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Schools' high schools offer Advanced Placement (AP) and
International Baccalaureate (IB) courses for students previously
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. Testing by the Advanced Learning
office is not required to register for high school AP and IB
courses.
Nine
high schools offer Advanced Placement courses. AP 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.
Two
high schools, Ingraham and Sealth, offer the International
Baccalaureate Diploma Program. The IB Diploma Program is a
demanding college prep series of courses and exams developed for
academically ambitious juniors and seniors. It follows a two-year
comprehensive program that incorporates the best elements of
college prep programs from a number of countries. Students study
topics in 6 core academic areas, take a special Theory of Knowledge
course, write 16+ page researched essay, and participate in
community service. IB exams are administered by school staff and
graded by a combination of internal and external evaluators. A
dedicated IB coordinator at each school oversees the administration
of the program.
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 and IB Exam grades. To learn
more about the College Board's Advanced Placement program, see the
College Board website. To learn more about the
IB program, visit the International Baccalaureate Organization
website.
For
information about training for teaching AP courses, see the Pacific Northwest
AP Institute.
For
information about the International Baccalaureate
Program see:
Chief Sealth High School;
Ingraham High School.
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