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PCHS Course Guide - 2024-2025
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT
Advanced Placement (AP) is a program of college-level courses or examinations for secondary school students. Taking Advanced Placement examinations may benefit you in the following ways:
1. Your college or university may exempt you from beginning courses and permit you to elect higher level courses in certain fields.
2. You may be eligible for Honors and other special programs not open to students who have not been given AP recognition.
3. Your college or university may grant academic credit for your examinations.
4. You may save time and money by being granted a year of credit and sophomore standing for three or four AP examinations.The following courses may prepare students to take an AP exam*:
AP 2D Design
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB or BC
AP Chemistry
AP Computer Science
AP Computer Science Principles
AP Drawing
AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Environmental Science
AP Human Geography
AP Music Theory
AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2
AP Psychology
AP Statistics
AP United States History
AP US Government & Politics
AP US Government & Comparative Politics
AP World History
AP Latin, French, German or Spanish
Virtual AP Art History*Examination fee and registration is required.
COLLEGE CREDIT PROGRAMS
Dual credit offers students the opportunity to register through a university, pay a nominal hourly rate, complete class requirements and then receive a grade from their classroom teacher. At this point, they have a transferable college transcript on file that they can request to have sent to the college(s) or university(ies) of their choice.UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - ST. LOUIS
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Physics
AP Statistics
AP Drawing
AP US Government
Composition
Ceramics I & II
Child Development I
College Algebra
Digital Design I & II
French 3, 4, 5
German 3, 4, 5
Introduction to Teaching
Painting I & II
Photography I & II
Pre-Calculus
Sculpture
Spanish 3, 4, 5
Virtual Art History 1 & 2MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
Marketing 2
Personal FinanceWEBSTER UNIVERSITY
Child Development 1
ARTICULATED CREDIT PROGRAMS
Articulated credit is college credit that is awarded for a high school course that is associated with a comparable college-level course. Articulated credit can be applied at St. Louis Community College (STLCC) toward an Associated in Applied Science degree or certificate program. This credit is not awarded for Associate in Arts (transfer) degrees.
Web Design 1
Accounting 1
Child Development 1
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Office