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Advanced Placement

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 material that is intellectually stimulating 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 use of higher order thinking skills including abstract reasoning, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation
  • requires flexibility in 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

GRCHS strongly encourages all students and their parent/guardian(s) to gather and review information on our AP Program in order to make an informed decision regarding enrollment in an AP course. Students are required to attend a teacher meeting of the respective AP course for which the student has enrolled. During this meeting, the teacher(s) will present the nature of the course, course expectations, and some of the benefits for enrolling in the course. Student and parents should consult with their school counselor if they need additional information.

GRAND RAPIDS CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM OFFERINGS:

  • American Government
  • Biology
  • Calculus
  • Chemistry
  • Economics
  • English Language and Composition (11)
  • English Literature and Composition (12)
  • European History
  • Microeconomics/Macroeconomics
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Spanish
  • Statistics
  • 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:

  • high level of student independence
  • 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.  (A grade penalty of “E” will be imposed if the class is dropped after the four-week time frame.)
  • It is expected that all students will take the AP Exam

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.

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Principal

Brad Mockabee

Dean of Students

Vanessa Marble

Director of Academic and Innovative Programs

Nick DeKoster

Director of Admissions

Vickie Fischer

GRAND RAPIDS CHRISTIAN
-HIGH SCHOOL-

9TH - 12TH GRADE

2300 Plymouth Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506

Phone: 616.574.5500
Fax:  616.574.5510