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Advanced and AP Program
Advanced and AP Program
Advanced Placement (AP) is a program that allows high school students to engage in rigorous college level course content and possibly earn college credit while still in high school. Grand Prairie ISD offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in English, social studies, computer science, mathematics, science, foreign language, music theory, and art. Students are given the opportunity to show mastery in these college-level courses by taking the Advanced Placement examination in May of each year.
AP courses are open to all students with the prerequisite coursework who wish to take on the additional challenge of advanced content and curriculum. As a result, AP students are expected to work at an accelerated pace and to engage in outside reading and independent learning with the support of a College Board authorized instructor.
Scores on the AP exam range from 1 (no recommendation) to 5 (extremely qualified). Each college or university determines the scores to be accepted for credit, but most consider a score of at least 3. College typically award three to six college credit hours for each passing AP score.
Please visit the link below to see the credits available for specific scores at your college of choice: