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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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