Clayton Valley Charter High School

AP and Honors Class Offerings

PREPARING ALL STUDENTS TO BE BECOME 1ST CLASS CITIZENS WITH A WORLD CLASS EDUCATION

Clayton Valley Charter High SchoolAdvanced Placement and Honors 2015-2016

Preparing students for the 21st century with rigorous and relevant academic course offerings

17 AP courses (5 new in the last few years) 6 honors courses

These classes challenge students to reach beyond the scope of the regular college prep high school curriculum.

Why AP?

Confidence- Develop better study habits, improve your writing skills and sharpen your problem solving abilities. All this will help you in college

Credit- Entering college with AP credits can give you time to move into upper-level courses sooner

College Success- Research consistently shows that students who are successful in AP typically experience greater academic success in college

Current AP Course OfferingsAP Art HistoryAP BiologyAP Calculus ABAP Calculus BCAP ChemistryAP Computer ScienceAP English Literature and CompositionAP Environmental Science AP European HistoryAP FrenchAP Microeconomics/AP U.S. Gov AP Music TheoryAP PsychologyAP SpanishAP StatisticsAP US HistoryAP Studio Art

Current Honors Course Offerings

Honors Chemistry

Honors English (III)

Honors French (V)

Honors Physics

Honors Pre-Calculus

Honors Spanish (V)

Differences between AP and Honors

College Prep courses (a-g approved) satisfy college entrance requirements.

Honors courses are usually more rigorous than CP. Classes move a little faster and go into more in depth. May have additional or higher level projects.

AP stands for Advanced Placement. Students in these courses essentially are doing college level work.

At the end of the year, in May, these students are expected to take an subject-specific AP exam, given by College Board.

Depending on their grade and the college they attend students may be able to receive college credit.

Each AP/Honors course will require several hours of individual study time per week outside of class on a regular basis.

Time commitment expectations charts

Successful AP/Honors students are task-orientated, proficient readers, and able to prioritize their time.

Students will be required to complete summer work as assigned by each individual AP/Honors teacher.

Students enrolling in AP classes are expected to take the AP examination in May. The cost will be approximately $91.00 per test.

COURSE EXPECTATIONS

COURSE EXPECTATIONS

Students who enroll in AP/Honors classes are expected to honor their commitment to complete the course and not drop after enrollment. (This applies to students who earn an “F” grade.)

Note: Students who do not complete summer work are still expected to complete the course.

AP and Honors course overviews

AP and Honors teachers

Wrap up

AP and Honors contracts are due by Monday Dec. 15th, 2014. We have some or you can download from our website

Turn in completed AP and Honors contracts to Student Services

Students should be getting appropriate recommendations from their current subject teacher for the prospective AP/honors course(s).

2015-16 course selection will be taking place by grade level from mid-January to mid-February

Questions?

General Questions

Teacher specific Questions