Advanced Placement

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Advanced Placement is a U.S. high school program offering college-level courses and exams that can earn students college credit or advanced standing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic program
college-level curriculum
secondary education program
administeredBy College Board
alsoKnownAs AP
alsoOfferedIn Canada
international schools
benefit opportunity to skip introductory college courses
potential reduction of college tuition costs
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developedBy College Board
educationLevel high school
examFormat free-response questions
multiple-choice questions
standardized written exam
geographicScope primarily United States
governedBy AP Program policies
gradingScale 1 to 5
hasComponent AP course
AP exam
hasWebsite https://ap.collegeboard.org
highestScore 5
language English
lowestScore 1
offers college-level courses
standardized exams
operatedBy College Board
purpose to allow students to earn advanced standing in college
to allow students to earn college credit
to provide college-level coursework in high school
scoreMeaning 1 = no recommendation
2 = possibly qualified
3 = qualified
4 = well qualified
5 = extremely well qualified
startYear 1955
subjectAreas English
arts
computer science
history
mathematics
science
social sciences
world languages
targetAgeGroup teenagers
typicalParticipants high school students
usedFor college admissions
college credit decisions
college placement

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Fairfax County Public Schools offersProgram Advanced Placement
College Board develops Advanced Placement
this entity surface form: Advanced Placement Program
College Board administers Advanced Placement
this entity surface form: Advanced Placement exams
FCPS hasProgram Advanced Placement
subject surface form: Fairfax County Public Schools
AP exams relatedProgram Advanced Placement
this entity surface form: Advanced Placement Program