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    SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT
    Social Studies Credit

     The Parkway Social Studies Program has been designed to achieve three goals.

    • The first goal is for the student to become a healthy and active citizen of their local community, the United States, and the World.
    • A second goal is to provide the student the freedom to design a rich and engaging course of study with options that provide the student with the opportunity to pursue their personal academic goals.
    • A third goal is for the student to develop the historical thinking skills needed to understand the concepts and the skills related to the Social Studies and to effectively communicate these concepts.

    Four options in developing a four-year plan are described in the following paragraphs.  When a student chooses one of these options, he/she is not committed to stay at that course level.  The student is able to switch into a different course sequence if academic results indicate this would be beneficial, and subsequent teacher, student, and parent conference concurs.

    1) General Studies Option:  meets the requirements necessary for a high school diploma.

     Grade Courses
    9 US and World History 2: Emergence of the Modern World (a year-long course)
    10 US and World History 3: The Modern World (a year-long course)
    11 US Government + a semester course listed below (may be taken any set of semesters after the 10th grade year)  

    2) College-Bound Option:  for most students who are college bound (four-year University).

     Grade Courses
    9 US and World History 2: Emergence of the Modern World (a year-long course)
    10 US and World History 3: The Modern World (a year-long course)  
    11 US Government + a semester course listed below (may be taken any set of semesters after the 10th grade year)  
    12 Any two semester electives or one year-long elective (This option may include AP classes after teacher, student, and parent conference and agreement) 

    3) Honors Option: is for those students that have been selected for an honors option.  If a student is interested in taking AP courses, he/she might select this challenging course sequence.  If a student wants to add another elective to this program they can do so concurrently during the 11th or 12th grade year.

     Grade Courses
    9 AP Human Geography (a year-long course)  
    10 AP World History (a year-long course)  
    11 AP US History (a year-long course) or US and World History 2 (a year-long course). One of these is needed to fulfill the US History requirement.
    12 AP Government (either semester), AP semester option (see list below) 

    4) Advanced Honors Option: is for students that have been selected for an honors option, and is the recommended sequence to reach as many AP classes as possible.  Students selecting this demanding and rigorous option are mostly those interested in a humanities-related major at a competitive college or seeking a professional degree or careers in public service, international relations, politics, or the law.

     Grade Courses
    9 AP Human Geography (a year-long course)  
    10 AP World History (a year-long course)  
    11  AP US History (a year-long course) and
    AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics  
    12 AP Government, AP Comparative Politics and either AP Modern European History (a year-long course) or AP Psychology (a year-long course)

     

    Elective Courses
    The courses listed below are divided into three main areas of study to allow the student to design a program that fits their needs and interest level:

    U.S. Studies
    History of St. Louis
    History of the American West
    Hisotry of Rap, Rock, and Jazz
    AP U.S. History (Dual Credit Offered, required for students taking AP Human Geography)

    World Studies
    Challenges to Democracy
    AP Modern European History
    AP Comparative Government

    Behavioral Sciences
    Crime and the Law
    Psychology
    Philosophy and Ethics
    Contemporary Issues
    AP Psychology
    AP Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (may be taken together to replace Personal Finance)

    *Parkway West Social Studies Department offers all available AP social studies courses.

    COURES OFFERINGS
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  • 157021 and 157022 US and World History 2

  • 157031 and 157032 US and World History 3

  • 157100 United States Government

  • 157350 History of St. Louis

  • 157360 History of the American West

  • 157550 Challenges to Democracy

  • 157750 Crime and the Law

  • 157760 Contemporary Issues

  • 157800 Psychology

  • 157840 Philosophy and Ethics

  • 157860 History of Rap, Rock, and Jazz

  • 159011 and 159012 AP World History

  • 159120 AP United States Government & Politics

  • 159150 AP Comparative Government & Politics

  • 159301 and 159302 AP United States History

  • 159501 and 159502 AP European History

  • 159511 and 159512 AP Human Geography

  • 159710 AP Macroeconomics

  • 159720 AP Microeconomics

  • 159801 and 159802 AP Psychology