Advanced Placement (AP) Courses
Cullman High School offers several Advanced Placement Program courses: AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP Macroeconomics, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States Government, AP United States History, AP Human Geography, AP Physics B, AP German, AP Spanish, AP French, AP Biology, AP Studio Art, AP Statistics, and AP Computer Science. In 2007, 40 CHS students took the AP exams for these courses. Of those who took the exams, 20% scored a 5, 25% scored a 4, 32.5% scored a 3, 14% scored a 2, and 8.5% scored a 1. Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, all students who take AP courses are required to take the accompanying AP examination at the end of the course.
The Advanced Placement Program at Cullman High School is under constant expansion, with 1 to 2 new Advanced Placement courses being added each year. Several additional Advanced Placement courses are available to Cullman High School student by means of online or computer-based programs, such as the Alabama ACCESS program.
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