<p>is it true that they are changing the AP system in the 08-09 year, ive heard that you will have to take the class to take the test and that classes will also have to be taught certian ways anyone else??</p>
<p>Well how will they know how a certain class is taught?</p>
<p>Well, there's always been requirements to label something as an "AP" class but I have not heard about this "you have to take the class" drama. That's horrible if it's happening.</p>
<p>Idk about "how" it's taught, but I do know that my teachers have to go and show their lesson plans and all the material they'll be covering to college board before they get to put "AP" next to the name.</p>
<p>I think the scores from the students should speak for themselves. At schools where AP is a joke, most students (in my experience) prove that on the exams by scoring 2s and 3s and nothing higher but receiving A's in the class. At schools where AP is harder, it is reflected when students achieve B's and 5s. This is of course flawed, but probably not more so than whatever new system they're enacting.</p>
<p>I don't know about being required to take the class, but this year at our school we had a whole day where all the AP teachers had to get their curriculum together and submit it to (I'd guess) Collegeboard. It was to standardize AP classes and make sure they're teaching the right stuff and w/e. It would also get rid of what Carpe Aeternum was talking about with students getting high grades in class and failing the AP and vice versa.</p>
<p>It would also seem that the system for getting credit has been flawed somewhat as well, its not universial from college to college, even in state systems, something should be done about all of this if it isnt arleady happening.</p>
<p>emev825 - Granting credit for AP scores cannot be universal from college to college. There isn't an universal curriculum that colleges follow. Why would a college give credit for an AP class that they teach a completely different way?</p>
<p>No, because that would not be fair for kids in schools who do not offer AP, or for homeschooled kids. They have a whole webpage about their comittment to these kids.</p>
<p>why would they change it?? i dont get it</p>
<p>yeah i think i heard this from my ap bio teacher last year... they'll know for certain that the course is offered through the school profile which lists the ap courses provided at that specific school</p>
<p>I doubt it. The College Board has no way of figuring out what classes you're taking unless they make you sign something.</p>
<p>From <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html:%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html:</a>
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If you are a homeschooled student or attend a school that doesn't offer AP, you can still participate. Each year hundreds of students participate through independent study.
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<p>More from the College Board:
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Can I take the AP Examination if I haven't taken an AP course?
Yes. Because the College Board is committed to providing access to the AP Exams to homeschooled students and students whose schools do not offer AP it does not require students to take an AP course prior to taking an AP Exam. </p>
<p>The College Board urges students to study the kinds of skills and subjects outlined in the Course Description for each subject, because they represent the basis for the AP Examination. The best way to do so is in a year-long AP course in which the students and teachers focus on AP-level work. Some students, however, have taken strong courses and/or have studied in depth on their own. Such students may be able to perform quite well on the AP Exam.
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<p>There is some sort of certification process that classes need to go through to be able to say they are an AP Class. This is new this year. I do know some HSing parents that plan to go through the process for classes they plan to do at home. Madness! If they dont pass it, you cannot say the class was an AP Class. You can always take the tests, whether you take an AP class, some other class, or self study.</p>