What Are the Benefits of Students Taking Online AP Courses?
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 curriculum.
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Teachers
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Some schools can't afford to hire a teacher for AP courses, especially if there are not enough interested students. However, students who are interested can enroll in an online course.
Variety of Courses
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For schools that can't offer more than one or two AP courses, or for home-schooled students, online AP courses make more topics available to students.
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AP Development
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The more students in a school who develop interest in online AP courses, the more incentive a school has to start its own AP course program.
Auditing
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The College Board audits online courses in the same way it does with physical school programs, through the AP Course Audit. Accredited schools are listed in the AP Course Ledger on the College Board's website.
State Grants
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California, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky and New Mexico offer grants to help schools get students access to online AP courses. You can contact your area's Regional Office of the College Board for more information.
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Mitzi Saltsman
Dec 07, 2009
This is a great idea. My son is a whole semester ahead in college because of AP classes and Middle College. It also helped a lot with "senioritis" since he took college level classes and got to go to our local college for 1/2 day.
