THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM

Mr. Thomas Meyers - apcoordinator@aisch.org

The Program

The Advanced Placement Program® is a cooperative educational endeavor between secondary schools and colleges and universities. Since its inception in 1955, the Program has provided motivated high school students with the opportunity to take college-level courses in a high school setting. Students who participate in the Program not only gain college-level skills, but in many cases they also earn college credit while they are still in high school. AP courses are taught by dedicated and enthusiastic high school teachers who follow course guidelines developed and published by the College Board.

The Program's success is rooted in the collaborative efforts of motivated students, dedicated teachers, and committed schools. By participating in the Program, secondary schools make the commitment to organize and support at least one class that is equivalent to a first-year college course.

There are currently more than 110,000 teachers leading AP courses in high schools worldwide. AP teachers are some of the world's finest. The Program is strengthened by their participation in professional development workshops and Summer Institutes and in the annual AP Reading where thousands of AP teachers and college faculty gather at college sites across the United States to score the AP Exams using rigorous guidelines.

The Program's Role

The AP Program plays a creative role as well as a facilitative one. As an intermediary among participating institutions, the Program does the following:

  • Chooses college faculty and AP secondary school teachers who develop college-level course descriptions and examinations, and facilitates this development process.
  • Administers and scores examinations based on the learning goals described in the AP Course Descriptions.
  • Sends AP Grade Reports to the students, their schools, and their designated colleges.
  • Prepares publications, online materials, and other resources to supplement and support the Program's activities.
  • Provides conferences, consultants, and curricular materials to help interested schools establish college-level courses.
  • Assists schools and teachers in their efforts to prepare students through Pre-AP initiatives.
  • Conducts research and strives to develop new services and products that enhance quality education.

AP Program Facts

  • The AP Program offers 37 courses in 22 subject areas.
  • Nearly 66 percent of U.S. high schools, plus more than 1,000 schools in more than 110 countries, currently participate in the AP Program.
  • In 2007 1,464,254 students took a total of 2,533,431 AP Exams.
  • More than 550 universities outside the United States, in more than forty countries, recognize AP for credit, placement, and/or admissions decisions.
  • Most colleges and universities in the United States have an AP policy granting incoming students credit, placement, or both on the basis of their AP Exam grades.  Many of these institutions grant up to a full year of college credit (sophomore standing) to students who earn a sufficient number of qualifying AP grades.

The AP Program AT AISC

The Number of Students Enrolled in AP Courses at AISC 2001-2009

     2001 = 8
     2002 = 5
     2003 = 4
     2004 = 6
     2005 = 13
     2006 = 22
     2007 = 27
     2008 = 34
     2009 = 45

The Number of AP Courses Offered at AISC 2001-2009

    2001 = 3
    2002 = 4
    2003 = 3
    2004 = 4
    2005 = 10
    2006 = 11
    2007 = 11
    2008 = 11
    2009 = 11

The Number of AP Exams Taken by AISC Students 2001-2009

    2001 = 13
    2002 = 9
    2003 = 4
    2004 = 7
    2005 = 34
    2006 = 40
    2007 = 65
    2008 = 97
    2009 = 110

Not surprisingly, an increasing number of parents, students, teachers, and schools are turning to the AP Program as a model of educational excellence.

Percentages of Scores (3, 4, 5) Earned on AP Exams Taken by AISC Students 2001-2008

  • In 2001, 6 of 13 exams taken received a score of 3, 4, or 5 for a 46% success rate.
  • In 2002, 4 of 9 exams taken received a score of 3, 4, or 5 for a 44% success rate.
  • In 2003, 4 of 4 exams taken received a score of 3, 4, or 5 for a 100% success rate.
  • In 2004, 5 of 7 exams taken received a score of 3, 4, or 5 for a 71% success rate.
  • In 2005, 27 of 34 exams taken received a score of 3, 4, or 5 for a 79% success rate.
  • In 2006, 28 of 32 exams taken received a score of 3, 4, or 5 for an 88% success rate.
  • In 2007, 50 of 65 exams taken received a score of 3, 4, or 5 for a 77% success rate.
  • In 2008, 75 of 97 exams taken received a score of 3, 4, or 5 for a 77% success rate.

AP Course Audit Program

The AP Course Audit Program is a comprehensive, worldwide effort to ensure that high school courses designated as College Board Advanced Placement Program courses are, in fact, meeting College Board college-level standards.

At the present time, all Advanced Placement courses being taught at AISC have received designation by the College Board Advanced Placement Program except for English Language, Physics B, Statistics, and United States History.  Teachers of these four courses will submit a syllabus to the College Board this academic year in order to receive official designation.

AP INTERNATIONAL

Mission, Purpose, Goals
The mission of AP International echoes the mission of the Advanced Placement Program overall: to prepare students for academic success in college and beyond. AP International is committed to providing opportunities for students outside the U.S. to take AP courses and examinations and thus to benefit from the college-level demands of the program. Like the AP Program overall, AP International prizes access and equity, promoting open access to AP courses and exams as an ideal, and endorsing the values of equity and excellence, hallmarks of the AP Program and the College Board mission.

The AP International team and their Washington International Education colleagues also work hand-in-hand with the Office of Overseas Schools at the U.S. Department of State. The Regional Educational Officers at the State Department are in regular contact with the College Board and the AP Program and with the international regional education associations.

Efforts & Initiatives

AP Program Recognition
Approximately 400 world-class universities internationally accept AP grades in the admission process. Included in that illustrious list are the universities of Amsterdam, Cambridge, Heidelberg, Lausanne, Oxford, Paris, Toronto, and Vienna. More than 80 German universities recognize the Advanced Placement Program and accept holders of secondary school diplomas from other countries if they also present qualifying grades of 3 or better on four AP exams. Six universities in Switzerland and nineteen in Austria have followed the Germans in this respect, with only minor policy variations.


The AP International Diploma
The Advanced Placement International Diploma (APID) is designed for students whose higher education plans include applying to a university outside the United States. It is accepted by universities worldwide as an indication of a student's readiness for post-secondary work. It is not, however, used for credit or advanced placement in universities outside the United States, and is also not a substitutes for a secondary school diploma.

To earn the International Diploma, students must earn grades of 3 or higher on at least four full-year (or the equivalent in half-year) AP examinations within at least three of five academic areas as follows:

  • Two different languages from the "Languages" area
  • One from either the "Sciences" or "Mathematics" areas
  • One or more from any other area not previously selected

Future Plans
Plans for the future for AP International include supporting and expanding current efforts such as the improvement of AP services; increasing opportunities for AP teacher professional development; expanding the AP Program worldwide; and increasing recognition and acceptance of the AP Program internationally.

For more information about the AP Program, you may contact AP Central at www.apcentral.collegeboard.com or please call AP Services toll free at (877) 274-6474 or at (609) 771-7300 outside the U.S. and Canada, or write to:

Advanced Placement Program
P.O Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541-6671

Click Here for a direct link to any country with Colleges and Universities that credit the AP Program

AP Courses to be offered
listed below for the school year 2009-2010

Advanced Placement Subject Area
BIOLOGY 

English Language and Composition

Physics B

CALCULUS AB /BC 

Environmental Science

Economics (Micro and Macro)

CHEMISTRY

French Language

United States History

Computer Science A

Psychology Statistics

 

 

 

Whether or not these courses will be taught will be determined by student interest.  Also be aware that Calculus AB and BC, Computer Science A and AB, and both Physics C courses will be taught together so a separate time slot for each AP course will not be required.

These Universities have informed the College Board
that they acknowledge qualifying AP Exam scores in their admissions processes.

United Kingdom

England
Aston University
Bolton Institute of Higher Education
Bournemouth University
City University
Coventry University
De Montfort University
Goldsmiths College, University of London
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London
Keele University
Kings College London, University of London
Kingston University
Lancaster University
Leeds Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan University
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
Loughborough University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Middlesex University
Oxford Brookes University
Queen Mary College, University of London
Richmond The American International University
Roehampton University
Royal Academy of Music, London
Royal College of Music
Royal Holloway College, University of London
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Sheffield Hallam University
Staffordshire University
University College London
University of Bath
University of Birmingham
University of Bradford
University of Brighton
University of Bristol
University of Buckingham
University of Cambridge
University of Central England in Birmingham
University of Derby
University of Durham
University of East Anglia
University of East London
University of Essex
University of Exeter
University of Gloucestershire
University of Greenwich
University of Huddersfield

University of Hertfordshire
University of Hull
University of Kent at Canterbury
University of Leeds
University of Leicester
University of Lincoln
University of Liverpool
University of Manchester
University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology (UMIST)
University of Nottingham
University of Oxford
University of Portsmouth
University of Reading
University of Salford
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
University of Sunderland
University of Surrey
University of Sussex
University of the West of England, Bristol
University of Warwick
University of Westminster
University of Wolverhampton
University of York
York St.Jhon University


Scotland
Heriot-Watt University
Queen Margaret University College
Robert Gordon University
University of Aberdeen
University of Dundee
University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
University of St. Andrews
University of Stirling
University of Strathclyde

Wales
North East Wales Institute of Higher Education
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
University of Wales College of Medicine
University of Wales College, Newport
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
University of Wales, Bangor
University of Wales, Lampeter
University of Wales, Swansea

In addition to the institutions currently listed,
other international higher education institutions use AP Exam scores
in the admissions process. However, these institutions
may not yet have contacted the College Board.

Colleges and Universities that have accepted our students since August 2001

USA


American University

American University of Sharjah

Arizona State University

Art Institute of Boston at Lesley College

Babson College

Beloit College

Boston University

Brown University

Bryant University

Case Western Reserve university

Carnegie-Mellon University

College of the Atlantic 

Cornell University

Colorado State University

Drexel University

Duke University

Elizabethtown College

Fairleigh Dickinson University

George Washington University

Georgia Tech

Guilford College

Gustavus Adolphus University

Hartwick College

Hiram College

Indiana University - Bloomington

Knox College

Mankato University

Michigan State University 

Middlebury College

Montserrat College of Art

Mt. Holyoke University

Naropa University

New Jersey Science and Technology University

New York University

Northern Arizona University

Northeastern University

Northwestern University

Oberlin College

Occidental College

Ohio Wesleyan University

Oregon State University

Oxford College of Emory University

Penn State University

Purdue University

Rensselaer University

Reed College

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rice University

Rutgers University

San Francisco State University

Saint Louis University

Savannah School of Art and Design

Slippery Rock University

St. Olaf College

SUNY – Binghamton

SUNY - Stonybrook

Texas Christian University

Tufts University

University of Advancing Technology

University of Alaska, Fairbanks

University of California - Berkeley

University of California - Los Angeles

University of California - Riverside

University of California - Santa Barbara

University of California - Santa Cruz

University of Colorado - Boulder

University of Florida

University of Georgia

University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana

University of Illinois Chicago

University of Hartford

University of Massachusetts – Amherst

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Missouri

University of Pittsburgh

University of Southern California

University of the Arts

University of Texas – Austin

University of Virginia

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin – Madison

Utica College of Syracuse University

Virginia Tech

Warren Wilson College

UK


Bolton Institute

City of Bristol College

Imperial College

King's College London

London School of Fashion

Middlesex University

Nottingham Trent University

Southampton Business College

University of Buckingham

University of Central Lancashire

University of Derby

University of Glasgow

University of Liverpool

University of Reading

University of Sheffield

University of Warwick

Canada


Alberta College of Art and Design

Champlain College

Carleton University

Concordia University

Emily Carr Art Institute

Mc Master University

McGill University

Queens University

University of British Columbia

University of Toronto

University of Western Ontario

Waterloo University

York University

Korea


Catholic University of Korea

Korea University

Kyung Hee University

Sogang University, Korea

Sung Kyun University

Yon Sei University

Others


Brussels Free University, Belgium

Islamic University, Malaysia 

MANAA, France

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

Sophia University, Japan 

Stella Maris College, India

University of Frankfurt (Universitat Frankfurt Am Main), Germany

In 2005, a student was accepted in the following Colleges and Universities:


Arizona State University

Georgia Tech

Penn State University

Purdue University

University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana

University of Southern California

University of Washington

Virginia Tech

In 2007, a student was accepted in the following Colleges and Universities:


American University

Carnegie-Mellon University

Duke University

Georgia Tech

Northwestern University

Purdue University

Texas Christian Unviversity

University of Illinois Champaign Urbana

Carleton University

McGill University

McMaster University

Queens University

Rice University

University of Toronto

Waterloo University 

In 2008, a student was accepted in the following Colleges and Universities:


American University of Sharjah

Beloit College

Boston University

Brown University

Case Western Reserve university

City of Bristol College

College of the Atlantic

Cornell University

Duke University

Indiana University - Bloomington

King's College London

Middlebury College

Naropa University

Northeastern University

New York University

Oxford College of Emory University

Oberlin College

Reed College

Saint Louis University

SUNY - Stonybrook

University of California - Los Angeles

University of California - Berkeley

University of Colorado – Boulder

University of Georgia

University of Illinois Chicago

University of Liverpool

University of Missouri

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Pittsburgh

University of Texas-Austin

University of Virginia

University of Warwick