Current AP Students and Parents
If you registered to take an AP (Advanced Placement) course in the fall at Magruder High School, please locate the class or classes in the document linked below to see if there are any required summer assignments to complete prior to the start of the new school year on August 28th. The teacher’s name is listed with their school email address linked in case you have specific questions. Please keep in mind that most teachers do not work over the summer and responses to emails may be delayed. Make sure that you are signed into your mcpsmd.net account when accessing the linked assignments. If you are an incoming 9th grade student and need a MCPS Chromebook to complete your summer assignments, please contact the school at 240-740-5550 to coordinate with our Media Center.
AP Back to School Night 2022 Presentation
ESCUELA SECUNDARIA MAGRUDER POSICIÓN AVANZADA Presentación de regreso a la escuela
AP Exam Score Information
2022 AP Exam scores will be available through your College Board account in July 2022. Visit https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/view-scores for more information.
Resources for Current AP Students and Parents
The CollegeBoard’s AP Website has great resources including course descriptions, exam practice tips and resources, and information about how to obtain your scores after taking the exam. Be sure to create an account to receive all resources and access exam scores.
Exam Information
Why take the exam?
Taking the exam is the first step to earning college credit for AP courses. Students may also be eligible to earn scholarships based those scores, and all students can gain valuable experience that prepares them for the academic environment in college. Students with qualifying scores can check with the college or university they plan to attend to see if they can earn credit for their AP course.
Resources for Prospective AP Students and Parents
What are Advanced Placement (AP) Courses?
Advanced Placement courses are college-level classes meant to provide a rigorous learning experience for high school students and allow them to obtain the skills they need to be successful at the college level.
In addition, students taking AP Courses in high school can potentially earn college credit, saving time and money. Having AP courses on a high school transcript can be an advantage in the college admissions process.
Magruder High School’s AP Offerings
Magruder high school is proud to offer 23 AP courses for the 2020-2021 school year. In addition, Magruder High School has a partnership with Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS) to ensure that all students, but especially students in underrepresented populations, have access to AP courses and the chance to excel.
2022-2023 MHS AP Course Offerings
Interested in Taking AP Courses?
It’s never too early to plan out the courses you want to take during your four years in high school. You can start by visiting the College Board website (link below) to get a sense of what to expect from an AP course. Make an appointment with your school counselor to talk about the options available to you.
Magruder High School Counseling Department
College Board – Getting Started in AP resources
For more information on the AP program at Magruder, please contact Virginia Snyder, Academic, PEAC & AP Coordinator
