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[NickC]

I was looking at bths.edu under the Majors tab and I saw that theres AP US Govt for Junior year term 1 only. By the time may comes, wont you forget everything already?

[katinka]

You have the same teacher for the whole year so they review stuff with your all up to may. Also, there's a fair amount of constitutional law on the test, which you cover in the spring term.

[NickC]

Is there enough time to cover all the material in just 1 term?

[tycoonboy388]

NickC, on Nov 24 2007, 12:29 PM, said:

Is there enough time to cover all the material in just 1 term?

Very much so. Prior to this year, the class was taught differently. First semester was US Government, and second semester was Comparative Government. We normally finished US Government on time, but there was never enough time for Comparative or to review for the exams. This way, its much better, because you will have five months to cover the state and federal government systems, etc. The second semester focus on constitutional law will give you a strong understanding of the Supreme Court and notable court cases, which are an integral part of the exam, some years they form the entire essay portion of the exam. The system is akin to Intro American Government and Intro Con Law in college. Its a pretty good system, I think it'll work.

[R. Asher]

Feedback from students, faculty and recent alum were instrumental components of the major revisions and will continue to be important as we tweak and modify to create the strognest possible programs.

[AFaust3]

R. Asher, on Nov 24 2007, 02:46 PM, said:

Feedback from students, faculty and recent alum were instrumental components of the major revisions and will continue to be important as we tweak and modify to create the strognest possible programs.

Gotta love those political statements

To answer your question, the teachers get the students more than ready for the AP US Gov't exam, and with that format I got a 5 on it. It's a lot better than the pressure of remembering comparative politics for another term. At least US Gov't compliments what you're doing in American history.

[NickC]

For Law and Society, the booklet says "Co-Requistes: AP Comparative Government , Economics "
There are already senior 1 2 and 3 slots filled, so what does co-requistes mean? and does that mean you will have 4 periods of the major?

ALSO is it possible to get a APID through another major if your schedule permits?

[tycoonboy388]

A co-requisite in general means its a requirement you have to fulfill at some point during the program. So my assumption is that while AP Comparative government and economics are major classes, you have to take them in your Senior year for your Social Studies requirements.

I don't know how to go about earning an APID to begin with, if there is some paperwork or something. But in theory if you take all the necessary AP's, then you should qualify for APID. You just need to fit in the extra AP classes into your schedule. From my understanding of APID, Law and Society only covers two of the required subject areas for APID. You'd need an AP English class, an AP Language and an AP Math or Science class, which probably means one or two additional electives. It's certainly possible. If you do take on Law on Society, since both the major AP's are in Junior year, you might want to ensure that you're not loading up on AP's as a Junior. You'd want to save at least two of those extra AP classes for Senior year, just to spread out your AP exams.

[NickC]

AHHH. Colleges will see only the grades from fresh up to term 2 of junior year right? Yeah, they will still see the rest of your grades, but for the college acceptance process, they only see those 3 years right?

ALSO - does tech offer AP Spanish Lanaguage or is it strictly literature. IN the booklet it offers Span Language.

[katinka]

Tech offers AP Spanish Lit. The class is really wonderful though.

As for APID if you are willing to take Spanish for all four years, you can get the diploma providing you meet the other requirements. I'm just not sure how much of an impact it would make...

[NickC]

Explain your definition of wonderful please.

[R. Asher]

NickC, on Mar 12 2008, 09:58 PM, said:

AHHH. Colleges will see only the grades from fresh up to term 2 of junior year right? Yeah, they will still see the rest of your grades, but for the college acceptance process, they only see those 3 years right?

ALSO - does tech offer AP Spanish Lanaguage or is it strictly literature. IN the booklet it offers Span Language.

Spanish 4 has been coverted to AP Spanish Lang and yes, if you meet the APID requirements you can earn that distinction via any major. It should be noted that due to scheduling constraints, it is hard to do without the program flexibility offered by IAS.

[katinka]

Is Spanish 4 an AP for this year's students too, or starting next year? And also, can seniors sign up to take it?

[R. Asher]

katinka, on Mar 13 2008, 03:35 PM, said:

Is Spanish 4 an AP for this year's students too, or starting next year? And also, can seniors sign up to take it?

Starting next year. Major students will be served first and adidtional elective sections will be opened as the budget allows.

[NickC]

R. Asher, on Mar 13 2008, 05:47 AM, said:

Spanish 4 has been coverted to AP Spanish Lang and yes, if you meet the APID requirements you can earn that distinction via any major. It should be noted that due to scheduling constraints, it is hard to do without the program flexibility offered by IAS.

When I spoke to Mr. Arias he thought I was insane and he didnt know anything about Spanish 4 being converted into AP Span Lang.

[NickC]

Never mind. My Spanish teacher confirmed that Spanish IV is now AP Spanish Language!

[DhIrEn]

so when teachers say that you have to take spanish IV before AP, now you can just take AP language, and then AP lit. ?

[NickC]

Yep.

[LovelyMelly]

Inside the Majors Booklet, they listed two corequisites for this major and I have been told that you must take them.
Can you explain when we have to take these and exactly what classes are they again?

[leo2car]

Can someone post a scan up? Because none are listed online.