Advanced Placement (AP)Academic Excellence :

The Advanced Placement (AP) program provides students with the opportunity to take college-level courses in high school. Thirty-seven college-level courses and exams in 22 subjects are available, however individual high schools determine which courses and exams to offer.

Research indicates that AP courses enhance student confidence and offer a significant indication of how prepared an individual student may be to enter postsecondary settings. In addition, students with AP credit increase their chances of admission to college and can save time and money when they enter.

Contact: Stuart Lade, AP Program Specialist - 651-582-8848

All Students are Encouraged to Talk With their Instructor or Counselor About Participating in AP
Each year the number of students taking AP courses and passing the exams with a score high enough to qualify for college credit increases. Instructors are highly-trained and utilize research-based strategies to effectively reach all students. AP exams are open to all students, not just the students who have taken the AP course. Home-schooled, online and other students may take just the AP exam and obtain credit based on their score. More than 3,000 colleges and universities award college credit or placement into higher-level courses upon college entrance.

AP Coordinators, District and School Staff: Visit the College Board's AP and pre-AP programs for additional information, including test dates, how to order exams and more. (see related links)

Reimbursement Amounts Set. The department will reimburse schools $600 for teachers attending Summer Institute training at Augsburg or Carleton in 2008.  Room and board will be reimbursed at $150. Outstate training reimbursement will be $1,000 for registration and room and board. Student exams will be reimbursed at $50 per exam for non-low-income students.  Low-income students' exams will be reimbursed fully, at $54 per exam. (The amount left after the $22 College Board fee reduction and the $8 school rebate.) The packet posted includes brochures from Augsburg and Carleton as well as the forms required by the Minnesota Department of Education for reimbursement of student exam fees and teacher training. AP Program Coordinators: Please be aware of deadlines for all form submissions. Payments cannot be made if complete information is not received by the date due. 

AP Course Audit, the process through which schools may request authorization to label their courses "AP," is now available on the College Board Website (see related links). Teachers can now submit their materials and access instructions and resources—including the evaluation guidelines used by college faculty reviewing syllabi..

The AP Course Credit Manual offers students and parents a list of colleges or universities in the state along with the AP courses each one accepts for college credit. Students may also visit individual college Websites for the college's AP credit policy.

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