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Advanced Placement

 

Students who are enrolled in AP coursework have met one or more of the criteria below that indicate a good chance of being successful in the AP program:

  • AP Potential Designation
  • Scored Advanced or Proficient on Standardized Tests 
  • High Grade Point Average (GPA)
  • Letter Grade of A or B in prior class(es) of similar subject
  • Teacher Recommendations
  • Student Self-Selection

Benefits of Taking AP Courses:

  • Advanced Placement (AP) courses give students the chances to take college-level courses while in high school.
  • The difference between an AP course and a regular college-prep course is that the AP curriculum moves at a faster pace, has higher expectations, a more rigorous curriculum, and offers students the ability to receive college credit by taking the AP exam in May and passing it with a 3 or higher.
  • AP courses do require more study time and homework than a regular college-prep course.
  • Studies show that students who take AP courses are more likely to succeed in college and earn higher GPAs.
  • Students earn augmentation (0.04) added to their GPA for every A, B, or C grade they receive in an AP courses.
  • AP helps your student to stand out in the college admissions process.  Colleges know that that have already been successful with college-level work. 

Resources

2020 AP Schedule and Exam

Summer Enrichment Activities

AP Calculus AB

AP Computer Science

AP US History

Download Google Classroom Code for the following:

AP Computer Science
AP English Literature
AP Environmental Science
AP European History
AP Government
AP Language Comp.
AP Physics
AP Spanish

Resources for students

AP Tutorial/Writing Lab

AP Course Offerings / Descriptions

For more information visit www.collegeboard.org and/or contact the Duncan AP Coordinator at (559) 248-7095 or email at thomas.yang@fresnounified.org