Advanced Placement
GRCHS strongly encourages all students and their parent/guardian(s) to gather and review information on our AP Program before making a decision to enroll in an AP course. Students are required to attend a meeting with the teacher of the AP course they have chosen to enroll in. During this meeting, the teacher will provide information about the course content, expectations, and the benefits of enrolling in the AP course. If you require further information, please consult with your school counselor.
GRCHS is committed to providing an environment in which all students have access to a rigorous academic curriculum, including Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Students enrolling in an AP course are demonstrating a willingness to meet the rigor of AP curriculum. GRCHS limits students to three AP courses per semester. Students wishing to take more than three AP courses must receive permission from a counselor or an administrator.
An AP course offers intellectually stimulating material and challenges students beyond the scope of regular classroom work. Each AP course:
- assumes a mastery of the basics required for further study in a given area
- emphasizes the quality of work even though more work will be given
- provides depth of knowledge through the study of ideas, themes, and problems
- encourages the use of higher order thinking skills including abstract reasoning, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation
- requires flexible thinking
- calls for proven student work ethic and full engagement in learning
- promotes the use of a variety of in-depth performance tasks and assessments
GRAND RAPIDS CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM OFFERINGS:
- Biology
- Calculus
- Chemistry
- Computer Science Principles
- English Language
- English Literature
- Human Geography
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Physics 1
- Precalculus
- Psychology
- Spanish Language and Culture
- Statistics
- US Government and Politics
- US History
AP PROGRAM POLICY FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENT/GUARDIAN(S):
1. I understand that participation in an AP class requires me to demonstrate:
- A high level of student independence
- A high degree of student responsibility
- Independent mastery equivalent to a college-level course
2. I understand that I am expected to:
- remain in the class for the entirety of the first semester unless I drop the class within the first four weeks of the semester
- take the AP Exam
- attend the AP Informational Meeting prior to course registration
- Complete an AP Contract with my parent/guardian(s) at the beginning of the course
We are excited about providing an opportunity for your student to take such a rigorous academic course, and we commend our students for accepting such a challenging opportunity.