Exciting Changes Coming To The Advanced Placement Program

Friday, March 1, 2019

To The Advanced Placement Program (NAPSA)—The Advanced Place- ment (AP) Program gives students a chance to experience college-level classes in high school and opens the door to earning college credit before they everset foot on campus. Students get to dig deeperinto subjects they love, while buildingtheskills and confidence they need to succeedin college. There are morestatewide and system-wide AP credit policies than ever; over 99 per- College-bound students can save time and money bytaking advanced icyin place. placementclasses whilestill in high ‘And, regardless of a student’s AP school. Examscore, taking AP coursescan have centof colleges have an AP credit pol- a positive affect on theircollege applica- oneforlate registration and anotherfor tions. Admissions officers understand that college faculty play a big role in cancelingthe exam.These fees encour- students who took AP pushed them- year. developing AP courses, so they know selves to take challenging, college-level courses. New Resources Beginning this school year, the AP Program is providing all AP students with free digital practice resources. A new question bank will help students master content and skills with real AP questions thattheir teacherassigns. Personal progress checks will give students real-time evaluationsof their work with age students to commit to the exams early and stay engaged throughoutthe Schools will provide students with directions on howtoregister and will place the exam orderfor students. Getting Ready To access new online AP classroom resources and register for AP Exams thisfall, studentswill needtojoin a class section online. That requires access to their College Board account.Alll College Board programsare connected through one account, so students whocreated helpful score explanations. And, the one for AP, PSAT/NMSQT,SAT,or Coltools are mobile-friendly—so they're lege Board Opportunity Scholarships, accessible anytime, anywhere. are all set. They'll just need their user Other Changes nameandpasswordtosign in. To increase their chances of success,studentscan register for AP Exams beginningin thefall. The exams will still take place in May. More than half of schools that offer AP ask students to committo taking the exam in thefall, boosting their chance of earning a score thattranslatesto college credit. ‘The exam fee and the fee reduction aren't changing for the 2019-20 school year. However, there are two new fees— Students who don’t have an account, can sign upat collegeboard.org/register. Parents shouldn't create accounts for their students—and account information should beheldin safe place. More Information Students and parents can visit www. apstudents.collegeboard.org for addi- tionalinformation on the AP Program, APcreditpolicies, digital tools, and AP Examregistration.

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