Advanced, Honors, and AP Courses at Dublin High School – 2014/2015 Academic Year

Course Title / Information Meeting / Entrance
Test Required / Criteria for Acceptance / Estimated Nightly HW / Summer Work / AP
Exam Expected
English 1 Advanced
(9)
Mrs. Holly Cunningham
x7033 and Mr. Patrick
Kleinow, x7229 / Yes—
2/12/14 (AP/Honors Night) at 6:30 p.m. in Student Union / Yes(no fee) / Essay test, GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation, contract / 30 – 45 minutes
(varies) / Yes / No
English 2 Advanced
(10)
Ms. Sara Hollison
x7054 and Ms. Erin Vallejo, x7131 / Yes—
AP/Honors Night or ask English teacher / Yes—(no fee)
Placement testing will be on 3/11/14 at 7:00 a.m. in the Library / Essay test, GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation, contract
Application due to current English teacher no later than 3/7/14. / 45 min. – 1 hour
(varies) / Yes / No
English 3
Honors
(11)
Ms. Rebecca Briggs
x7044 / Yes—
in class and AP/Honors Night / Yes—(no fee)
Placement testing will be on 3/12/14 at 7:00 a.m. in the Library / Essay test, GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation, contract
Application due to current English teacher no later than 3/7/14. / 35-45 minutes
(varies) / Yes / No
AP English Language & Composition
(11)
Mrs. Kathleen MacDonald
x7052 / Yes—
in class and AP/Honors Night / Yes—(no fee)
Placement testing will be in 3/12/14 at 7:00 a.m. in the Library / Essay test, GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation, contract
Application due to current English teacher no later than 3/7/14. / 45 min – 1 hour (varies) / Yes / Yes - fee
AP English Literature & Composition
(12)
Mrs. Jennifer Angel-Diaz
x7042 / Yes—
in class and AP/Honors Night / Yes(no fee)
Placement testing will be on 3/13/14 at 7:00 a.m. in the Library / Essay test, GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation, contract
Application due to current English teacher no later than 3/7/14. / 45 min – 1 hour / Yes / Yes - fee
AP European History
(10)
Mr. Joseph Viviani
x7063 / AP/Honors Night / Yes (no fee) – 3/18/14 at 2:50 p.m. in Student Union / Essay test, GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation, contract / 1 hour per night
(varies) / Yes / Yes - fee
AP Microeconomics
(12)
Ms. Lisa Carhart
x7174 / No / No / GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation, contract / 45 min – 1 hour (but not necessarily every night) / No / Yes - fee
AP United States History (11)
Mr. Ron Rubio, x7156 / No / Yes – no fee
3/20/14 at 7:00 a.m. Student Union / GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation, contract / 45 min – 1hour / No / Yes - fee
AP U.S. Government
and Politics (12)
Mrs. McCort, x7164 / No / No / GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation, contract / 45 min – 1 hour / Yes / Yes - fee
AP Psychology
(11 & 12)
Mrs. Anne Bowling, x7166 / No / Yes – no fee / GPA, with focus on English, Science and Social Studies, attendance, teacher recommendation,
contract / 1 hour / Yes / Yes - fee
French 4 (H)
Ms. Jacob-Bohart
x7030 / No / No / GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation from French 3, contract / 30 minutes / No / No
AP French Language
Ms. Valerie Jacob-Bohart
x7030 / No / No / GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation from French 4 Honors, contract / 30 minutes / No / No
Spanish 4 (H)
Ms. Victoria Quintanilla
x7074 / No / No / GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation from Spanish 3, contract
Students taking Spanish 4 (H) should have a minimum “B” grade in Spanish 3. / 30 – 45 minutes / No / No
AP Spanish Language
Mrs. Koren Soule
x7034 and Mrs. Rocio Serrano-Hernandez, x7036 / No / No / GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation from Spanish 4 (H) or Spanish teacher recommendation from Spanish 3, contract; AP Spanish open to juniors and seniors only. / 1 hour / Yes, if enrolled after Spanish 3 / Yes - fee
AP Spanish Literature
Ms. Victoria Quintanilla
X7074 / No / No / GPA, attendance, recommendation from Spanish 4 (H) or AP Spanish teacher, contract. AP Spanish Literature open to juniors and seniors only. / 1 hour/varies / Yes / Yes - fee
Mandarin 4 (H)
Mrs. Audrey Xu, x7221 / No / No / GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation from Mandarin 3/placement test, contract / 1 hour / No / No
AP Chinese Language and Culture
Mrs. Audrey Xu, x7221 / No / No / GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation from Mandarin 4 (H)/placement test, contract / 1 hour / No / Yes - fee
AP Calculus (AB)
Mrs. Tina Lawson
x7142 / No / No / GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation and grade of C or better in Trig/Pre-Calculus, contract / 1 hour / Yes / Yes - fee
AP Calculus (BC)
Mrs. Tina Lawson, x7142 / No / No / GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation and a grade of B or better from Trig/Pre-Calculus, contract / 1 hour / Yes / Yes - fee
AP Statistics
Ms. Anna Kim
x7154 / No / No / GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation, placement exam, previous grades in prior math courses, contract / 45 min – 1 hour; varies by student ability to analyze and solve word problems / No / Yes - fee
Honors Chemistry
Mrs. Jeanne Morgan
x7641 / No / No / GPA, previous grades in prior courses, attendance, teacher recommendation from Biology teacher, current placement in Algebra 2/Trig, Trig/Pre-Calculus or Calculus, contract / Varies / No / No
Advanced Placement Chemistry
Mr. Brad Vereen
x7084 / Honors/AP Night / Possible / GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation from Biology and Chemistry teachers, contract, concurrent enrollment in or completion of Trig/Pre-Calculus or higher level math (Calculus) / 1 hour minimum; students may have early morning labs / Yes / Yes - fee
Honors Anatomy & Physiology
Dr. Shaun Martins, x7243 / No / No / GPA, previous grades in prerequisite courses, attendance, teacher recommendation from Chemistry teacher, contract / 30 minutes – varies / No / No
Advanced Placement Biology
Dr. Julianne Sundstrom
x7092 / Honors/AP Night / Possible / GPA, attendance, teacher recommendation from Biology and Chemistry teachers, contract / 1 hour minimum; occasional lunch/after school time recommended / Yes / Yes - fee
AP
Environmental
Science
Dr. Sarah Palmer
x7090 / Honors/AP
Night / No / GPA, attendance, Geometry or Algebra 2/Trig with “B” or better, plus at least one other UC approved laboratory science course with “C” or better, contract / 45 min – 1 hour / No / Yes - fee
AP Physics
Mrs. Katina Lewis
x7096 / Meet with Mrs. Lewis in K-105 any time if interested / No / Concurrent enrollment in AP Calculus or above, completion of all semester of previous math (including Trig/Pre-Calculus) and science courses (including Chemistry) with B or better, signed contract, permission of instructor, attendance, GPA
3-4 assignments are due to the district office each week of summer; first unit test is given the 2nd day of school covering all of the summer work. Mrs. Lewis is available to meet for a few hours every other week in the summer to assist you. / At least 1.5 hours per night / Yes
Please see notation regarding summer work in italics under criteria for accep-tance. / Yes - fee
(Physics C – Mechanics only)
AP Music Theory
Mr. Jonathan Ulrich
X7190 / Honors/AP Night / No / Attendance, instructor approval, recommendation from current/former music instructor (significant experience and/or concurrent enrollment in DHS Performing Ensemble is HIGHLY recommended. / 1 hour / Yes / Yes - fee