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What is Advanced Placement?

• A Program that allows academically capable students to study on a college level while still in high school..

• It is an accelerated, challenging, and focused series of subject programs designed to allow students to test for college credit at the conclusion of the course(s).
  

  • A program of 32 challenging academic courses based on college-level curricula

  • Rigorous end-of-course examinations

  • AP credit is recognized by the vast majority of colleges in the world.

  • Highly structured and taught on a college level format.

  • Course requirements and expectations are more demanding than a similar high school subject.

  • AP tests are given once a year in May.

  • Students may elect to take the exam.

  • Exam administered by a test site supervisor and not the classroom teacher.

  • Students receive a score of 1-5.

  • Some colleges accept scores of 3.

  • All accept 4 or higher, but none below 3

  • If a student passes, he/she will receive 3 college credits at the institution they decide to attend.

  • Cost of the exam is $78.00 per student.

  • Test fee discounts for low income students.

  • AP courses can only be taught by teachers trained in AP by the College Board.

  • Training took place this summer at Bates College and Bowdoin College.

 AP at Schenck

• Grant from the Department of Education to work with the National Center for Student Aspirations At UMO to develop an AP program at Schenck.

• Aspirations Team: Sharon Wilson-Barker and Greg Fortier.

• Both have extensive backgrounds in Education.

 What will be offered?

• Two courses- AP U. S. History & Physics

• Pilot Project.

• Option of taking AP exam May 2002

• If taken and failed, students have second option of taking the College Level Placement Exam (CLEP)

• Whether a student decides to take the exam or not an AP designation will be listed on their high school transcript.

• Students will receive 1.25 (weighted) credits for each course.  

Student Selection

• PSAT Performance

• Self-nomination

• Teacher recommendations

• Previous courses completed (Prerequisites)

• Grades in relevant previous high school courses.

• Discussions with parents and students.

• Scores on achievement tests.

• EMTC criteria of at least an 87 grade point average in all subjects.

• Student may also be recruited to enroll in AP courses.

• Articulation agreements with EMTC will continue with English 101, Psychology & Sociology.

• Two to Four AP course offerings is average for a school our size.

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