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Advanced Placement (AP) courses provide high school students the opportunity to experience college-level rigor in certain areas of study. A student who demonstrates both a high level of achievement and a passion in a certain subject area should consider taking an AP course. The student should discuss the course with her advisor and college counselor; and her enrollment in each AP course must be recommended by the appropriate academic department. Students should consult the College Board’s website (www.apcentral.collegeboard.com) for information on offerings and requirements.

Each student enrolled in an AP course is required to take the AP exam in order to complete the course work. The three-hour exams are graded on a five-point scale. More than one thousand colleges and universities collaborate with secondary schools in the AP program. Many grant advanced placement and/or credit to students presenting AP grades of 3 or higher; however, policies vary from college to college.

Porter's offers courses that prepare students for the following Advanced Placement exams:

Art History
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
Chinese
Computer Science A
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
Environmental Science
European History
French Language
Latin: Vergil
Music Theory
Physics B
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Statistics
Studio Art: Drawing
United States History