Clackamas High School Showcase
February 11, 2013
1. AP Classes – Credit is awarded based on
the exam score
2. ACC- Advanced College Credit through
Clackamas Community College
3. PSU Challenge Program- PSU credit for
classes taken at CHS.
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Many Sabin Schellenberg courses have
college credit options
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Advanced Placement
College-level courses
National curriculum
Trained teachers
Opportunity for students to earn college
credit
AP Potential - PSAT
Science
English
Social Studies
Biology
10, 11, 12
Lang &
Comp
11
Literature
& Comp
12
Human
*Studio Art
Geography 9, 12
10, 11, 12
US History 11 Spanish
(SSC)
11, 12
Chemistry
11, 12
Environmental
Science
11,12
Physics
11, 12
Government
12
Others
Psychology
11, 12
Japanese
(SSC)
11, 12
 Over 90% of 4-year colleges in the U.S. provide credit
and/or advanced placement for qualifying scores.
 AP students are more likely to graduate from college
in four years (62% higher)
 AP helps students qualify for scholarships - 31 percent
of colleges and universities look at AP experience
when determining scholarships.
-College Board
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Students who scored 3 or higher on four popular
AP Exams:
 Earned higher first-year GPAs
 More likely to continue on to a second year of college
 More likely to attend selective institutions, on
average, than students with comparable SAT® scores
and high school GPAs who did not take AP.
 Even students who scored a 1 or 2 on an AP Exam
showed higher retention rates into their second year
of college than non-AP students, and they were more
likely to attend selective institutions.
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AP Exam cost = $89
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Three credits at Oregon State University =
$555 (fees/books not included)
Three credits at University of Washington
(non-resident) = over $3,670
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University of Oregon
 Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Government, and
Studio Art = 4 or 5
 Literature and Composition, Language and
Composition, US History, Econ, Psychology,
Spanish, Human Geography = 3 or above.
Biology = 12 credits
Chemistry = 12-15 credits
Economics & Government =
4 credits each
 Language & Composition =
3-4 credits
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Literature &
Composition = 3-4
credits
 US History = 8 credits
 Human Geography = 4
credits
 Physics = 12-15 credits
 Spanish = 12 credits
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 Clackamas Community College (CCC)
 Speech, AP Biology, FST, Pre-Calc, AP
Environmental Science
 $10 per credit
 1,406 credits earned from CHS students last year
 http://depts.clackamas.edu/acc
 Humanities, Calculus, Prob and Stats
 30 years at CHS
 Up to 20 credits: Humanities (12), Math (8)
 $1,130.oo per year (at PSU would cost $3,670)
 http://challenge-
link.clas.pdx.edu/challenge/index.php
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Through CCC
Through PCC
Many opportunities to earn college credit at
Sabin Schellenberg Center (check the SSC course
catalogue for more information)
Understand students may not earn an A
Students can not drop the class
Be connected on-line or on Parent Assist
Don’t overload college-level courses (not
only AP)
Encourage students to advocate for
themselves and talk to their teachers
Encourage your child to attend study sessions
or set up study nights with peers
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Contact Wendy Rider or Kristin Turnquist
riderw@nclack.k12.or.us
turnquistk@nclack.k12.or.us