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The Advanced Placement Program

• D.C. Everest Senior High

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• 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.

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AP and College Success
Students who take AP courses and exams are much
more likely than their peers to complete a
bachelors 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.
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Whats the differencebetween AP and honors?

• AP courses are designed and updated annually to
  reflect whats being taught in cutting-edge
  college courses.
• Students receive an external evaluationthe AP
  Examwhich is scored by college faculty from
  around the world who verify that the student has
  mastered college-level studies.

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Why take the AP Exam?

• Most of the nations 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

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Whats the differencebetween credit and
placement?

• Some colleges award credit for qualifyingAP
  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.

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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 EnrollmentKalamazo
  o College

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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

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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 years worth of credits. I
  graduated from Michigans undergraduate business
  school a full year early, saving 30,000 and a
  years time.
• Nikki Baker, University of Michigan

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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 students course
  work. Though admissions policies vary, if I were
  a student, I wouldnt assume that the college of
  my dreams didnt care about AP Exams in the
  admissions process.
• Bruce Walker, Director of Admissions University
  of Texas at Austin

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Factors InfluencingAdmission Decisions2001
NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2001
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Experience a college-level test

• The 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

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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,
  Im a step ahead of the others in my class. I
  know the material and I know the process.
• Anne Elliott, University of Connecticut

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Whats 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.

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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

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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.

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AP Examination Grades

• 5 - Extremely Well Qualified
• Statistically equates to high As in the
  comparable college course
• 4 - Well Qualified
• Statistically equates to low As and high Bs in
  the comparable college course
• 3 - Qualified
• Statistically equates to low Bs and high Cs in
  the comparable college course
• 2 - Possibly Qualified
• Statistically equates to low Cs and high Ds in
  the comparable college course
• 1 - No Recommendation

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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

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Social Studies Paul Aleckson Social Studies
Curriculum Coordinator
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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

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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.)

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English

• Mrs. Kelly Thompson
• Language Arts Curriculum Coordinator

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English Scheduling Recommendations

• Grade 9 English 9 or English 9 Honors
• Grade 10 English 10 or English 10 Honors

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English Scheduling Recommendations

• Grade 11
• Writing Workshop Reading-Emphasis Course
• OR
• AP Language Composition

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English Scheduling Recommendations

• AP Language Composition
• Writing and Language emphasis
• Nonfiction reading
• Recommended junior year but may be taken senior
  year

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English Scheduling Recommendations

• Grade 12
• AP Literature Composition
• OR
• AP Language Composition
• OR
• Any combination of English electives

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English Scheduling Recommendations

• AP 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)

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Mathematics

• Mark Schommer
• Mathematics Curriculum Coordinator

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Typical Honors Track
Pre-Calculus
AP Calculus AB
Honors Algebra 2
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
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.
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If you have questions call or email the subject
area Curriculum Coordinator.

• Business-ahoffmann_at_dce.k12.wi.us 715-359-6561 x
  4120
• English/World Language- kthompson_at_dce.k12.wi.us
• Math -mschommer_at_dce.k12.wi.us 715-359-6561 x
  4250
• Science sabel_at_dce.k12.wi.us 715-359-6561 x
  4405
• Social Studies paleckson_at_dce.k12.wi.us
  715-359-6561 x 4353