ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM
The Advanced Placement (AP) courses, sponsored by the College Board, allow students the opportunity to earn college credit in addition to high school credit. An AP course is a special college-level learning experience. It is challenging, stimulating, requires more work, gives greater opportunity for progress, and goes into greater depth than other high school courses.
At the conclusion of the course the student is encouraged to take a three-hour College Board AP Exam, for a fee of approximately $72.00. Exams, which include multiple choice and essay sections, are given at school during a designated testing period in May. Grading on a scale of 1-5 is done by the College Board. Scores that qualify for college credit are determined by the college. Students are urged to learn the policies at colleges they are considering by corresponding directly with appropriate officials.
A student may arrange to take an AP Exam without having taken the course. This is recommended only for extremely able and highly motivated students.
