AP World History: Modern

SOC509 and SOC510 | Full-Year Course
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12
⬛DMACC ⬛NCAA ⬛RAI

This full-year college level course is a survey of global history from ca. 1200 CE to the present. AP World History: Modern will focus on the regional histories of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. It will emphasize interaction between cultures and regions as well as the causes and consequences of global events, processes, and relationships. Although the focus is 1200 CE to the present, the course will include cultural, religious, economic, and social developments from previous eras that influence the modern world. Students who take AP World History: Modern will be expected to handle a rigorous curriculum as well as intensive reading assignments. In addition to covering course content, the class will emphasize historical thinking skills and writing skills. It is assumed that students enrolling in this course are willing to assume university-level responsibility. This course must be taken for DMACC credit.

It is highly advised to take the Advanced Placement exam as a culmination of the AP course curriculum.  Students who successfully complete an AP course will have a .5 weighted grade applied to their GPA for the course. Students who participate in the AP exam will have a total of 1.0 weighted grade applied to their GPA for the course. Regardless of exam participation, a student's transcript will reflect the title of the AP course they enrolled in.

Each exam has a cost that will be incurred by the student. If students are in need of financial assistance to help with the cost of AP exams, please see your assigned counselor for information.