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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.
2007 AP Scholars
- Phillip Clauda
- Philip Irmen
- Dean Konstandas
- Dan Kramer
- Joseph Martin
- Nicholas Meinert
- Joshua Miller
- Matthew Ramirez
- Daniel Shinaver
- Victor Tehensky
AP Scholar with Honor
- Timothy Allen
- Gregory Boyer
- Ryan Euler
- James Hankenhof
- Daved Jajou
- Andrew Jessop
- Brent Keeley
- Kyle Kissoff
- Matthew Meinert
- Bradley Morris
- Christopher Niswander
- Patrick Reineck
- Greggory Swint
- Michael Szaroleta
AP Scholar with Distinction
- Adam Collier
- Vlad Coman
- Eric Knisley
- John Lewandowski
- Robert Mominee
- Daniel Seeman
- Joseph Sferra
- David Shellabarger
- Joshua Wagenknecht
- Tyler White
- Joshua Wonser
AP National Scholar
- Adam Collier
- Joseph Sferra
St. Francis de Sales High School AP average for 2007 is 3.62 on a scale of 5. |
