NCSSM COURSE CAtAlOG - North Carolina School of Science and ...

Students who have not taken the AP Chemistry examination, but who believe
their mastery of the subject may qualify them for exemption may sit for the
NCSSM chemistry exemption examination given during Orientation in August.
The student may exempt the requirement by scoring above a cutoff established
for exemption.
Physics Exemption Guidelines
AP B PHYSICS
Students with a score of 4 or 5 on the AP B Physics examination AND
demonstrated competence in fundamental laboratory skills may exempt the
NCSSM physics graduation requirement by submitting a copy of their AP score
report and sitting for the laboratory examination administered during Orientation
in August. The student may exempt the requirement by scoring above a cutoff
established for exemption.
Students who provide evidence of laboratory competence in their laboratory
notebook from a previous physics course may be excused from the laboratory
part of the examination.
AP C PHYSICS
Students with a score of 4 or 5 on BOTH the AP C Physics Mechanics and the AP
C Physics Electromagnetism examinations AND demonstrated competence in
fundamental laboratory skills may exempt the NCSSM physics graduation
requirement by submitting a copy of their AP score report and sitting for the
laboratory examination administered during Orientation in August. The student
may exempt the requirement by scoring above a cutoff established for
exemption.
Students with a score of 4 or 5 on just the AP C Physics Mechanics examination
and demonstrated competence in fundamental laboratory skills may be
approved for a modified exemption of the NCSSM physics graduation
requirement. Such students meet the NCSSM graduation reuquirement in
physics by completing PH406 AP C: Mechanics (II)/Electricity and Magnetism (I).
Students who provide evidence of laboratory competence in their laboratory
notebook from a previous physics course may be excused from the laboratory
part of the examination.
NO AP SCORE
Students who have not taken these physics AP examinations, but who believe
their mastery of the subject may qualify them for exemption may sit for the
NCSSM physics exemption/placement examination and for the physics
laboratory examination given during Orientation in August. Students may
exempt the requirement by scoring above a cutoff established for exemption.
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