AP Facts

Advanced Placement Facts

• The AP Program offers 34 courses in 22 subject areas.
• Twenty-eight (28) different courses at 56 high schools will be offered this year
• Five (5) Saturday AP courses are currently offered at the Education Center, 440 N. Broad St.
• All students taking AP courses must take the corresponding AP Exam in May 2011. The District will pay the cost of the exam for students enrolled in an AP course under a College Board AUTHORIZED teacher and who are NOT covered by a fee waiver.
• Students sign an AP Student Exam Expectations Agreement in which the student commits to wise time management, applied study effort, parent guardian awareness and preparation assistance, and the committment of school's AP Administrator to provide a "fair and Secure" facility for exam administration.
• AP college level courses include reading and writing assignments that are more complexand require more time to complete than assignments in basic courses, but completion of an AP course is rewarded with higher course weighting, which is reflected in the student's Grade Point Average (GPA).  College credit may be offered for high scores on an AP Exam, but acceptable scores differ with each college/university.
• 85% of selective colleges and universities indicate that a student's AP experience "favorably impacts admissions decisions."
• 31% of colleges and universities factor a student's AP experience into decisions about which students will receive scholarships.

Saturday and Summer AP

• Currently, eligible and interested SDP students may take one (1) AP class on Saturdays and during the Summer Program.
• A variety of courses are offered depending on student interest and teacher availability.