the advanced placement program ® d.c. everest senior high

The Advanced Placement Program®

D.C. Everest Senior High

Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) courses give you a head start on college.

Taking the end-of-course 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.

AP and College Success™

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Students who take AP courses and exams are much more likely than their peers to complete a bachelor’s degree in four years or less.

Source: Camara, Wayne (2003). College Persistence, Graduation, and Remediation. College Board Research Notes (RN-19). New York, NY: College Board.

What’s the differencebetween AP and honors?

• AP courses are designed and updated annually to reflect what’s being taught in cutting-edge college courses.

• Students receive an external evaluation—the AP Exam—which is scored by college faculty from around the world who verify that the student has mastered college-level studies.

Why take the AP Exam?

Most of the nation’s colleges and universities, plus colleges and universities in 24 other countries, grant students admission, credit, and/or placement for qualifying AP Exam grades.

For example, at Princeton, students can use qualifyingAP Exam grades to:

• Graduate in three or three-and-a-half years

• Enter upper-level courses

• Fulfill a foreign language requirement

What’s the differencebetween credit and placement?• Some colleges award “credit” for qualifying

AP Exam grades. This means you actuallyearn points toward your college degree.

• Others award “advanced placement.” This means you can skip introductory courses,enter higher-level classes, and/or fulfillgeneral education requirements.

Why should a student takethe AP Exam?

Colleges and universities give credit for qualifying AP Exam grades, not AP course grades.

“The confirmation that college-level learning took place is in the published results. The AP Exam grade is a national standard that I can understand and rely upon.”—Joellen L. Silberman, Dean of Enrollment

Kalamazoo College

Increase your options

College credit can allow you to move into upper-level college courses sooner, pursue a double major, and gain time to study and travel abroad:

“As a freshman, I was able to skip general ed requirements and head straight into the higher-level classes I wanted to take. Taking AP Exams literally saved me semesters of time.”

—Brent Wiese, University of Iowa

Save money

If you earn a qualifying grade on an AP Exam, you can receive credit for the equivalent course at thousands of colleges and universities:

“I took AP throughout high school because it was the most interesting and well-taught program offered. When I reached college, I realized that I had accumulated a year’s worth of credits. I graduated from Michigan’s undergraduate business school a full year early, saving $30,000 and a year’s time.”

—Nikki Baker, University of Michigan

Stand out in the admissions process“One of the best standard predictors of academic success at Harvard is performance on Advanced Placement Examinations.”

—William R. FitzsimmonsDean of Admissions, Harvard University

“AP Exams affirm the rigor of a student’s course work. Though admissions policies vary, if I were a student, I wouldn’t assume that the college of my dreams didn’t care about AP Exams in the admissions process.”

—Bruce Walker, Director of AdmissionsUniversity of Texas at Austin

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Experience a college-level testThe intensity of college exams catches far too many freshmen by surprise:

“Students who have prepared for and taken the AP Exams adapt more easily to taking college essay exams, and are especially skilled in including a thesis and a well-developed argument. They are also less intimidated by sophisticated, college-level multiple-choice questions that seek to test understanding over memorization.”

—Robert Blackey, Professor of HistoryCSU, San Bernardino

Be a step ahead“I received a 3 on my AP English Exam, but since I love English and hope to take all the English courses that I can possibly get my hands on, I decided to take English 111 in college. My college class is covering the same material I studied in AP English. Thanks to my experience preparing for the free-response questions, my frequent essay exams are a breeze. By taking AP, I’m a step ahead of the others in my class. I know the material and I know the process.”

—Anne Elliott, University of Connecticut

What’s the cost of taking an AP course?

• AP courses and exams are developed and scored by the College Board, a not-for-profit membership association dedicated to helping students connect to college success and opportunity.

• There is NO fee to take an AP course.

AP Exam fees

There is an $89 fee for each AP Exam, which the College Board uses to:

1) develop, print, ship, and score the exams

2) subsidize teacher training

3) develop classroom resources

4) support educational initiatives

AP Exam fees

• For students with financial need, the College Board reduces the exam fee. However, D.C. Everest pays the Exam fees for students who quality for full free and reduced lunches.

AP Examination Grades

5 - Extremely Well QualifiedStatistically equates to high A’s in the comparable college course

4 - Well QualifiedStatistically equates to low A’s and high B’s in the comparable

college course

3 - QualifiedStatistically equates to low B’s and high C’s in the comparable

college course

2 - Possibly QualifiedStatistically equates to low C’s and high D’s in the comparable

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AP courses offered at D.C. Everest:• Math - AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, BC

• English – AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition

• Science – AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Environmental Science

• Business - Accounting

• Art – Studio Art

• Social Studies – AP Human Geography, AP U.S. History, AP European History, AP World History, AP Psychology, AP American Government, AP Macro Economics, AP Comparative Politics

Social StudiesPaul Aleckson

Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator

D.C. Everest Social Studies DepartmentAdvanced Placement in the Social

Studies

• Freshman Year – AP United States Government and Politics (1 credit)

• Sophomore Year – Choose one of three- AP Human Geography, AP World History, AP European History (these courses meet the world studies requirement)

{Sophomores may choose to take additional social science AP courses}

D.C. Everest Social Studies DepartmentAdvanced Placement in the Social

Studies

• Junior Year – AP U.S. History

(1 credit Meets U.S. History requirement for graduation)

  (Senior Year – Social Science electives –

AP Comparative Politics (1/2 cr.) (So-Sr.)

AP Economics (1/2 cr.) (So-Sr.)

AP Psychology (1 cr.) (Jr-Sr.)

English

Mrs. Kelly Thompson

Language Arts Curriculum Coordinator

English Scheduling

Recommendations

• Grade 9 = English 9 or English 9 Honors

• Grade 10 = English 10 or English 10 Honors

English Scheduling Recommendations

Grade 11

• Writing Workshop + Reading-Emphasis Course

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• AP Language & Composition

English Scheduling

RecommendationsAP Language & Composition

• Writing and Language emphasis

• Nonfiction reading

• Recommended junior year but may be taken senior year

English Scheduling Recommendations

Grade 12

• AP Literature & Composition

OR

• AP Language & Composition

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• Any combination of English electives

English Scheduling

RecommendationsAP Literature & Composition

• Literature and Literary Analysis emphasis

• Fiction, poetry, and drama reading

• Prerequisites: Senior standing and AP Language & Composition (or Writing Workshop + Reading-Emphasis Course)

Mathematics

Mark Schommer

Mathematics Curriculum Coordinator

Typical Honors Track…

Honors Algebra

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Pre-Calculus

Pre-Calculus

AP Statistics

AP Statistics

AP Calculus AB

AP Calculus AB

AP Calculus BC

AP Calculus BC

Although there is a lot of flexibility in the path each student chooses, the important part is to take a path that is necessary for

them. For that, please see your career cluster.

If you have questions call or email the subject area Curriculum Coordinator.

Business-ahoffmann@dce.k12.wi.us 715-359-6561 x 4120

English/World Language- kthompson@dce.k12.wi.us

Math -mschommer@dce.k12.wi.us 715-359-6561 x 4250

Science – sabel@dce.k12.wi.us 715-359-6561 x 4405

Social Studies – paleckson@dce.k12.wi.us 715-359-6561 x 4353