The Advanced Placement The Advanced Placement

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Demetrice J. JonesDemetrice J. JonesAP Project DirectorAP Project Director

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Elizabethtown Middle, East

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Advanced Placement ProgramAdvanced Placement Program®® (AP (AP®®) courses ) courses give you a head start on college.give you a head start on college.

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

Did you Did you know . . .know . . .

If you earn a If you earn a high school diplomahigh school diploma, you’re , you’re likely to earn likely to earn $7,000$7,000 more annually than more annually than students who don’t complete high school.students who don’t complete high school.

But if you earn a But if you earn a bachelor’s degreebachelor’s degree in in collegecollege, you’re likely to earn , you’re likely to earn $22,000$22,000more annually.more annually.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, 2000

Prepare Now to Prepare Now to Succeed in CollegeSucceed in College

A 1999 U.S. Department of A 1999 U.S. Department of Education study found that the Education study found that the strongest predictor of college strongest predictor of college graduation is something students graduation is something students do before they ever go to do before they ever go to college:college:Participate in rigorous, college-Participate in rigorous, college-level courses in high school—level courses in high school—and AP courses in particular.and AP courses in particular.Clifford Adelman, Clifford Adelman, Answers in the Tool Box: Academic Intensity, Answers in the Tool Box: Academic Intensity, Attendance Patterns, and Bachelor’s Degree AttainmentAttendance Patterns, and Bachelor’s Degree Attainment (1999), (1999), U.S. Department of Education.U.S. Department of Education.

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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.

What’s the differenceWhat’s the differencebetween AP and honors?between AP and honors?

AP courses are designed and updated AP courses are designed and updated annually to reflect what’s being taught annually to reflect what’s being taught in cutting-edge college courses.in cutting-edge college courses.

Students receive an external evaluation—Students receive an external evaluation—the AP Exam—which is scored by college the AP Exam—which is scored by college faculty from around the world who verify faculty from around the world who verify that the student has mastered college-level that the student has mastered college-level studies.studies.

Who designs the Who designs the AP courses and AP courses and

exams?exams? AP committee members currently teach at dozens of AP committee members currently teach at dozens of

the nation’s top colleges and universities, including:the nation’s top colleges and universities, including: Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College •• UCLAUCLA Hamilton CollegeHamilton College •• University of Texas at University of Texas at

AustinAustin Michigan State UniversityMichigan State University •• University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia Princeton UniversityPrinceton University •• Yale UniversityYale University Spelman CollegeSpelman College

Why take the AP Why take the AP Exam?Exam?

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

For example, at Princeton, students can use qualifyingFor example, at Princeton, students can use qualifyingAP Exam grades to:AP Exam grades to: Graduate in three or three-and-a-half yearsGraduate in three or three-and-a-half years Enter upper-level coursesEnter upper-level courses Fulfill a foreign language requirementFulfill a foreign language requirement

What’s the differenceWhat’s the differencebetween credit and between credit and

placement?placement? Some colleges award “credit” for qualifyingSome colleges award “credit” for qualifying

AP Exam grades. This means you actuallyAP Exam grades. This means you actuallyearn points toward your college degree.earn points toward your college degree.

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

Why should a student takeWhy should a student takethe AP Exam?the AP Exam?

Colleges and universities give Colleges and universities give credit for qualifying AP Exam credit for qualifying AP Exam grades, not AP course grades.grades, not AP course grades.

““The confirmation that college-The confirmation that college-level learning took place is in the level learning took place is in the published results. The AP Exam published results. The AP Exam grade is a national standard that grade is a national standard that I can understand and rely upon.”I can understand and rely upon.”

——Joellen L. Silberman, Dean of EnrollmentJoellen L. Silberman, Dean of EnrollmentKalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo College

Increase your optionsIncrease your options

College credit can allow you to move into College credit can allow you to move into upper-level college courses sooner, pursue a upper-level college courses sooner, pursue a double major, and gain time to study and travel double major, and gain time to study and travel abroad:abroad:““As a freshman, I was able to skip general ed As a freshman, I was able to skip general ed requirements and head straight into the higher-requirements and head straight into the higher-level classes I wanted to take. Taking AP level classes I wanted to take. Taking AP Exams literally saved me semesters of time.”Exams literally saved me semesters of time.”

——Brent Wiese, University of IowaBrent Wiese, University of Iowa

Save moneySave money

If you earn a qualifying grade on an AP Exam, you If you earn a qualifying grade on an AP Exam, you can receive credit for the equivalent course at can receive credit for the equivalent course at thousands of colleges and universities:thousands of colleges and universities:““I took AP throughout high school because it was the I took AP throughout high school because it was the most interesting and well-taught program offered. most interesting and well-taught program offered. When I reached college, I realized that I had When I reached college, I realized that I had accumulated a year’s worth of credits. I graduated accumulated a year’s worth of credits. I graduated from Michigan’s undergraduate business school a from Michigan’s undergraduate business school a full year early, saving $30,000 and a year’s time.”full year early, saving $30,000 and a year’s time.”

——Nikki Baker, University of MichiganNikki Baker, University of Michigan

Why should I take the AP Exam even if I’m not Why should I take the AP Exam even if I’m not looking to earn credit or placement?looking to earn credit or placement?

Stand out in the admissions processStand out in the admissions process Earn academic scholarships and awardsEarn academic scholarships and awards Experience a college-level testExperience a college-level test Be a step aheadBe a step ahead

Stand out in the Stand out in the admissions processadmissions process

““One of the best standard predictors One of the best standard predictors of academic success at Harvard is of academic success at Harvard is performance on Advanced performance on Advanced Placement Examinations.”Placement Examinations.”

——William R. FitzsimmonsWilliam R. FitzsimmonsDean of Admissions, Harvard UniversityDean of Admissions, Harvard University

““AP Exams affirm the rigor of a AP Exams affirm the rigor of a student’s course work. Though student’s course work. Though admissions policies vary, if I were a admissions policies vary, if I were a student, I wouldn’t assume that the student, I wouldn’t assume that the college of my dreams didn’t care college of my dreams didn’t care about AP Exams in the admissions about AP Exams in the admissions process.”process.”

——Bruce Walker, Director of AdmissionsBruce Walker, Director of AdmissionsUniversity of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at Austin

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Some of the most Some of the most competitive scholarship competitive scholarship awards value AP Exam awards value AP Exam grades:grades:““Having the AP Exam grade Having the AP Exam grade can make the difference can make the difference when it comes down to when it comes down to awarding precious awarding precious scholarship dollars.”scholarship dollars.”

——Edwina Harris Hamby, Dean of AdmissionEdwina Harris Hamby, Dean of AdmissionFisk UniversityFisk University

Experience a college-Experience a college-level testlevel test

The intensity of college exams catches far too many freshmen The intensity of college exams catches far too many freshmen by surprise:by surprise:““Students who have prepared for and taken the AP Exams adapt Students who have prepared for and taken the AP Exams adapt more easily to taking college essay exams, and are especially more easily to taking college essay exams, and are especially skilled in including a thesis and a well-developed argument. skilled in including a thesis and a well-developed argument. They are also less intimidated by sophisticated, college-level They are also less intimidated by sophisticated, college-level multiple-choice questions that seek to test understanding over multiple-choice questions that seek to test understanding over memorization.”memorization.”

——Robert Blackey, Professor of HistoryRobert Blackey, Professor of HistoryCSU, San BernardinoCSU, San Bernardino

Be a step aheadBe a step ahead

““I received a 3 on my AP English I received a 3 on my AP English Exam, but since I love English and Exam, but since I love English and hope to take all the English courses hope to take all the English courses that I can possibly get my hands that I can possibly get my hands on, I decided to take English 111 on, I decided to take English 111 in college. My college class is in college. My college class is covering the same material I covering the same material I studied in AP English. Thanks to studied in AP English. Thanks to my experience preparing for the my experience preparing for the free-response questions, my free-response questions, my frequent essay exams are a breeze. frequent essay exams are a breeze. By taking AP, I’m a step ahead of By taking AP, I’m a step ahead of the others in my class. I know the the others in my class. I know the material and I know the process.”material and I know the process.”

——Anne Elliott, University of ConnecticutAnne Elliott, University of Connecticut

Who should take APWho should take APcourses and exams?courses and exams?

Our school uses the AP Our school uses the AP Program’s official policy Program’s official policy for AP enrollment, which for AP enrollment, which indicates that all willing indicates that all willing students should be students should be considered for admission considered for admission to AP courses.to AP courses.

AP Equity Policy AP Equity Policy Statement:Statement:

““The College Board and the Advanced Placement The College Board and the Advanced Placement Program encourage teachers, AP Coordinators, and Program encourage teachers, AP Coordinators, and school administrators to make equitable access a school administrators to make equitable access a guiding principle for their AP programs. The College guiding principle for their AP programs. The College Board is committed to the principle that all students Board is committed to the principle that all students deserve an opportunity to participate in rigorous and deserve an opportunity to participate in rigorous and academically challenging courses and programs.” academically challenging courses and programs.” ((continued)continued)

AP Equity Policy AP Equity Policy Statement:Statement:

““All students who are willing to accept the challenge of a All students who are willing to accept the challenge of a rigorous academic curriculum should be considered for rigorous academic curriculum should be considered for admission to AP courses. The Board encourages the elimination admission to AP courses. The Board encourages the elimination of barriers that restrict access to AP courses for students from of barriers that restrict access to AP courses for students from ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic groups that have been ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in the AP Program. Schools should traditionally underrepresented in the AP Program. Schools should make every effort to ensure that their AP classes reflect the make every effort to ensure that their AP classes reflect the diversity of their student population.”diversity of their student population.”

NewsweekNewsweek,, June 2, June 2, 2003:2003:

““The Science Academy of The Science Academy of South Texas, a public school South Texas, a public school that draws students from three that draws students from three rural counties in the Rio rural counties in the Rio Grande Valley, has sent several Grande Valley, has sent several migrant workers’ children to migrant workers’ children to high-tech colleges by exposing high-tech colleges by exposing them to difficult AP them to difficult AP

assignments.”assignments.” ((continuedcontinued))

NewsweekNewsweek,, June 2, 2003: June 2, 2003:

““Norma Flores, a senior, says she often started school Norma Flores, a senior, says she often started school late in the fall because her migrant-laborer family late in the fall because her migrant-laborer family needed her in the cornfields. ‘I had to work twice as needed her in the cornfields. ‘I had to work twice as hard to catch up,’ she says. But next fall, fortified by hard to catch up,’ she says. But next fall, fortified by college-level courses, she will study aerospace college-level courses, she will study aerospace engineering at the University of Texas: Pan American engineering at the University of Texas: Pan American campus.”campus.”

AP courses offered by our AP courses offered by our schools:schools:

Art History APArt History AP Studio Art: Drawing APStudio Art: Drawing AP AP English LanguageAP English Language AP English Brit LiteratureAP English Brit Literature Eng Literature & Composition APEng Literature & Composition AP Calculus AB-APCalculus AB-AP Environmental Science APEnvironmental Science AP Psychology APPsychology AP US History APUS History AP

What’s the cost of What’s the cost of taking an AP course?taking an AP course?

AP courses and exams are developed and AP courses and exams are developed and scored by the College Board, a not-for-profit scored by the College Board, a not-for-profit membership association dedicated to helping membership association dedicated to helping students connect to college success and students connect to college success and opportunity.opportunity.

There is NO fee to take an AP course.There is NO fee to take an AP course.

AP Exam feesAP Exam fees

There is an $83 fee for each AP Exam, which the There is an $83 fee for each AP Exam, which the College Board uses to:College Board uses to:

1) develop, print, ship, and score the exams1) develop, print, ship, and score the exams

2) subsidize teacher training 2) subsidize teacher training

3) develop classroom resources3) develop classroom resources

4) support educational initiatives4) support educational initiatives

AP Exam feesAP Exam fees

For students with financial need, the College Board For students with financial need, the College Board reduces the exam fee.reduces the exam fee.

In North Carolina, additional federal and/or state In North Carolina, additional federal and/or state funding provide these additional fee subsidies.funding provide these additional fee subsidies.

AP Credit and AP Credit and PlacementPlacement

Policy InformationPolicy Information

Colleges and universities throughout the world offer Colleges and universities throughout the world offer credit and/or placement for qualifying Advanced credit and/or placement for qualifying Advanced Placement Exam scores. Information about AP credit Placement Exam scores. Information about AP credit and placement policies at many colleges and and placement policies at many colleges and universities is now available on the College Board’s universities is now available on the College Board’s Web site:Web site:

www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicywww.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy

1.1. Go to Go to www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy.www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy.

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

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

A link to the college’s own Web page A link to the college’s own Web page that details its AP credit and that details its AP credit and placement policies.placement policies.

A statement by the college or A statement by the college or university about its AP policy.university about its AP policy.

AP Credit and AP Credit and PlacementPlacement

Policy InformationPolicy Information

AP GrantAP Grant

3 year grant3 year grant Currently in year 2Currently in year 2 Serves 2 High Schools (East Bladen & West Serves 2 High Schools (East Bladen & West

Bladen) 3 of the 5 Middle Schools (East Bladen) 3 of the 5 Middle Schools (East Arcadia, Elizabethtown Middle & Tarheel Arcadia, Elizabethtown Middle & Tarheel Middle)Middle)

Grant GoalGrant Goal

Increase student achievement in English, Increase student achievement in English, Mathematics, and ScienceMathematics, and Science

Increase the number of AP coursesIncrease the number of AP courses Increase the number of students who take AP Increase the number of students who take AP

examsexams Increase the number of 3’s or better made on Increase the number of 3’s or better made on

AP examsAP exams

EncouragementEncouragement

APIP encourage teachers, AP Coordinators and APIP encourage teachers, AP Coordinators and school administrators to make equitable access a school administrators to make equitable access a guiding principle for their AP programs. All students guiding principle for their AP programs. All students who are willing to accept the challenge of a rigorous who are willing to accept the challenge of a rigorous and academic curriculum should be considered for and academic curriculum should be considered for admission to AP courses. The Board encourages the admission to AP courses. The Board encourages the elimination of barriers that restrict access for AP elimination of barriers that restrict access for AP courses to students from ethnic, racial, and courses to students from ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic groups that have been traditionally socioeconomic groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in the AP Program. Schools should underrepresented in the AP Program. Schools should make every effort to ensure that their AP classes make every effort to ensure that their AP classes reflect diversity.reflect diversity.

Programs Offered & Programs Offered & ConsideringConsidering

SpringBoardSpringBoard NovaNetNovaNet FlocabularyFlocabulary Aventa LearningAventa Learning Apex LearningApex Learning

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Interested?Interested?

See Demetrice Jones, AP Project Director or See Demetrice Jones, AP Project Director or your school guidance counselor for more your school guidance counselor for more information.information.

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