| Grade Range: |
| | 11–12 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | Grade of B or better in two full-year art courses and recommendation of art teacher |
| Course duration: |
| | Two semesters |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: |
| | Visual and Performing Arts; weighted |
| UC subject area satisfied: |
| | f - Visual and Performing Arts |
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| Course Description: |
| | The AP Art and Design program consists of three different courses and AP Portfolio Exams—AP 2-D Art and Design, AP 3-D Art and Design, and AP Drawing—corresponding to college and university foundations courses. Students may choose to submit any or all of the AP Portfolio Exams. Students create a portfolio of work to demonstrate inquiry through art and design and development of materials, processes, and ideas over the course of a year. Portfolios include works of art and design, process documentation, and written information about the work presented. In May, students submit portfolios for evaluation based on specific criteria, which include skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas and sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision, guided by questions. Students may choose to submit any or all of the AP Portfolio Exams. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 9004 - Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art: Drawing |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Launching the Imagination: Comprehensive Guide to Basic Design, 3rd ed., Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2008. |