The philosophy at Berkeley is that the AP
® 按照大学理事会的规定,课程应该在大学水平上教授
®, and as expected by the colleges. 正是由于这个原因,我们大多数的AP
® classes are available to junior and senior students; it is a rare freshman or sophomore in high school who is prepared to successfully master the material in a college-level course. Therefore, our curriculum in grades 9, 10年级和11年级旨在为学生准备AP打下基础
® success. 这种方法对我们的学生和学校来说都非常成功.
While maintaining rigorous entrance requirements befitting a college-level course, we have made AP® 符合条件的学生更容易获得课程. 自2015年以来,参加至少一门AP的学生人数® exam has increased by almost 20%. 2019年,295名学生参加了至少一门AP®考试,我们举办了800场考试. The increased accessibility of AP® 课程继续伴随着令人印象深刻的高水平的AP表现® exams. 在过去的五年里,随着我们不断增加对美联社的访问® 棋牌游戏平台的学生已经修了3600多门AP课程® 并取得了令人难以置信的86%的通过率. Students are reviewed by college readers in the context of the program available to them at Berkeley and invariably benefit from the strong reputation we enjoy nationally.
At the same time, we resist any temptation to be complacent but instead remain at the forefront of issues of interest surrounding the AP® program; we continuously evaluate and research our program and make changes that are in the best interests of our students, their education and the college process. In addition, we encourage parents and students to work closely with Berkeley’s academic counselors to ensure a challenging schedule in which a student can be academically successful is in place.
At Berkeley, we require all AP® 学生参加考试是他们对课程承诺的一部分. 我们的大学辅导员有时会被问到AP的重要性® exam score (given the exam takes place at the end of the year) and the level of interest a college actually has in the outcome of the course. 再一次,现实是学院和大学会考虑学校AP的实力® program when determining the merits of a student’s course choices and rigor of academic schedule. 如果学校的“通过率”很低,可以假设AP® courses taught are of questionable rigor; in such a scenario, the number of Advanced Placement® courses on a student’s transcript can have considerably less advantageous impact on the admissions outcome.