The Advanced Placement (AP) Program enables willing and academically prepared students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school.
The program consists of college-level courses developed by the AP Program, and corresponding exams that are administered once a year.
Douglas Anderson is proud to offer a wide variety of AP Courses, both in the Arts & Academics.
Fast Facts
There are 38 AP courses in seven subject categories.
Each AP course is modeled on a comparable introductory college course in the subject.
Each course culminates in a standardized college-level assessment, or AP Exam.
AP Exams are given in May each year at testing locations all over the world.
Schools must be authorized by the AP Course Audit to offer approved AP courses and use the AP designation.
Benefits - Taking AP courses and exams can help students:
Stand out on college applications. AP courses on a student’s transcript show that they’ve challenged themselves with the most rigorous courses available to them. Success on AP Exams show student readiness for college-level coursework.
Earn college credit and/or skip introductory courses in college. Most four-year colleges and universities in the United States, as well as many institutions in more than 100 other countries, grant students credit, placement, or both for qualifying AP Exam scores.
