Information from Student/Parent Handbook:

Honors Course Policy

• Honors placement is dependent upon student interest and teacher recommendation.

• Towards the end of each school year, teachers are asked to identify potential students for honors placement in the upcoming year. Families are then given the choice to enroll in honors courses based on the teacher’s recommendation.

• Honors courses cover the SAME content as the grade level course, but have additional projects added to fulfill the requirements of Honors credit.

• Once students are enrolled in honors courses, they are committed to completing all assignments for the course, and the final grade will reflect the student’s work throughout the semester.

• Students will NOT be allowed to drop down to the regular course after committing to honors course requirements.

• AP courses use a 5 point scale. Honors courses use a 4.5 point scale.

Advanced Placement Courses

Alabama Virtual Academy offers Advanced Placement courses to current high school students. Students who enroll and complete AP courses, demonstrate to college admission officers that they’ve sought out an educational experience that will prepare them for success in college and beyond. The AP teachers work with their students to develop and apply the skills, abilities, and content knowledge they’ll need later in college. We offer the following AP® Courses:

• AP® Biology
• AP® Calculus
• AP® Statistics
• AP® World History
• AP® U.S. History
• AP® English Language

Committee Leader:

Ashley Peters

apeters@alvirtual.org