Honours and AP

Advanced Placement (AP) Information

(taken from: http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/IN120085263_ChemistryCED_Effective_Fall_2013_lkd.pdf)

AP® enables students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school. Through

more than 30 courses, each culminating in a rigorous exam, AP provides willing and

academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit and/or

advanced placement. Taking AP courses also demonstrates to college admission officers

that students have sought out the most rigorous course work available to them.

Each AP course is modeled upon a comparable college course, and college and university

faculty play a vital role in ensuring that AP courses align with college-level standards.

Talented and dedicated AP teachers help AP students in classrooms around the world

develop and apply the content knowledge and skills they will need later in college.

Each AP course concludes with a college-level assessment developed and scored by

college and university faculty, as well as experienced AP teachers. AP Exams are an

essential part of the AP experience, enabling students to demonstrate their mastery of

college-level course work. Most four-year colleges and universities in the United States

and universities in 60 countries recognize AP in the admission process and grant students

credit, placement or both on the basis of successful AP Exam scores. Visit

www.collegeboard.org/apcreditpolicy to view AP credit and placement policies at more

than 1,000 colleges and universities.

Performing well on an AP Exam means more than just the successful completion of a

course; it is a gateway to success in college. Research consistently shows that students who

score a 3 or higher on AP Exams typically experience greater academic success in college

and have higher graduation rates than their non-AP peers.

Additional AP studies are

available at www.collegeboard.org/research