Advanced Placement

The Advanced Placement (AP) Program provides students with the opportunity to pursue college level studies while still in high school and to receive advanced placement and/or credit when entering college. Qualified, academically oriented students in eleventh and twelfth grades are eligible to participate in Advanced Placement Courses.

T.F. South AP Course Offerings

 

  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Calculus
  • AP European History
  • AP English Language & Composition
  • AP English Literature & Composition
  • AP Psychology
  • AP Spanish
  • AP United States History
  • AP Music Theory 
  • AP Computer Science Principles 
  • AP Biology 
  • AP Spanish Language & Composition 
  • AP Spanish Literature & Composition 

AP Exams

Students are highly recommended to take an AP exam for each AP class in which they are enrolled. The exams are administered at T.F. South in May, and  registration information is distributed to the students in their AP classes.  Please visit the College Board website for additional information.

College Credit for AP Exams

Please note that college credit is only possible if you take the AP exam.

AP exams are reported on the following 5 point scale:

5 - Extremely well qualified
4 - Well qualified
3 - Qualified
2 - Possibly Qualified
1 - No recommendation

Every university has their own standards for awarding college credit.  A score of 3 may be awarded credit at "University A," but not awarded credit at "University B."  Please contact the university to which you are applying for qualifying scores. 

2020 Highlights:
 

  • English Literature & Composition from TFS students scored 2.91, on average, which is higher than the average for all of the students in the State of Illinois and throughout the world who sat for the exam.
  • Human Geography students from TFS scored 3.09, on average, which is higher than the average for all of the students in the State of Illinois and throughout the world who sat for the exam.
  • Spanish Literature & Composition from TFS students scored 3.43, on average, which is higher than the average for all of the students in the State of Illinois and throughout the world who sat for the exam.
  • Spanish Language & Composition from TFS students scored 4.41, on average, which is higher than the average for all of the students in the State of Illinois and throughout the world who sat for the exam.

  • US History students from TFS scored 3.89, on average, which is higher than the average for all of the students in the State of Illinois

Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy

Thortnton Fractional District is proud to offer the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy to qualifying students who demonstrate a high level of proficincy in English and Spanish.   Read the full letter here for complete details.