Course Selection GUIDE
Course Selection GUIDE
Honors and Advanced Placement courses are designed for high-ability, high-achieving students who want to be challenged and to enhance their critical thinking and critical analysis skills. Students in AP courses should expect to read and write more, analyze materials, synthesize ideas, solve problems and evaluate. The level of performance in these courses will be demanding and much above that of students in a regular course.
Advanced Placement courses follow the course content as outlined by the College Board. These courses provide the most ambitious students the challenging opportunity to study college level courses while in high school.
Satisfactory performance on the optional College Board Advanced Placement exam in May could potentially allow students to gain advanced standing and/or credit in college. College credit may vary by college and by college major. Students are encouraged to investigate the Advanced Placement policy of the college of their choice.
Honor points are given for Honors or AP classes where a grade of ‘C-’ or higher is earned.
Honors points are used in calculation of GPA and class rank.
Numerical values are assigned to grades (including pluses and minuses).
The regular GPA and the honor points are combined using a multiplier based on the number of semesters completed.
Transfer students will receive honor points only in classes that are similarly offered at MSHS.
Visit the GPA section of the counseling website for more detailed information.