Description:  The Advanced Placement Art History course enables highly motivated student to do college-level work in art history while still in high school.  The course involves significantly more time and commitment than most high school art courses and is intended for students seriously committed to the study of art.  The evaluation is based on a written examination.  AP Art History is designed to expand student knowledge of western and non-western art history and civilization through the art and artifacts of the people from the early drawings of the cave dwellers to contemporary expression.  Slides, laserdics, and print of the great works of art of the world will be analyzed.  As a component of historical research, students will also create artworks that are illustrative of a particular period, culture, style, or technique.  Fee required for each exam taken.