AP (Advanced Placement) Art History is a course offered in
high school through the
Advanced Placement Program that gives college level material at the high school level. This class is operated by
College Board. College Board administers a test near the end of the course to assess how much the student has learned in
Art History, and depending on the score received, colleges generally accept a passing score as credit for an equivalent class at their institution.
The course
The Art History AP course, under the direction of
College Board is designed to allow students to examine major forms of artistic expression relevant to a variety of cultures evident in wide variety of periods from present times into the past. In this course, students acquire an ability to examine works of art critically, with intelligence and sensitivity, and to articulate their thoughts and experiences. The main focus is on
European Art, but the course does deal with
African,
Hindu,
South and
East Asian, and
Islamic Art.
Pre-Historic art has now been removed from the curriculum. Students may choose to complement the course with review textbooks.
Topics
The ETS's framework for the
exam is as follows:
Ancient through Medieval: 30%
- Greece and Rome (10-15%)
- Early Christian, Byzantine, Early Medieval (5-10%)
- Romanesque (3-7%)
- Gothic (7-10%)
Renaissance to Present: 50%
- Fourteenth Through Sixteenth Centuries (12-17%)
- Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (10-15%)
- Nineteenth Century (10-15%)
- Twentieth Century......
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