Advanced Placement Program
What is an AP Course?
Learn more about AP classes by visiting College Board's "Rise to Your Potential" page.
What is an AP Test?
Each AP course concludes with a college-level assessment developed and scored by college and university faculty as well as experienced AP teachers. AP Exams are an essential part of the AP experience, enabling students to demonstrate their mastery of college-level course work. Performing well on an AP Exam means more than just the successful completion of a course; it is a gateway to success in college. Research consistently shows that students who receive a score of 3 or higher on AP Exams typically experience greater academic success in college and have higher graduation rates than their non-AP peers.
All NNPS students who take AP courses must take the corresponding AP test in order to earn the full weighted credit for the course. Newport News Public Schools will pay for AP tests to be given to all students enrolled in appropriate courses. Advanced Placement Examinations are administered in May of each year.
Visit the College Board's "Taking the Exam" page to find out more information.
What is an AP Score? What does it mean?
In June, AP exams are graded on a five-point scale, and students are able to view their scores on the AP Portal.
To find out more about the 5-point scale and what they mean, visit College Board's site "About AP Scores."
Why should I take an AP Course?
Check out Newport News Public Schools' policies on AP Courses and learn the top 10 reasons why you should take them by visiting the NNPS Advanced Placement Program site.
What courses are offered at Woodside?
Woodside High School offers several AP courses. The courses are modeled after a comparable college course and aligned with college-level standards. Our talented and dedicated AP teachers help our students in the classrooms to develop and apply the content knowledge and skills they will need later in college.
Each of the courses offered at Woodside are listed below as well as information as to who teaches the course and when the course is typically taken. Contact your school counselor and/or the course's teacher with any specific questions regarding the course's content or required prerequisite classes.
| Subject | Course | Teacher(s) | Year Typically Taken |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art | AP Music Theory | Sheila Downs | Sophomore |
| Art | AP Studio Art: 2-D Design |
Basilious Kaoudis | Junior/Senior |
| Art | 3-D Design | Basilious Kaoudis | Junior/Senior |
| Art | Drawing | Basilious Kaoudis | Junior/Senior |
| Career | AP Business with Personal Finance | BriAnn Hargrove | Senior |
| English | AP 10 English Seminar | Rebecca LaRue | Sophomore |
| English | AP English Literature & Composition | Tanya France | Senior |
| History & Social Science | AP African American Studies | Matthan Wilson | Sophomore/Junior/Senior |
| History & Social Science | AP Human Geography | Walker Bennett | Freshman |
| History & Social Science | AP Psychology | James Cook | Junior/Senior |
| History & Social Science | AP United States Government & Politics | Janet Costello James Cook |
Senior |
| History & Social Science | AP United States History | Nicole Miller | Junior |
| History & Social Science | AP World History | Tom Salyers | Sophomore |
| Math & Computer Science | AP Calculus BC | Jennifer Saunders | Junior/Senior |
| Math & Computer Science | AP Precalculus | Brian Gould | Sophomore/Junior |
| Math & Computer Science | AP Statistics | Robertson Bill | Senior |
| Sciences | AP Biology | Jalesa Tarpley-Jones | Sophomore |
| Sciences | AP Chemistry | Rita Mina | Junior |
| Sciences | AP Environmental Science | Heather Moore | Freshman |
| Sciences | AP Physics 1 | Kirsten Manning | Junior/Senior |
