In grade 12 students may elect to write the college board AP exam which is scheduled during the first two weeks of May each year, which, based on the mark achieved, may give the student advanced standing in a university program. Exams are accepted by all Canadian Universities.

Exams are also accepted by 90% of all North American universities and are recognized among the top institutions around the globe. These include, but are not limited to, Yale, Stanford, MIT, Princeton, University College Dublin, University of Glasgow, University of Oxford.

Universities around the world can recognize AP when making admission decisions, course requisites, and awarding university credit. In fact, half of students entering four-year universities are now starting school with some credit from AP courses.

Qualifying AP Exam scores earn university credit in nearly all universities in the United States and Canada and are recognized in 60 other countries worldwide. Scores of 3 or 4 on AP Exams fulfill admission requirements in many universities in UK and Europe.