AP Program

AP Information Days for Current Students
May 12-13, 2013

Students planning to sign up for Advanced Placement classes must attend information sessions with the AP instructor and receive a contract for the class. Teachers will be available after school on Tuesday and Wednesday for information sessions. Parents are welcome but not required to attend.

CLICK HERE to download the AP Information Days schedule.

Bishop O'Connell offers 23 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, covering 26 subject areas for AP testing:

English Language
English Literature
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
French Language
Latin
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Statistics
Biology
Chemistry
Physics B
Physics C (E&M)
Physics C (Mechanical)
Environmental Science
Modern European History
United States History
United States Government
Comparative Political Systems
Psychology
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Art/Drawing
Art History
Music Theory
Computer Science

Students requesting to take any Advanced Placement (AP) course must attend a meeting with their parents and the AP instructors prior to registering for the course. The mandatory meeting is held in February during course selection time. A contract must be signed by the student and his/her parents before the student will be scheduled for the desired course. All students in AP courses are required to take the AP Examination at the conclusion of the course.

In May 2012, a total of 108 students were recognized as AP Scholars, including:

National Scholars - 5
AP Scholars with Distinction - 39
AP Scholars with Honors - 28

CLICK HERE to view list of AP Scholars for 2012.

Bishop O'Connell uses a ten-point grading scale. Additional points ("weight") is given toward a student's grade point average (GPA) for Advanced Placement and Honors courses. Please refer to the Grading System page for more information.