Brief descriptions of course offerings in the social studies for grades 9-12, Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, Maryland, are presented. Courses are listed according to required or elective. Required courses are United States History I and II; National, State, and Local Government, and Contemporary Issues. In addition, over 45 courses are offered as electives. These courses include The Black Experience in America, Advanced Placement in United States and European History, Problems of the Twentieth Century, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Modern Urban World, Cultural Anthropology, Law, Human Behavior, Comparative Religions, and an executive high school internship. The document points out that several of the courses have been added to the social studies program as response to a call for study of major social problems and issues and for more direct student participation in and observation of these problems. (Author/KC)