Advanced Placement

Description

Advanced Placement (AP) courses are first year University level courses that expand upon existing specialized courses. These courses are designed for the highly motivated student with an excellent work ethic. Individuals can benefit from taking AP courses by learning a subject in greater depth, developing skills that will be critically important to successful study in college and demonstrating to colleges and universities their willingness to undertake a challenging course. Students who successfully complete the in school portion of this course will earn a high school credit. Such AP credits may be included as part of, or in addition to, the 28 credits required to graduate.

AP courses are challenging and stimulating, and require an even greater commitment of time and effort from students. In return, the AP courses offer greater opportunity for intellectual challenge, individual progress and accomplishment.

In May of each school year, the students are also given the opportunity to write the College Board’s Advanced Placement Examination. Taking this exam is not compulsory, but those students who successfully challenge the examination and receive a mark of 4 or 5 (out of 5) may earn a University Credit or an Advanced Standing at numerous universities and colleges across Canada and the United States.
The University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg have updated their policies regarding the AP program. This decision is in line with recent decisions by other Canadian universities to accept the AP program for credit and/or placement.

 
Students must have an average of 80% or higher in the prerequisite subject in Grade 12 to qualify to take the AP courses. With careful planning of course selections, students can take AP courses without taking extra time to graduate. Please note that there is a nominal fee of approximately $100 to write the College Board’s Final Exam. However, successful students will save tuition and textbook expenses for that course at University.

 
Windsor Park Collegiate will be offering Advanced Placement courses in the following areas: 

• AP Calculus AB 42S
• AP English Literature and Composition 42S ENLC 42S

Students who wish to enroll in AP English in grade 12 should also take Honours English in grade 11.

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AP CALCULUS AB 42S

Windsor Park is proud to offer AP Calculus Math. Mathematically talented students can obtain a university credit in mathematics before they finish high school if they follow the following schedule:

* Math 10F can be taken in either semester 1 or semester 2. A minimum mark of 80% is required in Math 10F in order to take AP Math.
** Students in grade 10 must complete BOTH pre-calc 20 and applied 20. They can be taken in any order.
***Students in grade 11 must complete BOTH pre-calc 30 and pre-calc 40.

PREREQUISITE:

 Pre-Calculus 30S (80%) AND currently enrolled in Pre-Calculus 40S.

CONTENT

Calculus AB is primarily concerned with developing the students’ understanding of the concepts in Calculus and providing experience with its methods and applications. The course emphasizes a multi-presentation approach to calculus, with concepts, results and problems being expressed graphically, numerically, analytically, and verbally. The connections among these representations also are important.

Topics:

I. Functions, Graphs, and Limits
II. Derivatives
III. Integrals

ASSESSMENT

Assignments 25%
Tests / Quizzes 50%
Final Exam 25%

EQUIPMENT/PERSONAL SUPPLIES

All students are required to have a 3-ring binder, pencil, eraser, graphing calculator (TI 83/TI 84 or a TI 89) and ruler.

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ENGLISH HONOURS LITERARY FORMS 32S

PREREQUISITE

 75% OR HIGHER IN Grade 10 ELC or upon recommendation of previous teacher.

CONTENT

This is an honours course in language and literature and will provide opportunity for students to meet or exceed the outcomes outlined by the Province.

This course is designed for students who accept the challenge of an intensified study of English. Students who maintain a mark of 75% or better may consider the A.P. course at the Grade 12 level.

This enriched English course offers the foundation for the Advanced Placement (AP) program at the Grade 12 level, by providing an overview of literary terms, a strong novel base, effective style analysis of literature and a variety of core studies from previous administered AP exams.

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AP ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION 42S

This course engages students in careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, students deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. As they read, students consider a work’s structure, style and themes as well as such smaller-scale elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism and tone.

Students can enter this course based on the recommendation of their previous English 40S teachers.