<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I am so sorry if the title conveys a different message. </p>
<p>My school offers only two AP classes - AP chem and AP art. However, I do not see AP Art on collegeboard’s AP list (except AP studio art–which requires no examination–and AP art history). *Please correct me if I am wrong. Thus, do you think the so-called AP art in my school is really considered an AP course? The problem is I have already reported to my colleges that my school offers only one AP, which is AP chem (and I am taking it right now) as I thought that AP art is not really considered an AP after all. What do you think?</p>
<p>Should I correct this? Should I try to email all the colleges I applied to and tell them that actually my school offers two APs instead of just one? (I could not take AP art in my school cos my home country strictly requires students to take certain classes, which prevent me from taking all the courses I would have otherwise taken). I am just afraid that in the end, colleges might find out that I misreported. I certainly did not intend to misreport; I just misunderstood the term. It was a mistake on my part–a misunderstanding. Let me know what you think about this.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response.</p>
<p>Ask the Art teacher at your school which portfolio(s) the students prepare in that class. The AP Art Program includes three separate options: Drawing, 2-D Design, and 3-D Design. Depending on that teacher’s resources and the students’ interests, the students could be preparing any one (or any combination) of these. New portfolios can be submitted in each category every year, so some students may be repeating the class multiple times.</p>
<p>So yes, AP Art is a legitimate class.</p>
<p>As for what to do about telling the colleges that your HS only offers one AP course, well get some advice from your guidance counselor. Chances are the information was included in the information that the counselor sent, and what you self-reported doesn’t matter at all.</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply. What I am concerned about is that my self-reported information may be mistakenly considered a misreporting if my counselor reports differently. My GC said that he only sent my transcript and grades… nothing about AP courses. Based on the information given, do you think an AP class can still be considered a legitimate AP course even if it is not on Collegeboard’s list or even if there is no examination? In my school, AP Art students do have portfolios. However, the way the course is handled does not seem to be as systematically organized as you described, though. There only a couple of students in this AP Art.</p>
<p>If this goes unreported, do you think it will be deemed as a misreporting?</p>
<p>If you are really worried, just send an email updating what your school offers. </p>
<p>Don’t worry that not enrolling in AP Art would be held against you. At many high schools there are no students who are both so interested in science and so skilled in art that it makes sense for them to enroll in both AP Chem and AP Art. AP Art is a very demanding course that is designed for the type of students who will be Art or Design majors in college - which is probably why there are only a couple of AP Art students each year at your school. AP Art students often work very independently, which means that they can be off in a corner of the art room during any regularly scheduled art course, and the AP teacher just checks up on their work periodically and gives them the next assignment.</p>