placement Examination in European History. Designed to provide extensive and demanding challenges for the student, the course places a high premium on individual initiative and achievement. Activities include a wide variety of reading and writing assignments related to the period from the Late Middle Ages to the present. Students are expected to take the AP exam in May. Students enrolled in this course are eligible to earn Middlesex County College credit through the Middlesex County College High School Scholars program.
