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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
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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
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Physics B |
| CALCULUS AB /BC |
Environmental Science |
Economics (Micro and Macro) |
| CHEMISTRY |
French Language |
United States History |
| Computer Science A |
Psychology |
Statistics |
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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