AP ECONOMICS SYLLABUS SEMESTER 1, 2014-2015
AP MACROECONOMICS
The class is formally titled AP Macroeconomics, but students
have the option of taking only the AP Macroeconomics exam (all students) or
taking both the AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics exams (student choice).
Grades are based 100% on exams and practice free response
questions (FRQ’s). There is no credit given for work outside the FRQ’s. The grade
breakdown is 90% exams and quizzes, 10% FRQ’s.
Inadequate performance on the FRQ’s will result in a student losing one
letter grade.
Grades are broken down as follows:
TOP 20%: A to A-
MIDDLE 40%: B+ to C+
BOTTOM 40%: C+ or lower depending upon student’s overall
performance
The Final Exam: The
Final Exam counts 20% of your overall grade.
It is a released AP Macro exam. Any student scoring at or above 60% (a
3.6 on the AP scale) on the final will receive a grade of A- if their grade
going into the exam was a C or better. Any student scoring over 52% (a 3 on the
AP scale) will receive a grade of B+ if their grade going into the exam was a C
or better.
There is no text book for this class. All the necessary materials are either online
at montevistamacroeconomics.blogspot.com or provided in class.
AP MICROECONOMICS
AP Micro is supplemental to the AP Macro class. It provides
students an opportunity to pass a second AP econ test. It requires students do to 20 minutes of
graphing homework a week and attend practice problem sessions on planning days
from 8:45 AM to 9:25 AM and on Tuesdays and Thursdays during advisory.
The advantage of taking AP Micro is obvious. It allows students to get credit for another
3 unit college class with minimal time commitment (2 hours a week), and usually
results in a higher overall grade in the class, since the required average
score on both finals combined to earn an A or A- is 5.8 (an average of 2.9
between both exams).
Students failing to attend the required Micro meetings will
be dropped from the Micro portion of the class.
ABSENCES: Students
are allowed five (5) total absences. Any
absences greater than five will have to be made up from 8:45 AM to 9:25 AM on
planning days.
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