AP: Student Resources

Benefits

Exposure to college-level curriculum, success skills, and college-level thinking.

• Students who take AP courses “get ahead,” both intellectually and with college preparation, of those students who do
• not take AP courses.
• Students get access to potential college credit - and the possibility of saving tuition money.
• Students enter college being more aware of the expectations for successful academic performance.
• Students interact with other students who are highly academically motivated.

Expectations

Students should expect:

• To interact with rigorous college-level coursework
• To learn skills that will help them be successful in college
• To be adequately prepared for the AP exam
• To earn weighted credit for successful completion of the course
• To receive regular feedback on their progress
• To be intellectually challenged
• To receive support in the classroom (test-taking / study skills)
• To learn how to think critically about content-area material

Responsibilities

Students are responsible for:

• Being highly engaged in their education
• Assuming the responsibility for their learning (forming study groups, seeking extra help, tutoring, completing study
• guides, etc)
• Managing their time well
• Communicating progress with the teacher
• Receiving constructive criticism well
• Working well with other students
• Keeping pace with the material
• Preparing in advance for class activities (reading, researching, thinking)
• Drawing dynamic connections

Goals

Students will:

• Take the content area AP test, and pass with a “3” or higher
• Enter college with credit earned from the AP test
• Gain enhanced status on college admission applications
• Gain knowledge not normally offered in typical high school curricula