Rita Caver | AP Department Head | Email |rcaver@fayar.net | Phone | 479.444.3050
   
 
The Advanced Placement Program, Courses, and Examinations
 
 
The Advanced Placement Program, sponsored by the College Board, is a program of college-level courses and examinations that provides high school students with an opportunity to earn advanced placement, college credit, or both while still in secondary school. The AP program offers students challenge, study of subjects in greater depth, accelerated learning opportunities, a sense of accomplishment, strength in a college application, development of college-level study, analytical skills, and a head start for college credit.

Advanced Placement examinations are given in May. Each college decides which AP Exam grades it will accept for credit and /or advanced placement. Generally, institutions accept grades of 3 and above to award credit for an equivalent course. More than 3,000 U.S. colleges and universities accept AP grades. Students seeking credit through the AP program should obtain the college’s AP policy in writing or refer to the institution’s catalog.
Sophomore Standing
 
More than 1,400 institutions award a full year’s credit to students presenting enough satisfactory grades on AP Exams. Each year a number of FHS students enter college with sophomore standing at the universities they attend.
Arkansas Advanced Placement Incentive Program
 

Arkansas is one of over twenty states that have state legislation to support the AP program and examination fees. There are two ways that students may receive assistance for exam fees:

1. The State Board has established a sliding scale (based on family income) and will pay a share of the test fee; not to exceed $65. The College Board has an additional fee reduction policy, which is obtained by submitting a Fee Reduction Request Form. These requests, sent by school officials, must be submitted by April 1.

2. Another way students may receive assistance is to take more than two Advanced Placement exams in one year. The state will pay $50 for each test when more than two have been taken. This program is to assist those students desiring to take multiple exams, but do not qualify for sliding scale assistance and find multiple exam costs discouraging.

Reference: 2004-2005 FHS Career and Academic Planning Guide