AP Course and Honor Course.

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thread starter Lelouch Jul 20 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I just have a question about the U.S system. Are AP courses harder than honor courses? What's the difference? Also, does every course have AP or honor? Thanks, I just basically want to know what honor classes and AP classes really are in detail.

Persephone Jul 20 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Lelouch said: " Well, does every subject have an AP course available? If so, can I take them all? *Is Canadian and moving to the U.S for Gr. 10*" you can`t take them all - it`s incredibly hard ; & you can`t take Calc AB/BC exams in the same year AP US Gov/Politics AP Comparative Govt AP French Language AP Comp Sci A / AB AP Spanish Language AP Stat AP Calc AB/ BC AP Chinese Language & Culture AP English Literature AP German Language AP French Lit AP Japanese Lang & Culture AP US History AP Euro History AP Studio Art AP Bio Ap Music Theory AP Physics B/ C: Mechanics and Electricity & Magnetism AP Chem Ap Environmental Science AP Psychology AP English Language AP Italian Language&Culture AP Art History AP Macroeconomics AP World History AP Microeconomics AP Human Geography AP Spanish Lit AP Latin Literature AP Latin Vergil

Lengai 07/20/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

In my school Honors are a lot easier than AP, and it counts as x.5 towards your GPA. (Like if you made an A, it would give you a 4.5). AP Classes go up a whole grade point - An A would average a 5.0 into your GPA. This is how you get above a 4.0. Also, there's a test at the end of the year (which you pay for) that, if you make a good (usually 3-5, 5 being max) score, you can get college credit. My friend Nikki, for instance, made a 5 on her AP Biology test and now she doesn't have to take Bio 1, the Bio 1 lab, or Chem 1 and the Chem 1 lab. She has 16 hours of credit. Honors classes don't do that. They're just a bit harder than normal classes and give you that .5 bonus to your GPA.

Persephone Jul 20 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

the hardest is AP Physics C [both of them] & possibly all of the Languages [unless you`re a native] just a note, most kids don`t always take the corresponding classes. many of these exams can be SELF-STUDIED. the easiest to self study is AP Bio after a year of intro to biology.

Lelouch 07/20/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Thank you everyone. Your answers were all extremely helpful. I truly appreciate it. So, since I'm heading into Gr. 10, should Honor Courses be my first priority? Or should I be taking AP as well?

Persephone 07/20/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

you should take Honors classes first & see how you do. check to see which AP classes are available to sophomores & if you think you can handle them, take them. most people take APUSH as their first class [which is rigorous .. & you`ll die a little] so you decide.

luckiiberry 07/20/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

xJellyfishx 07/20/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Lelouch said: "Thank you everyone. Your answers were all extremely helpful. I truly appreciate it. So, since I'm heading into Gr. 10, should Honor Courses be my first priority? Or should I be taking AP as well?" Just keep in mind that AP classes are college-readiness courses. Do not just take them just because they are there, as that would be quite stupid. Most people take AP classes if they want to either: get a college credit for that subject so they don't have to take that class in college, or to get ahead and have a small hint of what college classes (of that particular subject) will be like.

RoyalxNub 07/20/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Lelouch said: "Thank you everyone. Your answers were all extremely helpful. I truly appreciate it. So, since I'm heading into Gr. 10, should Honor Courses be my first priority? Or should I be taking AP as well?" Honor courses are definitely the way to go. Since you're going to gr. 10, you won't be getting much decisions for ap classes since there aren't any except for ap world history. Like everyone said, an honor course would be:105% of what you originally got. Ex:80= 84. It doesn't show but it is in your weighted average if you have a number system instead of letter. AP courses are 110% Ex: 90=99. Extremely difficult, I wouldn't participate in any AP courses unless you seem confident enough and believe that it's a specialty for you.

Lelouch 07/20/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

luckiiberry said: " If you think you will do well in an AP class, I encourage you to try it. But don't expect to BS your way through it." I am a highly motivated student but I really do not know how well I would do in an AP Course. But, another problem arises due to this. If I don't take AP Courses this year, would it be too late to take them in Gr. 11?

xJellyfishx 07/20/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Lelouch said: " I am a highly motivated student but I really do not know how well I would do in an AP Course. But, another problem arises due to this. If I don't take AP Courses this year, would it be too late to take them in Gr. 11?" Not at all. Junior year (11) is quite common in taking a first AP course.

iBBi Jul 20 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Well I'm going into 10th grade as well. I'm taking AP Psych, Honors 2nd year german, Normal english, possibly honors chem, and adv alg&trig. These are my core classes. I did well in my global studies class which allowed me to take ap psych soph year. These classes are pretty easy to get into at my school. For instance, you have a good math grade, you're in honors chem. edit:At my school AP courses generally kick in senior year. My scheduled route is probably ap physics(if I like it enough, because I have an array of science ap courses to choose from), ap euro history(since I took ap psych and not western civ soph year), ap calc, ap german(if i try), college prep/ap english(depends how dedicated I chose to be since I despise writing.)

luckiiberry 07/20/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Lelouch said: " I am a highly motivated student but I really do not know how well I would do in an AP Course. But, another problem arises due to this. If I don't take AP Courses this year, would it be too late to take them in Gr. 11?" Most students take AP courses their junior year, so dont worry about that at all.

Persephone 07/20/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

here`s a breakdown of APUSH exam results: Score/Percent 1/26.5% 2/25.4% 3/21.4% 4/18.2% 5/8.5% as mentioned above, not something to take lightly, as only 8.5% of students got the full score

Lelouch 07/20/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Persephone said: "here`s a breakdown of APUSH exam results: Score/Percent 1/26.5% 2/25.4% 3/21.4% 4/18.2% 5/8.5% as mentioned above, not something to take lightly, as only 8.5% of students got the full score" Oh, thanks for the heads up.

luckiiberry 07/20/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote=Persephone] you can`t take them all - it`s incredibly hard ; & you can`t take Calc AB/BC exams in the same year You wouldn't take both calc AB and BC If you take CALC BC you get an AB subgrade. In CALC BC you learn a little further than the AB class. On the calc exam, there are questions that both the BC testers and the AB testers get. Those questions are the AB questions. The BC testers get some questions only made for the BC testers. If you take the BC test, you get a BC grade and an AB subgrade, which is the grade you would have gotten if you took the CALC AB test.