James C. Enochs High School

1. James C. Enochs High School 2019 AP / Pre-AP Parent Information

2. Topics • What are Advanced Placement Courses • The Benefits • What its like to take AP • Enochs’ AP Course Offerings • AP Exams • 2019-2020 • AP Summer Homework

3. What is Advanced Placement? • Honor’s Courses ("Pre-AP"): These classes proceed at a faster pace and cover material in more depth than regular college prep classes.  They offer stronger preparation for future AP Courses.​ • Advanced Placement Courses ("AP"): College level curriculum including end-of-course AP Exam.  Taking the course and AP exam sends a powerful message to colleges and universities that a student is ready for them, and can enable students to gain admission, college credit, and placement into advanced courses.

4. Advanced Placement – The Basics • AP courses are college-level courses offered in high school • Courses reflect what is taught in top introductory college courses • Students take AP Exams at the end of the course, measuring their mastery of college-level work • A score of 3 or higher on an AP exam can typically earn students college credit and/or placement into advanced courses in college

5. What are the Benefits of AP? • Students learn rigorous college-level content and skills • Saves Money – Most of the nation’s colleges and universities, plus colleges and universities in 24 other countries, grant credit, and/or placement for qualifying AP Exam grades • Standout in the admission process-higher GPA and comprehensive admission process • AP students have higher college GPA’s and four year graduation rates • Scholarship Opportunities

6. AP from the College Admissions Perspective • 85% of selective colleges and universities report that a student’s AP experience favorably impacts admission decisions.​ • Colleges rank grades in college-preparatory courses and strength of curriculum as the two top factors in the admission decision​ • AP courses tell college admission officials that students are challenging themselves and preparing for the rigors they will encounter in their college careers

7. What are the Challenges of AP? • TIME MANAGEMENT:​ • HOME WORK – Increased time compared to CP courses​ • BALANCING ACT - School, clubs, sports, friends, outside / family obligations​ • STRESS: ​ • GRADES - Possibly getting a "B" or lower - students can not drop the course to preserve GPA's. ​ • HIGH SPEED MARATHON - August to May....finish line at AP EXAMS

9. AP & Pre-AP Course Offerings • Enochs High School plans to offer 9 Pre –AP and 16 AP courses in: • English • Math • Science • Social Science • Foreign Language • Computer Science

10. English Department: AP & Pre-AP Course Offerings • Pre-AP English 1-2 (9th) • Pre-AP English 3-4 (10th) • AP English Language and Composition (11th) • AP English Literature and Composition (12th)

11. Foreign Language Department: AP & Pre-AP Course Offerings • AP Spanish Language

12. Math Department: AP & Pre-AP Course Offerings • Pre-AP Secondary Math I • Pre-AP Secondary Math II • Pre-AP Secondary Math III • AP Statistics • AP Calculus AB

13. Science Department: AP & Pre-AP Course Offerings • Pre-AP Physics • Pre-AP Chemistry • Pre-AP Biology • AP Biology • AP Chemistry • AP Physics • AP Environmental Science

14. Social Science Department: AP & Pre-AP Course Offerings • AP Human Geography (9th) • AP European History (10th) • AP United States History (11th) • AP United States Government and Politics (12th)

15. Elective AP Course Offerings • AP Computer Science A (10th, 11th, or 12th) • AP Computer Science Principles (10th, 11th, or 12th) • AP Psychology (11th or 12th)

16. What’s the Difference Between Credit and Placement? • Some colleges award “credit” for qualifying AP Exam grades. Which means you earn credit toward your college degree. • Other colleges award “advanced placement”. You can skip introductory courses, enter higher-level classes, and/or fulfill general education requirements. • Each college and university has its own policies regarding AP credit and placement. The College Board offers information about AP credit and thousands of colleges and universities at www.collegeboard.org/apcreditpolicy

17. AP Exam Fees • There is a $94 fee for each AP Exam, which the College Board uses to: • Develop, print, ship, and score the exams • Subsidize teacher training • Develop classroom resources

18. Next Step for Students During the 2019-20 School Year First week of class: Teachers will give students a join code for each of their AP classes. Students use their College Board username and password and join code to enroll in their class section. October/November: Students complete registration for exams. March: Schools submit any changes to exam registration and students complete exam registration for spring courses. Before the 2019-20 School Year • Spring 2019: Students sign up for AP classes at school • Students visit apstudent.collegeboard.org to learn more about AP courses and exams. • Students without a College Board account should create one and set their password.  Students will need their username and password in the fall. 

19. AP Summer Homework • Visit our AP/Pre-AP teachers and review some summer assignments and Course Syllabi • AP/Pre-AP letters will be mailed home in June – Assignments will be posted to our Website