Badger High School - ADVANCED PLACEMENT

Advanced Placement Program

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

The Advanced Placement Program (AP) is a cooperative endeavor between high schools and colleges and universities. It allows students to enroll in college-level courses while in high school, and gives them the opportunity to show mastery by taking the AP exam in May. The cost for each exam is $78.00. Student will receive credit, advanced placement, or both at most colleges and universities. The amount of credit received varies on the college, AP score, and the subject. Some colleges grant up to six credits for a score of 5. Students are also able to move into a higher level class at college as a freshman. This not only translates into time saved, but also a financial savings for each credit earned while in high school. It is possible for a student to take enough AP exams to enter college at a sophomore standing. During the 2008-09 school year, 166 students took a total of 314 exams. 65% of the exams scored 3 or higher, making those students eligible for college credit. Several AP courses are also offered on-line. For further information, contact any teacher of the courses listed here, as well as Carol Railton, AP Coordinator, at 348-2000.

AP Art History	Don Hammon
AP Biology	Shirley Sklavos
AP Calculus	Tom Uhen
AP Chemistry	Barry Mess
AP Economics	Mike Butscher
AP English Language	Kelly King
AP English Literature	Barb Spiegelhoff, David DeShambo
AP Environmental Science	Doug Bailey
AP European History	Craig Olson
AP Government and Politics	Jessica Noller
AP Physics	Jim Gebhardt
AP Psychology	Chris Minter, Forrest Larson
AP Statistics	Peter Apple
AP Studio Art Portfolio	Don Hammon
AP U.S. History	Craig Ladd
There are several courses where AP exams are an option, but the courses are not Advanced Placement:
French 5	Rebecca Larson-Reyes
Spanish 5, 6	Nancy Salazar
Music Theory, Independent