AP Information

AP courses follow a rigorous national curriculum developed by the College Board and conclude with a required AP examination in May. AP courses are academically demanding and are the equivalent of courses offered at the college level. They require students to be able to manage an increased amount of work both inside and outside the classroom.

Final grades for AP courses will receive a 1.0 additional weight as long as the student completes the AP exam. Weighted cumulative GPAs appear on transcripts at the beginning of the fall term of the student’s senior year and at the conclusion of the student’s senior year. Fauquier County Public Schools will pay the student registration fee for AP exams. Students who take an AP course but fail to take the AP exam will forfeit the weight on their high school transcript and will also be charged the unused test fee.

AP Schedule

AP Class taught at FHS

Art

AP 2-D Art and Design

English

AP English Language
AP English Literature

History

AP US History
AP US Government and Politics
AP World History: Modern

Math

AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Pre-Calculus
AP Statistics

Science

AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Environmental Science
AP Physics I: Algebra-Based
AP Physics II: Algebra-Based

World Language

AP French Language and Culture
AP Spanish Language and Culture
AP Spanish Literature and Culture

Elective Courses

AP Computer Science A
AP Computer Science Principles
AP Human Geography
AP Psychology
AP Research
AP Seminar

Non-FHS Students

AP Credit transfer to colleges

Based on their performance on the AP exam, students may earn college credit. Most colleges and universities have an AP policy granting incoming students’ credit, placement, or both based on their AP exam grades. Students should consult with the policies of the colleges and universities to which they are applying to determine how their AP credits will be evaluated.

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/getting-credit-placement/search-policies

AP exam registration

Registering for your AP Exam(s) is a two step process:

Log into your College Board account (or create an account if this is your first AP course).
Add the join code given to you by your instructor or the AP Coordinator

For students taking an AP course for the first time, with no previous SAT exams taken:

Navigate to the College Board website. This is at: www.collegeboard.org
As the homepage appears, click on the “create account” link below the sign in button.
This will open up the form to complete with demographic information. Make sure that you are using your legal name on these forms, as it will have to match your transcripts for college credits. Helpful tip: When asked for an email address, use a personal email.
Confirm email address through multifactor authentication
Choose to receive/deny info about student search services
Log into your new account

To add a join code:

Log into account and find “My AP classroom”
1. Click the Yellow button that says “Join a course or exam”
2. Enter your code
3. Confirm information or change information
4. Congrats! You are registered

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