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?
While the school facilitates these exams, all fees, deadlines and stipulations are set by the College Board. Students completing an AP exam/portfolio will be charged a non-refundable fee of $90 USD for one exam/portfolio or $180 USD for two or more exams/portfolios. The current exchange rate on the order date will be applied for the final fee charged to families. Parents/Guardians will be emailed the payment details when the exams are ordered.
- Students who are electing to re-write an AP exam must pay the full $90 USD fee regardless of the number exams being written.
- Additional fees may be charged to AP classes for consumable materials. Students who complete an AP course but elect not to complete the exam/portfolio will not be reimbursed for any course materials or fees incurred.
- All AP fees must be paid in order for your student to write their exam/submit their portfolio otherwise a cancellation fee will be charged.
- Parents/Guardians may be charged a penalty (per exam/portfolio) if their student elects to cancel their exam/portfolio, does not show up to write the AP exam or does not submit their AP portfolio.
- Late fee charges apply if deadlines are missed.
- International students will be charged $90 USD per exam.
For more information regarding Advanced Placement at Romero, please contact:
Kristen Hagemeister, Advanced Placement Coordinator
Kristen.Hagemeister@ecsd.net
780-428-2705