The Advanced Placement Program (AP) is a cooperative educational endeavor between secondary schools and colleges and universities. Since its inception in 1955, the program has provided high school students with the opportunity to take college-level courses in a high school setting. Students who participate in the program will gain college-level skills. AP teachers follow course guidelines developed and published by the College Board. To enroll in an AP course, students and parents are required to sign an agreement accepting the workload of the rigorous curriculum and acknowledge that schedules will not be changed. Students will have the opportunity to take AP exams. These exams are self-pay, information regarding payment will be communicated from the school site. AP grades are the only weighted grades on a student’s transcript. There will be an AP meeting for students and parents in the spring to go over course information.
Pre-AP prepares a growing number of students, especially those traditionally under-represented in AP courses, for the challenges offered by the Advanced Placement Program. The goal of Pre-AP programs is to prepare students for high academic standards, greater inclusion, increased communication, coordination, enthusiasm, and empowerment. It also creates closer ties between AP courses and the courses preceding them, and the wider dissemination of successful teaching strategies.
We believe ALL students benefit from AP and Pre-AP and encourage ALL students to enroll in these courses. Listed below are just a few benefits of AP and Pre-AP coursework:
- Students will gain college-level analytical, communication and study skills as well as academic confidence.
- Students learn a subject in greater depth.
- Students demonstrate to colleges their willingness to undertake a challenging curriculum.
- Students can earn college credit and or advanced standing at over 90% of U.S. colleges and universities if they successfully pass an AP examination.
- Students can gain national recognition.
