Advanced Placement

The Advanced Placement (AP) Program is a cooperative educational endeavor with the College Board in Princeton, New Jersey for academically talented students.  Through this program, students in high school take courses that have been developed with college-level material and expectations. Since the curriculum goes into more depth than the regular level courses, it is highly recommended that the students budget an average of 3 hours of studying outside of class for each hour of class in order to achieve individual progress. The student with a strong GPA and/or the student who has demonstrated AP potential is encouraged to enroll. The AP examinations are administered each May.   

All examinations consist of an essay or problem-solving section and a series of multiple-choice questions.  At the completion of the course, each student is expected to take this examination at an approximate cost of $94.00 per exam.  Advanced Placement exams are developed by the Educational Testing Service. The College Board grades the exams and scores are given on the following basis: 

♦ Five - Extremely well qualified ♦ Four - Well qualified ♦ Three – Qualified   ♦ Two - Possibly qualified ♦ One - No Recommendation

 In many cases, universities may award three college credits for a score of three or above. The student should refer to the college catalog for the policy of the college he/she is planning to attend. Awarding of college credit(s) is at the discretion of each university.  A score of one or two may enhance the student’s opportunity for a scholarship and for university admission. It is expected students will take the AP exam in May. See your school counselor if you have a financial hardship.  No student should miss an opportunity to take an AP exam because of financial hardship. Fees for AP exams will be collected in October of the fall semester. Areas in which AP courses are offered at Silverado are listed below: 

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