Advanced Placement Courses at ADHS

Selecting AP Courses for the 2008-09 School year:

 

At Athens Drive, we value the experience that Advanced Placemenmt Courses offer to students.  AP Courses offer a rigorous curriculum at a level that helps students develop critical organizational, comprehension, and critical thinking skills that are essential. In 2008-09 school year, students will take AP courses on an A/B schedule, which means that students will be asked to select 2 AP courses that will be taken on alternate days for an entire year.  This structure encourages more participation in AP courses and offers more time for critical skill acquisition and time to manipulate the concepts of the curriculum to give students the most valuable AP experiuence that they can have.  In addition, students will have longer to prepare for the AP exams, which are given in May.  For the 2008-09 school year, the following AP pairings are offered:

 

Students should note that these classes are scheduled for a specific period as indicated below (These could change to accomodate the Master Schedule).

 

  • 4th  Period: AP English III (10357A), AP Psychology (40807A), AP US History (40217G) , AP English IV (10347A) AP Environmental (30427D)
  • 2nd Period: AP World History (40247A) AP European History (40237B), AP Statistics (20657B), AP Psychology (40807A)
  • 3rd Period: AP Psychology (40807A), AP Environmental (30427D)
  • 3rd  Period: AP Chemistry (30517B), Advanced Research Methods (30805DC)
  • 4th Period: AP Biology (30127B), Advanced Research Methods (30805D)
  • 1st and 2nd Periods: AP Calculus AB (20767B), AP Calculus BC (20777B)

There are some AP Courses that will be taught in a semester.  They are:

 

Fall Semester                                                  Spring Semester

 

1st Period: AP Physics                                  4th Period: AP German

4th Period: AP Statistics                              1st Period: AP Spanish

2nd Period: AP Environmental                 AP Art (as needed)

                                                                      1st Period: AP Latin

                                                                       1st Period: AP French

                                                          AP Art History

 

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Preparing for AP Courses in the Future: What you can do now:

 

9th Grade:

  • Take the most rigorous courses that you feel you can handle. 
  • If you have not taken an Honors level course in Middle School, now may be a good time to take an Honors level course. Consider your strengths, and select honors courses particularly in Social Studies and English
  • Be prepared to work hard, to read more, and to write frequently.
  • Seek out help if you feel that you are falling behind.

10th Grade

  • Take the most rigorous courses that you feel you can handle. 
  • Consider taking an honors level math or science course if you have not done so already
  • Be prepared to work hard, to read more, and to write frequently.
  • Seek out help if you feel that you are falling behind. 
  • Register to take  the PSAT as a sophomore.  You will have to pay to take the PSAT, but the PSAT is a good indicator for future success in AP courses.

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Athens Drive High School offers Advanveced Placement course in the following areas:

 

We offer Advanced Placement courses, which have been acredited by the Collegeboard, in English Literature, English Language, Calculus AB and BC, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, Psychology, US History, World History, European History, Art, Spanish Language, and French Language.  

(follow the links above for important information about the courses listed above) 

Please visit the Collegeboard web site for more information about the AP Program.