koko Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Hi, so don't laugh at me or look down your nose at me :scared: I have graduated one son from h/s but have another entering his junior year who is more "academically motivated" LOL than the previous one. We are looking into the possibility of doing History and/or English at the Honors or AP level next year. What I understand, hopefully correctly, is that while honors is intensive high school level, AP is college level of a particular subject. While I can pretty easily adjust what we are doing to an honors level, I am wondering what the process is for declaring a course AP in homeschool...do you need a sign-off from College Board, or to use a particular course description or curriculum? (We use TOG). Thanks for bearing with me and for your wonderful wisdom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 While the College Board needs to sign off for you to designate your course as "AP", your student can take an AP exam without going through the audit process. I suggest that you read through the College Board's website for more information on course content, suggested texts, etc. You can tackle the course yourself or you could sign up your student through Pennsylvania Homeschoolers, Scholars Online, etc. Searching through the archives on this board will yield a wealth of information! I would also stop at your library to examine an AP prep book for the course or courses that you are considering. This will give you an idea of the breadth of the material. Best regards, Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 What Jane said! Plus, while you could conceivably make any course an Honors course, there is a limited list of AP exams. Here's a link to the current list of 30 plus exams. (A couple of these topics are on their way out.) Here's a link to the 2010 exam schedule. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Thanks for posting that link, Kareni, my ds may be taking up to 5 exams next spring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willowcreek Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 So, looking ahead (i have an 8th grader), can you submit your syllabus and texts, etc. to the College Board to get it "approved" to call it AP on your transcript? Our state requires nothing, but I want to know how to get AP designation for our upper level high school work (my son will take several exams, I expect and I expect to be teaching at that level). Since universities weight GPAs from HS transcripts for AP designation, can I do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 So, looking ahead (i have an 8th grader), can you submit your syllabus and texts, etc. to the College Board to get it "approved" to call it AP on your transcript? Our state requires nothing, but I want to know how to get AP designation for our upper level high school work (my son will take several exams, I expect and I expect to be teaching at that level). Since universities weight GPAs from HS transcripts for AP designation, can I do that? Yes, homeschoolers can submit syllabi and texts for approval. A number of traditional teachers have posted syllabi that have passed online, so you really do not need to reinvent the wheel. These syllabi will give you an idea of content and pace. Regarding weighted GPAs: some universities may weight APs, some toss all weights. You really need to examine each college for their policy. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willowcreek Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Thanks. We have already discoverd that our large state universities toss all weighting, but my alma mater and other private lacs seem to regard them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Thanks. We have already discoverd that our large state universities toss all weighting, but my alma mater and other private lacs seem to regard them. You may want to check to see if that's true for homeschoolers. My impression is that most colleges don't give much, if any, weight to homeschool grades because of the subjective nature of an individual parent's decisions and evaluations--which is why so many like to see SAT II, AP, and cc courses for homeschooled students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koko Posted June 15, 2009 Author Share Posted June 15, 2009 thanks to all of you! Your responses are a big help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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