• 2021-2022 Application for a Fee Waiver for Advanced Placement (AP), Dual Enrollment (DE), or International Baccalaureate Diploma Programs (IB) 
     
    This scholarship is designed to help families in need
    of financial support for AP, DE, or IB exam or tuition
    fees for students who do not qualify for the SCPS Free/Reduced Lunch program (those families who already receive assistance through that qualification).
     
    The Fee Waiver application will help SCPS  determine the level of scholarship funding that may be appropriate for your needs. Please know that although we want to help everyone, no level of funding is guaranteed. Thus, please be as accurate and specific as possible with your reason(s) for applying.
     
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS (AP) OVERVIEW

  • ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS  

    Advanced Placement (AP) courses provide rigorous and challenging studies for highly able and potentially high-achieving students who are capable or motivated to pursue rigorous and challenging instruction. Students may enroll in individual AP courses and not in an advanced or Signature Program as a whole.

    CURRICULUM

    Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered at many high schools in Stafford County in order to provide highly motivated students the opportunity to study at the college level. AP courses and teachers are approved by the College Board. Teachers of AP courses are required to develop and submit a course syllabus to the College Board. Course offerings vary at each school depending on demand and teachers. AP courses require extensive reading, writing, and lab assignments, as well as the completion of summer work. Students who wish to take an AP course will need to discuss AP enrollment criteria with their high school counselors. Students taking Advanced Placement classes are expected to stay in the course during the entire school year and are to take the AP exam in May. It is the responsibility of the student and/or parent to pay the exam fee by the appropriate date. Students who score high enough on the AP exam may earn college credit. Each college or university determines their own policies on acceptance of AP credits. More information on the Advanced Placement Program is available at:

    ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & BENEFITS
    Weighted Grades
    Early College Scholars
    Virtual Virginia

  • SCPS GSP Commitment Statement

    SCPS is committed to providing academic opportunities that are consistent with the research findings of how students learn. When a student applies for SCPS Specialty Programs, we hope their goal is to commit to a program that strives to do the following: engage students in inquiry; provide opportunities for students to experiment and analyze information critically; encourage students to make conjectures and debate their validity, and enable students to solve problems both individually and collaboratively. We are dedicated to preparing and producing All-Century Learners today for all of our tomorrows.

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