pereztribe Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 What is the indication that a curriculum is AP if you're homeschooling? Thanks in advance for any answers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 AP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pereztribe Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 I think AP stands for Advanced Placement... Not too sure, but there are suppose to be advanced curriculums for middle school and high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 AP classes are college level classes generally taken during high school. AP classes are discussed regularly on the high school board. It isn't a curriculum though, it is an exam taken at the end of the school year. If you want to list a course as AP on your high school transcript (as a homeschooler) you either need to submit your syllabus to the AP board for approval or take an online AP level class. However you don't need to take an AP class in order to take the exam. You can use any resources you want and list the class as honors and then give the AP exam score. Here's a link to all of the AP exams currently being offered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I took a look at the middle school "pre-AP" courses and frankly was not impressed. They did not seem at all rigorous, which is what I would've expected from something billed as "pre-AP". College Board is doing a big push to have "AP for all", which obviously results in a much less rigorous sequence :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 My high school did not offer AP because they did not teach to any test. We had a much more rigorous course load in our honors class than friends had in AP classes. We did a weekly journal entry that was a practice AP essay question. We could choose to take the exam at the end of our senior year. I scored high enough to get out of freshman comp. You dont nee an AP course, just a strong course of study, then use the prep book for some practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pereztribe Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 Thank you so much ladies. I had always wondered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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