AP Program

Bishop O'Connell offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, covering 29 subject areas for AP testing:

Requirements

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.

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2022 AP Scholars

In May 2022, 552 students took 1045 AP exams covering 28 subject areas.

174 Bishop O'Connell students were recognized as AP Scholars, receiving scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams. Included in this number are the following honorees:

45 AP Scholars with Distinction, receiving an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.

39 AP Scholars with Honor, receiving an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

In addition, one student was awarded an AP International Diploma. Read more...

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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 information on the Program of Studies page.