HONORS & AP COURSES FRA offers Honors courses in all academic areas. AP courses are offered in English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Human Geography, World History, U.S. History, European History, Art History, Latin, French Language, Spanish Language, Studio Art: Drawing, and Studio Art: 3D Design. FRA is also a member of the AP Capstone Diploma program, offering AP Seminar and AP Research. FRA’S CRITERIA FOR ENROLLMENT IN HONORS OR AP COURSES ARE: 1. The student should have a 90 average in the prerequisite course. Students with a B average will be considered based on a recommendation from the current teacher. The recommendation from the teacher takes precedence over other criteria. 2. Relevant standardized test scores should be strong. In most cases, they should be above the 75th percentile, though students’ performance in coursework is weighted heavily.
3. Recommendations are contingent on finishing the current grade year within the parameters of the above standards. Students whose performance slips considerably or fail to demonstrate mastery in a prerequisite course may have their recommendation rescinded. 4. Students may be deferred until later in the year if a teacher is undecided on placement for the next school year. Deferred students will be notified by the teacher of the deferral. Decisions on deferrals are typically communicated to the student by May 1st. 5. Students who do not receive an honors or AP recommendation will be placed in a standard section. 6. Students who wish to take AP/Honors courses but are not recommended must submit a written appeal addressed to the former teacher, new teacher, department chair, and Head of Upper School. That group will review all appeals and make case-by-case decisions. The deadline for students to file appeals is the end of the first week of March, and the decision deadline is May 1st. 7. The Upper School office will e-mail departmental recommendations to parents and students in mid-February.
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