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On 11/26/2019 at 10:09 AM, Sebastian (a lady) said:

 

Could you share the name of the college? It's always good to see the variety of admissions requirements.

Yes! She wants to go to Texas State University. It’s where I went and it has a program that she wants to do. But I know things could change!

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33 minutes ago, Farrar said:

Generally, you need three social studies credits. One should be a US history, one should cover something in world history, and one can be an elective. Students interested in the humanities will likely have more than three credits in social studies by graduation, but STEM or arts focused students might not. You can follow the WTM sequence. You can follow the public school sequence for your area. You can make it all up. It's really up to you.

I know people here say this sometimes, but I've literally never seen a college that required a credit in government or econ. Some states do, yes. And many colleges require a US history and I've seen ones that require a world history. There may be such a college out there... but I'd love for someone to actually mention a specific name, because I've not seen a single, real example of it. Since many states do not have a government, econ, or civics graduation requirement, I suspect that there aren't many colleges that require a specific credit in them.

You can do anything you like, really. Even that "US History" that's so enshrined could be many different course titles...

US History
US History before the Civil War
American Military History
Social Justice in American History
Women in American History
American History through Film

I mean... you can go wild with it. Same for the "world history" requirement that a few places have. It does not have to be a single course called "World History."

The college that my daughter is interested in requires World History, US history since 1877, 1/2 credits of each economics and government. 

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1 minute ago, katilac said:

 

• World History 1: Ancients
• World History 2: Medieval
• World History 3: Renaissance
• World History 4: Modern
• Civics and Free Enterprise 

My kids definitely applied to colleges that had American history specifically listed as recommended and at least a couple that listed it as required. One admissions office did call and say, hey, I noticed she doesn't have it listed specifically, do you maybe want to amend your transcript to break it out? But, as it happened, it had already been reviewed and and dd had been officially accepted and offered a scholarship, lol. So out of all the applications across two kids, one question that was not an issue. 

dd said at the time that she would refuse to amend it regardless, because she was not going to any school that didn't realize 4 years of world history included, by definition, American history 😄

That’s great! Thank you for your thoughts. What did she do for civics? 

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4 minutes ago, teachermom2834 said:

Some colleges in my state require US History but the other social studies are your choice. I have never seen a college specify that applicants need World History or Govt/Econ. 

Most colleges will not specify what social studies are required so you have a lot of freedom both in taking and naming your courses.

I’m not sure what to do for US history. That’s my main question. 

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13 minutes ago, katilac said:

We did World History 1-4 and civics. No problems. 

What did you put on the transcript?

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That’s great. Is the US history and government listed here through Well Trained Mind? 

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My daughter is in 8th grade, but I'm looking ahead so that we can plan out her high school for college entry.  I have noticed that colleges require World History, US History, Government, and Economics.  I'm not sure how to include that on her transcript if she is doing the high school level history through Well Trained Mind.  

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I read in a Facebook group that Advanced Language Lessons will be coming out in the fall, is this correct? If so, can you tell me more about it?  What grades it will cover, etc.  My daughter is going to be doing FLL 4 this coming year and I've been trying to figure out what we will do after that.  I've heard of good options, but nothing would be better than ALL in my opinion.  Thanks!