SOCIAL STUDIES
The Social Studies Department at Ursuline Academy focuses on student
achievement in a variety of courses, designed to educate our students by
tracing both the historical roots and contemporary milieu surrounding
political, economic, legal and psychological components of the world
around them. This objective is met through the offerings of relevant
course work and special projects and programs.
Social Studies Course of
Study
- Sophomore Year required - US/WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
I (full year)
- Junior Year required US/WORLD CIVILIZATIONS II (full
year)
Or ADVANCED PLACEMENT U.S. HISTORY
Or AMERICAN STUDIES (INTERDISCIPLINARY
COURSE, U.S. HISTORY AND ENGLISH)
- Senior Year required U. S. GOVERNMENT (1
semester)
Or ADVANCED PLACEMENT U.S.
GOVERNMENT
Plus ONE ELECTIVE
Social Studies
Electives
Advanced Placement Economics (full year)
Advanced Placement Psychology (full year)
Economics (1 semester)
Psychology (1 semester)
The Law and You (1 semester)
Women in American History (1 semester)
Classical Civilization, Ancient Greece (1 semester)
Classical Civilization, Ancient Rome (1 semester)
Current Issues (1 semester)
Special features
- Women in American History This course is a joint offering
designed for Ursuline students and their mothers in the evening, and
explores womens contributions to the history of our country,
including the contemporary landscape.
- US/WORLD CIVILIZATIONS I emphasizes the State of Ohio
proficiency indicators, in a comprehensive preparation for the O.G.T.
(Ohio Graduation Test- 10th grade), which will be
administered toward the end of Sophomore year by the State of
Ohio.
- Four advanced placement courses are offered by the Social Studies
Department, with college credit available upon the successful
completion of the College Board exams in May.
- Students enrolled in Advanced Placement U.S. History may earn
college credit through the Xavier University Collegian Program,
- Special programs, projects Mock Trial competition, Youth in City
Government seminars, Model United Nations programs, field trips.
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