AP Course Expectations
In order to be successful in the AP program, students will need to budget their time, taking into account the following:
- These are college-level courses.
- Study time varies by course and individual needs.
- Different instructors have different expectations.
- These courses will require more time than non-AP classes
- Students need to factor in time needed for after school activities
- Have at least a C (but preferably a B) in a previous related honors class or a B (but preferably an A) in a regular class
Class
Amount of reading/class work
Homework Hours
Tests/ essays/ papers per quarter
Major Projects or assignments per quarter
summer reading project; documented essay 2nd and 3rd quarters; ongoing reading logs
for 4-5 supplemental literary works
Summer assignments
1-2 projects / presentations per quarter
Multiple choice, document-based and Long Essay essays (1-2 per unit) Short Answer Questions (1-2 per unit)
Take home essays
Note- taking is essential.
Summer Assignment Winter Break Review
Self-Guided Assignment to a Historical Site
End of Year Project
3 – 4 tests per quarter
All tests have multiple-choice and essay sections.
Summer assignment
Final project presentation
Variety of mini-projects throughout the year
Summer Project
4-6 major assignments
AP Calculus (BC)
AP Calculus (AB)
Study time for tests and quizzes means 2 to 3 hours of studying per test and
2-3 tests per quarter (studying should be replacing homework on test weeks)
Summer project due at the start of the year.
One small project during the year. One larger project at the end of the year with time to complete the project allowed during class time.
Quizzes, worksheets, investigations regularly.
3-4 major test per quarter. 2-3 hours studying per test.
(studying should be replacing homework on test weeks)
Summer assignment
2-3 small labs/projects or major assignments per year. Most of them can be completed in class.
AP Biology
(Students should take Anatomy and Physiology as a prerequisite or concurrently.)
Complete as many as 2 chapters per week; at least 1 hour of reading or study per class.
*equivalent of 8-12 credit hrs of college science for pre-med, pre- dent, pre-vet, chem., & bio majors
2 unit tests minimum per quarter; 2-3 AP labs per quarter;
A book review per semester;
Read 30 to 40 pages every 2 weeks.
20-40 problems every 2-3 weeks
*course equivalent of 8-12 credit hours of college science for pre-med, pre-dent, pre-vet, chem., & bio majors
Summer Assignment is the review of the first 3 chapters of the text-a review of chem. 1.
No outside projects but some lab work might need to be finished after school.
