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ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP)

Catholic Memorial Advanced Placement

Catholic Memorial High School currently offers 10 Advanced Placement courses, including:
AP Computer Science Principles (CSP)
AP Computer Science A (CSA)
IB/AP English
AP Statistics
AP Calculus
IB/AP Chemistry
AP United States History
IB/AP Macro Economics
AP United States Government & Politics
IB/AP Psychology
Advanced Placement courses are offered to give students the opportunity to master coursework similar to college-level
courses in these areas. These classes are quite rigorous, requiring students to do extended reading and preparation
for class. Students must be prepared not only to understand facts and data, but also be equipped to analyze and
synthesize information. Students enrolling in an Advanced Placement course should carefully consider these rigorous
requirements along with other courses they may be taking, as well as extra-curricular and service commitments.
Prerequisites for these courses have been carefully thought out. Expectations for participation in AP classes have been
established by the department offering the course. Students are advised to take no more than three AP classes in a
given year.
Advanced Placement courses prepare students to take the corresponding AP exam in May. Although the College Board
considers a grade of 3, 4, or 5 on an AP exam passing, colleges independently set their own standards for awarding
college credits for a given grade on the AP exam. There is a large percentage of colleges and universities that grant
credit if a score of 4 or 5 is achieved. However, some universities do not grant AP credit under any conditions. Most
universities have a specific AP credit policy. It’s generally found on the undergraduate admissions page of their website
for those who are interested to research those guidelines.
Most colleges and universities have their own placement systems/exams for world language. This allows most of our
graduates to be placed in advanced world language classes and receive retroactive credit for courses they have tested
out of (in some cases up to 12 or more credits) without the cost of an AP exam.

CMH expects students who register for AP courses to take the
AP exams in spring. There is a separate fee for each exam. Exam
registration and payment is communicated and taken care of in
the fall.

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