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 are made by the department chairperson and the AP teacher. Therefore, requesting an AP course is not a guarantee that a student will be placed in a given AP course.
Each AP course has its own specific admission criteria, which are detailed below.
ART
AR 401 Studio Art (prerequisite to AR 602)
Sophomores who have completed a fall and winter term Art Class
Students will submit their sketchbook and artwork produced during the term to the Art Department by February 19th. Additional artwork is welcome.
Sophomores who will study Art in their spring term will submit their sketchbook and artwork produced during the term to the Art Department by April 30th. Additional artwork produced is welcome.
Juniors
After requesting this course, no further action is required of the student. This is an elective course for Seniors.
AR 602 AP Studio Art
Juniors presently enrolled in AR 401 Studio Art Course
Students are to share their digital portfolio via Google Drive with Ms. Lopez, Mr. Rodi, and Ms. Servilio and submit their sketchbook to the Art Department Faculty by Tuesday, March 16th for department review. Appointments for review should be scheduled through the Art Department by Friday, February 26th. Individual Portfolio review meetings will begin upon return from Spring Break.
AR 606 AP Art History
Students are to submit a short application essay to the Art Department, details of which can be viewed by clicking here or by contacting Mr. Dom Rodi at drodi@delbarton.org
Submit admission essays to Mr. Rodi no later than Friday, February 26th.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CS 604 AP Computer Science A
Students must have either taken Intro to Programming (CS 140) in the 9th or Intro to Java (CS 344) 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 the Department Chairperson for more information.
ENGLISH
EN 605 AP English Language and Composition
After requesting this course, no further action is required of the student.
EN 602 AP English Literature and Composition
After requesting this course, no further action is required of the student.
HISTORY
HS 602 AP European History
Seniors submit to the History Department Chairperson 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.
HS 604 AP World History
Students’ current History instructors will be asked to recommend all applicants.
HS 606 AP United States History
Students submit to Mr. Conn an essay from their World History II class that shows the teacher’s comments and the grade. In consultation with the Dept. Chairperson and Guidance, course instructors will use the essay, student history term/course grades, teacher recommendations, and standardized test scores to evaluate applicants’ potential for success in the course.
HS 609 AP US Government and Politics
Students interested in taking AP US 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.
HS 610 AP Macroeconomics
Write a personal essay detailing your interest in the course and deliver your work to Mr. Brady by February 22. Details can be found here.
WORLD LANGUAGES
FR 602 AP French Language
IT 602 AP Italian Language
LT 603 AP Latin
SP 602 AP Spanish Language
In order to enter any AP Language course, a student must be coming from the level III or level IV.
- The student must maintain a 93%/A minimum grade in present language class or permission from present language teacher.
- Student must complete the AP Application in a timely manner and return it to the Department Chairperson.
- Student must report to the Language Tutoring Center during a scheduled M-Block in order to complete a short proficiency exam.
- The proctor in the Language Tutoring Center must collect your test.
- Student must approach present language teacher for a recommendation letter.
- Student must schedule a formal interview with the appropriate AP teacher.
SP 606 AP Spanish Literature
- In order to enter an AP Literature Level course, a student must be coming from AP Language course. No further action required.
- All guidelines fulfilled in AP Language course.
MATH
MA 602 AP Calculus AB
Students requesting this course should have an A- or above in Precalculus. Students with an average of B+ to B- need the approval of the department chairperson to register for the course.
MA 606 AP Calculus BC
MA 604 AP Statistics
After requesting AP Calculus BC or AP Statistics, no further action is required of the student.
MUSIC
MU 606 AP Music Theory
Juniors must be enrolled in Intro to Music Theory (MU 306) with a minimum A- average. If a student is not enrolled in Music Theory (MU 306) they must meet with the Music Department Chair to prove equivalent coursework has been completed.
SCIENCE
PH 603 AP Physics 1
After requesting this course, no further action is required of the student.
BL 602 AP Biology
After requesting this course, no further action is required of the student.
CH 602 AP Chemistry
After requesting this course, no further action is required of the student.
PH 607 AP Physics C
After requesting this course, no further action is required of the student.
PS 601 AP Psychology
Students who sign up for AP Psychology need to schedule an appointment to meet with Mr. Cimino at some time during the month of February. During the meeting Mr. Cimino will give each prospective student an assignment to complete the results of which will be used to determine placement into AP Psychology. The due date of said assignment will be Friday March 12th (note that this date is during your spring break). Please email Mr. Cimino to set up a zoom call or schedule a face to face meeting.