Volume III, Number 5 of this newsletter, which is published monthly during the school year and disseminates ideas and suggestions concerning innovations and problem solutions for secondary social sciences, focuses on flexible, individualized social science in the high school. A program, its principles, and suggestions for syllabi are outlined as suggested by the Educational Research Council of America (ERCA) to improve senior high school social science programs. Two basic needs of the program are identified as (1) minicourses or units at varying levels designed for independent and group study and (2) diagnostic tests with which teachers can guide students to appropriate courses of study. A sample diagnostic test for high school students is presented as one method of identifying weaknesses and gaps in knowledge as well as the strengths, aptitudes, and interests of students. (KSM)