The Importance of The Advanced Placement Program

Taking the end-of-course AP Exam sends a powerful message to colleges and universities that a student is ready for them, and can enable students to gain admission, college credit, and placement into advanced courses.

Head start on college

AP and College Success

Why should a student take the AP Exam?Most of the nation’s colleges and universities, plus colleges and universities in 24 other countries, grant students admission, credit, and/or placement for qualifying AP Exam grades.

At the college level, students can use qualifying AP Exam grades to:

Graduate in three or three-and-a-half years

Enter upper-level courses

Fulfill a foreign language requirement

Each exam will receive a score of 1 – 5.

Typically, colleges and universities will award credit or placement for scores of 3, 4, or 5.

While the common perception is that a score of 3, 4, or 5 constitutes passing in AP, a score of 2 equates to passing at the collegiate level.

Exam Scores

Some colleges award “credit” for qualifyingAP Exam grades. This means you actuallyearn points toward your college degree.

Others award “advanced placement.” This means you can skip introductory courses,enter higher-level classes, and/or fulfillgeneral education requirements.

What’s the differencebetween credit and placement?

1. Go to www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy. Pg. 4 Bulletin for AP Students and Parents Example

2. Type in the name of the college or university whose AP policy you want to view (or browse by letter of the alphabet).

3. You will see two things for each school that has provided their AP credit policy information: 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 credit policy.

AP Credit and PlacementPolicy Information

If you earn a qualifying grade (typically a 3, 4, or 5) on an AP exam, you can receive credit for the equivalent course at thousands of colleges and universities.

The amount saved can equate to hundreds, and in some cases, thousands of dollars.

(K-State - $210.60; KU - $262.50)

Save Money

$631.80

$787.50

1. Go to www.olathesouthhs.TotalRegistration.net . Your registration must be done online.

2. Each exam is $87.00.

3. Payments: Online by credit card https://edcommerce.olatheschools.com Cash or check - student services, write check to “USD 233”.

• Students on free/reduced lunch will get their AP exams for free by checking the appropriate box on the registration form.

• Students that have a financial hardship contact Mrs. Dietz.

4. Registration start Jan. 14 and are due by March 25. No late registrations No refunds will be given after this date. No unpaid exams will be ordered.

Registration

Mandatory pre-registration session on Thursday, April 28th during seminar in the falcon nest.

Music Theory will be held at Olathe South.

All other AP exams will be held at the Instructional Resource Center.

Students will provide their own transportation to and from the site.

AP Exam dates and times are on the website and on the handout given out today.

Details, Details, Details. . . . . . . .

Pg. 7 – What to bring and not to bring to exam

Pg. 10 – Getting your Exam ScoresPg. 11 – Student Check listBack Page – Dates of test

Bulletin for AP Students and Parents

Questions?

Stop by Student Services or e-mail questions to Mrs. Dietzrdietzos@olatheschools.com