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2025 – 2026 Projected Social Studies Paths and Choices & Course Numbers

9th Grade10th Grade11th Grade12th Grade
(210)
AMERICAN
STUDIES 1
HONORS		(220)
AMERICAN
STUDIES 2
HONORS
or
(224)
AP US HISTORY		(234)
AP WORLD
HISTORY (Full
Year)		(240)
ECONOMICS AP (Full Year)
and either
(270)
US GOVT & POLITICS AP
(Full Year)
or
(274)
COMP. GOVT. & POL. AP
(Full Year)
(211)
AMERICAN
STUDIES 1 GHP		(221)
AMERICAN
STUDIES 2 GHP		(231)
WORLD
STUDIES GHP		(241)
GHP ECONOMICS
(Semester)
and
(271)
AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT GHP
(Semester)
(212)
AMERICAN
STUDIES 1 CP		(222)
AMERICAN
STUDIES 2 CP		(232)
WORLD
STUDIES CP		(242)
ECONOMICS CP
(Semester)
and
(272)
AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT CP
(Semester)
(216)
AMERICAN
STUDIES 1 CEW*
or
(217)
AMERICAN
STUDIES 1
SEMINAR**		(226)
AMERICAN
STUDIES 2 CEW*
or
(227)
AMERICAN
STUDIES 2
SEMINAR ***		(236)
WORLD
STUDIES CEW*		(276)
AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT CEW*
(Semester)
and
(246)
ECONOMICS CEW*
(Semester)

*Students selecting this course must be enrolled in a career training program at LCTI. However, please note that LCTI students may enroll in CP or higher-level courses if interested, eligible, and if it works in their schedule.

**Students selecting this course must select ENGLISH 1 SEMINAR for a social studies course.

***Students selecting this course must select ENGLISH 2 SEMINAR for a social studies course.

Please Note

  1. Four credits of high school SOCIAL STUDIES are required for graduation. In addition, all students MUST take one course in
    Government AND one in Economics to fulfill graduation requirements.
  2. NCAA Clearinghouse Division I eligibility requires social studies courses between 9th and 12th grades. Only courses marked with an
    asterisk (*) are approved by the NCAA Clearinghouse.
  3. Students may change paths. Please consult with your guidance counselor.
  4. Courses listed are based on curriculum and student projections. Actual course offerings are based on actual student requests.
  5. This listing is based on the best information available at this time. It is not a guarantee of courses to be offered.
  6. Course selection should be made on the basis of parent and student interest after evaluation of one’s academic abilities.

The 200 Courses: Social Studies

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  • apAdvanced Placement
  • hHonors
  • pltwProject Lead The Way
  • dcDual Credit
  • ahcArts & Humanities Credit
  • tacTech Applications Credit
  • ncaaNCAA/Clearinghouse
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American Studies 1 Honors

  • h
  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grade 9
Recommended Prerequisites: Based on standardized test results, previous performance, teacher evaluation, interest in and enthusiasm about the subject. This course is a study of American history from the Age of Exploration through the end of the 19th century. In addition to the GHP curriculum requirements, the Honors American Studies Program…
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American Studies 1 GHP

  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grade 9
This course is a study of American history from the Age of Exploration to the end of the 19th century. The Gifted/High Potential level includes the political, economic, geographical, and institutional viewpoints of historical events. This course has been designed for students who have a strong interest in history and…
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American Studies 1 CP

  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grade 9
This course is a study of American history from the Age of Exploration to the end of the 19th century. The college preparatory course includes the political, economic, geographical, and institutional viewpoints of historical events. There is an effort to relate past events to current trends in America, and to…
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American Studies 1 CEW

  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grade 9
NOTE: Students who select this course must also be enrolled in the Lehigh Career & Technical Institute (LCTI). This course will combine traditional academic education with a concentration on career preparation. The academic focus is a study of America history from the Age of Exploration to the end of the…
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American Studies 1 Seminar

  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grade 9
This course follows an integrated format that aligns American Studies and English topics in a team-taught classroom environment as they prepare for post-secondary study, work, and life in the 21st Century. Both career and college preparatory standards will be emphasized. The American Studies component is a study of American history…
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United States History AP

  • ap
  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grades 10,11,12
Recommended Prerequisite: Honors American Studies 1. This course is designed to provide students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials of US history. The course prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those…
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American Studies 2 Honors

  • h
  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grade 10
Recommended Prerequisites: Honors or GHP American Studies 1 teacher recommendation. This course, the second of a two-year sequence, focuses on 20th-century and recent American history. It will be built on the skills introduced in Honors American Studies 1 as well as emphasize an analytical approach to history. Students will be…
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American Studies 2 GHP

  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grade 10
Prerequisites: Invitation to gifted students; high potential student invitation based on standardized and previous performance, teacher evaluation, interest in and enthusiasm about the subject. The content of this course is the same as that of the CP American Studies 2 course. However, activities and resources that require higher level thinking…
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American Studies 2 CP

  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grade 10
Recommended Prerequisites: CP American Studies 1. This course, the second of a two-year American Studies sequence, begins with the 20th century America and proceeds to the present day. Students study the nation`s transformation into an industrial power and the impact of this change on the social, cultural, economic and political…
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American Studies 2 CEW

  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grade 10
NOTE: Students who select this course must also be enrolled in the Lehigh Career & Technical Institute (LCTI). This course will combine traditional academic education with a concentration on career preparation. The academic focus covers the historic period between 1877 and the present and allows students to survey this period…
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American Studies 2 Seminar

  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grade 10
This course follows an integrated format that aligns American Studies and English topics in a team-taught classroom environment as they prepare for post-secondary study, work, and life in the 21st Century. Both career and college preparatory standards will be emphasized. The American Studies component of this course covers the historic…
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World History AP

  • ap
  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grades 11,12
Recommended Prerequisite: Tenth grade Honors, AP or GHP American Studies teacher recommendation. World History AP emphasizes non-western history from 1200 C. E. to the present, relying on college-level texts, primary and secondary sources, analytical and writing skills. Political, social, economic, and religious developments will be covered. Attention will be given…
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World Studies GHP

  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grade 11
Prerequisites: Honors or GHP American Studies 2 teacher recommendation. This course focuses on the people and events that have shaped the modern world. The course begins with ancient civilizations and concludes with an analysis of contemporary issues dealing with war and peace, human rights, world health issues, and terrorism. World…
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World Studies CP

  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grade 11
Recommended Prerequisite: American Studies 2. This course explores the significant events and people that make up world history: the story of the human community. It begins in the 1300’s and connects to life today by examining the culture, common ideas, beliefs and behavior patterns of societies. The course includes the…
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World Studies CEW

  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grade 11
NOTE: Students who select this course must also be enrolled in the Lehigh Career & Technical Institute (LCTI). This course will combine traditional academic education with a concentration on career preparation. Selected world cultures are explored. The emphasis is on the cultures as they are today, but the present is…
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Economics AP

  • ap
  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grade 12
Recommended Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation. AP Economics is a yearlong study of Micro and Macro Economics. The study begins with the production possibilities open to any society. Next, price theory is developed, using traditional supply and demand models. The several market models are studied in some detail: perfect competition, oligopoly, monopoly,…
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Economics GHP

  • ncaa
  • 1 Semester
  • 0.5 Credit
  • Grade 12
The content of this course is the same as Economics CP; however, activities and resources that require higher level thinking skills and some differentiated content are used to challenge the capabilities of these students. The course broadly covers concepts of both micro and macroeconomics. Microeconomic topics include scarcity, and the…
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Economics CP

  • ncaa
  • 1 Semester
  • 0.5 Credit
  • Grade 12
This course broadly covers concepts of both micro and macroeconomics. Microeconomic topics include the study of scarcity and the political, economic, and social choices that are required to allocate resources. The concepts of demand and supply are investigated as they relate to prices. Market structures are defined and a company’s…
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Economics CEW

  • 1 Semester
  • 0.5 Credit
  • Grade 12
NOTE: Students who select this course must also be enrolled in the Lehigh Career & Technical Institute (LCTI). Economics CEW explores the subject of economics from the practical perspective of the student as a consumer and producer. Specific topics include consumer and career decision-making, taxes, personal saving, investing and budgeting,…
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Comparative Government and Politics AP

  • ap
  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grades 11,12
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation. Through work in a college level text and regular consideration of current media, this course exposes students to the current political systems in six core countries – Britain, China, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, and Russia- and, provides the content for conceptual and thematic analysis. Students will consider the…
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United States Government and Politics AP

  • ap
  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grades 11,12
Recommended Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation. This course is designed to give students an analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States. It involves the study of democratic ideas and the balance of power and tensions between the practical and ideal in national policy making. Students will become acquainted with…
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American Government GHP

  • ncaa
  • 1 Semester
  • 0.5 Credit
  • Grade 12
Prerequisites: GHP World Studies teacher recommendation. The content of this course is the same as that of the CP Government courses. However, activities and resources that require higher level thinking skills and some differentiated content are used to challenge the capabilities of these students.
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American Government CP

  • ncaa
  • 1 Semester
  • 0.5 Credit
  • Grade 12
Prerequisites: American Studies 2; Eleventh-grade Social Studies. American National Government is based on a beginning analysis of the Federal Constitution and how it influenced possible the development of democratic institutions. Separate study is given to the divisions of the Federal Government, Congress, the Presidency, and the Courts. The overall emphasis…
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American Government CEW

  • 1 Semester
  • 0.5 Credit
  • Grade 12
Prerequisites: American Studies; Eleventh-grade Social Studies. The American Government CEW course shares the information and ideas studied in CP Government. Special emphasis is placed on the practical aspects of citizenship: voter registration, elections, public opinion, the rights and duties of citizens. Students who select this course must be enrolled in…
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European History AP

  • ap
  • ahc
  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grades 11,12
NOTE: If enough requests are made for this course, it may run as an online, asynchronous course. It will not run as an in-person course. This course examines European history since 1450 and introduces students to cultural, economic, political, and social developments that played a fundamental role in shaping the…
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Afr American Studies AP

  • ap
  • ahc
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grades 10,11,12
AP African American Studies is an interdisciplinary elective course that explores the diversity of African American experiences, from early African kingdoms to contemporary challenges and achievements. Organized into four thematic units, the course follows a chronological flow and engages students with a wide range of texts and sources. Through this…
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Human Geography AP

  • ap
  • ahc
  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grades 9,10,11,12
This course is intended to provide students with a systematic study of the earth and its inhabitants; students will be discovering how humans use and impact the earth. Using geographic methods of observation, data gathering and reporting, interpreting maps, and employing spatial concepts students will study a variety of global…
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Psychology AP

  • ap
  • ahc
  • ncaa
  • 2 Semesters
  • 1 Credit
  • Grades 11,12
The AP Psychology course introduces students to the systematic scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. While considering the studies that have shaped the field, students explore and apply psychological theories, key concepts, and phenomena associated with major units of study, including biological bases of behavior, cognition, development, learning,…
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General Psychology

  • ahc
  • ncaa
  • 1 Semester
  • 0.5 Credit
  • Grades 11,12
The course deals with the science of behavior. The student is introduced to the environmental reasons for personal activity by examining the founding theories and methods used by psychologists to categorize and explain behavior. Subject matter will include the processes of sensation and perception, learning and conditioning, personality and methodology.
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Elective Sociology

  • ahc
  • ncaa
  • 1 Semester
  • 0.5 Credit
  • Grades 11,12
The course acquaints the student with the basics of human relations. This is accomplished through an examination of what is culture, how the individual absorbs it and relates to it, the purpose of social institutions, and the real problems that arise from the socialization process. Students are encouraged to observe…
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Introduction to Criminal Justice

  • dc
  • ahc
  • 1 Semester
  • 1 Credit
  • Grades 11,12
The course reviews the full spectrum of the criminal justice system. The five primary elements of the system – police, criminal courts, probation, prisons, and parole – are studied. Interrelationships are stressed and problem areas discussed, particularly with respect to Constitutional guarantees. This is a Dual Enrollment course that meets…
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Criminal Investigations

  • dc
  • ahc
  • 1 Semester
  • 1 Credit
  • Grades 11,12
Principles of criminal investigation are studied. The crime scene search, interview and interrogation, surveillance, and records are stressed. The techniques used in special investigations, collection and preservation of evidence, and preparation for police cases in court are also covered. This is a Dual Enrollment course that meets twice a week…
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Law Enforcement and Society

  • h
  • dc
  • ahc
  • 1 Semester
  • 1 Credit
  • Grades 11,12
This course examines the multifaceted roles that law enforcement plays in today’s society along with the concept of community policing. An examination of police officer’s roles in getting and maintaining public support is reviewed along with therecognition and understanding of community problems, community action programs, methods of coping with crisis…
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Crim Evid and Court Proced

  • h
  • dc
  • ahc
  • 1 Semester
  • 1 Credit
  • Grades 11,12
This course examines the historical background, traditions, and legal principles that underlie the courts as an integral component of the American system of Criminal Justice. The differences and similarities inherent within the state and federal court processes are analyzed. Additionally, the procedures through which the criminal courts uphold the basic…
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