The Advanced Placement (AP) Program consists of college-level courses and exams that give high school students the opportunity to receive college credit and enroll in rigorous coursework. AP courses are introductory or second-year college courses offered at the high school level. These courses require students to dedicate more time and effort than other high school courses as AP courses offer greater opportunity to explore the subject in depth and provide possible college credit for content mastered as demonstrated by a passing score on the AP exam. Students who enroll in AP courses are required to take the AP exam. The College Board fee for the AP exam is approximately $95.00 and will be determined by the latest information received from the College Board. The fee is non-refundable. Some students may qualify for a partial fee-waiver if they receive free/reduced lunch.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of biology; chemistry - recommended but not required
Recommended Grade Level: 10-12th grade
Required Assessments: AP Exam (Fee Assistance Available - See a school counselor.)
Graduation Requirement: Students may use AP Biology as a third lab science only if they have completed Biology 1 and have taken the biology end-of-course exam.
Credit: 1
EPSO: This course could result in college credit based on the student's AP Exam score. Here is a link to more information about AP Exam Scoring. Students should research possible universities to understand their crediting procedures. (Example: A score of a 3 may result in credit for Biology 101 at the University of Tennessee Knoxville; a score of a 4 may result in credit for Biology 101-102 at the University of Tennessee Knoxville; a score of a 5 may result in credit for Biology 101-102 & Biology 160 at the University of Tennessee Knoxville; a score of a 3 may result in credit for Biology 1010 & 1011 at East Tennessee State University; a score of a 4 or higher may result in credit for Biology 1010-1011 & 1020-1021 at East Tennessee State University; a score of a 4 may result in credit for BIOL 110 and/or BIOL 110L at Tusculum University).
Course Description: Students will study the core scientific principles, theories, and processes that govern living organisms and biological systems. Students will do hands-on laboratory work to investigate natural phenomena. Here is a link to the AP Biology Course and Exam Description Document from CollegeBoard.
Students will learn the following skills in this course:
Design experiments and procedures to test a prediction or theory
Collect and analyze data
Interpret data to draw conclusions
Develop and support a scientific claim with evidence
Course Content: This course focuses on eight topics and is the equivalent of a two-semester college introductory biology course for biology majors:
Chemistry for Life
Cell Structure and Function
Cellular Energetics
Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
Heredity
Gene Expression and Regulation
Natural Selection
Ecology
AP Exam Overview: The AP Biology Exam will test your understanding of the biological concepts covered in the course units, as well as students' ability to utilize the scientific method and analyze data. Students are allowed to use a four function calculator (with square root), scientific or graphing functions throughout the exam.
AP Exam Duration: 3 hours
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Textbook: Campbell Biology eText AP Edition Pearson Education ISBN 9781323501467
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Pre-Calculus; students should have successfully completed courses in which they have studied algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytical geometry, and elementary functions. In particular, students should understand properties of linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, and piecewise-defined functions, and know how to graph these functions and solve equations involving them. Students should be familiar with algebraic transformations, combinations, compositions, and inverses for general functions.
Recommended Grade Level: 11th or 12th grade
Required Assessments: AP Exam (Fee Assistance Available - See a school counselor.)
Graduation Requirement: 4th year math
Credit: 1
EPSO: This course could result in college credit based on the student's AP Exam score. Here is a link to more information about AP Exam Scoring. Students should research possible universities to understand their crediting procedures. (Example: A score of a 3 may result in credit for Math 125 at the University of Tennessee Knoxville; a score of a 4 may result in credit for Math 141 at the University of Tennessee Knoxville; a score of a 3 may result in credit for Math 1840 at East Tennessee State University (ETSU); a score of a 4 may result in credit for Math 1840 OR Math 1910 at ETSU; a score of a 4 may result in credit for MATH 190 at Tusculum University.)
Course Description: Explore the concepts, methods, and applications of differential and integral calculus. Students will work to understand the theoretical basis and solve problems by applying knowledge and skills.
Students will learn the following skills in this course:
Determine expressions and values using mathematical procedures and rules
Connect representations
Justify reasoning and solutions
Use correct notation, language, and mathematical conventions to communicate results or solutions
Course Content: This course focuses on eight topics and is the equivalent of a first-semester college calculus course devoted to topics in differential and integral calculus.
Limits and Continuity
Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties
Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions
Contextual Applications of Differentiation
Analytical Applications of Differentiation
Integration and Accumulation of Change
Differential Equations
Applications of Integration
Textbook: Demana AP Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 6th Edition - ISBN: 9781418300234
AP Exam Overview: The AP Calculus AB Exam will test students' understanding of the mathematical concepts covered in course units, as well as their ability to determine the proper formulas and procedures to use to solve problems and communicate their work with the correct notations. A graphing calculator is permitted for parts of the exam. Note: Students may not take both AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC Exams within the same year.
AP Exam Duration: 3 hours and 15 minutes
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Textbook: Demana AP Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 6th Edition ISBN 9781418300234
Prerequisites: Successful completion of AP Calculus AB; students should have successfully completed courses in which they have studied algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytical geometry, and elementary functions. In particular, students should understand properties of linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, and piecewise-defined functions, as well as sequences, series, and polar equations. Students should know how to graph these functions and solve equations involving them. Students should be familiar with algebraic transformations, combinations, compositions, and inverses for general functions.
Recommended Grade Level: 11th or 12th grade
Required Assessments: AP Exam (Fee Assistance Available - See a school counselor.)
Graduation Requirement: 4th year math
Credit: 1
EPSO: This course could result in college credit based on the student's AP Exam score. Here is a link to more information about AP Exam Scoring. Students should research possible universities to understand their crediting procedures. (Example: A score of a 3 may result in credit for Math 141 at the University of Tennessee Knoxville; a score of a 4 may result in credit for Math 141 & 142 at the University of Tennessee Knoxville; a score of a 3 may result in credit for Math 1910 & 1920 at East Tennessee State University; a score of a 3 may result in credit for MATH 190 at Tusculum University).
Course Description: Explore the concepts, methods, and applications of differential and integral calculus, including topics such as parametric, polar, and vector functions, and series. Students will perform experiments, investigations, and solve problems by applying their knowledge and skills.
Students will learn the following skills in this course:
Determine expressions and values using mathematical procedures and rules
Connect representations
Justify reasoning and solutions
Use correct notation, language, and mathematical conventions to communicate results or solutions
Course Content: This course focuses on ten topics and is the equivalent of a first-semester college calculus course and the subsequent single-variable calculus course.
Limits and Continuity
Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties
Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions
Contextual Applications of Differentiation
Analytical Applications of Differentiation
Integration and Accumulation of Change
Differential Equations
Applications of Integration
Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Vector-Valued Functions
Infinite Sequences and Series
Textbook: Demana AP Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 6th Edition - ISBN: 9781418300234
AP Exam Overview: The AP Calculus BC Exam will test students' understanding of the mathematical concepts covered in course units, as well as their ability to determine the proper formulas and procedures to use to solve problems and communicate their work with the correct notations. A graphing calculator is permitted for parts of the exam. Note: Students may not take both AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC Exams within the same year.
AP Exam Duration: 3 hours and 15 minutes
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Prerequisites: Successful completion of Algebra II
Recommended Grade Level: 11th or 12th grade
Required Assessments: AP Exam (Fee Assistance Available - See a school counselor.)
Graduation Requirement: 3rd lab science
Credit: 1
EPSO: This course could result in college credit based on the student's AP Exam score. Here is a link to more information about AP Exam Scoring. Students should research possible universities to understand their crediting procedures. (Example: A score of a 4 or higher may result in credit for Chemistry 122-123 & Chemistry 132-133 at the University of Tennessee Knoxville; a score of a 3 may result in credit for Chemistry 1110 & 1111 at East Tennessee State University; a score of a 4 or higher may result in credit for Chemistry 1110, 1111, 1120, & 1121 at East Tennessee State University; a credit of a 4 may result in CHEM 101 and/or 101L at Tusculum University).
Course Description: Students will learn about the fundamental concepts of chemistry including structure and states of matter, intermolecular forces, and reactions. Students will do hands-on lab investigations and use chemical calculations to solve problems. Note: Students should save their lab notebooks and reports; college may ask to see them before granting college credit. Here is a link to AP Chemistry Course and Exam Description Document from CollegeBoard. This course is often paired with Chemistry II.
Students will learn the following skills in this course:
Design experiments and procedures to test a prediction or theory
Explain how the microscopic structure of a substance determines its chemical properties
Make a scientific claim and support it with evidence
Create graphs, diagrams, and models that represent chemical phenomena
Balance a chemical equation
Students will learn about the following big ideas:
Scale, proportion, and quantity
Structure and properties of substances
Transformations
Energy
Course Content: This course focuses on nine topics and is the equivalent of a one-year, introductory college general chemistry course:
Atomic Structure and Properties
Molecular and Ionic Compound Structure and Properties
Intermolecular Forces and Properties
Chemical Reactions
Kinetics
Thermodynamics
Equilibrium
Acids and Bases
Applications of Thermodynamics
AP Exam Overview: The AP Chemistry Exam will test students' understanding of the scientific concepts covered in the course units, as well as students' ability to design and describe chemical experiments. A scientific or graphing calculator is recommended for use on Section 2 of the exam, and students will be provided with a periodic table and a formula sheet that lists specific and relevant formulas for use on the exam.
AP Exam Duration: 3 hours and 15 minutes
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Textbook: AP Chemistry Molecular Approach ISBN 9781323151846
Prerequisites: English 10, EOC On Track or Mastery Level for English 10, PreACT English Score: 15 or higher, and Pre-ACT Reading Score: 20 or higher
Recommended Grade Level: 11th
Required Assessments: AP Exam (Fee Assistance Available - See a school counselor.)
Graduation Requirement: Can substitute for English III or IV requirement
Credit: 1
ESPO: This course could result in college credit based on the student's AP Exam Score. Here is a link to more information about AP Exam Scoring. Students should research possible universities to understand their crediting procedures. (Example: A score of a 4 or 5 may result in credit for English 101 at the University of Tennessee; A score of a 3 may result in credit for ENGL 1010 at East Tennessee State University, and a score of a 4 or higher may result in credit for ENGL 1010 & ENGL 1020 at East Tennessee State University; a score of a 4 or higher may result in credit for ENGL 110 at Tusculum University.)
Course Description: Students will learn about the elements of argument and composition as they develop critical thinking and writing skills. Students will read and analyze nonfiction works from various period and write essays with different aims such as to explain an idea, argue a point, or persuade a reader of something.
Students will learn the following skills:
Draft and revise a piece of writing
Evaluate a source of information
Gather and consolidate information from different sources
Read closely, analyze and interpret a piece of writing
Write an evidence-based argument
Course Content: This course focuses on nine topics.
Students will learn to identify and analyze the claims in a text and determine whether the writer supports assertions with reasoning and evidence.
Students will learn about how writers organize information and evidence to support a specific argument and appeal to a particular audience.
Students will explore the range of perspectives around a topic and how various arguments can relate and respond to one another.
Students will examine how a writer makes choices about methods of developing arguments, introductions, and conclusions.
Students will focus on the very specific and minute choices a writer makes to bring all the parts of an argument together.
Students will work to understand the difference between position and perspective, how to consider bias, and how to integrate and address multiple perspectives in an argument.
Students will consider the breadth and complexity of arguments around a topic and what makes each successful or unsuccessful.
Students will explore the stylistic choices a writer can make and how those choices affect an argument.
Students will consider a wide range of perspectives as they develop a complex argument.
AP Exam Overview: The AP English Language and Composition Exam will test the students' understanding of the rhetorical concepts covered in the course units, as well as their ability to analyze texts and develop written arguments based on their interpretations.
AP Exam Duration: 3 hours and 15 minutes
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Textbook: 50 Student Essays ISBN 9781319055103; The Language of Composition ISBN 9781319205027
Prerequisites: English 11, ACT English Score: 18 or higher; ACT Reading Score: 22 or higher; or successful completion of AP English Language & Composition
Recommended Grade Level: 12th
Required Assessments: AP Exam -Fee Assistance Available - See a school counselor.
Graduation Requirement: Can substitute for English III or IV requirement
Credit: 1
ESPO: This course could result in college credit based on the student's AP Exam Score. Here is a link to more information about AP Exam Scoring. Students should research possible universities to understand their crediting procedures. (Example: A score of a 4 or 5 may result in credit for English 101 at the University of Tennessee; a score of a 4 or 5 may result in credit for ENGL 2030 at East Tennessee State University; a score of a 4 may result in credit for a humanities elective at Tusculum University.)
Course Description: Students will learn how to understand and evaluate works of fiction, poetry, and drama from various periods and cultures. Students will read literary works and write essays to explain and support their analysis of them.
Students will learn the following skills:
Develop an interpretation of a text
Identify the techniques used by an author and their effects
Present an interpretation and make an argument for it in writing
Read a text closely and draw conclusions from details
Course Content: This course focuses on nine topics.
Short Fiction I
Poetry I
Longer Fiction or Drama I
Short Fiction II
Poetry II
Longer Fiction or Drama II
Short Fiction III
Poetry III
Longer Fiction or Drama III
Exam Overview: The AP English Literature and Composition Exam will test students' understanding of the literary concepts covered in the course units, as well as their ability to analyze texts and develop written arguments based on their interpretations.
Exam Duration: 3 hours
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Textbook:
DCHS - Literature & Composition 2nd Edition ISBN 9781319221997
DBHS - Perrines Literature: Structure, Sounds, Sense 13th Edition ISBN 9781337409544
Prerequisites: Two years of high school lab science, including life science and physical science, along with at least one year of algebra
Recommended Grade Level: 10-12th grade
Required Assessments: AP Exam (Fee Assistance Available - See a school counselor.)
Graduation Requirement: 3rd lab science
Credit: 1
EPSO: This course could result in college credit based on the student's AP Exam score. Here is a link to more information about AP Exam Scoring. Students should research possible universities to understand their crediting procedures. (Example: A score of a 3 may result in credit for Geology 201 at the University of Tennessee Knoxville; a score of a 4 or higher may result in credit for Geology 201-202 at the University of Tennessee Knoxville; a score of a 3 or higher may result in credit for ENHV 3010 at East Tennessee State University; a score of a 4 may result in a credit for EVSC 111 and/or EVSC 111L at Tusculum University).
Course Description: Students will explore and investigate the interrelationships of the natural world and analyze environmental problems, both natural and human-made. Students will take part in laboratory investigations and field work. Here is a link to the AP Environmental Science Course and Exam Description Document from CollegeBoard.
Students will learn the following skills in this course:
Explain environmental concepts and processes
Apply quantitative methods in solving problems
Analyze a research study to identify hypothesis
Analyze data, visual representations, and writings
Propose a solution for an environmental problem and support ideas with evidence
Course Content: This course focuses on nine topics and is the equivalent of a one-semester, introductory college course in environmental science:
The Living World: Ecosystems
The Living World: Biodiversity
Populations
Earth Systems and Resources
Land and Water Use
Energy Resources and Consumption
Atmospheric Pollution
Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution
Global Change
AP Exam Overview: The AP Environmental Science Exam will test students' understanding of the environmental concepts covered in the course units, as well as students' ability to design research studies to solve environmental problems. Calculators are permitted for use in all sections of the exam.
AP Exam Duration: 2 hours and 40 minutes
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Textbook: TBD for 2022-2023 School Year
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Level: 10-12th grade
Required Assessments: AP Exam (Fee Assistance Available - See a school counselor.)
Graduation Requirement: This course can substitute for the World History and Geography graduation requirement (1 credit).
Credit: 1
EPSO: This course could result in college credit based on the student's AP Exam score. Here is a link to more information about AP Exam Scoring. Students should research possible universities to understand their crediting procedures. (Example: A score of a 4 or higher may result in credit for History - Europe 242 at the University of Tennessee Knoxville; a score of a 3 or higher may result in credit for History 1110 & 1120 at East Tennessee State University; a score of 4 or higher may result in credit for HIST 101 or 102 at Tusculum University).
Course Description: Students will study the cultural, economic, political, and social developments that have shaped Europe from c. 1450 to the present. Students will analyze texts, visual sources, and other historical evidence and will write essays expressing historical arguments.
Students will learn the following skills in this course:
Evaluate primary and secondary sources
Put historical developments in context and make connections between them
Analyze the claims, evidence, and reasoning from various sources
Generate claim or thesis and explain and support it in writing
Course Content: This course focuses on nine topics and is the equivalent of an introductory college survey of modern European history:
Renaissance and Exploration
Age of Reformation
Absolutism and Constitutionalism
Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
Industrialization and Its Effects
19th- Century Perspectives and Political Developments
20th-Century Global Conflicts
Cold War and Contemporary Europe
AP Exam Overview: The AP European History Exam will test students' understanding of the historical concepts covered in the course units, as well as their ability to analyze primary and secondary sources and identify patterns and connections that can support a historical interpretation.
AP Exam Duration: 3 hours and 15 minutes
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Textbook: The Western Heritage Since 1300 AP Edition (11th Edition) ISBN 9780133114751
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Level: 9th grade
Required Assessments: AP Exam (Spring)
Graduation Requirement: This course can substitute for World History & Geography graduation requirement (1 credit).
Credit: 1
ESPO: This course could result in college credit based on the student's AP Exam Score. Here is a link to more information about AP Exam Scoring. Students should research possible universities to understand their crediting procedures. (Example: A score of a 4 or 5 will result in credit for Geography 121 at the University of Tennessee; A score of a 3 or higher will result in credit for GEOS 1012 at East Tennessee State University; a score of a 3 or higher may result in credit for a GEOG elective at Tusculum University.)
Course Description: Students will explore how humans have understood, used, and changed the surface of Earth. Students will use the tools and thinking processes of geographers to examine patterns of human populations, migration, and land use.
Students will learn the following skills:
Connect geographic concepts and processes to real-life scenarios
Identify patterns and trends in data and in visual sources such as maps and draw conclusions
Understand information shown in maps, tables, charts, graphs, infographics, images, and landscapes
Understand spatial relationships using geographic scales
Course Content: This course focuses on seven topics and is an introductory college-level course in human geography:
Thinking Geographically
Population and Migration Patterns and Processes
Cultural Patterns and Processes
Political Patterns and Processes
Agriculture and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes
Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes
Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes
AP Exam Overview: The AP Human Geography Exam will test students' understanding of the geographic concepts covered in the course units, as well as their ability to analyze maps, geospatial data, infographics, and more.
AP Exam Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes
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Textbook: The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography (12th Edition) ISBN 9780134315430
Prerequisites: Students should possess the ability to read and write musical notation and basic voice or instrument performance skills, and had a year of a performing arts (band/chorus) or musical equivalent (private lessons).
Recommended Grade Level: 11th or 12th grade
Required Assessments: AP Exam (Fee Assistance Available - See a school counselor.)
Graduation Requirement: Fine Art
Credit: 1
EPSO: This course could result in college credit based on the student's AP Exam score. Here is a link to more information about AP Exam Scoring. Students should research possible universities to understand their crediting procedures.
Course Description: The course is a rigorous class for students who wish to expand their understanding of music fundamentals, composition, and theory. The goal of this class is to prepare students to pass the AP Music Theory exam that is offered each school year in May. The emphasis of the course will be placed on music of the common practice period of 1600-1900, as well as other stylistic periods throughout music history.
AP Music Theory is the introduction to music theory fundamentals and topics. In this course, students will learn all of the fundamental knowledge required to progress further in higher education music theory. By the end of this course, students will be able to read music at an advanced level, understand rhythm and meter, notate, and count all note and rest values, memorize intervals, write and perform all major and minor scales in all clefs, and show understanding of how to construct and analyze all chords. Roman numerals and functional harmonic progressions are addressed in the context of a variety of Western classical music. Twentieth-century music is addressed in classroom discussions and activities.
Course Content: The course includes the study of a variety of music from standard Western tonal repertoire. The course enables students to master the rudiments and terminology of music: notational skills, scales, keys, intervals, chords, meter, and rhythm. Musical skills are developed through listening, playing, singing, and dictation, and writing.
AP Exam Duration: 3 hours and 15 minutes
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Textbooks:
Elemental Harmony: Theory and Practice, 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1998.
Phillips, Joel, Clendinning & Marvin. The Musician's Guide to Aural Skills: Sightsinging, Norton & Company, 2016, 3rd edition.
Phillips, Joel, Clendinning & Marvin. The Musician's Guide to Aural Skills: Ear Training, Norton & Company, 2016, 3rd edition.
Prerequisites: Students should have successfully completed courses in which they have studied algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytical geometry, and elementary functions. In particular, students should understand the properties of linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, and piecewise-defined functions, and know how to graph these functions and solve equations involving them. Students should be familiar with algebraic transformations, combinations, compositions, and inverses for general functions.
Recommended Grade Level: 11th or 12th grade
Required Assessments: AP Exam (Fee Assistance Available - See a school counselor.)
Graduation Requirement: 4th-year math
Credit: 1
EPSO: This course could result in college credit based on the student's AP Exam score. Here is a link to more information about AP Exam Scoring. Students should research possible universities to understand their crediting procedures.
Course Description: In AP Precalculus, students explore everyday situations using mathematical tools and lenses. Through regular practice, students build deep mastery of modeling and functions, and they examine scenarios through multiple representations. They will learn how to observe, explore, and build mathematical meaning from dynamic systems, an important practice for thriving in an ever-changing world.
AP Precalculus prepares students for other higher-level mathematics and science courses. The framework delineates content and skills common to college precalculus courses that are foundational for careers in mathematics, physics, biology, health science, social science, and data science.
Course Content: This course focuses on eight topics and is the equivalent of a first-semester college calculus course devoted to topics in differential and integral calculus.
Modeling Real-World Data: Students will apply the mathematical tools they acquire in real-world modeling situations. By examining scenarios, conditions, and data sets and determining and validating an appropriate function model, students gain a deeper understanding of the nature and behavior of each function type.
Exploring Multiple Representations: Students will examine functions through multiple representations. Students will gain a deeper understanding of functions by examining them graphically, numerically, verbally, and analytically.
Mastering Symbolic Manipulation: Students will develop rigorous symbolic manipulation skills needed for future mathematics courses. Students learn that a single mathematical object can have different analytical representations depending on the function type or coordinate system, and that the different analytical representations reveal different attributes of the mathematical object.
Harnessing a Dynamic World: Students will engage in function building that does not reflect a static view of things but embodies how things change. Every function representation characterizes the way in which values of one variable simultaneously change as the values in another variable change. This study of functions and their graphs as embodying dynamic covariation of quantities prepares students to understand an ever-changing world.
AP Exam Duration: 3 hours and 15 minutes
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Textbook: Demana AP Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 6th Edition ISBN 9781418300234
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Algebra II
Recommended Grade Level: 11th or 12th grade
Required Assessments: AP Exam (Fee Assistance Available - See a school counselor.)
Graduation Requirement: 4th year math
Credit: 1
EPSO: This course could result in college credit based on the student's AP Exam score. Here is a link to more information about AP Exam scoring. Students should research possible universities to understand their crediting procedures. (Example: A score of a 4 or 5 may result in credit for Statistics 201 at the University of Tennessee Knoxville; a score of a 3 may result in credit for Math 1530 at East Tennessee State University (ETSU); a score of a 3 may result in credit for Math 1530 at Northeast State Community College; a score of 4 or higher may result in a credit for MATH 140 at Tusculum University.)
Course Description: This is a one-semester, introductory, non-calculus-based college course in statistics. Students will learn about the major concepts and tools used for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. They will explore statistics through discussion and activities, and they will design surveys and experiments.
Students will learn the following skills in this course:
Select methods for collecting and analyzing data
Use probability and simulation to describe probability distributions and define uncertainty in statistical inference
Describe patterns, trends, associations, and relationships in data
Use statistical reasoning to draw appropriate conclusions and justify claims
Course Content: This course focuses on nine topics and is the equivalent of a one-semester, introductory, non-calculus-based college course in statistics.
Exploring One-Variable Data
Exploring Two-Variable Data
Collecting Data
Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions
Sampling Distributions
Inference for Categorical Data: Proportions
Inference for Quantitative Data: Means
Inference for Categorical Data: Chi-Square
Inference for Quantitative Data: Slopes
AP Exam Overview: The AP Statistics Exam will test students' understanding of the mathematical concepts covered in the course units, including their ability to use statistical methods and calculate the probability of an outcome. Students will need to bring a graphing calculator with statistics capabilities to the exam.
AP Exam Duration: 3 hours
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Textbook: Bedford, Freeman, and Worth Publishing - The Practice of Statistics 6th Ed. - ISBN: 9781319269296
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Level: 10th grade
Required Assessments: AP Exam (Fee Assistance Available - See a school counselor.) & United States Civics Exam
Graduation Requirement: This course fulfills the U.S. Government and Civics graduation requirement.
Credit: 1
ESPO: This course could result in college credit based on the student's AP Exam Score. Here is a link to more information about AP Exam Scoring. Students should research possible universities to understand their crediting procedures. (Example: A score of a 4 or 5 will result in credit for Political Science 101 at the University of Tennessee; a score of a 3 or higher will result in credit for PSCI 1120 at East Tennessee State University; a score of a 3 or higher may result in credit for POLS 110 at Tusculum University.)
Course Description: Students will study the key concepts and institutions of the political system and culture of the United States. They will read, analyze, and discuss the U.S. Constitution and other documents as well as complete a research or applied civics project.
Students will learn the following skills:
Analyze data to find patterns and trends and draw conclusions
Connect political concepts to real-life situations
Develop a claim or thesis and support it in an essay
Explain the impact and implications of certain U.S. Supreme Court decisions
Read and analyze text and visual sources
Course Content: This course focuses on five topics and is a one-semester introductory college course in U.S. government.
Foundations of Democracy
Interactions among Branches of Government
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
American Political Ideologies and Beliefs
Political Participation
AP Exam Overview: The AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam will test students' understanding of the political concepts covered in the course units, including their ability to analyze the foundational documents and to apply Supreme Court decisions they study in the course to real-life scenarios.
AP Exam Duration: 3 hours
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Textbook: American Government: Institutions and Policies, Cengage Learning 2012, ISBN 9781111830038
Prerequisites: Advanced U.S. History Credit (Semester 1)
Recommended Grade Level: 11th grade
Required Assessments: AP Exam (Fee Assistance Available - See a school counselor.)
Graduation Requirement: This course fulfills the U.S. History and Geography graduation requirement.
Credit: 1
ESPO: This course could result in college credit based on the student's AP Exam Score. Here is a link to more information about AP Exam Scoring. Students should research possible universities to understand their crediting procedures. (Example: A score of a 4 or higher may result in a credit for History - United States 221-222 at the University of Tennessee Knoxville; a score of a 3 or higher may result in credit for HIST 2010 and 2020 at East Tennessee State University; a score of a 4 or higher may result in credit for HIST 201 or 202 at Tusculum University; a score of a 3 or higher may result in credit for History 2010 and 2020 at Northeast State Community College).
Course Description: Students will study the cultural, economic, political, and social developments that shaped the United States from c. 1491 to present. Students will analyze texts, visual sources, and other historical evidence; and write essays expressing historical arguments.
Students will learn the following skills:
Evaluate primary and secondary sources
Analyze the claims, evidence, and reasoning in sources
Put historical documents in context and make connections amongst them
Create claims/thesis statements and explain and support the claim/thesis in writing
Course Content: This course focuses on nine topics and is the equivalent of a two-semester introductory college course in U.S. history.
Period 1: 1491-1607
Period 2: 1607-1754
Period 3: 1754-1800
Period 4: 1800-1848
Period 5: 1844-1877
Period 6: 1865-1898
Period 7: 1890-1945
Period 8: 1945-1980
Period 9: 1980-Present
AP Exam Overview: The AP U.S. History Exam will test students' understanding of the historical concepts covered in the course units, as well as their ability to analyze primary and secondary sources and identify patterns and connections that can support a historical interpretation.
AP Exam Duration: 3 hours 15 minutes
Click this link to view additional information about the AP Exam.
Click this link to view more information about this course on the CollegeBoard website.
Click this link to view the AP U.S. History Course and Exam Description Manual.
Textbook: American History: Connecting with the Past AP Edition, McGraw Hill, ISBN 9780076621422
Additional online AP courses (semester and yearlong) are offered through Niswonger and the AP Access for All Grant. Courses are free for students and availability changes each semester.
View more information on the Tennessee AP Access for All website. Please contact a school-level AP Access for All Coordinator for additional details and support with registration.
AP Access for All Coordinators:
DBHS - Ashley Brown (browna1@wcde.org)
DCHS - Miriam Robinson (robinsonm@wcde.org)
TVLA - Caitlin Hughes (hughesc1@wcde.org)