Guidelines & Expectations for Enrolling in Honors and/or Advanced Placement (AP) Courses

ESHS supports all students to accept the challenges of taking Honors/AP courses; however, enrollment in an Honors/AP course requires additional responsibilities, time commitment, and academic skills. Honors/AP courses typically require twice as much work as general college preparatory (CP) classes. We encourage and expect students who enroll in Honors and AP courses intend to gain a deeper understanding of the subject and not for the sole purpose of raising their grade point average (GPA). We do not recommend students take more than THREE advanced courses (Honors/AP courses) per semester, including community college courses.

Advanced Placement (AP) Specifics: 

• Students should have successfully completed course prerequisite(s) to enroll in an AP/Honors course. 

• Students are allowed to appeal to join an AP/Honors course by waiver if they fail to meet the prerequisites. Please see your counselor for more information. 

• Students are expected to remain in the AP/Honors Course for the entire academic year.

• Students are expected to take the AP Examination for the AP course in the Spring Semester.

• It is the student’s responsibility to complete assigned summer reading and/or assignments for an Honors/AP class.

AP Exam Schedule (2024-2025)

AP Assembly Slides & Info

AP Opt Out Information and Form (2024-2025)

AP Info Memo (2024-2025)

AP Payment Form (2024-2025)

AP Cancellation Information (2024-2025)

AP Registration and Payment Info (2024-2025)