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Latest revision as of 16:52, 21 October 2025
The Gunn Social Studies department includes classes like World History, US Government, AP US History, and AP Human Geography. Students are typically encouraged to take a Social Studies class every year.
Social studies classes
9th grade: World History (next year California Ethnic Studies + World History)
10th grade: US Government + Contemporary World History or the SJ version of these classes
11th grade: AP US History or US History or US History SJ
12th grade: Economics or Economics SJ + A social studies elective or AP Economics
Electives
AP Classes
College Prep or Honors
- Psychology
- Positive Psychology
- US Foreign Policy H
- Ethnic Studies
- Sports and Society
- History of Women in America
Unlike the English department, many of the electives do not run some years due to a lack of student interest, according to Mrs. Howard.
Idiosyncracies
- Teachers in the social studies department often teach the same course in wildly different ways and with widely varying content
- Lecture slides are generally posted
- Most social studies classes are quite project-heavy, and they often have more projects than tests
- The social studies department tends to give less homework than other departments; this statement is not true for AP classes such as APUSH, though