HAYFIELD SECONDARY SCHOOL
Expectations for AP Courses
In order to be successful in the AP program, students will need to budget their time taking in account the following:
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These are college-level courses.
Study time varies by course and individual needs.
Different instructors have different expectations.
These courses will require more time than non-AP classes
Class
Amount of reading/class work
AP English Language and
Composition
Daily and long-term reading
assignments together will
average 25-30 pages per class
AP English Literature
Daily and long-term reading
assignments together will
average 25-30 pages per class
AP Art Studio
Create 26 original art works for
the exam.
Students need to factor in time needed for after school activities
Summer assignment required and usually work over breaks
Have at least a C (but preferably a B) in a previous related honors class or a B
(but preferably an A) in a regular class
Homework Hours
English
1-2 hours per class: while daily
out-of-class assignments may
not require 1-2 hours, daily and
long-term assignments together
will average 1-2 hours per class
1-2 hours per class: while daily
out-of-class assignments may
not require 1-2 hours, daily and
long-term assignments together
will average 1-2 hours per class
Fine Arts
2 to 4 hours per week minimum
Tests/ essays/ papers per
quarter
Major Projects or assignments
per quarter
multiple timed writings, 2 major
papers per quarter, biweekly
vocabulary test, AP practice
tests. Most writing will be done
in class.
1-2 hours per class: while daily
out-of-class assignments may
not require 1-2 hours, daily and
long-term assignments together
will average 1-2 hours per class
summer reading project;
nd
rd
documented essay 2 and 3
quarters; ongoing reading logs
for 4-5 supplemental literary
works
1 major project for each literary
unit or novel studied; summer
assignment; all projects,
including the summer
assignment, will be
technologically generated and
will incorporate documented
research from scholarly articles.
approximately 8 finished works
per quarter
summer assignment; 4 major
assignments/quarter; portfolio
Class
Amount of reading/class work
Homework Hours
AP Spanish Language
15 to 30 minutes of reading
Foreign Languages
30 to 60 minutes per class
AP French
Read 30 minutes per class.
30 to 60 minutes per class
AP Japanese
Read 30 minutes per class
30-40 minutes per class
AP U.S. Government
College text, study guide, news
sources
AP Comparative Government
College text, study guide, news
sources
1 hour per class
AP Micro/Macroeconomics
College text, study guide
45 minutes per class
AP Psychology
Text and website reading
Anatomy & Physiology & Statistics
are helpful
College text, supplementary
readings, primary, and ancillary
sources
90 minutes per class
Current events reading
College text and study guide
90 minutes per class
AP U.S. History
AP World History
Social Studies
1 hour per class
3 hours per week (emphasis on
homework is reading and notetaking)
Tests/ essays/ papers per quarter
Major Projects or assignments per
quarter
1-2 speaking and writing exams/qtr;
weekly quizzes to cover culture,
listening, reading, vocabulary and
grammar.
quizzes/tests after unit, 1-2 essays,
timed writings, and oral proficiency
assignments
Kanji and vocab quiz every week
One essay every other week
Summer assignments
1-2 projects / presentations per
quarter
Timed multiple choice and essay
exams, take home essays, daily
quizzes
Timed multiple choice and essay
exams, take home essays, daily
quizzes
Timed multiple choice and free
response tests and quizzes, flipped
video presentations with problem
sets done in class
Weekly tests of multiple choice,
essays and short answer
Community Service
Multiple choice, document-based
and Long Essay essays (1-2 per unit)
Short Answer Questions (1-2 per
unit)
Take home essays
Note- taking is essential.
3 – 4 tests per quarter
All tests have multiple-choice and
essay sections.
Summer Assignment
Winter Break Review
Self-Guided Assignment to a
Historical Site
End of Year Project
Summer assignments, Projects
periodically through the year
Summer assignment
Community Service
No summer assignment
One major project per semester
Summer Assignment
Summer assignment
Final project presentation
Variety of mini-projects throughout
the year
Class
Amount of reading/class work
Homework Hours
Tests/ essays/ papers per quarter
Major Projects or assignments per
quarter
AP Computer Science
30-60 pages every 2 weeks
Math
3 hours per week
4 tests per quarter
AP Calculus (BC)
AP Calculus (AB)
10-15 problems per class
2-2.5 hours per week
AP Statistics
Read 15-25 pages/class
5-10 problems per class
2-2.5 hours per week
Summer Project
4-6 major assignments
Summer project due at the start of
the year.
One small project during the year.
One larger project at the end of the
year with time to complete the
project allowed during class time.
Summer assignment
2-3 small labs/projects or major
assignments per year. Most of them
can be completed in class.
AP Biology
(Students should take Anatomy and
Physiology as a prerequisite or
concurrently.)
Complete as many as 2 chapters per
week; at least 1 hour of reading or
study per class.
*equivalent of 8-12 credit hrs of
college science for pre-med, predent, pre-vet, chem., & bio majors
Read textbook; complete 2-4
problems per class. 3 labs per
quarter
Read 30 to 40 pages every 2 weeks.
20-40 problems every 2-3 weeks
*course equivalent of 8-12 credit
hours of college science for pre-med,
pre-dent, pre-vet, chem., & bio
majors
Approximately 1 chapter per week
AP Physics 1 & 2
AP Chemistry
AP Environmental Science
Science
At least 3 hours per week
Study time for tests and quizzes
means 2 to 3 hours of studying per
test and
2-3 tests per quarter
(studying should be replacing
homework on test weeks)
Quizzes, worksheets, investigations
regularly.
3-4 major test per quarter.
2-3 hours studying per test.
(studying should be replacing
homework on test weeks)
2 unit tests minimum per quarter;
2-3 AP labs per quarter;
A book review per semester;
1-2 hour reading and/or problem
per class
2-4 tests per quarter
1-2 hours reading and/or problems
per class
60 minutes of homework each
night; 2 or 3 tests plus 4 to 6 quizzes
each quarter
No more than 1 hour per meeting
4-5 quizzes per quarter, 2-3 tests per
quarter, 2-3 lab reports per quarter
Summer assignment includes a
reading in biology in preparation for
year’s work; Various projects
throughout the year which include
two more book projects during the
year.
Summer assignment
Summer Assignment is the review of
the first 3 chapters of the text-a
review of chem. 1.
No outside projects but some lab
work might need to be finished after
school.
End-of-year project
Summer Assignment