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Social Studies Curriculum

Kindergarten through Grade 6

Grade 6
U.S. History
(20th Century)

Grade 7
World Geography

Grade 8
U.S. History

Grade 9
World History

Grade 10
U.S. History

Grades 11 & 12
Alaska Studies
Economics
Electives
U.S. Government

Social Studies Curriculum

Social Studies Electives

Adopted January 1999

The following list provides the list of social studies courses and the social studies graduation requirement that they will meet.

The following courses were adopted by the School Board in the spring of 1998 and are the courses that will meet the Economics high school graduation requirement during this 1998-9 school year and beyond.
Economics	Consumer Economics
Business Economics	Advanced Placement Economics
ESL Economics	Retail Merchandising (KCC)

The following are the courses that will meet the new Geography/Area Studies (Category A) graduation requirement beginning with the 1999-2000 School year.
Global Geography	Asia Studies
Africa Studies	International Relations
Middle East Studies	Latin America Studies
Alaska Studies	Pacific Rim Studies
North America Studies	European Studies
U.S. Regional Studies	United Nations
Contemporary Problems and Current Events	ESL Area Studies
Environmental Studies	Tourism (KCC)
Natural Resources Management (KCC)
Three High School years (or high school courses granting college credit) of one world language.

The following are courses that will meet the new History/Social Sciences (Category B) graduation requirement beginning with the 1999-2000 school year.
Sociology	Anthropology
Psychology I or II	Law Studies
Criminology	Philosophy
Comparative World Religions	U.S. Military History
Westward Movement	Humanities of Western Civilizations
Ancient World Civilizations	AP Psychology
Minority Groups and Ethnic Cultures	ESL History/Social Sciences
Twentieth Century American Eras	Women's History
The Holocaust and Human Behavior	The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Natural Resources Management (KCC)	Tourism (KCC)
Early Childhood Education	Dignity in Diversity
Students taking both AP U.S. Government and Politics and AP Comparative Government will have fulfilled either their Geography/Area Studies (Category A) or their History/Social Sciences (Category B) requirement and their U.S. Government requirements. Students taking full year AP European History or AP United States History will have met both their Category A and B requirements.

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