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

CLASS RANK
The school population is highly motivated and selected through a competitive
process. Since the majority of students are clustered near the top of the grading
scale, it would neither benefit students nor clarify the character of the
academic program to rank students.
NCSSM AND THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM
Advanced Placement (AP) is a program of college level courses and
examinations that gives advanced, motivated students an opportunity to earn
college credit, college placement, or both while they are still in high school.
NCSSM is committed to supporting students in their desire to take advantage of
the college credit and placement opportunities afforded by the AP program.
A number of NCSSM courses are designed to prepare students for the AP
examination in that subject. Such courses include “AP” in the course title. Some
other courses include concepts from the AP examination (see course
descriptions for specifics). While students who master the material in these
courses are generally prepared for the AP examination in that subject, extra
review materials are offered in many of these subjects for students who wish to
further prepare. For AP subjects that may not be covered extensively in the
regular curriculum, faculty members sometimes sponsor interested students in a
Special Study Option to assist in AP preparation. Academic credit is available
for such options (see Study Options and Special Programs, page PP). There is
also a collection of AP review and preparation materials in the NCSSM Library.
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