Advanced Level Course Work for Secondary Students

Pre-AP/AP courses challenge and motivate college-bound students to expand their education beyond the typical secondary program. Pre-AP and AP course work develops advanced skills and content to prepare students for Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Students’ scoring a three or better will receive college credit. Success requires commitment to the expectations of the Pre-AP/AP program.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) Program is a cooperative educational endeavor between secondary schools and colleges and universities that affords students an opportunity to pursue college-level studies while still in secondary school, and to receive advanced placement, credit, or both in college.

Students who take AP courses are able to learn a subject in depth, to develop analytical reasoning skills, and to form disciplines study habits that can contribute to continue success at the college level.

Benefits of the AP Program for students:

Places students in challenging courses

Develops the academic skills and expectations needed for college

Increases students’ self confidence, motivation, and academic orientation

Provides potential college credit for courses taken in high school

For further information on Pre-AP and AP courses offered see the Course Description Handbook available at H.M. King High School and Memorial Middle School. For many students, success in an AP course and examination provides the self-confidence to accomplish college-level work and transition from secondary school to college.