Advanced Placement (AP) & College in High School (CHS)

The Fort Cherry School District offers students many opportunities to participate in college level courses while still in high school. College credit is optional, though students do not receive a weighted grade unless the course is taken for college credit. This includes completion of the Advanced Placement (AP) Exam in the Advanced Placement courses and enrollment in the University of Pittsburgh for the College in High School (CHS) courses.

Courses for Credit
Students who elect to take a College in High School course must take the course for college credit. Parents/Guardians/Students are required to pay the fee for the college course credit. Students who earn a C (70%) or better for a final grade will be reimbursed for the cost of the college course, upon submitting a copy of the report card and a copy of the cancelled check or receipt proving payment. Students who take the College in High School courses will have a weighted letter grade assigned to them.

Students who elect to take an Advanced Placement course must take the Advanced Placement Exam. Parents/Guardians/Students are required to pay the fee for the Advanced Placement Exam. Students who earn a passing score, as determined by the College Board, will be reimbursed for the cost of the Advanced Placement Exam, upon submitting a copy of the passing score record and a copy of the cancelled check or receipt proving payment. Students who take the Advanced Placement Exam will be exempt from completing a final exam in the course. Students who take the Advanced Placement Exam will have a weighted letter grade assigned to them.

For more information about the reimbursement process, please contact Dr. Trisha Craig, [email protected].

*Calculus and AP Calculus AB are the same course. Students have the option of taking the course for AP credit, CHS credit, or both.

**Statistics and AP Statistics are the same course. Students have the option of taking the course for AP credit, CHS credit, or both.
 
More Information
For more information regarding the College Board and the Advanced Placement Program, please click here to access the College Board website.
 
For more information regarding the College in the High School Program through the University of Pittsburgh, please click here.