1. Clackamas High School Showcase February 11, 2013

2. 1. AP Classes – Credit is awarded based on the exam score 2. ACC- Advanced College Credit through Clackamas Community College 3. PSU Challenge Program- PSU credit for classes taken at CHS.

3.  Many Sabin Schellenberg courses have college credit options

4.  Advanced Placement  College-level courses  National curriculum  Trained teachers  Opportunity for students to earn college credit  AP Potential - PSAT

5. ScienceEnglish Social Studies Others Biology 10, 11, 12 Lang & Comp 11 Human Geography 9, 10, 11, 12 *Studio Art 12 Chemistry 11, 12 Literature & Comp 12 US History 11Spanish (SSC) 11, 12 Environmenta l Science 11,12 Government 12 Psychology 11, 12 Physics 11, 12 Japanese (SSC) 11, 12

6.  Over 90% of 4-year colleges in the U.S. provide credit and/or advanced placement for qualifying scores.  AP students are more likely to graduate from college in four years (62% higher)  AP helps students qualify for scholarships - 31 percent of colleges and universities look at AP experience when determining scholarships. -College Board

7.  Students who scored 3 or higher on four popular AP Exams:  Earned higher first-year GPAs  More likely to continue on to a second year of college  More likely to attend selective institutions, on average, than students with comparable SAT ® scores and high school GPAs who did not take AP.  Even students who scored a 1 or 2 on an AP Exam showed higher retention rates into their second year of college than non-AP students, and they were more likely to attend selective institutions.

8.  AP Exam cost = $89  Three credits at Oregon State University = $555 (fees/books not included)  Three credits at University of Washington (non-resident) = over $3,670

9.  University of Oregon  Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Government, and Studio Art = 4 or 5  Literature and Composition, Language and Composition, US History, Econ, Psychology, Spanish, Human Geography = 3 or above.

10.  Biology = 12 credits  Chemistry = 12-15 credits  Economics & Government = 4 credits each  Language & Composition = 3-4 credits  Literature & Composition = 3-4 credits  US History = 8 credits  Human Geography = 4 credits  Physics = 12-15 credits  Spanish = 12 credits

11.  Clackamas Community College (CCC)  Speech, AP Biology, FST, Pre-Calc, AP Environmental Science  $10 per credit  1,406 credits earned from CHS students last year  http://depts.clackamas.edu/acc http://depts.clackamas.edu/acc

12.  Humanities, Calculus, Prob and Stats  30 years at CHS  Up to 20 credits: Humanities (12), Math (8)  $1,130.oo per year (at PSU would cost $3,670)  http://challenge- link.clas.pdx.edu/challenge/index.php http://challenge- link.clas.pdx.edu/challenge/index.php

13.  Through CCC  Through PCC  Many opportunities to earn college credit at Sabin Schellenberg Center (check the SSC course catalogue for more information)

14.  Understand students may not earn an A  Students can not drop the class  Be connected on-line or on Parent Assist  Don’t overload college-level courses (not only AP)  Encourage students to advocate for themselves and talk to their teachers  Encourage your child to attend study sessions or set up study nights with peers

15.  Contact Wendy Rider or Kristin Turnquist  riderw@nclack.k12.or.us riderw@nclack.k12.or.us  turnquistk@nclack.k12.or.us turnquistk@nclack.k12.or.us