Course Calendar ("How To" Video)

Reading Guides

• "Why should I take notes?"

  • Formative Credit in APUSH explained

• "What should my notes look like?" (Mr. Bargen's sample notes from Chapter 2.1).

• "How do I interpret my APUSH scores in Synergy?"

Textbook Resources

• ONLINE TEXTBOOK

• Chapter Video Reviews

Google Classroom

Taking Assessments in AP Classroom

Take Your Unit Exam HERE (Multiple Choice)

• Semester 1

• Semester 2

How do I write a strong DBQ essay?

• How to write a DBQ answer

• DBQ Scoring Guide

• "How long should my DBQ essay be?" (NOTE:  the best examples from prior years are AT LEAST 4 - 5 pages long).

Click HERE for our NEW AND IMPROVED comprehensive APUSH National Exam Review Warehouse!!

GENERAL EXAM INFO/PRACTICE TESTS

• Exam format and study tips/tools from the College Board (as well as a practice exam!)

  • Time periods to focus on while studying

• Gilder Lehrman practice Multiple-Choice Test questions (with explanations)

• Khan Academy Review Materials (more practice exams here)

• PRACTICE TESTS

College Credit:  why AP?

Aside from the college-ready skills and content focus that an AP curriculum provides, grades in AP courses are "weighted," meaning that any grade C and above counts a full letter-grade higher in the student's GPA (so the highest grade possible in an AP course is 5.0).  Likewise, students in AP courses can earn college credit through year-end exams administered by the College Board. 

AP Exam Scores Accepted for Course Credit at:

• UNL

• UNO

• UNK

The current cost of an AP Exam is $103.  This cost is substantially lower than the cost of a 3 credit-hour course at UNL with in-state tuition (over $800):

• UNL Tuition costs  

College Credit:  why Wesleyan Honors Academy?

Another way that you can earn college credit in this course is a dual-credit option offered through Nebraska Wesleyan University's "Wesleyan Honors Academy" (WHA).  In short, if you earn a B or better in this course, you will be awarded 3 hours of college credit through Nebraska Wesleyan University.  That college credit transfers to any college/university in Nebraska (and to over 90% of colleges around the country).  The cost of the course through WHA is currently $380 (4 credit hours @ $95/credit hour).  While this cost is higher than the AP exam option, the advantage is that your evaluation is based on the course of an 18-week semester rather than the result of a 3-hour AP exam administered on one day.  Likewise, WHA is still more cost-efficient than a similar course with in-state tuition offered at UNL.

• Informational PDF about Wesleyan Honors Academy

• Sign up for Wesleyan Honors Academy

Scholarships Available from the State of Nebraska

• The State of Nebraska provides a program (through the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education) that can pay for the cost of enrolling in Wesleyan Honors Academy.

  • Learn more HERE.