<p>My older son did not take history senior year. (However he did take AP Econ in that slot). We have a lot of class periods so he was able to take two sciences. He’d done his arts requirement as a freshman and wasn’t interested in more art. Since he’s a math/science guy, I’d be inclined to let him skip the history if he’s already had three years of it. It depends a little bit at what sort of schools he’s aiming for.</p>
<p>Here’s what Harvard says about what they consider good preparation: <a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/preparing/index.html[/url]”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/preparing/index.html</a></p>
<p>I was particular struck by this: "it is essential that you study chemistry and physics in secondary school. "</p>
<p>With regards to history they suggest a year of American, a year of European and “if possible” a third year.</p>