What is AP ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES ARE FIRST

What is AP? ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES ARE FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY LEVEL COURSES THAT ARE OFFERED IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKE THESE COURSES IN ADDITION TO THEIR REGULAR GRADE 12 COURSES

Advantages of taking AP Courses Universities: More than 4, 300 post-secondary institutions gave AP credit and/or placement in 2019 AP credit opportunities attract motivated and prepared students

Advantages of taking AP Courses Students: Have room to take other classes in first year if they earn credits from the AP exam. Explore elective options Accelerate placement Reduce first year course load Allows students to take part in extra-curricular and volunteer activities.

Advantages of taking AP Courses Students: Cost savings: A first year university course tuition: UBC: $530 (3 credits); $1060 (6 credits) SFU: $565 (3 credits); $1130 (6 credits) UT: $678 (3 credits); $1356 (6 credits) Plus textbooks… AP exam cost $150. Can be used as a preview course.

AP Exam Students take an AP college administered exam in the beginning of May. There is a cost of $150 for the exam as it is marked off site by the College Board. Marked on a scale of 1 -5. Most universities offer credit for the class when a score 3, 4 or 5 is obtained on the exam

AP Exam Recommendati AP Exam Score on 5 4 3 2 1 Extremely qualified Very qualified Qualified Possibly qualified No recommendation College Course Grade Equivalent A+ or A A-, B+ or B B-, C+ or C

University of British Columbia Exam Title Min Score Required Biology 4 Calculus AB Chemistry English Language & Composition 4 4 4 Number of Equivalent Credits Course(s) BIOL 111, 121, 8 1. . . 3 MATH 100 4 CHEM 121 6 ENGL 112, ENGL 1. . . UBC AP policy can be found at https: //apstudents. collegeboard. org/getting-credit-placement/search-policies

AP at Mac. Neill This is the 10 th year we have offered AP courses at Mac. Neill Students are required to take AP Prep classes in their Grade 11 year to prepare them for the grade 12 year. Students are kept in cohorts for their grade 11 -12 year for the AP classes and also coupled with the regular courses (eg. Chem 12 AP Partner and AP Chem are coupled so that the same students have the same teacher for both courses) Equipment and textbooks at Mac. Neill

Teachers of AP class at Mac. Neill AP Calculus: Ms Asha Padmanabhan AP Chemistry: Mr Jackie Luk AP English: Mr Frano Marsic AP Biology: Mr Michael Wang

AP Exam Stats Number of students writing AP exams has doubled between 2006 (1, 464, 254) and 2019 (2, 825, 710) http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Advanced_Placement_Statistics http: //aphighered. collegeboard. org/ https: //apcentral. collegeboard. org/about-ap/discover-benefits

Special thanks Thank you to: Mac. Neill Mr. Administration Irani All in attendance! Questions?