Advanced Placement
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The Advanced Placement (AP) program is directed by College Board[1], and used in most American high schools.
There are currently 37 AP exams. After a student completes a course, he may take the AP exam in that subject. The AP exams are typically offered on specific dates in the month of May. High schools usually weight a student's grade in an AP class on a 6-point scale instead of the normal 4-point scale or 5-point Honors scale. The AP exams are graded on a 5-point scale. Most Colleges and Universities will offer college credit for exam scores of 3 or higher, depending on admission policy.
Jerry Jessness wrote:
- No student, not even a star athlete, can negotiate a higher grade on an A.P. exam.[2]
List of AP Exams
- Art history
- Biology
- Calculus AB
- Calculus BC
- Chemistry
- Computer Science A
- Computer Science AB
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
- English Language
- English Literature
- Environmental Science
- European History
- French Language
- French Literature
- German Language
- Comp Government & Politics
- U.S. Government & Politics
- Human Geography
- Italian Language and Culture
- Latin Literature
- Latin: Vergil
- Music Theory
- Physics B
- Physics C
- Psychology
- Spanish Language
- Spanish Literature
- Statistics
- Studio Art
- U.S. History
- World History
References
- ↑ http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html
- ↑ [http://www.reason.com/news/show/31070.html Why Johnny Can't Fail: How the "floating standard" has destroyed public education