SUBJECT DESCRIPTION COURSEWORK PREPARATION
Literature
§ Assesses how well the student has
learned to read and interpret literature
§ Covers poetry, prose, and drama in
English and American literature from
the Renaissance to the present
§ 3 or 4 years of university-preparatory
literary study
U.S. History
§ Assesses knowledge of and ability to use
material commonly taught in U.S. history
and social studies courses in high school
§ Covers political, economic, social,
intellectual, and cultural history, as well as
foreign policy from pre-Columbian history
to the present
§ 1 year university-preparatory
U.S. history course
World History
§ Assesses understanding of key
developments in global history, the
application and weighing of evidence, and
the ability to interpret and generalize
§ Covers the development of major world
cultures, from ancient times to the
present, in all historical fields: political and
diplomatic, intellectual and cultural, and
social and economi
c
§ 1 year university-preparatory
world history course
Languages
(Reading Only):
French, German,
Italian, Latin,
Modern Hebrew,
Spanish
§ Assesses the ability to read by testing
vocabulary use, language structure, and
comprehension of a variety of texts
§ 2–4 years of study in high school
or the equivalent, or 2 years of
strong preparation
Languages
with Listening:
Chinese,
French, German,
Japanese, Korean,
Spanish
§ Assesses listening comprehension § 2–4 years of study in high school
or the equivalent, or 2 years of
strong preparation
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