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Advanced Placement Program Expectations         EPSO INTRO

               The following chart is meant to give you an idea of how much time a student may be expected to prepare for each of the AP Courses.
               Time spent on assignments varies depending on their skill level. The information below approximates time and assignments. Different
               teachers for the same course may have slightly different expectations but time commitment should be about the same.

               Language Arts:
                 Course Name   Reading per class      Study hours per   Tests, essays and papers   Major Projects
                                                      class                                  (including summer
                                                                                             assignments)
                 Language and   ●   3-5 major works per        ½ hour to 1   ●   Weekly written responses   Minimum:
                 Composition      year                hour per day   ●   2-3 prompts or timed   ●   2-4 major projects
                              ●   Several varied                        writing per quarter      during school year
                                  passages/nonfictional             ●   A minimum of 1 multiple   ●   A summer
                                  excerpts                              choice practice test per   assignment is
                                                                        quarter                  required
                                                                    ●   Quizzes or tests on terms
                                                                        and reading as needed
                                                                    ●   Suggested mock exam
                 Literature and   ●   2-3 major works per   ½ hour to 1   ●   At least 2 AP practice   ●   A summer
                 Composition      quarter             hour per day      timed writings per quarter   assignment is
                                                                    ●   A variety of additional   required
                                                                        writing assignments per
                                                                        quarter
                                                                    ●   Two –three tests on major
                                                                        works per quarter
                                                                    ●   Suggested mock exam

               Fine Arts:
                 Course Name   Reading per class    Study hours per   Tests, essays and papers   Major Projects (including
                                                    class                                    summer assignments)
                 Studio Art    ●   Ongoing visual   1 hour per day   ●   6-8 pieces of work per   Development of major
                                  journal or sketchbook               quarter                assignments to
                                  assignments                      ●   Attendance is essential   complete a portfolio of
                                                                                                        th
                               ●   At home completion              ●   Unfinished class work to be -  artwork. The 4  quarter
                                  of work                             completed at home      consists of a portfolio of
                                                                                             24 workshops and
                                                                                             submissions.
                 Music Theory   ●   On average 10-15   1-2 hours per   ●   3-4 tests per quarter   ●   Mid-term project
                                  textbook pages are   day         ●   Weekly aural assessments   ●   Final composition
                                  covered in class per                (listening and singing)    project
                                  week                             ●   Mid-term and final exam


               Mathematics and Computer Science:
                 Course Name   Reading per class    Study hours per   Tests, essays and papers   Major Projects (including
                                                    class                                    summer assignments)
                 Calculus AB/BC   5-10 pages        1-2 hours per day   ●   Tests            ●   Review Notebook
                                                                   ●   Quizzes               ●   Oral Presentations
                                                                   ●   Communication of          (AB)
                                                                      mathematical processes and
                                                                      mathematical reasoning is
                                                                      essential.
                 Statistics   5-10 pages            1-2 hours per day   ●   Investigate tasks   ●   Mini-Tab Projects
                                                                   ●   Several projects throughout   ●   Notebook
                                                                      the year
                                                                   ●   Mid-term exams and final
                                                                      exams
                                                                   ●   Unit tests and quizzes
                 Computer     ●   15-20 pages per week   ●   4 hours per   ●   Unit tests
                 Science A        from the textbook    week:       ●   quizzes
                              ●   Supplemental reading   ●   20% reading   ●   Programming assignments
                                  as assigned          and 80%
                                                       working on
                                                       assignments
                 Pre-Calculus AP   ●                ●              ●
                 Computer Sci   ●                   ●              ●
                 Principles  AP
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