The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) enables willing and academically prepared students to pursue college-level studies — with the opportunity to earn college credit, advanced placement or both — while still in high school. AP Exams are given each year in May. A score of 4 or higher on an AP Exam can typically earn students college credit and/or placement into advanced courses in college.
The Advanced Placement (AP) program is designed to provide motivated high school students with post-secondary-level academic courses in a comfortable high school environment.
Students gain the skills needed to succeed in a post-secondary environment through participating in this enrichment program. In addition, based on performance on AP exams, students can earn credit for post-secondary courses before entering the institution. It is recommended that students in grade 9 who are achieving above 80% in their core courses enroll in AP classes for grade 10 and experience what AP is and how it may benefit them in the future.