1. Social Studies

2. Global History Full year course
Global History I
Global History II
Full year course
Develop test-taking skills and essay writing
World History from the 10,000 BCE – 1700s
Graduation requirement
Full year course
Develop test-taking skills and essay writing
World History from the 1700s- new century
Graduation requirement

3. Historical Perspectives in World History II R
Meets the requirements of the Vertical AP Program
Highly motivated students
Expectation include: complete extensive outside reading and research
Will also take the Regents exam

4. AP World History AP World I AP World II
Students will be preparing to take the AP exam and the Regents exam in their sophomore year
Students should possess above average skills in reading and writing.
College level material
Full-fills GCHS graduation requirement.
Students will be preparing to take the AP exam in May and the Regents exam in June
Students should possess above average skills in reading and writing.
College level material
Full-fills GCHS graduation requirement

5. US History and Government 11 R
Graduation requirement
Regents exam
Emphasis placed on test taking skills and essay writing

6. AP American History 1 Year College level course
Chronological study of the economic, political, diplomatic, social and cultural history of America
Full-fills GCHS graduation requirement.

7. AP American Government & Politics
College-bound seniors who have a particular interest in the field of American Government and Political Science
Extensive reading and writing skills required
Prepare and take the AP exam in May
Full-fills GCHS graduation requirements.

8. Dynamics of Citizenship
Graduation Requirement
Students will learn how to balance the rights and responsibilities of individual members with the needs of society as a whole.

9. Economics R Graduation requirement
Basic economic concepts and understandings necessary for economic decision-making in today’s world

10. JA Economics Enriched alternative to Economics R
Includes the basics of economics, but encompasses an enriched curriculum with a middle-management consultant from business or industry.
Full-fills GCHS graduation requirements.

11. AP Economics
College bound seniors who are interested in the fields of business, accounting, law or economics.
Students will be preparing for the AP exam in May.
Fulfills GCHS graduation requirements.

12. Social Studies Electives
Applied Local History
Current Issues
½ year course
Historical process through research into family and local history.
Topics: Monroe County, Erie Canal, Gates, Chili, current local issues.
½ year course
Explores areas of controversy and/or change within our society.

13. Social Studies Electives
Criminal Justice
Psychology
½ year course
Focuses on the criminal justice system, law enforcement, the court system, and the prison system.
Students may choose to earn dual credit through Monroe Community College.
½ year course
What makes people “tick”? Why do people act and think as they do?
Topics: psychological disorders, sleep and dreams, altered states of consciousness & personality disorders

14. Social Studies Electives
AP Psychology
Sociology
Full year course
Social science that seeks to understand human and animal behavior.
Students will prepare for AP exam in May
½ year course
Society has problems. It is your responsibility as a human to understand them to solve them.
Topics: socialization, deviance, race, family, religion, social class, gender.

15. Social Studies Electives
US Foreign Policy in the Modern World
World War, Holocaust & Rebuilding
½ year course
Since 1945 the US has been a key player in world events shaping our relations with the rest of the world community.
Topics: global economics, humanitarian assistance, peacekeeping, terrorism
½ year course
Covers European involvement in the World Wars, the Holocaust, and the aftermath.
Purpose: to analyze the historic roots of the World Wars, the Weimar Republic, the Nazi Period, and the Holocaust

16. Social Studies Courses!!
US History/Dual Credit
African American History Elective
American history from 1400s-present
Models the US History course offered at MCC
Students will receive NYS graduation credit
Students may choose to take the MCC exam for possible college credit (exam fees may apply)
½ year course
Intricate look into African American history from the 1700s to the present.
Examination of past and current African American culture
Focus upon famous African Americans and their contributions to American culture