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LHS Advanced
Placement Program |
The following AP classes are offered at Laurel High
School, except AP Human Geography/Spanish/French will be offered beginning the
2007 – 2008 school year.
For more information contact Carrie Curry at 301.497.2050, ext. 226 or
e-mail her at
carrie.curry@pgcps.org
Click below for additional information
http://www1.pgcps.org/interior.aspx?id=19940
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AP Biology
This course is offered to highly motivated students who wish to pursue
their interests in the biological sciences. Enrollment requirements for the
AP Biology course depend on policies established by each high school
offering the course. While some schools may have selective acceptance into
the course, determined by academic record in prerequisite courses, other
schools adhere to a policy of open enrollment, encouraging its undertaking
by students that demonstrate capability for the course, though they may have
performed unsatisfactorily in previous science courses. |
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AP Calculus
AP Calculus AB is an
advanced placement calculus
exam taken by some United States high
school students. It comes after
PreCalculus,
which is known as Introduction to Analysis in some places, and is the first
calculus
course offered at most schools. An AP Calculus
AB course is typically equivalent to one semester of college calculus. The
material includes Limits,
differentiation,
integration,
and other topics covered in standard college calculus courses. |
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AP Chemistry
AP Chemistry is a course geared toward highly motivated students with
interests in chemical and physical sciences. AP Chemistry builds on concepts
covered in a regular or "honors" chemistry course, using greater detail in
concept exploration and laboratory investigation. This course prepares
students to take the AP Chemistry exam toward the end of the academic year.
AP Chemistry topics include atomic theory, chemical bonding, phases of
matter, solutions, types of reactions, equilibrium, reaction kinetics, and
thermodynamics. |
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AP Computer Science A
Advanced Placement Computer Science ( APCS)
A emphasizes
object-oriented programming methodology
with an emphasis on problem solving and
algorithm
development and is meant to be the equivalent
of a first-semester course in computer science. It also includes the study
of data structures and abstraction, but these topics are not covered to the
extent that they are covered in
AP Computer Science AB.
The AP exam currently tests students on their knowledge of
Java. |
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AP English Language and Composition
This course is designed for able and motivated students with a command
of standard English
and a lively interest in the power and
versatility of language.
Students read complex prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines,
and rhetorical contexts and write for a range of purposes to express ideas
with clarity and precision. Students are strongly encouraged to take the
AP examination
at the end of the course. |
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AP English Literature and Composition
This course is designed for able and motivated students with a command
of standard English,
an interest in exploring and analyzing challenging classical and
contemporary literature,
and a desire to analyze and interpret dominant
literary genres
and
themes.
Students learn and apply methods of literary analysis and write with a
variety of purposes to increase precision in expression. |
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AP French Language
Advanced Placement French Language (also known as AP French Language or
AP French) is a course offered by the
College Board
to
high school
students in the
United States
as an opportunity to earn placement credit for
a college-level
French
course. Enrollment requirements for AP French
Language differ from school to school, but students wishing to enter it
should have a good command of French grammar and vocabulary as well as prior
experience in listening, reading, speaking, and writing French. |
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AP Human Geography
This college-level
course introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes
that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of
Earth's
surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to analyze
Human
social organization and its environmental
consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in
their science and practice. |
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AP Physics B
AP Physics B is an
advanced placement science course that
is separated into five different sections of study:
Newtonian Mechanics,
Electricity
and
Magnetism,
Fluid Mechanics
and
Thermal Physics,
Waves
and
Optics,
and Atomic
and
Nuclear Physics. |
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AP Psychology
The Advanced Placement Psychology (or AP Psychology) course and
corresponding exam is part of the
College Board's Advanced
Placement Program. This course is
tailored for students interested in the field of
psychology. |
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AP Spanish Language
This course is primarily a comprehensive review of all previous
knowledge pertaining to the Spanish language. This class builds upon the
skills developed within introductory and intermediate Spanish classes by
applying each skill to a specific, contemporary context (health, education,
careers, literature, history, family, relationships, and environment being
common themes). Thus, the students strive to refine their skills in writing,
reading, speaking, and understanding spoken Spanish. Students concentrate on
developing proficiency in such skills specifically in preparation for the AP
Spanish Language examination. In addition, this course will emphasize
mastery of linguistic competencies at a very high level of proficiency. |
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AP Studio Art
AP Studio Art is a series of
Advanced Placement Courses
divided into 3 different categories. It
was originally the name of a specific course, but is now changed to AP
Studio Art Drawing.The three courses are AP Studio Art Drawing, AP Studio
Art 2D, as well as AP Studio Art 3D.
The Portfolio
Unlike traditional AP Exams that utilize a
multiple-choice section,
free-response section, and occasionally an
audio section, AP Studio
Art Exam is just a portfolio
that encompasses 3 different categories:
Quality,
Concentration, and
Breadth. Depending on
the AP Studio Art exam the person is taking, the components for each of the
3 categories will vary. Regardless of the exam, all AP Studio Art
portfolios had to be
turned in at noon on May 5,
2006 for the 2006 exam. |
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AP United States History
This course is for students desiring a freshman college-level course in
United States history.
The course is a survey of the nation's history from
1492
to the present using a college-level textbook
such as The American
Pageant. Students are also required to
write college-level essays and participate in class discussion in
preparation for the exam. |
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AP United States Government and Politics
Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics (or AP United
States Government and Politics) is a
college-level
course and examination offered through the
College Board's Advanced
Placement Program. This course surveys
the structure and function of
American government and
politics that begins with an analysis of
the Constitution,
the foundation of the American political system. Students study the
three branches of government,
administrative agencies that support each branch, the role of political
behavior in the democratic process,
rules governing elections,
political culture,
and the workings of
political parties and
interest groups. |
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AP World History
Advanced Placement World History (also known as AP World History or AP
World) is a college-level
course offered through the
College Board's Advanced
Placement Program designed to help
students develop greater understanding of the evolution of global processes
and contacts and interactions between different types of Human societies.
This understanding is advanced through a combination of selective factual
knowledge and appropriate analytical skills. The chronological time frame is
from 8000 BCE
to the present. |
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