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Schools' high schools offer Advanced Placement (AP) courses for
students identified as academically highly gifted and academically
gifted, students identified as advanced learners by their teachers,
and for students who are motivated and ready for a challenging,
college-level course experience.
Each
high school offers a different array of courses. Advanced Placement
courses follow the College Board's curriculum and present
sophomores, juniors, and seniors the opportunity to master
college-level curriculum while still in high school. Registration
for AP courses is done at the schools when registering for high
school classes. During May of each year, the Seattle Public
Schools' Advanced Learning office coordinates the administration of
AP examinations. High school students register and pay for AP exams
in March at their school and should contact their high school
counselor or AP teachers for more information.
More
than 90% of college and universities in the United States and
Canada, as well as colleges and universities in twenty other
countries, have a policy granting incoming students credit,
placement, or both, for qualifying AP Exam grades. To learn more
about AP courses, click on this link to the College Board website.
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html
To
learn about teacher preparation for teaching AP courses, click on this
link.
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