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NEUCHÂTEL JUNIOR COLLEGE
NON-CREDIT COURSES
French Communication and Culture
Students who are not enrolled in one of the three French courses or AP French will be enrolled in a French Communication and Culture class. This is a non-credit course in conversational French geared to the student’s level, involving 80 minutes per week. The teacher arranges for several outings and student exchanges with local Swiss students to make this course fun and interesting.
Conversational German and Italian
These course are offered through the local language school in Neuchâtel at an additional cost and are helpful for students wishing to learn these official languages of Switzerland.
AP is developed by the College Board in conjunction with high schools, colleges, and universities. AP provides rigorous university/college level curriculum for students in their last years of high school. After an examination in May of each year, students submit their grades
to universities and may qualify for university credit or advanced placement. Regardless of university recognition, AP provides students with enriched curriculum as they prepare for university.
As is the case in the majority of Ontario High Schools, NJC students who wish to prepare for an AP examination will register in the corresponding Grade 12 course in that subject. Our teachers will work with AP students to ensure their preparedness for the AP exam, inclusive of providing higher-level instruction, assignments and feedback. AP students benefit from studying university-level material with the individual and small group attention afforded by our small class sizes. Given that AP is at the university level where increased academic autonomy is expected, AP students are also expected to work independently more so than their Grade 12 program peers.
AP is designed for motivated students who are seeking to study material at the first-year university level and who have the goal of earning university credits prior to university enrollment. NJC students may opt to study from a wide variety of AP examinations depending on their areas of expertise and subject interests. Students should discuss their intent to study AP with the Director of University Guidance during their pre- departure guidance consultation.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP)