IU#1 Advanced Placement Courses
Survey - March 2013
 All 26 school districts within Intermediate Unit # 1 were sent an electronic
Advanced Placement Survey to complete. They were given 10 days to return
the survey.
 Friday, March 28 was the deadline to complete the survey.
 The following17 school districts responded
Albert Gallatin, Avella, Bethlehem-Center, Bentworth, Burgettstown
California, Canon-McMillan, Carmichaels, Central Greene, ChartiersHouston, Connellsville, Frazier, Laurel Highlands McGuffey, Southeastern
Greene, Trinity, Uniontown, and Washington
Q#1 - Do you have a defined set of
criteria for students to enter an
advanced placement class?.
Do you have a defined set of criteria for students to enter an advanced placement class?
35.0%
(7)
Yes
No
65.0%
(13)
• 17 school District within the IU#1 Responded
• 13 districts do have a defined set of criteria for AP placement
• 7 districts do not have a defined set of criteria for AP placement
Q#2. Who pays for the registration
fee for the student to participate in
the advanced placement exam?
10.0%
(1)
15.0%
(3)
Parent
School District
Other
75.0%
(13)
 13 school districts require the parents to pay for the exam
 Washington School District pays for the exam
 Connellsville, Laurel Highlands and Frazier School Districts pay for the exam
another way.
Q#3 Please describe the prerequisites your district requires
prior to a student entering advanced placement classes
The prerequisites are different for each AP class. The various prerequisites include: a
required grade in a designated previous course, entrance testing, excellent attendance,
department approval, competency test scores, portfolio review, having taken and passed
a designated previous course, and teacher/counselor recommendation
Teacher recommendation
Completion of another class along with a specific grade in those classes most
commonly an A.
General guidelines are that a student be recommended by a teacher within that
domain.
Test Scores, teacher Recommendation.
Completion of the Honors track of coursework prior to AP participation
Lead up classes, grade requirements, summer reading lists etc
AP classes are made available to qualifying juniors and seniors with an overall
cumulative QPA of 3.2 or a cumulative QPA of a 3.5 in the subject of application by the
3rd quarter as reflected on the transcript; Multiple Criteria
Q#4 Are your advanced placement courses
weighted for additional quality points?
18.0%
(3)
82.0%
(14)
Yes
No
 14 school districts weight their AP classes for additional quality points
 3 school districts do not weight their AP classes for additional quality points
California, Central Greene, and Carmichaels.
Q#5 How are your advanced
placement classes weighted?
The majority of the school districts weight the classes
A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2
•Two school districts weight the classes
1.3
•One school district weights the classes
1.2
Q#6 How many advanced
placement courses do you offer?
District
California and
Mapletown
Carmichaels
Bentworth
Avella,
Burggettstown,
Char. Houston,
Washington
Frazier
A-G, C-Mac, Conn,
L-H, Mcg, Trin,
U'Twn, Wbg
# of AP Classess
offered
0
2
4
5
6
7
•Albert Gallatin, Cannon McMillan, Connellsville, Laurel Highlands, McGuffey, Trinity,
Uniontown, and Waynesburg offer more than 7 AP classes.
Q#7 Please list the advanced
placement courses that your school
offers.
•AP English, AP Literature
•AP Studio Art, AP Music Theory, AP Art History
•AP Physics I and II Mechanics and Electricity
•Ap Calc I, AP Calc II,
• AP Bio I, AP Bio II
•AP Chem I, AP Chem II,
•AP Environmental Science
• AP American History I, AP Am History II, AP Modern European
History,
• AP Spanish V
•AP German
•AP Computer Science, AP Stats
•AP Psychology
Q#8 Do you require students to participate in the
end of the year advanced placement exams?
29.0%
(5)
71.0%
(12)
Yes
No
Albert Gallatin, Bentworth, Burgettstown, Washington, and Central Greene
do require students to participate in the end of year AP exams.