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Pre-requisites for registering for AP courses range from a GPA of 3.0 to 3.5, strong writing skills, good attendance and good classroom behavior. Final approval is made by the individual teacherand the academic dean. All guidance counselors and the academic dean can answer students' questions about registering for AP courses. The price for AP exams is established by the College Board. The test schedule and prices for the 2007 exams can be found at collegeboard.com. To access colleges and universities with AP credit policy information, go to The College Board.
St. Francis offers Advanced Placement courses to prepare students for college credit in:
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Chemistry
- AP Computer Science A
- AP English Literature
- AP French Language
- AP German Language
- AP Latin Literature
- AP Latin: Virgil
- AP Microeconomics
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism
- AP Physics C: Mechanics
- AP Psychology
- AP Spanish Language
- AP Statistics
- AP Studio Art
- AP US History
- AP World History
192 students took 347 AP tests in May, 2007
Passing rates for Spring 2007
| Biology |
95% |
| Chemistry |
56% |
| Computer Science A |
80% |
| Microeconomics |
100% |
| English Language |
100% |
| English Literature |
64% |
| Physics C Electricity & Magnetism |
71% |
| Psychology |
74% |
| Statistics |
74% |
St. Francis de Sales High School is a 2007 Seimens AP Award Nominee for outstanding participation and performance in AP science, math and technology over the past several years. SFS is the only area high school to receive this distinction.
2008 AP Scholars
- Maks Babuder
- Bill Brunner
- Phillip Clauda
- Chris Dyer
- Matthew Fedynich
- Nicholas Kirian
- Corey Lach
- Alexander Laney
- Alexander Malosh
- Joesph Marinelli
- Michael Martinez
- Michael McKernan
- Terrance Miller
- Andrew Naddaf
- Robery Payak
- Adam Poor
- Matthew Ramirez
- Bradley Skelton
- Zachary Sullivan
AP Scholar with Honor
- Mark Blowers
- Bradley Crossen
- Kevin David
- Marcus Grubb
- Jacob Hoffman
- Joseph Jablonski
- Michael McNamara
- Justin Mrkva
- David Perzynski
- Patrick Schlembach
- Benjamin Swartz
- Daniel Williams
AP Scholar with Distinction
- Gregory Boyer
- Brenton Keeley
- Jacob Niese
- Andrew Trunk
St. Francis de Sales High School AP average for 2007 is 3.62 on a scale of 5.
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