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ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP)
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Popular AP exam choices in recent years have included:
UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT AND GUIDANCE
AP examinations are written in May of each year.
For further information on the AP Program go to http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/.
University Placement
Enrollment at the Junior College is intentionally small, and all students are in their pre-university year, so students derive a particular energy and focus from within this university-bound community. Many factors are at play to ensure that students have the university placement advice and support that they require while at NJC, the foundation of which is a structured university placement program. The program has a concentration on research, program requirements, preparation, choice, admission procedures and deadlines, and applications for scholarships.
Students benefit from ongoing counselling from NJC’s experienced Director of University Guidance, commencing with course selection advice in the spring prior to departure followed by one-on-one consultations and group meetings while at NJC. It is also the tradition that in early October students travel to Geneva to take part in an evening University Orientation event hosted by the Council of International Schools (CIS). Representatives from 100 notable universities exhibit at this event, admittedly drawn from across the globe to Switzerland by top students and one of the largest concentrations of prestigious international high schools in the world. Additionally, university representatives from Canada, the US and abroad visit NJC’s campus while on their European tour to present directly to our students.
In the spring prior to departure, enrolled students will be scheduled for a consultation with the Director of University Guidance and will also receive a comprehensive University Placement package from NJC. Students will be encouraged—as most Grade 11 students are—to conduct preliminary research to narrow their university and program choices. Since no amount of research can replace how a campus feels, NJC also suggests that students visit preferred universities pre-departure for NJC to get a personal sense of the university communities.
• Art History / Studio Art: Drawing
• Calculus AB
• Chemistry
• English Literature and Composition • English Language and Composition • European History
• French Language and French Literature • German Language
• Government and Politics: Comparative • Human Geography
• Physics C: Mechanics
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