Each AP Exam is graded according to the following chart: Level 5 4 3 2 1
Qualification: Extremely well qualified Well qualified Qualified Possibly qualified No recommendation
Notes: These exams are written in May. Students in the AP program will also be writing the final June exam in their subject for Villanova College. The granting of the university credit is up to the university. The cost to participate in the AP program is $95.00 USD per exam.
*A student does not have to be enrolled in an AP course in order to sit for an AP exam.
AP courses offered at Villanova College are: • Chemistry • English Literature and Composition • Calculus AB • Statistics
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Physics 1 Physics 2 Biology Macroeconomics Microeconomics
AP Course Descriptions CIA4U
Advanced Placement Macroeconomics / Advanced Placement Microeconomics Grade 12, University Preparation This course examines current Canadian and international economic issues, developments, policies, and practices from diverse perspectives. Students will explore the decisions that individuals and institutions, including governments, make in response to economic issues such as globalization, trade agreements, economic inequalities, regulation, and public spending. Students will apply the concepts of economic thinking and the economic inquiry process, as well as economic models and theories, to investigate, and develop informed opinions about, economic trade-offs, growth, and sustainability and related economic issues. AP Macroeconomics/AP Macroeconomics is an introductory universitylevel economics course. Students cultivate their understanding of the principles that apply to an economic system as a whole by using principles and models to describe economic situations and predict and explain outcomes with graphs, charts, and data as they explore concepts like economic measurements, markets, macroeconomic models, and macroeconomic policies. Students will also study the Ontario curriculum for CIA4U and will receive the CIA4U credit on their transcript. They will write two AP exams in May; AP Macroecomics and AP Microecomonics Prerequisite: The Individual and the Economy, Grade 11, University/College Course Fee: $190.00 USD Preparation Selection Criteria: 85% in MCR3U, CIE3M teacher recommendation ENG4U
Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition Grade 12, University Preparation This course emphasizes the consolidation of the literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyze a range of challenging literary texts from various periods, countries, and cultures; interpret and evaluate informational and graphic texts; and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using academic language coherently and confidently, selecting the reading strategies best suited to particular texts and particular purposes for reading, and developing greater control in writing. The course is intended to prepare students for university, college, or the workplace. An AP course in English Literature and Composition engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative 32
VILLANOVA COLLEGE COURSE CALENDAR 2022-2023
