Advanced Placement World History

Advanced Placement World History [KHO3101 (Alt 10)]

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Prerequisite: Recommendation by social studies teacher

AP World History develops a greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts in different human societies.  This understanding is advanced by applying analytical skills to selective factual knowledge.  The course highlights the nature of changes in global frameworks and their causes and consequences, as well as comparisons among major societies.  It emphasized relevant factual knowledge, interpretive issues, and skills in analyzing types of historical evidence.  Interested students need to attend an information meeting at the end of the school year to inform students of the demands of the course and receive summer homework.

AP EXAM FEE: $95.00 (approximate) – payable at the beginning of the second semester.  AP World History Prep Guide – $25 (approximate).