Addendum
Advanced Placement and Honors Prerequisite
2010-2011 School Year

 

ENGLISH: English 10 Honors

  • 87% or higher in Grade 9 English
  • Teacher recommendation

 

ENGLISH: Advanced Placement Language and Composition

  • 93% or higher  in regular English or 87% or higher in English Honors
  • Teacher recommendation

 

ENGLISH: Advanced Placement Literature and Composition

  • 3 or higher on AP Language and Composition Exam
  • 87% or higher in regular English
  • Familiarity with the skills of literary analysis
  • Familiarity with the nature and effects of literary techniques
  • Tested experience in abstract thinking
  • Successful completion of summer project by the first day of school
  • Teacher recommendation

 

FINE ARTS: Honors Art

  • Two Studio Art classes
  • Teacher recommendation

 

GLOBAL LANGUAGES: Advanced Placement French Language

  • 83% or higher in French IV or equivalent native fluency
  • Teacher recommendation

 

GLOBAL LANGUAGES: Advanced Placement Spanish Language

  • Minimum 3 years of Spanish
  • Teacher Recommendation

 

MATHEMATICS: Honors Geometry

  • 85% or higher in Algebra I
  • Teacher recommendation

 

MATHEMATICS: Honors Algebra II

  • 85% or higher in Algebra I
  • 85% or higher in Geometry
  • This course may be taken concurrently with Honors Geometry
  • Teacher recommendation

 

MATHEMATICS: Pre-Calculus Honors

  • 80% or higher in Algebra II Honors
  • Teacher recommendation

 

MATHEMATICS: Advanced Placement Calculus AB

  • 80% or higher in Pre-Calculus
  • Teacher recommendation

 

MATHEMATICS: Advanced Placement Calculus BC

  • 80% or higher in Honors Pre-Calculus
  • Teacher recommendation

 

MATHEMATICS: Advanced Placement Statistics

  • 80 % or higher in Algebra II
  • Introduction to Probability and Statistics
  • Teacher recommendation

 

SCIENCE: Honors Biology

  • Students are admitted into honors level based on science department approval.
  • The science department will consider prior school performance with particular attention to prior honors and science courses.
  • Standardized testing scores will be considered with a focus on critical thinking and reading scores (scores should be 85% or above).

 

SCIENCE: Honors Chemistry

  • Concurrent/past enrollment in Algebra II
  • Students are admitted into honors level based on science department approval.
  • The science department will consider prior school performance with particular attention to prior honors, science and math courses.
  • Standardized testing scores will be considered with a focus on critical-thinking and math scores (scores should be 85% or above).

 

SCIENCE: Advanced Placement Biology

  • All prior mathematics grades should be 83% or higher if in honors track; 93% or higher if regular track.
  • Prior Biology Honors 93% or higher
  • Prior Biology Honors 83% or higher with teacher recommendation
  • Prior regular Biology 93% or higher with very strong teacher recommendation
  • Either 87% or higher in Honors Chemistry or 93% or higher in regular Chemistry OR the student may be taking chemistry concurrently with AP Biology

 

SCIENCE: Advanced Placement Chemistry

  • Student must be enrolled in Pre-Calculus or higher level math class concurrently while enrolled in AP Chemistry.
  • All prior mathematics grades should minimally be 83% or higher if in Honors track or 93% or higher in regular track.
  • Prior chemistry honors grade of 93% or higher
  • Prior chemistry honors grade of 83% or higher with teacher recommendation
  • Prior regular chemistry grade of 93% or higher with very strong teacher recommendation

 

SCIENCE: Advanced Placement Physics

  • Students must complete or be concurrently enrolled in Pre-Calculus or higher math while taking AP Physics.
  • 87% or higher in Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II  (83% or higher if in Honors)
  • 87% or higher in Physics  (If straight A’s in math, 87% or higher in Physics, can be replaced with Aramco Grade 9 Conceptual Physics or Integrated Science at the 9 and/or 10 grade level)

 

SOCIAL STUDIES: Modern World History Honors

  • 93% or higher in Grade 9 social studies class
  • Teacher recommendation

 

SOCIAL STUDIES: Advanced Placement Economics

  • 87% or higher in Algebra II
  • Teacher recommendation in all core courses for work ethic

 

SOCIAL STUDIES: Advanced Placement Psychology

  • One Semester of Psychology
  • 87% or higher in Social Studies
  • 87% or higher in English
  • Social Studies and English instructor recommendation
  • Approval of instructor of Advanced Placement course
  • Successful completion of summer project by first day of school

 

SOCIAL STUDIES: Advanced Placement U.S.History

  • 87% or higher in regular Social Studies; 80% or higher in Honors and AP course
  • 87% or higher in regular English; 80% or higher in Honors and AP course
  • Social Studies and English instructor recommendation
  • Approval of instructor of Advanced Placement course
  • Successful completion of summer project by first day of school

 

SOCIAL STUDIES: Advanced Placement World History

  • 87% or higher in regular Social Studies; 80% or higher in Honors and AP course
  • 87% or higher in regular English; 80% or higher in Honors and AP course
  • Social Studies and English instructor recommendation
  • Approval of instructor of Advanced Placement course
  • Successful completion of summer project by first day of school

 

TECHNOLOGY: Advanced Placement Computer Science A:  Java

  • Programming I & II
  • Teacher Recommendation

 

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