What is Advanced Placement?
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Advanced Placement provides high school students with access to college-level curricula and examinations. Students earning a three or higher (five-point scale) on the AP examination have the potential of earning college credit and placement. Colleges and universities in the University of North Carolina System award credit to students who earn a three or higher on Advanced Placement exams.
Students enrolled in AP Courses:
- Get familiar with college-level work
- Enter college more confident in their ability to succeed at collegiate level work
- Develop college skills such as time management, critical thinking, and scholarly writing
- Discover their passion
- Develop new insights and interests in careers from studying a subject in depth
- Earn an additional quality point to their GPA
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Advanced Placement in CMS
°ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵworks diligently to provide access and opportunity to all students, regardless of race, background, location or socioeconomic status, who are ready to tackle the challenge and rigor of AP Courses. °ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵoffers over thirty Advanced Placement courses in its high schools. Click the links below to learn more about the individual course and exam.
Every °ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵHigh School offers 10 Core AP Courses:
- Calculus /
Other AP courses that are offered in °ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵschools include:
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- Math & Computer Science Principles: ,
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Benefits of AP
Students should consider taking AP courses to enhance their critical thinking skills, challenge themselves academically, build their skill sets in anticipation of the rigor of additional coursework after high school, and potentially earn college credit before enrolling in postsecondary education.
To learn more about the Advanced Placement Program, click on the links below:
Advanced Placement Exam Schedule
- AP Exam Scores for the 2023-2024 school year were released on July 8, 2024 at
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