Full credit or not?

[Raini]

I'd like some input on what will equal one credit of US History (which includes government).

 

My ds (junior) was going to study for the AP US History next spring. Now he may take some other college courses instead. (Race and Ethnicity in America, History of Ancient Israel...)

 

One of the colleges he is applying to wants to see one year of US History on the transcript. His transcript will include 3 history courses already (including at least one college course), so I'm considering changing this semester's plan from AP US Hist prep to a basic high school credit in US History.

 

Here's what he's doing...is it enough? There was more writing and AP prep before.

 

--Reading Tindall and writing responses to one chapter question--once a week? twice a month?

 

--Reading Lies my Teacher told Me.

 

--Watching Teaching Company US History (84 lectures over the course of the year.)

 

--Reading Idiot's Guide to American Government.

 

What would you add or take away to call this one credit?

 

Thanks!

[Ellie]

Well, IMHO that one book isn't enough to make this any level of U.S. government.

 

Remember that in most high schools, American history is a full-year course, and U.S. government is also a full-year course. What you have planned is enough, I guess, for American history, but I wouldn't include government in the course description.

[elegantlion]

Here's an open access class that uses Tindall as one of their spines.

http://www.ucopenaccess.org/course/view.php?id=82'>http://www.ucopenaccess.org/course/view.php?id=82

 

The also offer several other classes listed here.

http://www.ucopenaccess.org/

 

In our state public school requires only .5 credit in government, which is what we will do.

[Raini]

In our state, homeschoolers have to teach history, geography, and government. In the past I've included all three in the time period we are studying. I was hoping to do that again with US history, but I'm more interested in opinions on what constitutes a basic American history course.

 

My ds has studied quite a bit of US history informally, and I want to work out what I'll require for a credit.

 

Thanks :)

[Raini]

I am familiar with open access AP US class, and I'd forgotten they have the non-AP. It looks like they have a writing assignment for each chapter with discussion and extra reading options. My goal is to streamline while still requiring "enough".

 

Thanks!