AP World History
course syllabus
Advanced Placement World History is a college-level course offered to highly motivated students, which allows them the opportunity to acquire skills and earn college credit during their high school years. AP World History is taught and graded on a college level; therefore, the demands and expectations of the course significantly exceed those of a regular high school world history course.
AP World History is a survey course that is intended to promote in students a greater understanding of the evolution of global developments and interactions. The course focuses on the nature of change in international frameworks, as well as their causes and consequences. AP World History builds on an understanding of cultural, institutional, and technological concepts that was an essential part of freshmen World Geography courses.
Students are expected to master not only specific factual information, but also important analytical skills. A great deal of emphasis is placed on reading, constructing arguments, analyzing data, and interpreting opinions.
In order to cover all the material in time for the national exam, we are on a tight schedule. Your attendance is necessary. In the event that you are absent, it is your responsibility to obtain and make up any work missed.
Don’t get discouraged or frustrated; come to see me before that happens. You will be forming study groups. Meet together to study and review the material. If you need additional help from me, tutorials are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 – 3:15.
AP World History is a challenging course, but the rewards make it worth the work.