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What Is AP?The College Board Advanced Placement Program (AP )enables students to take university-level courses andexams while they’re still in secondary school. Universitiesworldwide recognize AP in admissions, and some grantcredit. Most universities in the U.S. and Canada award creditfor advanced coursework taken in high school, allowingstudents to skip introductory courses in a given subjectand thereby save time and money. Through AP courses,students learn to think critically, construct solid arguments,and see many sides of an issue—skills that prepare themfor college and beyond. Taking AP courses demonstrates tocollege admissions officers that students have sought themost rigorous curriculum available to them, and researchindicates that students who score a 3 or higher on an APExam typically experience greater academic success incollege and are more likely to earn a college degree thannon-AP students.QUICK FACTS§ 38 different AP courses in seven subject areasare available.§ Each course culminates in a standardized universitylevel exam, which is administered once a year in May.§ AP Exams are scored by the AP Program.AP courses and exams are designed by secondary teachersand university professors to match the rigor of universitycourses and exams. Because of this, a student’s score on anAP Exam gives universities a globally recognized validationof the student’s mastery of university-level content.Why Do International SchoolsEmbrace AP?IT’S RECOGNIZED GLOBALLY.In addition to almost all universities in the U.S. andCanada, over 4,000 universities in more than 60countries use AP Exam scores for admissions,course credits, and/or advanced placement.IT’S RIGOROUS.AP courses are designed as introductory-leveluniversity experiences, based on a learner-centric,rigorous methodology.IT’S EFFECTIVE.Research shows that AP students are more likelyto succeed in college: Students who earned a 3 orhigher on an AP Exam earned higher first-year andfourth-year GPAs in college than non-AP studentsof similar abilities and backgrounds.IT’S ADAPTABLE.AP courses allow the flexibility to integrate withexisting curricula and standards.IT’S EMPOWERING.In 2018, more than 2.8 million students at over 22,600schools in 131 countries and territories took nearly 5.1 millionAP Exams, and their scores were sent to 3,800 universities.AP allows students to choose their path. AP is asignificant indicator of subject interest: 20.3%of students who took an AP Exam in biology orenvironmental sciences majored in biological andbiomedical sciences, while only 8.4% of the totalgroup of students did so.INSTITUTIONS THAT RECOGNIZE APIT’S ACCESSIBLE.§ In the U.S.: apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement§ Outside the U.S.: cb.org/intlrecognition2The Advanced Placement Program (AP)AP is cost-effective for students and schools.IT’S INNOVATIVE.AP continues to be at the forefront of educationalinnovation.

AP Courses and ExamsAdvanced Placement is an internationally recognized curricular programwith 38 university-level courses, each culminating in a rigorous,standardized exam* across seven disciplines.ArtsEnglishAP Art HistoryAP English Languageand CompositionAP Music TheoryAP 2-D Art and DesignAP 3-D Art and DesignAP DrawingAP English Literatureand CompositionInterdisciplinaryAP Capstone SeminarAP Capstone ResearchHistory and Social SciencesSciencesAP Comparative Government and PoliticsAP BiologyAP Human GeographyAP Environmental ScienceAP European HistoryAP MacroeconomicsAP MicroeconomicsAP PsychologyAP United States Government and PoliticsAP United States HistoryAP World HistoryAP EXAM STRUCTUREMultipleChoiceConstructed ResponseResultAP ChemistryAP Physics 1AP Physics 2AP Physics C: Electricityand MagnetismAP Physics C: MechanicsFinalScore DescriptionAP Calculus ABAP Chinese Language and Culture4AP Computer Science AAP German Language and Culture2AP Computer Science PrinciplesAP StatisticsAP Italian Language and CultureAP Japanese Language and CultureReliableValidPracticalAP scores are standardizedmeasures of mastery.World LanguagesAP French Language and CultureMeasures skills notcaptured in MultipleChoice, Reasoning,Organization,Communication,and SynthesisAP ADMINISTRATIONAND SCORESMathematics and Computer ScienceAP Calculus BCWide coverage ofcontentRELIABLEEFFICIENT5Extremely well qualified3Qualified1Well qualifiedPossibly qualifiedNo recommendationAP LatinAP Spanish Language and CultureAP Spanish Literature and Culture* Not all exams are offered at schools in China. For details, visit www.apchina.net.cn.§ AP Exams are registered in the Fall every year and administeredover two weeks in May of the following year.§ An AP score is a weighted combination of a student’s scores onthe free-response and multiple-choice sections of the exam.§ Most colleges and universities in the U.S. and many in Canada grantcredit and/or placement for scores of 3, 4, or 5, allowing students toskip the equivalent course once they get to college.3

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AP Statistics. AP Chinese Language and Culture. AP French Language and Culture. AP German Language and Culture. AP Italian Language and Culture. AP Japanese Language and Culture. AP Latin. AP Spanish Language and Culture. AP Spanish Literature and Culture * Not all exams are offered at