Advanced Placement, Advanced Credit, & Honors CoursesFrancis Howell North High School

Hierarchy of Rigorous Courses Offered at FHN

GPA Points for Honors, AP, and AC Courses

•A 90-100% 5 points•B 80-89% 4 points•C 70-79% 3 points•D 60-69% 1 point•F 0-59% 0 point

Honors Courses

• FHN offers many regular honors courses that are not AP courses/AC courses

• Beneficial to take an honors course to prepare for an AP course, but it is not required

• Prerequisites are in course enrollment guide

Honors Courses• Honors courses are rigorous, but are not

taught at the college level

• College credit/advanced standing in college is not offered in a regular honors course

• No exam at the end of a regular honors course (other than a final exam or End Of Course exam).

Regular Honors Courses

• English 1 Pre-AP (9)• English 2 Pre-AP (10)• Newspaper* (10-12)• Yearbook* (10-12)• Geometry (9, 10)• Algebra 2 (10, 11)• Math Analysis (11, 12)• Trigonometry (11, 12)

• US History (9)• Modern World History (10)• Physical Science (9)• Biology (10)• Chemistry 1 (11, 12)• Physics 1 (11, 12)• Principles of the Biomedical

Sciences* (9-12)• Human Body Systems* (10-12)

*potential honors credit earned; check enrollment guide for qualification(s)

Regular Honors Courses Cont.• Music Theory (11, 12)• Treble Choir/ Chorale (10-12)• Concert Choir (10-12)• Chamber and Show Choir (10-12)• Symphonic Band (11, 12)• Jazz Ensemble (11, 12)

• Gifted Mastery*• Intro to Engineer Design* (9-12)• Principles of Engineering* (10-12)• Digital Electronics* (11, 12)• Engineering Design and

Development*(12)

*potential honors credit earned; check enrollment guide for qualification(s)

Advanced Credit “AC” Courses• Rigorous courses taught at the college level

• AC is based upon the overall grade a student earns in a class. Grades are placed on an UMSL transcript & credit is awarded.

• Register through UMSL AC in August or January (during the year they have the class)

• $64 per credit hour currently

Advanced Credit “AC” Courses

• Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors have grade requirements to register for the Advanced Credit (but not necessarily to enter the class)

• Students can take an AC course & not register for the college credit

• Students should contact colleges they may be interested in attending to ensure the college accepts the AC & ask how the credit will be transcribed.

FHN Advanced Credit Courses

• Spanish III, IV, & V• French III, IV, & V• German III, IV, & V• AP Calculus (12)• AP Statistics (11, 12)

Advanced Placement “AP” Courses• Rigorous college level courses taught at FHN

• There is not an “earned grade” prerequisite to register for an AP course• students should consider the rigor of the

course prior to registering.

Advanced Placement “AP” Courses

• AP exam can be taken in May• If score on the AP exam is sufficient,

students can earn college credit or advanced placement at college of choice ($$$ saved!)

• Scored on a scale of 1-5, with a 5 being the highest score (5=A, 4=B, etc.)

• $91 per exam currently

Advanced Placement “AP” Courses• Students submit their score reports to the

college of choice & the college determines if/how much credit is awarded• It is important for students to contact

the college of choice to ask about potential credit

AP Classes at FHN• Music Theory (11, 12)• AP English Literature & Composition (12)• AP English Language & Composition (11)• AP French V (12)• AP Spanish V (12)• AP German V (12)• AP Calculus AB or BC (12)

AP Classes at FHN• AP Economics (11, 12)• AP Psychology (11, 12)• AP US History (11, 12)• AP European History (11, 12)• AP World History (11, 12, 10 upon

recommendation of AP Committee) • AP American Government (11, 12)• AP Chemistry II (11, 12)

AP Classes at FHN• AP Physics B (11, 12)• AP Biology (11, 12)• AP Art History-semester 1 & 2 for exam

(11, 12)• AP Studio Art (11, 12)• AP Statistics (11, 12)• AP Environmental Science {online} (11, 12)• AP Computer Science {online} (11, 12)• AP Geography {online}

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Mizzou Example

UCMO Example

When do I register for AP, AC, & Honors courses?

• During regular registration each year • January 12th-January 22nd this year• Students should have a conversation with

current teachers about potential success in an AP course prior to signing up

AP Exams• Students can choose NOT to take the exam at the

end of the course if so desired. The exam does not affect the overall grade in the class.

• If students choose to take the AP exam, they may be able to exempt from the second semester final for that course• Students must take the exam seriously in order to

earn their exemption

How do I register for the AP Exam?

• Registration begins in February through the Guidance Office

•Fee reductions available for students who qualify for free & reduced lunch program•Students who order an exam & do not take the exam are charged a non-refundable $15 fee•$91--checks should be made out to FHN

Where are AP exams taken?

• Most are taken at FHN• Some students may be sent to FHC or

FHH if we have too few of students registered for the exam

When are AP exams taken?

• 2015 exams run May 4-May 15

• Exam times are set & cannot be adjusted!

• In rare instances (two exams conflict with each other) we can allow for a student to take a late exam

2014 AP Exam Schedule Morning Session

8 a.m.Afternoon Session12 noon

Monday, May 4 ChemistryEnvironmental Science

Psychology

Tuesday, May 5 Calculus ABCalculus BC

Chinese Language and CultureSeminar

Wednesday, May 6 English Literature and Composition Japanese Language and CulturePhysics 1: Algebra-Based

Thursday, May 7 Computer Science ASpanish Language and Culture

Art HistoryPhysics 2: Algebra-Based

Friday, May 8 German Language and CultureUnited States History

2014 AP Exam ScheduleMorning Session8am

Afternoon Session12 noon

Monday, May 11 BiologyMusic Theory

Physics C: Mechanics

Tuesday, May 12 United States Government and Politics

French Language and CultureSpanish Literature and Culture

Wednesday, May 13 English Language and Composition

Statistics

Thursday, May 14 Comparative Government and PoliticsWorld History

Italian Language and CultureMacroeconomics

Friday, May 15 Human GeographyMicroeconomics

Latin

Honors, AP, & AC “Drop” Policy

Once registered, students cannot drop an honors, AP, or AC class until semester and can only drop if the student earns a D or F first semester!

Possible grants

• In the past, bills have been passed through the State of Missouri awarding public high school students taking AP tests in Math or Science

• Listen for announcements• FHN Guidance Website• “Like” FHN Guidance on Facebook• Follow us on Twitter @FHNGuidance

Find colleges and universities with AP credit policy:http://tinyurl.com/CollegeAPpolicy

Specific AP Course Information from Teachers

AP Biology http://tinyurl.com/APBioFHN

 AP Art History http://tinyurl.com/APArtHistFHN

 AP Chemistry http://tinyurl.com/APChemFHN

 AP Math http://tinyurl.com/APMathFHN

 AP Studio Art http://tinyurl.com/APArtFHN

AP Economics http://tinyurl.com/APEconFHN

AP Comm. Arts http://tinyurl.com/APEngFHN

AP Physics http://tinyurl.com/APPhysicsFHN

AP Social Studies http://tinyurl.com/APSocStFHN

AP World Language http://tinyurl.com/APWLFHN