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What is Advanced Placement?
The Advanced Placement Program (AP) enables willing and academically prepared students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school. The AP Program develops college-level courses that high schools can offer and corresponding AP exams that are administered each year in May.
Each high school in GCS offers Advanced Placement courses although the courses offered at each school vary by available staff and student interest. Please contact the school counseling department at your GCS High School for more information about AP course availability and registration.
AP Fast Facts
AP courses are available in seven subject categories.
Each AP course is modeled on a comparable introductory college course in the subject.
Each course culminates in a standardized college-level assessment.
AP Exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5 by university professors and experienced AP teachers.
Many U.S. colleges offer credit for AP Exam scores of 3 or higher.
Who Should Take AP Courses?
All students who are motivated and academically prepared to accept the challenge of a rigorous curriculum. Students should talk with their teachers and school counselors to decide which AP courses are right for them.
Students looking to earn admission to a college or university should consider AP courses. Additionally, students who are interested in applying to highly selective colleges should take multiple AP classes to bolster their applications and demonstrate they can handle challenging coursework.
Certain AP courses have prerequisite courses. If a student has completed the prerequisite successfully, the student is eligible for the AP course.
General Guidelines
GCS students must be enrolled in an AP course during the academic year in order to sit for that course’s examination.
GCS students who are enrolled in an AP course are expected to complete all course requirements including all parts of the final exam.
GCS students, including GCS Virtual School students, take their AP exams on-site at their home-based school location. GCS students who do not take the AP exam must pay for the missed exam as the SC Department of Education will not pay for missed exams.
AP Examinations for Non-GCS Students
Greenville County Schools offers AP examinations to non-GCS students who reside within the GCS attendance area and are currently enrolled in an AP course. Proof of residency and course enrollment are required.
Please follow these guidelines:
If the AP course and exam are offered at the student’s home-zone school, the home-zone school should include the student in its AP exam order.
If the AP course and exam are not offered at the home-zone school but offered at another GCS school, the nearest GCS school offering the course and exam should include the student in its AP exam order.
If the AP course and exam are not offered at any GCS school, GCS cannot provide the exam.
The student must pay the school directly for the AP exam, including any applicable late registration fees, before the school places the exam order. The student must also provide the name of the institution where he/she is enrolled in the AP course and the AP teacher’s name and contact information.
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