Advanced Placement and College Credit Courses

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

Advanced Placement courses are college level courses which will provide the student with the option of taking an examination toward the end of the spring semester which could qualify for college credit. The fee for taking tests is approximately $71 per test. A complete course description for these courses is located in the English, math, science, social studies, and foreign language sections of this publication. Close examination of these materials is intended to show that they are offerings which will enrich backgrounds and provide unique challenges not available in other courses. AP exams are offered in different curriculums in which courses are not offered at the high school. Students wishing to take those AP exams without the classroom experience may enquire with their counselor prior to second semester of their senior year. College professors and selected high school teachers from around the country will grade the AP exam. Many colleges and universities grant college level credit based on the AP exam scores.

AP Courses currently being offered:
Literature and Composition
Biology
Calculus
Chemistry
US History
Spanish

COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP

These courses are offered to our students through Black Hawk College:
English 101
English 102
Psychology 101 Intro to Psychology
Sociology 101 Intro to Sociology

HONORS PROGRAM

Students enrolled in the Honors Program (English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies) are selected for these programs prior to high school entry. Initial selection is based on the student's scores on the Cogat Test. From the initial group selected, further consideration is based on Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) scores, the algebra aptitude test and teacher recommendations.

Freshman Year
1. English
2. Math
3. Science
**4. Select two electives from the following areas:
speech, foreign language, business, family and consumer sciences, fine arts, industrial technology, agriculture, publications, world history.
5. P.E./Health

Sophomore Year
1. English
2. Math
3. Science
4. U.S. History
5. Select one elective from the following areas:
foreign language, business, family and consumer sciences, fine arts, industrial technology, agriculture, theatre.
6. P.E./Driver Education

Junior Year
1. English
2. Math
3. Science
4. Government/Social Studies elective
5. Select one elective from the following areas:
foreign language, business, family and consumer sciences, fine arts, industrial technology, agriculture, community service.
6. P.E.

Senior Year
1. English
2. Social Studies
3. Select three electives from the following areas:
math, science, foreign language, business, family and consumer sciences, fine arts, industrial technology, agriculture.
4. P.E.