Advanced Placement, Advanced Credit, & Honors Courses

1. Advanced Placement, Advanced Credit, & Honors Courses 2012-2013

2. Hierarchy of Rigorous Courses Offered at FHN

3. GPA Points for Honors, AP, and AC Courses • A 90-100% 5 points • B 80-89% 4 points • C 70-79% 3 points • D 60-69% 1 point • F 0-59% 0 point

4. Honors Courses • FHN offers many regular honors courses that are not AP courses/AC courses • Beneficial to take an honors course to prepare for an AP course, but it is not required • Prerequisites are in course enrollment guide

5. Honors Courses • While rigorous, regular honors courses are not taught at the college level • College credit/advanced standing in college is not offered in a regular honors course • No exam at the end of a regular honors course (other than a final exam or End Of Course exam).

6. Regular Honors Courses • English 1 Pre-AP (9) • English 2 Pre-AP (10) • Newspaper (10-12) • Yearbook (10-12) • Geometry (9, 10) • Algebra 2 (10, 11) • Math Analysis (11, 12) • Trigonometry (11, 12) • US History (9) • Modern World History (10) • Physical Science (9) • Biology (10) • Chemistry 1 (11, 12) • Physics 1 (11, 12)

7. Regular Honors Courses Cont. • Music Theory (11, 12) • Treble Choir/ Chorale (10-12) • Concert Choir (10-12) • Chamber and Show Choir (10-12) • Symphonic Band (11, 12) • Jazz Ensemble (11, 12) • Gifted Mastery • Intro to Engineer Design (9-12) • Principles of Engineering (10-12) • Digital Electronics (11, 12) • Engineering Design and Development (12)

8. Advanced Credit “AC” Courses • Rigorous courses taught at the college level • AC is based upon the overall grade a student earns in a class. Grades are placed on an UMSL transcript & credit is awarded. • Register through UMSL AC in August or January (during the year they have the class) • $59 per credit hour currently

9. Advanced Credit “AC” Courses • Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors have grade requirements to register for the Advanced Credit (but not necessarily to enter the class) • Students can take an AC course & not register for the college credit • Students should contact colleges they may be interested in attending to ensure the college accepts the AC & ask how the credit will be transcribed.

10. FHN Advanced Credit Courses • Spanish III, IV, & V • French III, IV, & V • German III, IV, & V • AP Calculus (12) • AP Statistics (11, 12) • AP Chemistry (11, 12)

11. Advanced Placement “AP” Courses • Rigorous college level courses taught at FHN • There is not an “earned grade” prerequisite to register for an AP course • students should consider the rigor of the course prior to registering.

12. Advanced Placement “AP” Courses • AP exam can be taken in May • If score on the AP exam is sufficient, students can earn college credit or advanced placement at college of choice ($$$ saved!) • Scored on a scale of 1-5, with a 5 being the highest score (5=A, 4=B, etc.) • $89 per exam currently

13. Advanced Placement “AP” Courses • Students submit their score reports to the college of choice & the college determines if/how much credit is awarded • It is important for students to contact the college of choice to ask about potential credit

14. College board Site College Search

15. Mizzou Example

16. UCMO Example

17. When do I register for AP, AC, & Honors courses? • During regular registration each year • January 14th-January 24th this year • Students should have a conversation with current teachers about potential success in an AP course prior to signing up

18. AP Exams • Students can choose NOT to take the exam at the end of the course if so desired. The exam does not affect the overall grade in the class. • If students choose to take the AP exam, they may be able to exempt from the second semester final for that course • Students must take the exam seriously in order to earn their exemption

19. How do I register for the AP Exam? • Registration begins in February through the Guidance Office • Fee reductions available for students who qualify for free & reduced lunch program • Students who order an exam & do not take the exam are charged a non-refundable $13 fee • $89--checks should be made-out to FHN

20. Where are AP exams taken? • Most are taken at FHN • Some students may be sent to FHC or FHH if we have too few of students registered for the exam

21. When are AP exams taken? • 2013 exams run May 6-May 17 • Exam times are set & cannot be adjusted! • In rare instances (two exams conflict with each other) we can allow for a student to take a late exam

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24. AP Classes at FHN • Music Theory (11, 12) • AP English Literature & Composition (12) • AP English Language & Composition (11) • AP French V (12) • AP Spanish V (12) • AP German V (12) • AP Calculus AB or BC (12) • AP Statistics (11, 12) • AP Economics (11, 12) • AP Psychology (11, 12)

25. AP Classes at FHN • AP Chemistry II (11, 12) • AP Physics B (11, 12) • AP Biology (11, 12) • AP Art History-semester 1 & 2 for exam (11, 12) • AP Studio Art (11, 12) • AP US History (11, 12) • AP European History (11, 12) • AP World History (11, 12, 10 upon recommendation of AP Committee) • AP American Government (11, 12) • AP Environmental Science {online} (11, 12) • AP Computer Science {online} (11, 12)

26. Honors, AP, & AC “Drop” Policy Once registered, students cannot drop an honors, AP, or AC class until semester and can only drop if the student earns a D or F for the semester!

27. Possible grants • In the past, bills have been passed through the State of Missouri awarding public high school students taking AP tests in Math or Science • Listen for announcements & check the guidance office section of the FHN website frequently

28. Find colleges and universities with AP credit policy:http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp

29. AGENDA