Advanced Placement (AP) classes are college-level classes offered on the high school campus. Advanced Placement is a national program culminating in the AP Exam administered by the College Board. Many colleges and universities around the nation award credit based on scores from the AP Exams.

AP ART - Two Semesters
Grade Levels: 11, 12
Prerequisite: At least two of the courses listed above, or Instructor Approval

AP Art will enable students to work and learn according to the guidelines of the Advanced Placement Program. Portfolios will be created and -with student and parent approval- may be submitted to be judged by the College Board with possible credit awarded by colleges from throughout the nation. An area of concentration will be chosen by students in which they will explore one medium or idea in depth. In addition, sections dealing with drawing, color/design, and sculpture will be required. Work can be photographed and slides forwarded to the College Board for AP Credit.

BIOLOGY - Two Semesters
Grade Levels: 11, 12
Prerequisite: A or B grade in General Biology and Chemistry

AP Biology is a college preparatory course which incorporates a detailed survey of the biological principles under study with the chemical aspects of cellular components, genetics and bioenergetics. Reproduction and embryology will be topics explored as a prelude to a treatment of the theories of adaptation, evolution and survival of the species. Representative examples of organisms from the five kingdoms (monera, protista, fungi, plantae and animalia) will be studied with emphasis on those comparative anatomies, physiological systems and the evolutionary adaptations essential in each for it to establish its niche in their habitat. Readings from non-fiction, fictional literature and periodicals will be required along with a research paper on a topic related to the course. This class will incorporate the elements found in Advanced Placement classes and is recommended for students interested in careers in science or medicine.

AP CALCULUS AB - Two Semesters
Grade Level: 12
Prerequisite: A or B in Precalculus and Instructor Approval

AP Calculus AB will provide qualified senior students with a college level mathematics experience containing topics included in a rigorous first semester college calculus course. TI-83 or TI-84 and TI-89 calculators are required for this course. Students have the option to take the Advanced Placement Exam and/or enroll in the Concurrent Enrollment Program through Boise State University.

AP CHEMISTRY - Two Semesters
Grade Levels: 11, 12
Prerequisite: Chemistry and Math beyond Algebra II and Instructor Approval

This second year class will focus on the theoretical aspects of chemistry. Topics, which will be covered in depth, will include the structure of matter, chemical bonding, nuclear chemistry, states of matter, reaction types, stoichiometry, equilibrium, kinetics and descriptive chemistry. Problem solving and application of theoretical concepts will be emphasized. This course is highly recommended to those college-bound students who plan to study life science, chemistry or

AP ENGLISH IV - Two Semesters
Grade Level: 12
Prerequisite: A or B in English III and Instructor Approval

The College Board, instead of publishing a set curriculum, offers the following suggestions for key elements in an Advanced Placement English course in Literature and Composition: The course should include intensive study of representative works from various genres and periods, concentrating on works of recognized literary merit. Reading in an AP course should be both wide and deep. Students should read works from several genres and periods–from the sixteenth to the twentieth century–but, more importantly, they should get to know a few works well. They should read deliberately and thoroughly, taking time to understand a work’s complexity to absorb its richness of meaning and to analyze how that meaning is embodied in literary form. Careful attention to both textual detail and historical context should provide a foundation; however, critical perspectives are also brought to bear on the literary works studied. Writing is also an integral part of the AP English Literature and Composition course. It should focus on the critical analysis of literature and should include expository, analytical, and argumentative essays. The goal of writing should be to increase students’ ability to explain clearly, cogently, even elegantly, what they understand about literary works and why they interpret them as they do.

AP PHYSICS B - Two Semesters
Grade Levels: 12
Prerequisite: Physics and Instructor Approval

Advanced Placement (AP) Physics B is intended for those students who have successfully completed standard Physics and desire a more comprehensive and in-depth treatment of the subject prior to university studies. The regular Physics and AP Physics B sequence, with its heavy emphasis on laboratory experiences, will provide students with the full AP Physics B curriculum, plus more. Special projects and topics of particular interest to students will be included as time permits. A two-year, laboratory-enriched program such as this is strongly recommended by The College Board. AP Physics B is highly recommended for students interested in science, engineering, or medicine. Though not mandatory, students are strongly encouraged to take the AP Exam in May.

AP SPANISH - Two Semesters
Grade Levels: 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: Spanish IV or Counselor Approval

Continuing the master of the grammatical structures of Spanish, students will be called upon to perfect their skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening. They will be exposed to a wide range of literature representative of the Hispanic world and will be called upon to display a high level of proficiency in its interpretation. The course will contain material which will be selected to prepare students to take the Advanced Placement Examination in the spring of the year – should they choose to do so.

AP STATISTICS - Two Semesters
Grade Levels: 12
Prerequisite: A or B in Advanced Mathematical Concepts or Precalculus, A or B in English III and Instructor Approval

AP Statistics is a study of data analysis, experimental design, probability as it relates to statistical inference, and the practice of data gathering and evaluation of statistical inference in an elementary statistics setting. It is activity based and incorporates use of graphing calculators and computers. TI-83 or TI-84 calculators are required for this course. Students have the option to take the Advanced Placement Exam and/or enroll in the Concurrent Enrollment Program through Boise State University.

AP UNITED STATES HISTORY - Two Semesters
Grade Level: 11
Prerequisites: United States History I and Instructor Approval

AP United States History is available to those students who are interested in a more in-depth course in the historical development of America from Colonial times to the present. Students will work with more complex materials and at a quicker pace than that found in a standard high school class. Course work will be geared toward developing and practicing those skills, which are required at the college level. Students will learn to locate relevant and trustworthy sources and how to organize evidence to support their arguments. Focus will be placed on cause and effect relationships as well as on the climate in which opinions were formed and decisions made as historical events and issues are explored. Both primary and secondary