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What's the difference between History and Social Studies?

I'm on Collegeboard and it's asking me how many years of Social Studies I've taken. I've always thought that social studies was the same as History, but it also asks me how many years of History I've taken. I plan on taking two years of History (I'm a Sophomore) and I don't know what they mean. The college I want to go to (UNC at Chapel Hill) doesn't require history, but they require three years of social studies. Would my two years in History (World History and US History) count as social studies? Are Social Studies and History both the same? If not how would I fufill their requirements? http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/academictracker/servlet/ACTServlet?English=4&History=3&Foreign_Language=4&Math=4&Science_total=3&of_Science_Lab=2&Social_Studies=0&Electives=4&AP_Course_Ind=Y&SAT_Critical_Reading=+&SAT_Math=+&SAT_Writing=+&ACT_Composite=++&ACT_English=++&ACT_Math=++&GPA=10&Class_Rank=4&action=p&collegeId=3635&greyLeft=true -Please help

Public Comments

1. History refers to classes/topics about history. > Classes include: World History, American History, etc. Social Studies refers to classes/topics that involve the world, government, economy, geography, and psychology. > Classes include: Civics, Psychology, and World Geography, Economics classes, etc.
2. Your histories would count as social studies. When I applied to UNC, I put down my histories (which were US history, World history, Government & Politics, etc.) and got in.