The Social Studies Department recognizes that a rigorous study of history is part of a well-rounded student’s education and will help prepare her to be a responsible citizen of the United States. Students are required to take three and a half (3.5) credits of social studies. Many students, however, elect to take four (4) credits. Below is a list of social studies course selections according to grade and level:

Freshman
Access and College Prep: Geography
Honors: Honors World History

Sophomore
Access and College Prep: World History

Junior
Access and College Prep: U.S. History
Honors: AP U.S. History

Senior
College Prep and Honors: Government and Contemporary History (Government students may take the AP Government exam.)

Social Studies elective courses include Civil and Criminal Justice, African-American History, Intro to Sociology; American Women’s Studies; History through Film, and Intro to Psychology.

FACULTY
Mrs. Elisabeth Knieriem Tisdale '88
Social Studies Department Chair
B.A. Washington College

Mrs. Sandra Budd
Social Studies Faculty
M.A. Johns Hopkins University

Mrs. Jennifer Grooms
Social Studies Faculty
M.A. Goucher College