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Pre-AP is based on the following two important premises:
The expectation that all students can perform at rigorous
academic levels and achieve academic excellence.
The belief that we can prepare every student for higher
intellectual engagement by starting the development of
skills and acquisition of knowledge as early as possible.
The middle and high school years are a critical time to
impart higher learning and deeper understanding of curricular content.
Pre-AP courses provide middle and high school students with the “active, high-level learning” needed to develop skills and study habits and learn the concepts they will need to successfully complete AP® coursework.
Pre-AP courses:
Help students develop their potential in the classroom and beyond
Help improve writing skills
Help students shape goals
Challenge students, but also make them realize they can excel if they put their mind to it!
Typically grades 6-10, offered
district-wide
Academically rigorous
Weighted GPA
Focus on strategies to develop skills
necessary for success in AP classes
Teachers trained in strategies
during College Board Institute with
required renewal of training every 5
years
Campus Pre-AP Coordinator
assigned at each school
o Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses are college-level courses offered in high school. AP courses reflect what is taught in top introductory college courses.
o The AP program exposes high school students to the rigors of college work and high standards while the students are working in the more nurturing confines of the secondary school setting.
o At the end of courses, students take
AP Exams—standardized exams that
measure how well students have
mastered college-level course work.
o Students who do well on AP Exams
can earn credit and/or placement into
advanced courses in college.
Typically grades 11-12, offered district-wide
Weighted GPA
Academically rigorous
College Board Monitored and Authorized Curriculum
Potential College Credit
Teachers attend College Board Institute at a university with required renewal of training every 5 years
Campus AP Coordinator assigned at each high school campus
AP courses typically demand more of students than regular courses.
Classes tend to be faster-paced and cover
more material than typical high school classes.
More time, inside and outside of the classroom,
is required to complete lessons, assignments and
homework.
AP teachers expect their students to think
critically, analyze and synthesize facts and data,
weigh competing perspectives, and write clearly
and persuasively.
oArt History
oBiology
oCalculus AB
oCalculus BC
oChemistry
oChinese Language & Culture
oComputer Science A
oEnglish Language & Composition
oEnglish Literature & Composition
oEnvironmental Science
oEuropean History
oFrench Language & Culture
oGerman Language & Culture
oGovernment & Politics: Comparative
oGovernment & Politics: United States
oJapanese Language & Culture
oLatin
oMacroeconomics
oMicroeconomics
oMusic Theory
oPhysics B
oPhysics C: Electricity & Magnetism
oPhysics C: Mechanics
oPsychology
oSpanish Language & Culture
oSpanish Literature & Culture
oStatistics
oStudio Art: 2-D Design
oStudio Art: 3-D Design
oStudio Art: Drawing
oUnited States History
oWorld History
★ Gain the edge in college preparation
• Get a head start on exactly the sort of work you will confront
in college
• Improve writing skills and sharpen problem-solving techniques
• Develop the study habits necessary for tackling rigorous
course work
• Improve your SAT performance by course selection
★ Stand out in the college admissions process
• Demonstrate maturity and readiness for college
• Show willingness to push yourself to the limit
• Emphasize your commitment to academic excellence
★ Broaden your intellectual horizons
• Explore the world from a variety of perspectives, most
importantly your own
• Study subjects in greater depth and detail
better prepared academically
more likely to choose challenging majors
likely to complete more college-level work
likely to perform significantly better than
students who did not take AP courses
more likely to exercise leadership
more likely to graduate with a double major
twice as likely to go into advanced study
Facts About the Advanced Placement Program, 2002
AP Exams are administered by schools
worldwide each May.
Exams usually last around three hours.
Each AP Exam contains:
Multiple-choice questions
Free-response questions (essay, problem-
solving, oral response)
Most two- and four-year colleges and universities in the United
States offer credit or advanced placement for qualifying AP
Exam scores:
Credit: Students earn credit toward their college degrees.
Advanced placement: Students can skip introductory courses
and move directly into higher-level classes, and/or fulfill
general education requirements.
AP Exam fee for 2015 is
$91 per exam.
For students with financial
need, the College Board
provides a $28 per exam
fee reduction.
Students can talk find out
more about exam fees
and payment options
from their campus AP
Coordinators.
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“We look favorably on
students who have
taken AP courses. The
presence of AP courses
is a sign that a student
has chosen to
challenge him/herself.”
-AP Admissions Officer
Online Bulletin Board
AP students statewide in Texas earn higher GPA’s and have higher four-year graduation rates when compared to students with similar SAT scores and socioeconomic backgrounds who did not take AP courses and exams.
Study by Hargrove, Godin, Dodd; University of Texas
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College credit earned through AP Exams allows students to move into upper-level college courses sooner, pursue a double major, and gain time to study and travel abroad.
“As a freshman, I was able to skip general
education requirements and head straight
into the higher-level classes I wanted to
take. Taking AP Exams literally saved me
semesters of time.”—Brent Wiese,
University of Iowa
1. Search by college or university name or by letter of the alphabet.
2. For each school, you will see:
A link to the college’s own Web page that details its AP credit and placement policies.
A statement by the college or university about its AP policy.
Information about AP credit and placement policies at many colleges and universities is available at www.collegeboard.org/apcreditpolicy.
Students who take AP courses and exams are much more likely than their peers to
complete a college degree on time.
Only one in four students who enter college complete a
bachelor’s degree in four years.*
A recent study** showed that students taking AP courses
and exams were much more likely to earn a college
degree in four years.
For example, AP English Literature students had four-year college graduation rates that were 62% higher than
students that had not taken AP English Literature. * IPEDS database, 2008
** Linda Hargrove, Donn Godin, and Barbara Dodd, “College Outcomes Comparisons by AP and
Non-AP High School Experiences.” The College Board, 2008.
Students who take five years or more to graduate can spend $21,500 for each additional year in college.* The average college cost per year for a
four-year public institution is $21,447 for in-state students.
Costs include tuition and fees, room and board, transportation, and other expenses.
*SOURCE: The College Board, Trends in College Pricing 2011, Figure 1 ** Unpublished institutional research, Crux Research Inc. March 2007
31% of colleges and universities consider a student’s AP
experience when making decisions about which
students will receive scholarships.**
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, research.stlouisfed.org, 2011 (via Weakonomics blog)
Shaded areas indicate US recession
Accept the challenge of Pre-AP and AP courses
Read on a daily basis
Complete and turn-in assignments on time consistently
Study – take responsibility for your own learning
Get help – from parents, teachers, mentors
Set high goals, apply to competitive colleges
Always give 100% effort
Reap the benefits
Provide quiet time and place for doing homework and studying
Supervise homework Eliminate distractions during study
hours (TV, radio, video games, internet chat, cell phones, etc.)
Follow district attendance recommendations and requirements
Make sure children get enough sleep and adequate nutrition
Monitor student employment, balance economic need with student performance
Encourage children to take Pre-AP courses as seriously as AP courses
Support and encourage children as they struggle to achieve
Explain how middle and high school success is directly related to future success
Encourage children to read through modeling and discussion
For additional information on Pre-AP
and AP courses, please contact
your student’s campus Guidance
Counselor, AP Coordinator, or visit www.collegeboard.org/apstudents