A Summary of the
Content and Course
Sequence For Social Studies |
| Elementary Content |
| Kindergarten |
Introduction to basic social studies concepts |
| Grade 1 |
Home, school, and community, with some
introduction to state and nation |
| Grade 2 |
Community, with continued focus on the state
and nation |
| Grade 3 |
Impact of the individual on communities, past
and present, here and there with continued focus on state and nation |
| Grade 4 |
Texas in the Western Hemisphere |
| Grade 5 |
United States Studies |
| Middle School |
| Grade 6 |
Contemporary World Societies |
| Grade 7 |
Texas Studies |
| Grade 8 |
United States Studies (through Reconstruction) |
| High School (Required Course
Sequence) |
| Grade 9 |
World Geography Studies (One Credit)* |
| Grade 10 |
World History Studies (One Credit)* |
| Grade 11 |
United States History Studies Since
Reconstruction (One Credit)* |
| Grade 12 |
United States Government (One-Half Credit)* |
| Grade 12 |
Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise
System and Its Benefits (One-Half Credit)* |
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Psychology (One-Half Credit) |
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Sociology (One-Half Credit) |
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Special Topics in Social Studies (One-Half
Credit)** |
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Social Studies Advanced Studies (One-Half to
One Credit)** |
*Required for graduation
**Topics must be submitted for approval by the Board of Education |