Monte Vista High School

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) courses are college-level courses taught at the high school. Monte Vista offers over 15 AP Courses with accompnaying AP Tests scheduled in May. This is separate from the Dual Enrollment Program with Cuyamaca College, which is an alternative method for students to receive college credit.

 

Students are taught a rigorous depth and breadth of material following the College Board required elements for each course. The purpose of the AP program is to enable students to be competitive with other students throughout the nation on challenging AP exams in early May. Successfully completing these exams allows students to earn college credit for courses taken in high school and is a bonus for students and their families when facing the rising costs of college education.

 

We encourage all AP students to take the AP exam in the subjects they are enrolled in. Colleges and unviersities only accept college credit when an exam has been taken and passed (the amount of credit varies by exam and college). Even within the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC) systems, policies vary from college to college, university to university. By earning college credit in high school and skipping introductory courses (or receiving elective credit) in college, you can save time and money as they work toward a college degree.

 

Should a student pass the AP Exam, Course Credit will apply to their college trascripts as (Credit/No Credit) rather than a letter grade contirbuting to collegiate GPA. Their grade in the course will, however, affect their high school GPA.

 

The AP Exam is scored out of 5. A 3 on the AP Exam is a passing score. A 5 is the highest score one can achieve. A more in-depth breakdown can be found here.

 

Course Name	Teacher	Email
AP African American Studies Note: not offered in 2025-2026 school year	Rob Holland	rholland@guhsd.net
AP Art and Design	Nicole Jenkins	njenkins@guhsd.net
AP Biology	Nevin Sarao	nsarao@guhsd.net
AP Calculus AB	Sang Bai	sbai@guhsd.net
AP Computer Science Principles	Megan Forbell	mforbell@guhsd.net
AP Computer Science A	Megan Forbell	mforbell@guhsd.net
AP Cybersecurity To be offered in 2026-2027 school year	Megan Forbell	mforbell@guhsd.net
AP English Language	David Crabtree & Cody Kuhlken	dcrabtree@guhsd.net ckuhlken@guhsd.net
AP English Literature	Nicole Thomas	nthomas@guhsd.net
AP Environmental Science	Shannon Butler	sbutler@guhsd.net
AP Macroeconimics	Steele Wilde	swilde@guhsd.net
AP Physics 1	James Enos	jenos@guhsd.net
AP Psychology	Steve McClure	smcclure@guhsd.net
AP Spanish Language Note: not offered in 2025-2026 school year	Marisela Verdugo	mverdugo@guhsd.net
AP Spanish Literature	Irlanda Lozano	ilozano@guhsd.net
AP Statistics	Ana Salatich	asalatich@guhsd.net

 

NOTE: The following AP Exams are no longer offered at Monte Vista and have since been replaced by Dual Enrollment Courses  (click to learn more): AP World History, AP U.S. History, AP U.S. Government

 

Exact AP Course Offerings can range from year to year dependent on student enrollment.

The College Board, a non-profit private entity maintains, publishes and scores the AP exams. They determine the fee, each year, for each test.

• Cost for each exam is $99 
• Exams ordered after the deadline will incur a $40 late fee. 

Fee waivers are available for students who qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch. The current fee is $15 for these students.

 

To pay your student’s total bill, you will need to have one of the following:

Please contact Dan Santos (dsantos@guhsd.net) or Tammy White (tammywhite@guhsd.net) in the Finance Office for more information.

 

dsantos@guhsd.net

 

jgeraci@guhsd.net

 

tammywhite@guhsd.net

 

For course specific questions, please contact the teacher of the respective course.

The College Board hosts a very user friendly comprehensive web site at www.collegeboard.org. Look for "AP" and you will find massive resources on all the courses, testing, scoring, etc.