Pre-Ap and AP Course Offerings for Original Credit Summer 2012

ELIGIBILITY: Pre-AP and AP courses offered during the summer will be open to incoming 9th through 12th grade students. Students must have met all necessary prerequisite requirements for enrollment in a course and may only enroll in one course during the summer program. EXPECTATIONS: These courses are designed to prepare students for the next level of study in a discipline and for successful performance on an Advanced Placement Exam. Courses are academically challenging and will require study and preparation time outside of class. Students are advised to limit other summer obligations during the eight-week period they will be attending class. ATTENDANCE: Absences during the eight-week session may cause serious difficulty in successful completion of the course. Therefore, perfect attendance is required. Students with absences that result in poor performance may be withdrawn from the course subject to the guidelines described below. TRANSPORTATION: Transportation is not provided for pre-AP and AP courses offered during the summer. WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE: The last day to withdraw from the course without impact on the high school transcript/GPA will be June 28. Transcripts for students withdrawing after June 28 will reflect a course grade of 50 at the time of withdrawal. No refunds will be given for withdrawal from the course. PAYMENT: Payment may be made online through Family Access. Cash payments only may be made at the FBISD Business & Finance Office (Feb. 21 - March 30, 2012).

DATES: TIME: 7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Week 1: June 18 June 21 TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS: 28 Week 2: June 25 - June 28 Week 3: July 2 July 3 Week 4: July 9 - July 12 (Teacher Workday July 16) Start of Semester 2: July 17 Week 5: July 17 July 19 Week 6: July 23 July 26 Week 7: July 30 August 2 Week 8: August 6 August 8 LOCATION: Dulles High School 550 Dulles Avenue Sugar Land, TX 77478 COURSES OFFERED: Math Science (1.0 credit courses) (1.0 credit courses) Pre-AP Geometry Pre-AP Biology Pre-AP Pre-Calculus Pre-AP Chemistry Pre-AP Physics Social Studies (0.5 credit courses) AP Psychology AP Government AP Economics

All courses are 28 days in duration and attendance for the complete 8 week term is required for course credit. END OF COURSE: Incoming 9th and 10th grade students enrolling in courses with an EOC component will be required to take the assessment at the next available administration. Credit for the course will not be awarded until the EOC score is received and included as 15% of the final course grade.

COST: $625 (FBISD students); $730 (out of district students) Cost includes textbook, instructional resource materials, and laboratory related resources for science courses. REGISTRATION Online: February 21- March 30, 2012
www.fortbendisd.com/departments/technology/family-access

Registration for all courses is on a first come first served basis and will depend on the availability of qualified teachers. Registration information may be requested from the school counselor, or located online. Guidelines for grades, dress code, and discipline are included in the High School Summer School Brochure.