Information regarding honors, Advanced Placement, and Advanced Credit courses offered at FHN.

1. Advanced Placement,
Advanced Credit, &
Honors Courses
Francis Howell North High School

2. Hierarchy of Rigorous Courses
Offered at FHN

3. GPA Points for Honors, AP, and
AC Courses
•A
•B
•C
•D
•F
90-100%
80-89%
70-79%
60-69%
0-59%
5 points
4 points
3 points
1 point
0 point

4. Honors Courses
• FHN offers many regular honors courses
that are not AP courses/AC courses
• Beneficial to take an honors course to
prepare for an AP course, but it is not
required
• Prerequisites are in course enrollment
guide

5. Honors Courses
• Honors courses are rigorous, but are not
taught at the college level
• College credit/advanced standing in
college is not offered in a regular honors
course
• No exam at the end of a regular honors
course (other than a final exam or End Of
Course exam).

6. Regular Honors Courses
• English 1 Pre-AP (9)
• English 2 Pre-AP (10)
• Newspaper (10-12)
• Yearbook (10-12)
• Geometry (9, 10)
• Algebra 2 (10, 11)
• Math Analysis (11, 12)
• Trigonometry (11, 12)
• US History (9)
• Modern World History (10)
• Physical Science (9)
• Biology (10)
• Chemistry 1 (11, 12)
• Physics 1 (11, 12)
• Principles of the
Biomedical Sciences (9-12)

7. Regular Honors Courses Cont.
• Music Theory (11, 12)
• Treble Choir/
Chorale (10-12)
• Concert Choir (10-12)
• Chamber and
Show Choir (10-12)
• Symphonic Band (11, 12)
• Jazz Ensemble (11, 12)
• Gifted Mastery
• Intro to Engineer
Design (9-12)
• Principles of
Engineering (10-12)
• Digital Electronics (11, 12)
• Engineering Design and
Development (12)

8. Advanced Credit “AC” Courses
• Rigorous courses taught at the college level
• AC is based upon the overall grade a student
earns in a class. Grades are placed on an
UMSL transcript & credit is awarded.
• Register through UMSL AC in August or
January (during the year they have the class)
• $60 per credit hour currently

9. Advanced Credit “AC” Courses
• Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors have grade
requirements to register for the Advanced
Credit (but not necessarily to enter the class)
• Students can take an AC course & not register
for the college credit
• Students should contact colleges they may be
interested in attending to ensure the college
accepts the AC & ask how the credit will be
transcribed.

10. FHN Advanced Credit Courses
• Spanish III, IV, & V
• French III, IV, & V
• German III, IV, & V
• AP Calculus (12)
• AP Statistics (11, 12)
• AP Chemistry (11, 12)

11. Advanced Placement “AP”
Courses
• Rigorous college level courses taught at FHN
• There is not an “earned grade” prerequisite
to register for an AP course
• students should consider the rigor of the
course prior to registering.

12. Advanced Placement “AP”
Courses
• AP exam can be taken in May
• If score on the AP exam is sufficient, students
can earn college credit or advanced
placement at college of choice ($$$ saved!)
• Scored on a scale of 1-5, with a 5 being the
highest score (5=A, 4=B, etc.)
• $89 per exam currently

13. Advanced Placement “AP”
Courses
• Students submit their score reports to the
college of choice & the college determines
if/how much credit is awarded
• It is important for students to contact
the college of choice to ask about
potential credit

14. AP Classes at FHN
• Music Theory (11, 12)
• AP English Literature & Composition (12)
• AP English Language & Composition (11)
• AP French V (12)
• AP Spanish V (12)
• AP German V (12)
• AP Calculus AB or BC (12)

15. AP Classes at FHN
• AP Economics (11, 12)
• AP Psychology (11, 12)
• AP US History (11, 12)
• AP European History (11, 12)
• AP World History (11, 12, 10 upon
recommendation of AP Committee)
• AP American Government (11, 12)
• AP Chemistry II (11, 12)

16. AP Classes at FHN
• AP Physics B (11, 12)
• AP Biology (11, 12)
• AP Art History-semester 1 & 2 for exam
(11, 12)
• AP Studio Art (11, 12)
• AP Statistics (11, 12)
• AP Environmental Science {online} (11, 12)
• AP Computer Science {online} (11, 12)
• AP Geography {online}

17. College board Site College Search

18. Mizzou Example

19. UCMO Example

20. When do I register for AP, AC, &
Honors courses?
• During regular registration each year
• January 13th-January 23rd this year
• Students should have a conversation with
current teachers about potential success in
an AP course prior to signing up

21. AP Exams
• Students can choose NOT to take the exam at the
end of the course if so desired. The exam does not
affect the overall grade in the class.
• If students choose to take the AP exam, they may
be able to exempt from the second semester final
for that course
• Students must take the exam seriously in order to
earn their exemption

22. How do I register for the AP
Exam?
• Registration begins in February through the
Guidance Office
• Fee reductions available for students who
qualify for free & reduced lunch program
• Students who order an exam & do not take
the exam are charged a non-refundable $15
fee
• $89--checks should be made-out to FHN

23. Where are AP exams taken?
• Most are taken at FHN
• Some students may be sent to FHC or
FHH if we have too few of students
registered for the exam

24. When are AP exams taken?
• 2014 exams run May 5-May 16
• Exam times are set & cannot be adjusted!
• In rare instances (two exams conflict with
each other) we can allow for a student to
take a late exam

25. 2014 AP Exam Schedule
Week 1
Morning 8 a.m.
Afternoon 12 noon
Monday,
May 5
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Psychology
Tuesday,
May 6
Computer Science A
Spanish Language and Culture
Art History
Wednesday,
May 7
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chinese Language and Culture
Thursday,
May 8
English Literature and Composition
Japanese Language and Culture
Latin
Friday,
May 9
English Language and Composition
Statistics
Studio Art—last day for Coordinators to submit digital portfolios (by 8 p.m.
EDT) and to gather 2-D Design and Drawing students for physical portfolio
assembly
Teachers should have forwarded students' completed digital portfolios to
Coordinators before this date.

26. 2014 AP Exam Schedule
Week 2
Morning 8 a.m.
Afternoon 12 noon
Afternoon 2 p.m.
Monday,
May 12
Biology
Music Theory
Physics B
Physics C: Mechanics
Physics C:
Electricity and Magnetism
Tuesday,
May 13
United States Government and
Politics
French Language and Culture
Human Geography
Wednesday,
May 14
German Language and Culture
United States History
European History
Thursday,
May 15
Macroeconomics
World History
Italian Language and Culture
Microeconomics
Friday,
May 16
Comparative Government and
Politics
Spanish Literature and Culture

27. Honors, AP, & AC “Drop” Policy
Once registered, students
cannot drop an honors, AP, or
AC class until semester and
can only drop if the student
earns a D or F first semester!

28. Possible grants
• In the past, bills have been passed through
the State of Missouri awarding public high
school students taking AP tests in Math or
Science
• Listen for announcements
• FHN Guidance Website
• “Like” FHN Guidance on Facebook
• Follow us on Twitter @FHNGuidance

29. Find colleges and universities
with AP credit policy:
http://tinyurl.com/CollegeAPpolicy

30. Specific AP Course
Information from Teachers
AP Biology http://tinyurl.com/APBioFHN
AP Art History http://tinyurl.com/APArtHistFHN
AP Chemistry http://tinyurl.com/APChemFHN
AP Math http://tinyurl.com/APMathFHN
AP Studio Art http://tinyurl.com/APArtFHN
AP Economics http://tinyurl.com/APEconFHN
AP Comm. Arts http://tinyurl.com/APEngFHN
AP Physics http://tinyurl.com/APPhysicsFHN
AP Social Studies http://tinyurl.com/APSocStFHN