Advanced Placement is designed to provide motivated high school students with post-secondary-level academic courses. This rigorous academic program offers students a head start in successfully navigating academic challenges they will encounter at post-secondary schools. Based on their performance on AP examinations, students can earn credit, advanced placement, or both for university and college courses. Students' achievements in AP courses are celebrated with course credit, College Board awards, and scholarships from most universities, including the University of Alberta.
About Advanced Placement
- A selection of academic courses at the post-secondary level taken in high school.
- A focused learning environment
- Academic skill development in writing, research, problem-solving, independent thinking, critical thinking and responsible scholarship
- Increased confidence and readiness for post-secondary studies
- Active, high-level learning that allows students to develop the skills, habits of mind, and concepts needed to succeed in post-secondary institutions
- The opportunity to take courses in specific areas of student interest and ability
- Credit for many university and college first-year courses
- The chance to challenge AP Language exams in a variety of languages to receive advanced placement or credit at university and college
What are the costs for AP?
To recover the cost of the AP program, students enrolled in AP are billed a non-refundable $150 (split over two years: $75 in grade 11 and $75 in grade 12). The total fee of $150 covers one or more AP classes and exams the student is enrolled in. There are additional fees for art supplies in AP Art 20 and 30
For more information regarding Advanced Placement at Romero, please contact:
Sarah Mandolesi, Advanced Placement Coordinator
Sarah.Mandolesi@ecsd.net
780-428-2705