Advanced Placement (AP) Courses (Grades 9-12)

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Advanced Placement (AP)® courses enable students to pursue college-level courses while still in high school.
Enlightium teachers help students work through AP courses to develop and apply the skills, abilities, and content knowledge they will need in college.
- Please review Enlightium’s AP Checklist for qualifications and prerequisites.
AP courses are available to students in Enlightium Academy Online and Enlightium Prep.
- AP courses are not available to part-time students.
Due to the extensive workload associated with each AP course, students who wish to take multiple AP courses should consider taking no more than two AP courses simultaneously, unless approved by their Enlightium counselor. Each AP course is modeled after a comparable college course.
AP courses are accepted by most two- and four-year colleges and universities worldwide. Universities in more than 60 countries recognize AP exam scores in the admission process and/or award credit and placement for qualifying scores. Performing well on an AP exam means more than just the successful completion of a course. Students are encouraged to contact admissions offices at their colleges of interest to verify that AP course credit will be accepted.

Enlightium Academy does not administer AP exams. If students would like to take the AP exam, they need to register with a local school or testing center, typically in August or September, in order to test with them in May. See the section below for more on AP exams.
Annual schedule:
- The deadline to start an AP class with Enlightium is September 15th.
  - After September 15th, students will be allowed to start AP classes with Enlightium only if they are transferring in from a different school where they were already taking the AP class. Additionally, students will be required to submit a syllabus from their previous school indicating the content that was already covered prior to enrolling with Enlightium.
- AP classes have a completion deadline of April 30th each school year.
  - AP classes may be scheduled to have an end-of-traditional-school-year deadline with a written and signed parent request. The request must indicate that the student will not take the AP exam or acknowledge that not all the content will be covered by the AP exam date.
  - AP classes CANNOT be extended into the summer. If students do not complete the course by the traditional end-of-school-year deadline, they will be required to reduce to the standard curriculum.

For AP Program costs, view the “Course Fees” section in the Fee Book.
- Course fee payment will be scheduled within 30 days of class assignment. The Billing Department will reach out via email to arrange a payment.
- Scholarships do not apply to AP course fees.
AP books and AP exams are ordered separately.
- Enlightium Academy does not register students for AP exams or collect exam fees. Families arrange testing locally and pay any exam costs directly to the testing school.
- For more details, visit the College Board website.

Students will have a 14-day trial to determine if they would like to remain enrolled in the class; families should contact their counselor immediately if they would like to drop a course.
If you have any questions about this process, feel free to email our billing team at billing@enlightiumacademy.com.

AP exams are an essential part of the AP experience, enabling students to demonstrate their mastery of college-level coursework.
Enlightium Academy does not administer AP exams. If students would like to take the AP exam, they need to register with a local school or testing center, typically in August or September, in order to test with them in May.
Students who choose to take the AP exam need to make local arrangements in late summer to meet all deadlines set by the schools administering the exam.
Students who pass an AP course but do not take the AP exam will receive credit for the AP course in their high school transcript only. To receive college credit for an AP course, students must take the AP exam and meet the score requirements. For more details, visit the College Board website.

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If you have any questions about AP courses, feel free to email Enlightium Academy’s support team at support@enlightiumacademy.com.
You may also contact your student’s counselor.