1. AP Program
Northwest High School

2. AP courses give students access to rigorous college-level work
AP courses give students access to rigorous college-level work. AP students build confidence and learn the essential time management and study skills needed for college and career success.
What is AP?

3. Students have the opportunity to dig deeper into subjects that interest them, develop advanced research and communication skills, and learn to tap their creative, problem-solving, and analytical potential.

4. What’s available? Sciences Social Studies Math Cultural Arts
Biology
World History
Chemistry
Human Geography
Environmental
US History
Physics 1
Psychology
Math
European
Statistics
US Government
Calculus AB & BC
Micro Economics
Cultural Arts
World Languages
2D & 3D Studio Art
Music Theory
German
English
Latin
Spanish
Language (11th)
Literature (12th)
What’s available?

5. What is expected at the school level?
Students who take an AP course will be required to take the AP Exam for that course
AP Exams are administered during the first 2 weeks in May – this is set by CollegeBoard.
Exam will be free (paid for by the state)
What is expected at the school level?

6. How does it effect your GPA?
0.5 quality point for Honors courses
A = 4.5
B = 3.5
C = 2.5
D = 1.5
1.0 quality point for AP courses & Career and College Promise
A = 5.0
B = 4.0
C = 3.0
D = 2.0
How does it effect your GPA?

7. How does it help with college?
AP Exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5
Eighty-five percent of selective colleges and universities report that a student’s AP experience favorably impacts admission decisions.
Based on the AP Exam, college credit may be given
Each college/university sets their own requirements
How does it help with college?

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