AP Course Selection Student Responsibilities

Admission to AP courses at Delbarton is selective. The philosophy regarding AP placement is that a student will be placed wherever he will be most successful.  AP placement decisions rest with the department chairperson and the AP teacher. Therefore electing to enroll in an AP course is not a guarantee that placement will be offered.

Each AP course has its own specific requirements and criteria for admission. Following are descriptions by department and course of what students must do in order to gain admission to an AP course.

ART

AR401 Studio Art (prerequisite to AR602)
Sophomores who have completed fall and winter term Art Class

Sophomores who will study Art spring term will have the opportunity to participate in a separate drawing session.  The Spring AP Art Placement Drawing Session is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2nd – Monday, April 15th, 8:30am – 4:30pm, Rm.F275.   These students will submit their sketchbook and artwork produced during the term along with their entrance drawing.  Details for these sessions can be found in daily announcements at that time.

Juniors 
After requesting this course, no further action is required of the student. This is an elective course for Seniors.

AR602 AP Studio Art 
Juniors presently enrolled in AR401 Studio Art Course
Students are to submit portfolio w/ sketchbook & required entrance drawing to the Art Department Faculty by February 29 for department review. Appointments for review can be scheduled through the Art Department by March 1st.

AP Art Placement Drawing Sessions are scheduled in the FAC Thursday, February 14th –  Friday, March 1st. Drawing studios are open Monday through Friday, 8am-4:30pm in Rooms F271 & 275 (Art Studios on top floor of Fine Arts Building).

AR606 AP Art History         
Students submit a short Application Essay to the Art Department, details of which can be viewed by clicking here or by contacting Mr. Dom Rodi.

Submit Admission Essays to Mr. Rodi via email (drodi@delbarton.org) no later than March 1^st. 

      

CLASSICS

AP Latin

Students who apply for Advanced Latin must schedule an interview with either the AP teacher or the Classics Department Chair before being admitted into the course.

 

COMPUTER SCIENCE

AP Computer Science in JAVA
Students must have taken Intro to Java (CS223) in either 9th or preferably 11th grade.  Exceptions may be made for students who have completed a comparable course in Java or some other programming language.  Students should see Mr. Martin or Mrs. Steen for more information.

ENGLISH

EN605 AP English Language and Composition (junior year)
Sophomores interested in applying for this junior year AP English course must do the following:

• Submit an application form to the Department Chairperson - The form can be downloaded here or can be found in a folder outside the English office starting at the beginning of February. The form must be returned to the Department Chair’s mailbox by February 17. On the form, the student will write a paragraph describing how he believes he will contribute to the AP course and a description of his favorite book (not including books read in school) to get a sense of the applicant’s passion for reading.  All applications are read and scored.

• Submit a writing sample - Students discuss a poem or passage in writing during an M-block period (the date and location will be given in the Daily Announcements). This is completed on the same day and is timed (1/2 hour). All writing samples are read and scored.

EN602 AP English Literature and Composition (senior year)
Juniors currently enrolled in AP English Language and Composition: After requesting this course, no further action is required of student.

Juniors not currently enrolled in AP English Language and Composition must do the following:

• Submit an application form to the Department Chairperson - The form can be downloaded here or can be found in a folder outside the English office starting at the beginning of February. The form must be returned to the Department Chair’s mailbox by February 17. On the form, the student will write a paragraph describing how he believes he will contribute to the AP course and a description of his favorite book (not including books read in school) to get a sense of the applicant’s passion for reading.  All applications are read and scored.

• Submit a writing sample- Students discuss a poem or passage in writing during an M-block period (the date and location will be given in the Daily Announcements). This is completed on the same day and is timed (1/2 hour). All writing samples are read and scored.

HISTORY

HS602 AP European History
Students submit to the History Department a graded writing sample from their current History class. The sample should be one of their essays or research papers and not a test essay or in-class assignment.
    
HS604 AP World History  
Students submit to the History Department an essay from their History Class that shows the grade and their teacher’s comments. Students schedule a meeting with Br. Kevin to discuss their interest and candidacy.

HS606 AP American History
Students submit to the History Department an essay from their European History class that shows teacher’s comments and the grade.

HS610 AP Macro Economics
Pick up an information sheet in the History Department office.  Write 300-500 words describing your interest in the course (What is your personal motivation to take AP Econ?  Why is this course important to you?).  Send this document to Mr. Brady either via email or put a hard copy in his mailbox.

HS609 AP US Government and Politics
Students schedule a meeting with Mr. Cocozello to discuss their interest and candidacy.

LANGUAGES

FR606 AP French Language Students:

• Submit an application form to the Department Chairperson – The form can be downloaded here or can be found in a folder outside the Language Office starting February 2nd.

• Submit a writing sample – Writing sample will be completed in the French Tutoring Center T333 during M Block any day after February 2^{nd .} 

•  Interview in French – Students need to schedule an interview with the AP French teacher after February 2^nd.

GE602 AP German Language
After requesting this course, no further action is required of the student 

SP602 AP Spanish Language

• Submit an application form to the Department Chairperson – The form can be downloaded here or can be found in a folder outside the Language office starting February 2nd.

• Submit a writing sample – Writing sample will be completed in the Spanish  Tutoring Center T334 during M Block any day after February 2^{nd .} 

•  Interview in Spanish – Students need to schedule an interview with the AP Spanish Language teacher after February 2^nd.

SP606 AP Spanish Literature
After requesting this course, no further action is required of the student.

MATH

MA602 AP Calculus AB
MA603 AP Calculus BC & Multi
MA605 AP Calculus BC
MA604 AP Statistics
After requesting any one of these courses, no further action is required of the student.

MUSIC

MU606 AP Music Theory
Prerequisite - Juniors must be enrolled in Intro to Music Theory (MU306) with a minimum 4- average. If a student is not enrolled in Music Theory (MU306) they must meet with the music department chair to prove equivalent coursework has been completed.

SCIENCE

PH606 AP Physics B
After requesting this course, students complete a placement test. The placement test administration schedule will be published in the Daily Announcements after the course registration process begins.

BL602 AP Biology
CH602 AP Chemistry
PH602 AP Physics C

PS601 – AP Psychology
Students are required to schedule a meeting with Mr. Cimino to discuss student interest and candidacy.