The Advanced Placement (AP) Program is an initiative of College Board. The program allows high school students to take college level course and earn credit or advanced placement. The AP is an examination recognized across United States, Canada and other part of the world. Many institutions grant up to a full year of college credit (sophomore standing) to students who earn a sufficient number of qualifying AP grades. There are now 35 courses on offer in a variety of subjects. The course material of each AP course matched with corresponding college course. The examinations are available for each AP course. Many schools offer tuition / coaching facility for AP course, however, students do not necessarily require taking AP course before taking actual AP examination.
The Advanced Placement (AP) program is recognized in the following Regions / Countries of the world.
Region
Country
Africa
South Africa
Americas
Argentina
Bolivia
Canada
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Uruguay
Venezuela
Asia & the Pacific
Australia
China
Korea
Taiwan
Europe
Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Switzerland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom (includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales)
