AP® U.S. History

$700.00 / Full Year
$380.00 / Semester 1
$380.00 / Semester 2

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Course Overview

In AP® U.S. History, students investigate the development of American economics, politics, and culture through historical analysis grounded in primary sources, research, and writing. The equivalent of an introductory college-level course, AP® U.S. History prepares students for the AP® exam and for further study in history, political science, economics, sociology, and law.

Through the examination of historical themes and the application of historical thinking skills, students learn to connect specific people, places, events, and ideas to the larger trends of U.S. history. Critical-reading activities, feedback-rich instruction, and application-oriented assignments hone students' ability to reason chronologically, to interpret historical sources, and to construct well-supported historical arguments. Students write throughout the course, responding to primary and secondary sources through journal entries, essays, and visual presentations of historical content. In discussion activities, students respond to the positions of others while staking and defending claims of their own. Robust scaffolding, rigorous instruction, relevant material, and regular opportunities for active learning ensure that students can achieve mastery of the skills necessary to excel on the AP® exam.

This course has been authorized by the College Board® to use the AP® designation.

Course Details

Subject

Social Studies

Approvals

AP® , UC , NCAA

Grade Levels

High School

Credits

Pre–Requisites

None

Course Length

Full Year: Full year courses are two semesters in length, 18 weeks maximum each.

Semester 1: 18 weeks, recommended summer pacing is 9 weeks.

Semester 2: 18 weeks, recommended summer pacing is 9 weeks.

Required Materials

Semesters 1 and 2: Required

AP® U.S. History requires a college-level U.S. history textbook. Students may use any college-level U.S. history textbook to successfully complete the course.

Though students may use any college-level textbook, resources such as page references and scaffolded reading guides are provided in the course to support students who use any of the following texts:

America’s History, 9th ed. James A. Henretta et al. (Bedford, Freeman, & Worth, 2018).
ISBN-10: 1319065074 / ISBN-13: 9781319065072
Acceptable alternate: 8th ed. (2014). ISBN-13: 9781457628931

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American History: Connecting with the Past, 14th AP ed. Alan Brinkley. (McGraw-Hill, 2011).
ISBN-10: 0076621421 / ISBN-13: 9780076621422

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America: A Narrative History, 11th ed. David E. Shi. (W.W. Norton, 2019).
ISBN-10: 0393689697 / ISBN-13: 9780393689693
Acceptable alternate: 10th ed. (2016). ISBN-13: 9780393265934
Acceptable alternate: 9th ed. (2013). ISBN-13: 9780393912623