Honors and AP® Courses
Honors and AP® Courses – Fast Facts
Gifted LearningLinks (GLL) offers high school honors and AP® courses in English & writing, humanities & social sciences, foreign languages, science, math, and technology. Courses provide students in grades 6 through 12 with a variety of options to develop critical thinking skills and analytical prowess.
GLL honors and AP® courses are based on a facilitated independent study model, allowing students the flexibility to work through intellectually rigorous material and accomplish learning goals at their own pace. Master teachers guide students through course material, providing individualized feedback and facilitating peer interaction through online discussion forums and other online learning tools.
All course documents and assignments, along with a recommended schedule for completing the course in nine months, are available on the course site at the start of the course. Students who wish to accelerate through the course in a shorter time frame can discuss target completion dates with the instructor during the first week of the course.
Students enrolled in honors and AP® courses have up to nine months from their official start date (the 15th of the month) to complete their course(s). GLL grants written requests for extensions on an individual basis, with the approval of the instructor and GLL staff, and assesses a $75 fee for each month of extension. The maximum allowable course extension is three consecutive months beyond the original nine-month time frame.
Accelerated Summer Option (ASO): The Accelerated Summer Option offers students an opportunity to complete the same coursework in an accelerated timeframe of nine weeks. In order to do so, students are expected to spend four to six hours per day working on class assignments. Not all Honors and AP® courses are available in the ASO model. When browsing current Honors Course Offerings or AP® Course Offerings, look for "Accelerated Summer Option 2009" in the session information column.
Each course carries the equivalent of two semesters of academic credit. Course prerequisites are included in the course descriptions. Upon completion of the course, students receive an official Center for Talent Development transcript with their course grade.
Honors and AP® Courses – Fast Facts
| Program Type | Program Model |
Grade Levels |
Session | Application Deadlines |
Start Date | End Date | Time Commitment |
| Honors and AP® | Facilitated Independent Study |
Grades 6 – 12 |
Year-round | Day 1 of every month | Day 15 of every month | Up to 9 months from start date | 4 – 6 hours/week (in order to finish in 9-month timeframe) |
| Grades 6 – 12 |
Accelerated Summer Option | June 1 | June 15 | August 22 | 4 – 6 hours/day |
Gifted LearningLinks (GLL) offers high school honors and AP® courses in English & writing, humanities & social sciences, foreign languages, science, math, and technology. Courses provide students in grades 6 through 12 with a variety of options to develop critical thinking skills and analytical prowess.
GLL honors and AP® courses are based on a facilitated independent study model, allowing students the flexibility to work through intellectually rigorous material and accomplish learning goals at their own pace. Master teachers guide students through course material, providing individualized feedback and facilitating peer interaction through online discussion forums and other online learning tools.
All course documents and assignments, along with a recommended schedule for completing the course in nine months, are available on the course site at the start of the course. Students who wish to accelerate through the course in a shorter time frame can discuss target completion dates with the instructor during the first week of the course.
Students enrolled in honors and AP® courses have up to nine months from their official start date (the 15th of the month) to complete their course(s). GLL grants written requests for extensions on an individual basis, with the approval of the instructor and GLL staff, and assesses a $75 fee for each month of extension. The maximum allowable course extension is three consecutive months beyond the original nine-month time frame.
Accelerated Summer Option (ASO): The Accelerated Summer Option offers students an opportunity to complete the same coursework in an accelerated timeframe of nine weeks. In order to do so, students are expected to spend four to six hours per day working on class assignments. Not all Honors and AP® courses are available in the ASO model. When browsing current Honors Course Offerings or AP® Course Offerings, look for "Accelerated Summer Option 2009" in the session information column.
Each course carries the equivalent of two semesters of academic credit. Course prerequisites are included in the course descriptions. Upon completion of the course, students receive an official Center for Talent Development transcript with their course grade.
