<p>Illinois parents - does your school district count AP Economics as fulfilling the Illinois consumer education requirement? Some school districts do (including some of the better ones like New Trier and Hinsdale) and others (including mine) don’t. I am gathering information to go to my school board and ask them to consider revising the policy. I would appreciate knowing what your school districts do and any thoughts you have on the matter. If you are uncomfortable revealing the specific name of your district, you can put it in PM. </p>
<p>I think that in our district kids can take an exam to satisfy the consumer ed. requirement. I don’t think AP Econ by itself satisfies the requirement.</p>
<p>BTW my kid took the ‘business’ class and wow was it lame. They watched 12 movies in that class!</p>
<p>At my D’s high school there are a variety of ways to satisfy the consumer ed requirement, and taking Economics or AP Economics is one way. You can also take one of a handful of other courses (business math, law or intro to social sciences, among others) or you can pass the Illinois Consumer Education Proficiency Test.</p>
<p>Our school requires either a Consumer Ed course or the proficiency test. The Cons Ed requirements are set by the state, so I would think that an econ course that met those requirements would have to spend some time on the consumer ed topics. Frankly, if a kid is smart and advanced enough for AP Econ, I don’t think he/she would have a lot of trouble passing the proficiency test.</p>
<p>mdoc or anyone else who is in a district that explicitly allows AP Econ to be used, would you mind PM’ing me with the name of the district?</p>
<p>The Ill State Board of Education allows districts to designate AP Econ (or any other course for that matter) to fulfill the requirement, but it has to be done at the district level.</p>
<p>Thanks - I can’t find confirmation of that on the Naperville website, though. If you can confirm that it did, would you mind PMing me with more details? Thanks.</p>
<p>^ Yes, I can definitely confirm it, at least at Neuqua - so I can’t imagine it could be any different at the other 204 schools - AP Micro counts towards the Consumer Ed requirement. There is also a test you can take, the last one here was Jan. 23, which alows you to place out. About 140 questions IIRC, and need to pass 90 of them. Son passed by four with one night’s review, as we had printed off the 2006 test online from somewhere, think maybe the DOE for Illinois website (google search). Counselor says very few pass the test first time, like 20%. 204 also has an online version of the course.</p>
<p>Other note - in 204 the class is only offered to Seniors. You can take the test as many times as you’d like, but not while you are taking the course.</p>
<p>I found the printed info on the 204 course planing guide, ipsd.org, but am reading this off of the schedule sheet brought home a few weeks back.</p>
<p>If you really want to get specific, the test is administered out of the Sophomore house, when I originally called them they were happy to give details.</p>
<p>Yes, I do know about the test that one can take in lieu of the class!</p>
<p>AL34, you are referring to Neuqua Valley HS, NOT Naperville North or Naperville Central HS, correct? </p>
<p>This is hugely helpful!
If anyone has knowledge of the following schools it would be helpful, as I’ve not found one way or the other on their websites:
Lyons Township
Oak Park River Forest
Proviso West / East
York
Addison
Willowbrook
Niles
Deerfield
Buffalo Grove</p>
<p>Other Requirements
In addition to requirements listed above, students must:
Demonstrate proficiency in Consumer Education. This requirement may be met
by receiving a passing grade on the Consumer Economics Proficiency Test or by
successfully completing one of the following courses:
o Consumer Economics
o Online Consumer Economics
o Contemporary Living
o Economics or AP Economics
o Consumer Math
o Consumer Math Fundamentals
o Introduction to Business
o Work Study (Semester 2)</p>
<p>I assume the requirements at Highland Park High School are the same, as they’re in the same district.</p>
<p>Just take the Proficiency Test. S2 studied about 2 days from the study guide with a little prompting from me to explain insurance and the like. He had a perfect score on the test.</p>