AP Classes

The acronym AP stands for Advanced Placement. These courses are regulated by the same College Board that offers the SAT college placement tests. Online courses are a more recent offering of the...

Not long ago it was nearly unheard of to skip your freshman year of college. Today's high school students have so many options available to them to earn early college credit that this is a reality...

More than half of all colleges and universities in the United States offer dual enrollment programs for high school students who wish to take college courses while enrolled in high school,...

The Advanced Placement (AP) Exam helps high school students earn college credit, placement or both by studying a university-level subject and taking an end of course exam. AP Exams are held in May...

Advanced Placement is a nationally recognized academic program that's designed to give students a jump on their college work. The AP program is available, at least in part, in most high schools....

Advanced placement classes are designed to be academically challenging and offer many rewards. Some of the benefits of taking advanced placement classes are college credit, a more appealing...

One of the great things about taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses in high school is that you're given the opportunity to receive college credit for your scores on the exams. The amount of...

Advanced Placement, or AP, courses give high school students a head start to college. Thirty-seven courses are offered in math, sciences, history, the humanities and more. AP courses are available...

Many high schools offer advanced placement or AP courses for students. AP courses provide students with two benefits: the academic benefit of really bright students being able to learn more in AP...

You show up for the first day of AP American History class and feel a bit overwhelmed. The course seemed like a good idea when you registered, but looking around the room at all the brainiacs in...

Earn college credit while you still attend high school. It's possible through Advanced Placement or AP exams. Increasing numbers of high schools offer advanced placement coursework in a variety of...