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The Advanced
Placement
Program®
Klein Collins
The Advanced Placement Program
• a cooperative educational endeavor between
secondary schools and colleges and universities
• composed of rigorous courses/examinations offered
in 25 subject areas/10-11 KCHS offers 21
• committed to educational excellence and equity
• PreAP is a program that prepares students for future
AP courses
Benefits for Students
• Gain college-level analytical, communication, and
study skills as well as academic confidence
• Earn college credit and/or advanced standing by
successfully completing an AP Examination
• Can gain recognition through the AP Scholar
Program
AP and College Success™
Students who take AP
courses and exams
are much more likely
than their peers to
complete a bachelor’s
degree in four years or
less.
Source: Camara, Wayne (2003).
College Persistence, Graduation, and
Remediation. College Board Research
Notes (RN-19). New York, NY:
College Board.
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Why 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. Information about AP credit and
placement policies at many colleges and universities is now
available on the College Board’s Web site:
www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy
Save money
If you earn a qualifying grade on an AP Exam,
you can receive credit for the equivalent course
at thousands of colleges and universities:
“I took AP throughout high school because it
was the most interesting and well-taught
program offered. When I reached college, I
realized that I had accumulated a year’s worth of
credits. I graduated from Michigan’s
undergraduate business school a full year early,
saving $30,000 and a year’s time.”
—Nikki Baker, University of Michigan
Stand out in the admissions process
“One of the best standard
predictors of academic success
at Harvard is performance on
Advanced Placement
Examinations.”
—William R. Fitzsimmons
Dean of Admissions, Harvard University
“AP Exams affirm the rigor of a
student’s course work. Though
admissions policies vary, if I were
a student, I wouldn’t assume that
the college of my dreams didn’t
care about AP Exams in the
admissions process.”
—Bruce Walker, Director of Admissions
University of Texas at Austin
Factors Influencing
Admission Decisions–2001
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AP Equity Policy
Statement:
“All students who are willing to
accept the challenge of a
rigorous academic curriculum
should be considered for
admission to AP courses…”
Characteristics of a PreAP/AP
Student
• Motivated to learn and achieve at the college
level
• Willing to keep up with all assigned reading
and writing, as well as participate actively as
part of a community of learners in class
• Seeks additional help and instruction when
needed during tutoring before or after school