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Advanced Placement is a College Board program that offers students the opportunity to take college-level courses while they are enrolled in high school. Students may gain advanced standing and/or earn college credit through their performance on the Advanced Placement examinations which are given each year in May.

Students registering for AP courses should review their selections with their guidance counselor to be sure high school credit will be awarded. A limited number of AP courses serve as replacements for high school courses; therefore, credit would not be given for both.

• Students should be given the opportunity to take an Advanced Placement class through independent study if the class is not offered in their home school, if their is a conflict with other AP courses, if regulations regarding the adding and dropping of courses are followed.
• Students taking an AP course through any approved arrangement and under the supervision of a qualified teacher should receive bonus credit points.
• No limit should be established regarding the number of AP courses a student can take at any one time. The normal maximum is six in one school year. Requests for special consideration should be discussed with the guidance counselor.
• Students receiving a grade below a "C" at the end of the first nine weeks or semester may move to a lower level course in the same subject area, where such courses are available without penalty.
• Student Information Forms regarding course offerings are available in the guidance department.
• Students are responsible for verifying granting of college credit for successful completion of any course with the colleges or universities they choose to attend.