Advanced Placement AP Seminole Ridge Community High School Guidance Department What can AP or AICE classes do for you?  Achievement – AP and AICE provide you the opportunity to earn credit or advanced placement for college and stand out in the admissions process.  Preparation – AP and AICE help you develop better study habits, improve your writing skills, and sharpen your problem-solving abilities/skills vital to your success.  Confidence – AP and AICE help you gain confidence in your ability to tackle academic challenges. Benefits of Advanced Academics Receive recognition by more than 90 percent of colleges in the United States and colleges in more than 60 other countries, which grant credit, advanced placement or both on the basis of AP Exam grades. Have time to move into upper-level courses in your field of interest, pursue a double major, or study abroad. Design a college experience that suits you and gives you the flexibility to get the most out of your college years. ’ What s the cost of taking an AP or AICE course?  AP courses and exams are developed and scored by the College Board, a not-for-profit membership association dedicated to helping students connect to college success and opportunity.  AICE courses and exams are developed and scored by the University of Cambridge.  There is NO fee to take an AP or AICE course.  Exam fees are paid by the school for students that are enrolled in the AP and AICE courses. Did you know . . . ’ If you earn a high school diploma, you re likely to ’ earn $9,700 more annually than students who don t complete high school. ’ But if you earn a bachelor s degree in college, ’ you re likely to earn $31,000 more annually than those who did not graduate and $21,500 more than those who did graduate High School. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2012 Credit by Exam University of Florida Score of Score of Score of AP Exam 3 4 5 ARH 2050 ARH 2050 ARH 2002 Art History And 2051 And 2051 (3 credits) (6 credits) (6 credits) BSC 2010/2010L BSC 2007/2009L BSC 2007/2009L and BSC Biology (4 credits) (4 credits) 2011/2011L (8 credits) MAC 2311 MAC 2311 MAC 2311 Calculus AB (4 credits) (4 credits) (4 credits) AMH 2010 AMH 2010 United States AMH 2010 And 2020 And 2020 History (3 credits) (6 credits) (6 credits) Why should a student take the AP Exam? Colleges and universities give credit for qualifying AP Exam grades, not AP course grades. “ The confirmation that college- level learning took place is in the published results. The AP Exam grade is a national standard that ” I can understand and rely upon. —Joellen L. Silberman, Dean of Enrollment Kalamazoo College AP courses offered by our school: AP English Language AP Calculus AB AP English Literature AP Calculus BC AP Human Geography AP Statistics AP US History AP Biology AP US Gov’t & Politics AP Chemistry AP Macroeconomics AP Physics Grade Values for Classes Regular Credit Honors Credit AP/AICE/DE Credit A=4.0 A=4.5 A=6 B=3.0 B=3.375 B=4.5 C=2.0 C=2.25 C=3.0 D=1.0 D=1.125 D=1.5