San Francisco Bay Area Secondary Schools Offer International Acceptance with Advanced Placement Courses

Private High Schools can offer International Recognition with Advanced Placement Subjects

Outside the U.S., universities in more than 60 countries value Advanced Placement in their admissions processes. For this reason, students who are entertaining the idea of taking extra courses at a community college may want to strongly consider taking an AP course at their high school or a school that offers AP. Not all junior college courses will be accepted for transfer credit, and may likely end up being a waste of time and effort. In northern California, several Silicon Valley Private Schools are able to offer these AP classes.

Individual colleges and universities, not the College Board or the Advanced Placement Program, set criteria for granting admission to their own programs. Advanced Placement Exam performance is normally considered within the student’s complete academic transcript. Because these courses are graded on a 5 point scale, top students can obtain a GPA of over 4.0.

GPA’s of 4.2 or more are frequently required for admission to the best colleges. If your child can’t get an AP class at your local public school, try calling a private high school. Cambrian International Academy is only one of the Bay Area private schools offering AP classes on a full time or class-by-class basis. Some will even provide the classes in the evening or on a weekend.

Because admission policies vary from school to school, interested students should contact the institution directly for additional information relating to application procedures and policies. Relevant contact information and URLs are supplied on the College Board website.

Article provided by Dave Delgado
Headmaster, Cambrian International Academy

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