“W HAT YOU SHOULD KNOW AS A STUDENT AND PARENT ” Presented by Andrea Haegele

W HAT IS THE AP PROGRAM ? The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program enables students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school. Thirty seven courses and exams in 22 subject areas are offered. Based on their performance on rigorous AP exams, students can earn credit, advanced placement, or both, for college.—College Board

GENERAL INFORMATION How many schools and students participate in the AP Program? In 2007, AP courses were offered in 16,464 schools. That same year, 2,533,431 AP Exams were administered worldwide to 1,464,254 students. How many colleges accept AP grades? Most colleges and universities in the United States and Canada, as well as colleges and universities in 40 other countries, have a policy granting incoming students credit, placement, or both, for qualifying AP Exam grades. The best source of specific and up-to-date information about an individual institution's policy is its catalog or Web site. -- AP Program What is the cost? The cost to take an AP exam for the school year is $87. How are AP exams scored? Most AP exams include two sections: multiple- choice and free-response (essays, problems, portfolios or taped responses). Each examination receives an overall grade on a five-point scale, interpreted as follows: 5- extremely well-qualified 4 - well qualified 3 - qualified 2 - possibly qualified 1- no recommendation

W HAT THE AP P ROGRAM CAN DO FOR YOU : Confidence- AP helps you develop better study habits, improve your writing skills and sharpen your problem-solving abilities-giving you the confidence to tackle the academic challenges that you can expect in college. Credit-Entering college with AP credits gives you time to move into upper-level courses in your field of interest, pursue a double major, or study or travel abroad. College Success- Research consistently shows that students who are successful in AP typically experience greater academic success than similar students who do not participate in AP.

E NROLLING IN AP C OURSES AT WHS Planning, planning, planning! Discuss your post-secondary goals. Register for the ACT junior year. Make sure requirements are being met—ACT (if applicable), GPA, prerequisites, etc. [See AP Requirement slide] Talk to your teachers for recommendation. Discuss with your counselor.

A DVANCED P LACEMENT C OURSES AT WHS H. AP English Lit-11 th H. AP Language and Comp.-12 th H. AP European History th “NEW” H. AP Pscyhology-11 th & 12 th H. AP Government and Politics-11 th H. AP Calculus-11 th & 12 th H. AP Studio Art

AP Psychology: 1.PLAN or ACT score of 21 or higher Reading 2.GPA of 3.5 or higher 3.Teacher recommendation from most recent science course 4.Biology recommended, not required as a prerequisite AP Government: 1.PLAN or ACT score of 21 or higher in Reading 2.U.S. History grade of A or B in both 1 st and 2 nd semesters 3.English II grade of A or B in both 1 st and 2 nd semesters 4.Complete Summer Assignments prior to start of class in 1 st semester AP European History: 1.PLAN or ACT score of 22 or higher in Reading and English. 2. Open to th grade with teacher approval. AP Calculus: 1.Prerequisite: Honors Pre-Calculus with a grade of A or B in both 1 st and 2 nd semesters 2.PLAN or ACT score of 21 or higher in Math. AP Art 1.Completion of 4 art courses with a grade of A or B in both 1 st and 2 nd semesters Teacher recommendation from art course

Q UESTIONS ? Visit the Collegeboard website for practice tests, college and scholarship searches, how to request your scores to be sent to a college and exam dates and deadlines. Additionally, visit the high school website under the guidance tab for college and post-secondary planning.