CANADA GRAD ADVANCED PLACEMENT SERVICE
What is advanced placement?
Advanced Placement ( AP ) is the name given to courses designed by university
professors and high school teachers. They parallel the same courses
taught in first year university.
AP courses are administered by the American College Board
and are taught in over 13,000 schools worldwide.Experienced AP teachers
and university professors grade the AP exams according to rigorous university standards.
The result is that AP credits may have an inherent advantage
for many high school students seeking admission to Canadian,
American and other international universities.
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ADVANTAGES TO THE STUDENT
- Provides university credit for courses taken in high school
- Develops the analytical and study skills required to succeed in university courses
- Motivates students to undertake more challenging work in both high school and university
- Provides direction in selecting university majors
- Follow-up studies show that students with AP experience are more likley than their non-AP peers to persevere in university, graduate with a double major and go on to graduate school .
- Admissions and scholarships to many universities in Canada and the United States may be influenced by high AP scores .
RECOGNITION OF THE AP PROGRAM 
- Students applying to Ontario universities are able to indicate on their application that they are studying AP courses.
- All Canadian and U.S.A universities now have AP policies for awarding university credits
toward a degree and/or university placement in a more advanced course for students
who have earned a designated score on their AP examinations.
- More than 19 other countries in the world accept AP grades as recognized university level courses.