Addendum
Advanced Placement and Honors Prerequisite
2010-2011 School Year

 

 

Course

Prerequisites

ENGLISH:  English 10 Honors
  • 93% or higher in Grade 9 English
  • Teacher recommendation

 

ENGLISH: 
Advanced Placement Language and Composition

  • 87% or higher in English 10 Honors
  • Regular English requires an entrance exam and a Teacher recommendation

 

ENGLISH: 
Advanced Placement Literature and Composition

  • 3 or higher on AP Language and Composition Exam
  • Regular English requires an entrance exam and a Teacher recommendation

 

FINE ARTS:  Art Honors

  • 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:  Geometry Honors

  • 85% or higher in Algebra I
  • Teacher recommendation

 

MATHEMATICS:  Algebra II Honors

  • 85% or higher in Algebra I
  • 85% or higher in Geometry
  • Teacher recommendation

 

MATHEMATICS:  Pre-Calculus Honors
  • 85% or higher in Algebra II Honors
  • Teacher recommendation

 

MATHEMATICS: 
Advanced Placement Calculus AB

  • 85% or higher in Pre-Calculus
  • Earned credit in Pre-Calculus Honors
  • Teacher recommendation

 

MATHEMATICS: 
Advanced Placement Calculus BC
  • 85% or higher in Honors Pre-Calculus
  • Teacher recommendation

 

MATHEMATICS: 
Advanced Placement Statistics

  • 85 % or higher in Algebra II
  • Teacher recommendation

 

SCIENCE:  Biology Honors

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

  • 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

  • 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 Grade 9 Conceptual Physics or Integrated Science at the 9 and/or 10 grade level—although this is not recommended)

 

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

  • 85% of higher in regular Social Studies;  80% or higher in Honors and AP course
  • 85% of 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 US 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

 
  • 85% or higher in regular Social Studies; 80% or higher in Honors and AP course
  • 85% 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

 

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (IBDP)
  • As per IBDP Application Process

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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