Advanced Placement Courses 

The Advanced Placement Program, sponsored by the College Board, offers students an opportunity to take college-level courses in high school. If students take AP exams and score in an acceptable range, advanced placement credit may be awarded by universities upon college entrance. Students should contact directors of admissions at colleges of their choice to ask about specific advanced placement and credit policies. Costs of the exams must be paid for by the student, however, financial assistance may be available upon approval from the Associate Principal. For further information on how much credit is offered at various schools, visit: http://www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy.

AP Courses & Exams: Students take AP Examinations in May after completing challenging AP courses. Most of the nation’s colleges and universities award credit, advanced placement, or both based on successful performance on the AP exams. Credit can range from 3-10+ college hours per course for a score of 3, 4, or 5 on the AP Exam. LTHS currently offers the following AP courses: 

Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma Program

AP Capstone is a diploma program from College Board based on two year-long AP courses: AP Seminar and AP Research. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing receive the AP Capstone Diploma directly from College Board. In addition students will receive from the school a stole at graduation, and recognition on their transcript.   Participating in AP Capstone can help students stand out to colleges, become independent thinkers, and develop key discipline-specific academic skills in independent research and high stakes presentations

Pre-Advanced Placement (Pre-AP) and Honors courses in High School 

Students will receive high quality, rigorous instruction in all courses at LTHS. Students may choose to take advanced classes appropriate to their interests and academic strengths. If College Board has a Pre-AP version of a course offered at LTHS then the LTHS course will be named Pre-AP.  If College board does not offer a Pre-AP version of an advanced  course offered at LTHS then it will be named Honors.  Pre-AP and Honors courses are open enrollment and are designed to prepare students to be successful in AP, Dual Enrollment and Advanced Honors classes. 

>    Recommended Prerequisites include:

• A grade of 85 or higher in a related academic content area course

• Scores at the Advanced Level III on the most recent corresponding STAAR exam(s)

>    Requirements to be successful in Pre-AP/Honors:

• Excellent study and organizational skills

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Persistence in pursuing goals

• A strong sense of responsibility

• The ability to become an independent learner

• A desire to be academically successful

• Proficient oral and written communication skills