Advanced Placement at St. James
The Advanced Placement Program
The College Board, a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to university success and opportunity, started the Advanced Placement Program in 1955. The Advanced Placement Program (AP) enables students to pursue university-level studies while in high school. AP is the most widespread university preparation program in the world recognized by universities in Canada, the United States and in over 60 countries around the world.
Taking an AP course helps students build critical thinking skills, confidence, and the essential time management and study skills needed for University success
Students will receive an Ontario Secondary School credit and their report card will reflect their achievement of those expectations.
Students will learn the Advanced Placement Curriculum, which they will be assessed on in their exams held in the month of May. AP teachers will meet with students weekly from February to May to continue to review this curriculum and prepare for the exam. Based on their exam score, students will receive advanced standing at most Ontario Universities.
Course Descriptions
AP PSYCHOLOGY/ HSB4u Students will learn about all aspects of human behaviour, including: clinical disorders, the biology of the brain, social behaviour, and sensory and perception. This course also covers human development, learning and cognition. We also study exciting social trends, current social changes, and social challenges in Canadian society. More questions? email [email protected]
AP Literature and Composition/ ENG 4U Students will engage in close reading and critical analysis of literature, including poetry, short stories, plays and novels. In addition to meeting the Ontario curriculum expectations, we will focus on the AP Big Ideas: Character, Setting, Structure, Narration, Language and Literary Argumentation. More questions? email [email protected]
AP CHEMISTRY/ SCH 4u This course enables students to deepen their understanding of chemistry through the study of organic chemistry, structure & properties of matter, energy changes & rates of reaction, equilibrium, and electrochemistry. Students will further develop their problem-solving and investigation skills through hands-on lab experiments, an essential component of AP Chemistry. More questions? Email [email protected]