 Committed to the principle that all students deserve an opportunity to participate in rigorous and academically challenging courses and programs. All students who are willing to accept the challenge of a rigorous academic curriculum should be considered for admission to AP courses.

 Schools should make every effort to ensure that their AP classes reflect the diversity of their student population.  The Board encourages the elimination of barriers that restrict access for AP courses to students from ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in the AP Program.

 College Board believes that all students should have access to academically challenging coursework before they enroll in AP classes  It is only through a commitment to equitable preparation and access that true equity and excellence can be achieved

 AP Govt -equivalent to 1 semester college course  Semester vs. Full year course  Introductory course- don’t go overboard  Scrambling to keep up  Learn from mistakes & victories  Fine tune your course year after year  3 year process  Caring about your kids is most important

 - 60 Multiple Choice Questions (45 min) -50% of exam - 4 FRQs (100 minutes) % for each FRQ for a total of 50% Time- 2 hr. and 25 min.

 91/120 = 5 (76%)  79/90 = 4 (66-75%)  62/78 = 3 (50-65%)  42/61 = 2 (35-51%)  0/41 = 1 (0-25%)

 In 2007, 158,885 students took the exam  74,374 Males (46.8%) and 84,511 Females (53.2%)  US exam fits with overall trend: More women taking exams than men

 Test takers by race  100,686 Whites took the US Gov’t Exam (64.6%)  58,199 Non-Whites took the exam 19,772 Asians (12.4%) 18,203 Hispanics (11.5%) 9,304 African-Americans (6%) 726 American Indians (.46%) 5,823 Other (3.7%)