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- AP students are typically the most academically able students, the top 10%–15% of high school students in that particular subject, and their PSAT and SAT scores are typically much higher than those of the college population at large, indicating very strong academic readiness and abilities in comparison to the general college population.
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Yes. College faculty from across a wide spectrum of U.S. colleges and universities participate in the EBSS process and typically rate the AP Exam as significantly more difficult than their own institutions’ final exams for the comparable introductory courses.
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Teachers Design Their Own AP Courses
The AP Program does not supply syllabi for AP courses. We supply a detailed set of expectations about what content a college-level course in that subject should cover. AP teachers design their own syllabi with these standards in mind. (They can also choose to use existing, approved syllabi.) We review each course design through a process called the AP Course Audit before authorizing your school to call the course “AP.” The fact that teachers design their own AP courses—within guidelines that...
AP Exams Assess Knowledge and Skills Learned in the Course
Each AP course concludes with an AP Exam. These assessments are designed by the same expert committee that developed the course. AP Exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5 by college and university professors and experienced AP teachers. Many U.S. colleges offer credit for AP Exam scores of 3 or higher. The exams are administered at authorized schools and test centers. Most high schools that offer AP courses choose to administer AP Exams to their own students as well as external AP students. Sc...
All students who are willing and academically prepared to accept the challenge of a rigorous academic curriculum should be considered for admission to AP courses. College Board encourages the elimination of barriers that restrict access to AP courses for students from ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic groups that have been traditionally underrepres...
There are no formal requirements or mandatory professional development for teachers of AP courses, with the exception of teachers of AP Seminar and AP Research, who must complete a summer workshop and online training. However, even if it’s not required for your course, we strongly recommend that AP teachers take part in professional learning progra...
College Board’s AP Program is a collaborative community of AP teachers and students, states, districts, schools, colleges, and universities committed to the daily work of developing college-level knowledge and skills. We’ve been delivering excellence in education to millions of students across the country since 1955.
Earn College Credit and Placement. Your AP score could earn you college credits before you even set foot on campus. In fact, most AP students who enroll in four-year colleges start school with some credit.
Nearly all colleges and universities in the United States grant credit and placement for qualifying AP scores. Use our tool to find colleges you’re interested in and see what you could earn with AP.
The answer, of course, is to take an AP class and get an A, but it's not that simple. Before families choose which classes are the right fit for their high school student, they should...
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Advanced Placement® (AP) – College Board. AP Program. Discover AP. AP gives students the chance to tackle college-level work while they're still in high school and earn college credit and placement. AP STUDENTS. Students: See Where AP Can Take You.
AP is a resource that college admissions and enrollment professionals can rely on to help recruit, enroll, and retain a diverse, academically prepared class. Your institution’s AP credit and placement policy can help attract motivated and prepared students to your institution.
