Advanced Placement offers both courses and exams.  There are over 35 options.

Courses can be taken online or in-person.  Exams are offered every May.   Scholars can take the exam as a "self-study" or as part of an AP course.  Scholars will register themselves in AP Classroom to get access to great resources then pay the school site for the exam to complete the exam order.  No one will know the exam score unless scholar chooses to share it - scholars can retest the following year if they don't get the score they wanted.  For more information, visit https://ap.collegeboard.org/ 

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• For courses, talk to your school counselor or visit UC Scout for online options - https://www.ucscout.org/courses/ 

• For exams, visit the SDUSD AP site - https://sites.google.com/sandi.net/sdusdap/ap-exams/order-exam 

This exciting opportunity just launched in San Diego and teams were just given their challenges to choose from - homelessness solutions, chronic absenteeism, mental health stigma, reducing single-use plastics, and immigration ethics.  While they are competing, we are brainstorming ways to continue this incredible competition.   For more information, visit https://aspenchallenge.org/cities/san-diego-2024/ 

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Please use the form to indicate your interest in participating in the Aspen Challenge so we can stay in contact with you.   

The State Seal of Biliteracy (SSB), marked by a gold seal on the diploma or transcript, recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing one or more languages in addition to English.   For more information visit https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/er/sealofbiliteracy.asp 

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Talk to your counselor to confirm you meet requirements.

FIRST® LEGO® League guides youth through STEM learning and exploration at an early age. From Discover, to Explore, and then to Challenge, students will understand the basics of STEM and apply their skills in an exciting competition while building habits of learning, confidence, and teamwork skills along the way.  More details are here - https://www.firstlegoleague.org/ 

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Complete the interest form and we will connect you with others interested in starting a team or with teams already formed.

SDUSD proudly offers 8 International Baccalaureate schools, which are world-famous rigorous whole-child educational programmes.  The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world.    For more information visit https://ibo.org/ 

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Explore the school's websites and you are invited to visit any of the IB schools to learn more.

The mission of the San Diego County High School Mock Trial Competition is to foster understanding and respect for the American legal system and for the rule of law. The competition seeks to develop high school students into better citizens by familiarizing them with our Constitution and Bill of Rights enhancing students’ ability to think critically, communicate effectively, and work as a team as well as with other members of society.

The Competition is administered by the San Diego County High School Mock Trial Committee, representing local law agencies and organizations and the state and federal courts.  Committee members devote hundreds of hours of volunteer time, as well as resources and expertise, to organize and conduct the annual competition. 

For more information, visit https://www.mathcounts.org/ 

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Complete the interest form and we will connect you with others interested in starting a team or with teams already formed.

For scholars fluent in Portuguese, Russian, Arabic and Korean - there is a world language exam for you!  Modeled after Advanced Placement exams, scholars can earn college credit by scoring well on the exam.  SDUSD will process the registrations but all testing will be done at San Diego State University LARC center in late April.  Practice exams begin in March.

For more information, visit https://www.americancouncils.org/national-examinations-world-languages-newl 

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Complete the exam request form so we can reigster you and send you an invoice to pay.

This exam is ONLY for 11th graders.  This is an official practice exam for the SAT and the only way to enter into the National Merit Scholarship.  All exams are digital now and students will use their SDUSD Chromebook's Bluebook app to take the exam.  Exams are offered school days in October.  For more information visit https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt 

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All 11th graders will be registered for the exam but can choose to not test and instead do another activity to further their future goals.

Juniors and Seniors may elect to take this exam because it may be needed by colleges or universities for admission. 

For more information, visit https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat 

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This exam is not hosted by SDUSD.  Register directly with SAT - https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/registration 

Basic  and Plus  courses are free to CA public school students!  They are student-led (no instructor) courses that contain a blend of video lectures, tests, quizzes and other assignments, which combined, provides an A-G approved course.   For more information visit https://www.ucscout.org/basic-and-plus/ 

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Visit the link above and if you need / want to take the AP exam, you can order it at bit.ly/sdusdAP