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History and Social Sciences
The Virginia History and Social Science Standards of Learning are tested at grades 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8. These tests cover the following areas.

The elementary school curriculum has two SOL tests.

Grade 3 Standards for Kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3
Grade 5 Standards for grade 4

The middle school curriculum has three end of course SOL tests.
Grade 6 Civics and Economics
Grade 7 United States History to 1877
Grade 8 United States History 1877 to Present

The high school curriculum has four end of course SOL tests.
World Geography World Studies I
World Studies II United States History
 

Localities may configure their scope and sequence by local decision in the division. Chesapeake has chosen to configure the history and social science instruction to the timing of the test.