AP Advanced Placement

WHAT IS AP?

The Advanced Placement (AP) program offers high school students the opportunity to take more challenging coursework and possibly receive university credit while still in high school. The determination of college credit given is determined by each post-secondary institution. There are over 35 AP courses offered throughout the nation. Students who enroll in these courses are required to take the AP exam in May.  See department specific course descriptions for more details about each course.  For more information about AP Courses, visit https://www.collegeboard.org/ 

REGINA AP GRADE WEIGHTING

Regina AP classes receive grade weighting. Rationale: the quantity of work and the quality of Regina AP classes or online AP classes are very demanding as compared to the grade level counterpart class.

Regina AP Grade Scale:  AP Letter grades are assigned the following values:

A: 4.50

B: 3.25

C: 2.10

D:  1.00

F: 0 .00

I: 0.00   

All grades below a C will receive credit based on the non-weighted grading scale.

Each college or university may have a different AP credit policy based on course and student score. You can research the AP credit policies on the College Board Website:  http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp 

AP EXAMS

Students who take an AP course are expected to take the national AP Exam in May. The cost of the exam changes from year to year, generally around $98 per exam.  Scholarships are available.  Per school policy, students who are enrolled in the AP course and do not take the AP exam will not receive the weighted grade for the AP course or the AP designation. In addition, students may elect to take an AP Exam without enrolling in the course.  Special permission is needed from administration in this case. 

Prepping for the AP Exam

Days before your exam:

- Log in to your MyAP account.  

   -Check that you have the correct email address listed (Seniors: Change it to a personal email address if you haven't already)

   -If you want to have your scores automatically sent to your college (or potential colleges for which you plan to apply), please indicate which college.  Waiting to do this later will cost an extra fee and a delay in scores sent to your college.  You can ask the College Board to not report scores from certain tests, for an additional fee. 

   -Check out all of the exam prep resources online to review for the exam.

- Be on the lookout for an email from AP/Collegeboard regarding terms and conditions.

- Check with the AP teacher to gather other information necessary to prepare for the subject-specific exam.

The Night before the exam: Get a good night's rest.

Morning of the exam: Eat a healthy breakfast (even if you don't usually eat breakfast).  Or in the case of a noon test, eat a healthy lunch.

Information about Regina AP Exams:

- All exams will be held in the multipurpose room, unless otherwise specified.

- All exams will be using the paper/pencil method.  If someone is quarantined during their AP exam date, please contact lynne.zoulek@regina.org as soon as possible to order the exam for the Testing #2 examination date.

- Testing starts at 8 (or noon), so plan to be there 15 minutes before that.

- Students may consider dressing in layers to be to their liking and return to dress code after the exam

- Bring appropriate supplies for your exam: Pencils, eraser, pens, calculator (if appropriate for exam), watch (if desired)

- LEAVE ELECTRONICS, BOOKS, ETC. IN YOUR LOCKER OR AT HOME

- Students may bring water and snacks and set them in a designated area.  Students may only access them during break time.

- Results will be available on MyAP around July 4th.

- If for any reason, you have an issue that prevents you from testing on your scheduled day (sick, quarantined, etc.), please let the front office know as well as email lynne.zoulek@regina.org 

Any other questions, please check with your AP instructor, or contact the AP Coordinator, Lynne Zoulek at lynne.zoulek@regina.org