LAC 28:CXV.2363. Social Studies

A. The social studies course offerings for the college diploma shall be as follows. Course Title(s) | Units American Government | 1 U.S. History | 1 Civics | 1 Economics | 1 Free Enterprise | 1/2 Law Studies | 1 Psychology | 1 Sociology | 1 World Geography | 1 Physical Geography | 1 AP European History | 1 African American History | 1 African American Studies | 1 Approve IBC-related courses for those students who meet the requirement | 1 each AP U.S. History | 1 IB History of the Americas I | 1 AP US Government and Politics: Comparative | 1 AP US Government and Politics: United States | 1 AP Macroeconomics | 1 AP Microeconomics | 1 AP Human Geography | 1 IB Geography | 1 AP World History | 1 IB History of the Americas II | 1 IB Economics | 1 B. The social studies course offerings for the career diploma shall be as follows. Course Title(s) | Units American Government | 1 U.S. History | 1 AP U.S. History | 1 IB History of the Americas I | 1 Civics | 1 AP US Government and Politics: Comparative | 1 AP US Government and Politics: United States | 1 Economics | 1 AP Macroeconomics | 1 AP Microeconomics | 1 Free Enterprise | 1/2 Law Studies | 1 Psychology | 1 Sociology | 1 African American Studies | 1 Child Psychology and Parenthood Education | 1 Course(s) developed by the LEA and approved by BESE | 1 C. Economics may be taught by a teacher certified in business education. D. Free enterprise and the one credit civics course shall include instruction in personal finance. Such instruction shall include but shall not be limited to the following components: 1. income; 2. money management; 3. spending and credit; 4. savings and investing. E. Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, the civics course and all courses permitted to substitute for civics, shall contain a unit of study that includes the civics-related content of which naturalized citizens are required to demonstrate mastery. 1. Students shall be administered a test based on the content of the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the United Citizenship and Immigration Services. 2. Courses permitted to substitute for civics include the following: a. American government; b. AP U.S. government and politics: comparative; c. AP U.S. government and politics: U.S.