AP® helps you earn college credit and AP® helps you earn college credit and stand stand out inout in

the college admissions processthe college admissions process

• College-level classes, taught in high school• Rigorous national collegiate standards• Potentially earning college credit• Taught by qualified, prepared faculty• College Board offers more than 34 Advanced Placement courses.

reach higher

Advanced Placement Program®

• AP® teachers use college-level materials and course descriptions developed by a committee of college faculty and AP teachers.

• AP Course Descriptions reflect courses taught in colleges and universities throughout the country.

• Yearly AP Audit of schools and courses will accredit program

Imagine and succeed

•90 % of U.S. colleges and universities and 45 countries have an AP policy granting incoming students credit for qualifying AP Examination grades.•Students gain college-level analytical and study skills. •Students gain academic confidence.

Plan for future success

• AP students are more likely to graduate from college in four years - students who take longer to graduate at public colleges and universities can spend up to $19,0001 for each additional year.

• AP helps students qualify for scholarships - 31 percent of colleges and universities look at AP experience when determining scholarships

• 85 percent of selective colleges and universities report that a student’s AP experience favorably impacts admissions decisions.

Why Take AP?

57%

37%

17%

% of Texas High School graduatesreceiving degree from Texas college/univ. within 5 years

Took AP Course and PassedAP Exam in High School

Took AP Course but did not Pass AP Exam in High School

Did not take AP Coursein High School

Byron Nelson AP Courses

• Last year, Byron gave 1004 tests to 473 kids.• We gave about 330 more tests than NHS, and this was our first

year with a senior class!

• Out of the 34 test subjects available, we gave 24 of them.

• We did not give: Art History, Chinese, Japanese, Latin, European History*, Physics B, Physics C Electricity & Magnetism*, Comparative Government, Italian, and Human Geography*

• All teachers have been authorized by College Board with an approved syllabus.

Byron Nelson AP Courses

• The AP test window for 2013 is May 6 through May 17.• AM tests begin at 8, but students are expected to arrive by

7:15.• PM tests begin at 12, but students are pulled out at 11:30.• If there is a conflict with two tests on the same day, students

can take a test during the late testing window (May 22-24).• If a student has a personal conflict, there is an additional late

fee of $40 to take a test during the late test window.• There are many wonderful senior events (Senior Walk, Royal

Awards, picnic) that occur during that late testing window.

Byron Nelson AP Courses• English Language Arts

• Language and Composition (11th)

• Literature and Composition (12th)

• Foreign Language (French, Spanish, German)• Language and Composition• Literature and Composition

• Fine Arts• Studio Art Portfolios (3)• Art History• Music Theory

• Social Studies– World History– U.S. History– Government (1 sem.)– Economics (1 sem.)– Psychology– European History– Human Geography

• Math and Computer Science– Calculus AB and BC– Statistics– Computer Science A

• Science– Biology– Chemistry– Physics C– Environmental Science

Byron Nelson Exam Information• It is the expectation that if a student takes an AP class, he or she will pay for and take the AP exam.• Exams are $59 this year. NISD is paying $30 for each

exam as they are really $89 a test.• Students on free and reduced lunch: tests are $28 each.• Parent letters regarding the test offerings and payment plan

information will go home in October.• We will do a mock AP exam in most classes in March as a snapshot into what your student has mastered and what he or she still needs to work on. This mock exam is not optional.

Week 1 Week 1 Morning 8 a.m. Morning 8 a.m. Afternoon 12 noon Afternoon 12 noon

Monday,May 6

Chemistry

Environmental Science

Psychology

Tuesday,May 7

Computer Science A

Spanish Language

Art History

Wednesday,May 8

Calculus AB

Calculus BC

Chinese Language and Culture

Thursday,May 9

English Literature and Composition

Japanese Language and Culture

Latin

Friday,May 10

English Language and Composition

Statistics

Studio Art—last day for Coordinators to submit digital portfolios (by 8 p.m. EDT) and to gather 2-D Design and Drawing students for physical portfolio assembly

Teachers should have forwarded students' completed digital portfolios to Coordinators before this date.

 

AP Exam Schedule

AP Exam ScheduleWeek 2 Week 2 Morning 8 a.m. Morning 8 a.m. Afternoon 12 Afternoon 12

noon noon Afternoon 2 p.m. Afternoon 2 p.m.

Monday,May 13

Biology

Music Theory

Physics B

Physics C: Mechanics

Physics C:Electricity and Magnetism

Tuesday,May 14

United States Government and Politics

Comparative Government and Politics

French Language and Culture

 

Wednesday,May 15

German Language and Culture

United States History

European History  

Thursday,May 16

Macroeconomics World History

Italian Language and Culture

Microeconomics

 

Friday,May 17

Human Geography

Spanish Literature and Culture

 

 

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