Clackamas High School Showcase February 11, 2013.

Clackamas High School ShowcaseFebruary 11, 2013

1. AP Classes – Credit is awarded based on the exam score

2. ACC- Advanced College Credit through Clackamas Community College

3. PSU Challenge Program- PSU credit for classes taken at CHS.

Many Sabin Schellenberg courses have college credit options

Advanced PlacementCollege-level coursesNational curriculumTrained teachersOpportunity for students to earn

college creditAP Potential - PSAT

Science English Social Studies Others

Biology 10, 11, 12

Lang & Comp11

Human Geography 9, 10, 11, 12

*Studio Art12

Chemistry11, 12

Literature & Comp12

US History 11

Spanish (SSC)11, 12

Environmental Science 11,12

Government 12

Psychology11, 12

Physics11, 12

Japanese (SSC)11, 12

Over 90% of 4-year colleges in the U.S. provide credit and/or advanced placement for qualifying scores.

AP students are more likely to graduate from college in four years (62% higher)

AP helps students qualify for scholarships - 31 percent of colleges and universities look at AP experience when determining scholarships.

-College Board

Students who scored 3 or higher on four popular AP Exams: Earned higher first-year GPAs More likely to continue on to a second year of

college More likely to attend selective institutions, on

average, than students with comparable SAT® scores and high school GPAs who did not take AP.

Even students who scored a 1 or 2 on an AP Exam showed higher retention rates into their second year of college than non-AP students, and they were more likely to attend selective institutions.

AP Exam cost = $89

Three credits at Oregon State University = $555 (fees/books not included)

Three credits at University of Washington (non-resident) = over $3,670

University of Oregon Biology, Chemistry, Physics,

Government, and Studio Art = 4 or 5

Literature and Composition, Language and Composition, US History, Econ, Psychology, Spanish, Human Geography = 3 or above.

Biology = 12 credits Chemistry = 12-15

credits Economics &

Government = 4 credits each

Language & Composition = 3-4 credits

Literature & Composition = 3-4 credits

US History = 8 credits

Human Geography = 4 credits

Physics = 12-15 credits

Spanish = 12 credits

Clackamas Community College (CCC) Speech, AP Biology, FST, Pre-Calc, AP

Environmental Science $10 per credit 1,406 credits earned from CHS students

last year http://depts.clackamas.edu/acc

Humanities, Calculus, Prob and Stats 30 years at CHS Up to 20 credits: Humanities (12), Math

(8) $1,130.oo per year (at PSU would cost

$3,670) http://challenge-link.clas.pdx.edu/

challenge/index.php

Through CCCThrough PCCMany opportunities to earn college

credit at Sabin Schellenberg Center (check the SSC course catalogue for more information)

Understand students may not earn an A Students can not drop the class Be connected on-line or on Parent Assist Don’t overload college-level courses (not

only AP) Encourage students to advocate for

themselves and talk to their teachers Encourage your child to attend study

sessions or set up study nights with peers

Contact Wendy Rider or Kristin Turnquist

[email protected] [email protected]