AP STUDIO IS AN ADVANCED STUDIO CLASS WHICH ALLOWS STUDENTS TO CREATE A PORTFOLIO OF WORK IN ONE OF THREE DISCIPLINES: AP STUDIO DRAWING, AP STUDIO 2D DESIGN AND AP STUDIO 3D DESIGN. STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE VARIOUS ART MEDIUMS DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER, THIS IS CALLED THE "BREADTH" WORK. THEN THEY WILL PICK ONE OF THE THREE DISCIPLINES ABOVE AS A CONCENTATION FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER.
IN THEIR CONCENTRATION STUDENTS WILL PRODUCE ART THAT SHOWS GROWTH TOWARD THE THEME OF THEIR CONCENTRATION. SELECTED ART WORK PRODUCED DURING THE ENTIRE YEAR, INCLUDING THE "BREADTH", WILL BE MATTED AND INCLUDED AS PART OF AN END OF COURSE PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION. THE PORTFOLIO WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE AP STUDIO JUDGING BOARD. STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN A SCORE RANGING FROM 1-5. STUDENTS WHO SCORE 3 OR ABOVE SHOULD RECEIVE COLLEGE CREDIT FOR THEIR PORTFOLIO WORK.