AP: An Overview 
Advanced Placement courses, better know as AP courses, are one of two types of honors courses offered at Mesa High School. The AP courses are designed to prepare students to take the AP tests at the end of the year. Colleges may give credit and/or waive lower division course work, depending on the score on an AP exam.
In an effort to better educate our students and families about programs on campus, we would like to take the opportunity to describe the expectations related to enrollment in an Advanced Placement (AP) course. Students who make the commitment to participate in the Mesa High School Advanced Placement Program should understand that they are registering for a year-long course that is taught at a college-level by experienced, certified instructors who adhere to the curriculum standards set for by the College Board. In order to maintain the integrity of the curriculum and the AP course itself, all students are expected to fulfill the year long comitment as well as take the AP test at the conclusion of the school year. The commitment to take an AP course also involves the following expectations:
- 30 to 60 minutes per night of independent study per course
- Daily reading and note taking, as well as completion of all homework
- The desire to participate, learn and succeed
- A positive attitude
- The ability to accept constructive feedback from course instructor(s)
- The ability to ask for help from sources available on campus
- The obligation to complete the year course
- The understanding that they will take the AP test
| 2012-2013 AP Test Dates | ||
| May 6 | 8:00 a.m. | Chemistry/Environmental Science |
| 12:00 p.m. | Psychology | |
| May 7 | 8:00 a.m. | Spanish Language |
| 12:00 p.m. | Art History | |
| May 8 | 8:00 a.m. | Calculus AB/BC |
| May 9 | 8:00 a.m. | English Literature & Composition |
| May 10 | 8:00 a.m. | English Language and Composition |
| 12:00 p.m. | Statistics | |
| May 13 | 8:00 a.m. | Biology/Music Theory |
| 12:00 p.m. | Physics B/ Physics C Mechanics | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | |
| May 14 | 8:00 a.m. | U.S. Government and Politics |
| May 15 | 8:00 a.m. | United States History |
| May 16 | 8:00 a.m. | World History |
| May 17 | 8:00 a.m. | Human Geography/Spanish Literature |
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NEW THIS YEAR! AP SCORES ONLINE
This message is for all our Mesa High AP students. There is an important change in how you’ll get your AP scores. This July, your AP scores will only be available online. You will not get scores in the mail. To get your AP scores, you must sign up for a free College Board account at apscore.org. Again, AP scores will only be available online, so we encourage you to sign up for a free College Board account today.