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Westside High School Advanced Placement

Westside High School Advanced Placement. Why should my child enroll in Pre-AP and AP courses?. What is Advanced Placement (AP)?. Sponsored by The College Board Cooperative endeavor between secondary schools and colleges and universities

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Westside High School Advanced Placement

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  1. Westside High SchoolAdvanced Placement Why should my child enroll in Pre-AP and AP courses?

  2. What is Advanced Placement (AP)? • Sponsored by The College Board • Cooperative endeavor between secondary schools and colleges and universities • Provide students with the opportunity to take college-level courses while still in high school • Students gain college-level skills • May earn college credit

  3. AP and College Success “One of the best standard predictors of academic success at Harvard is performance on Advanced Placement Examinations.” Bill Fitzsimmons Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid Harvard University

  4. Factors InfluencingCollege Admission Decisions NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2001

  5. Impact of AP on 5-Year College Graduation Rates Source: Chrys Dougherty, Lynn Mellor, and Shuling Jian, The Relationship Between Advanced Placement and College Graduation (National Center for Educational Accountability, 2006)

  6. University of California Research (2004) • After creating a pool of “similar” students by removing differences of GPA, school quality, parental education level, and family income: • This study “emphatically supports the conclusion that AP Examinations are among the very best predictors of college performance. . . . The subject-specific, curriculum-intensive AP exams are the epitome of ‘achievement tests,’ and their validity in predicting college performance should not be surprising.” “The Role of Advanced Placement and Honors Courses in College Admissions,” by Saul Geiser and Veronica Santelices (2004).

  7. Why AP?? • Rigorous curriculum • Potential to earn college credit • Extra point towards GPA • “Strength of schedule” on college applications

  8. English 1 and 2 World Geography Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2 Pre-Calculus Biology Chemistry Computer Science Spanish 2 and 3 French 2 and 3 German 2 and 3 Latin 2 and 3 Art 1, 2, and 3 Pre-AP Classes at Westside

  9. English Language English Literature Human Geography**** World History European History U.S. History Economics Government Psychology Calculus AB Calculus BC Art History Statistics Biology Chemistry Physics Environmental Science Computer Science A and AB Spanish Lang and Lit French Lang and Lit Chinese Lang and Culture Japanese Lang and Culture German Language Latin Lit and Vergil Studio Art AP Classes at Westside

  10. The AP Exams • Each year in May – two weeks • Dates and times set by the College Board • Registration in early February • Given in the gyms • Cost - $54 ($5 if the student is on free/reduced lunch)

  11. Westside’s AP History

  12. How does my child get into PAP/AP classes? • Westside has adopted the College Board’s policy of open enrollment in AP/PAP courses • A student simply indicates the course(s) on the course selection sheet • AP Potential

  13. Questions? Westside AP Coordinator Stephanie Matlock 281-920-8022 smatlock@houstonisd.org

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