AP U.S. HISTORY
SHS400-SHS401
(a-g) / Graduation Requirement
10 Credits
Grade Level: 11
Grade Level Restrictions: 11th grade only
Prerequisites: CST – Proficient / Pass English 10 & AP World
History with “B” or better / Teacher Recommendation
(Satisfies the Social Science Graduation Requirement and the
UC/CSU Elective “a-g” requirements)
This course is designed as a survey of American history from the
era of exploration to the present day. It is a rigorous
two-semester course and is meant to fulfill the same requirement
as a year of United States History at the college level. The
amount of reading and writing in this class is intense, and
students must be prepared to spend five hours or more a week on
homework. Students will learn to balance a massive amount of
factual information with critical analysis of primary and
secondary sources. Using a variety of tools essential to
historians, the students will develop the essential skills of
interpretation and evaluation to view single events from multiple
perspectives, and present their own arguments based on their
interpretation.