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.

CLASSICS

LT602 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

CS604 AP Computer Science A
Students must have either taken Intro to Programming (CS140) in the 9th or Intro to Java (CS344) in the 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 (sophomore and junior year)

Freshmen and sophomores interested in applying for this AP English Language and Composition course must submit an application form to the Department Chairperson, along with a writing sample (graded or ungraded) from your current English class. Staple all documents together.

The application 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 12^th. All applications are read and scored. We will evaluate your application, your writing sample, and discuss your performance with your current and previous English teachers and with the guidance department.

EN602 AP English Literature and Composition (senior year)

Juniors interested in applying for this senior year AP English Literature course must submit an application form to the Department Chairperson, along with a writing sample (graded or ungraded) from your current English class. Staple the documents together.

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 12^th. All applications are read and scored. We will evaluate your application, your writing sample, and discuss your performance with your current and previous English teachers and with the guidance department.

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
For current freshmen: Students submit to the History Department an essay from their current History course that shows the essay’s grade and their teacher’s comments. Students’ current History instructors will be asked to recommend all applicants.

For current juniors: Students submit to the instructor (currently Fr. Michael Tidd) an essay from their current History course that shows the essay’s grade and their teacher’s comments. Students’ current History instructors will be asked to recommend all applicants. If needed, students may then be asked to schedule a meeting with Fr. Michael to discuss their candidacy for the course.

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. In consultation with Dept. Chair and Guidance, course instructors will use the essay, student history term/course grades, teacher recommendations, and standardized test scores to evaluate applicants’ potential to achieve in the course.

HS609 AP US Government and Politics
Students interested in taking AP Government and Politics should see Mr. Bennett for a brief interview, to learn more about the class, and to submit a writing sample. The writing sample is to be submitted before February 20.

HS610 AP Macroeconomics
Write a personal essay detailing your interest in the course and deliver your work to Mr. Brady before February 23^rd. Details can be found here. If you have any questions, please see Mr. Brady.

MATH

MA602 AP Calculus AB
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.

MA606 AP Calculus BC & Multi

MA604 AP Statistics

After requesting AP Calculus BC or AP Statistics, 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 A- 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.