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Cocke County High School

Cocke County High School. Honors & AP Informational Night February 23, 2011 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. About CCHS Honors Courses. Honors courses provide students with opportunity for a more rigorous academic course that best prepares students for AP courses

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Cocke County High School

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  1. Cocke County High School Honors & AP Informational Night February 23, 2011 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

  2. About CCHS Honors Courses • Honors courses provide students with opportunity for a more rigorous academic course that best prepares students for AP courses • Honors courses carry a .5 GPA boost for students entering CCHS beginning in 2010-11. • AP courses carry a 1.0 GPA boost for students entering CCHS beginning in 2010-11.

  3. About AP Courses • College-level courses offered in high school • Curriculum & Exams administered by the College Board (http://www.collegeboard.com/) • All AP teachers must have course-specific training & have their syllabi approved by the College Board • National exam for each course given in May (scored on scale of 1-5) • Payment of exam fees by families (Currently $87.00 or $57.00 for families that qualify for free/reduced lunch)

  4. Why Take AP Courses? • Possible college credit or advanced standing • Colleges like to see academic rigor reflected in student transcripts • AP courses provide opportunity to improve valuable academic & life skills • Completion of AP courses provides confidence boost & sense of accomplishment • CCHS AP program continues to grow

  5. Why Take AP Courses? ge For every 100 ninth-graders in Tennessee 29 67 43 19 • graduate from high school • enter college • 29 return to college for their sophomore year • 19 earn a bachelor’s degree within six years Source:http://media.timesfreepress.com/docs/2010/01/TN_College_Completion_Recommendations.pdf Source:http://media.timesfreepress.com/docs/2010/01/TN_College_Completion_Recommendations.pdf

  6. Why Take AP Courses? • Students who succeed on AP Exams are more prepared for College than matched peers • Five-year college graduation rate differences between matched AP and non-AP students. Source: Chrys Dougherty, Lynn Mellor and Shuling Jian. 2006. “The Relationship Between Advanced Placement and College Graduation,” (2005), National Center for Educational Accountability.

  7. Why Take AP Courses? AP Students are competitive with top performing students worldwide according to the TIMSS Report: International Student Achievement in Mathematics Source: Eugenio J. Gonzalez, Kathleen M. O’Connor, and Julie A. Miles, (2001). “How Well Do Advanced Placement Students Perform on the TIMSS Advanced Mathematics and Physics Tests?” The International Study Center, Lynch School of Education, Boston College.

  8. Estimated College Savings at CCHS 2009-2010 • Walters State…($111.00 C. Hour) $33,300.00 • ETSU…($201.00 C. Hour) $60,000.00 • UT Knoxville…($248.00 C. Hour) $28,272.00 • Tusculum…($361.00 C. Hour) $41,154.00 • Carson-Newman…($577.00) $65,788.00 • Some schools only accept scores of 4 or 5 on the AP Exam for credit. TBR schools accept scores of 3,4, or 5. The AP Exam cost $86.00 with no other student fees. For our 38 students, that was a cost of $3,268.00 for the exams.

  9. What AP Courses to Take? • Students considering registering for AP courses for the upcoming school-year should reflect on the following: • What subject areas are you most interested in? • What subject areas are you most likely to use in your major/profession of interest? • What other activities/responsibilities require your time & energy? • What are the expectations for the course?

  10. What AP Courses Do We Offer? • AP Human Geography (NEW!) • AP Biology • AP Music Theory • AP Calculus • AP English Language and Composition • AP United States History • AP European History • AP English Literature • Other courses will be offered if interest continues to grow.

  11. Who Can Help Make Decisions About AP Courses? • CCHS Counselors • AP Teachers • Curriculum Coordinator • Parents • Current or Former AP students

  12. Additional Resources • AP Central at College Board: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/Controller.jpf • Choose AP Brochure (English): http://www.collegeboard.com/html/ap/docs/Choose-AP-Brochure.pdf • Choose AP Brochure (Spanish): http://www.collegeboard.com/html/ap/docs/Choose-AP-Spanish.pdf • AP and the Cost of College Article: http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/ap-exam-promo-flyer-2009.pdf • Curriculum Coordinator, Michael Short: shortm@mail.cocke.k12.tn.us

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