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Advanced Placement (AP) in MISD

Advanced Placement (AP) is a program created by College Board to provide college-level work to students while they are in high school. Nearly all colleges and universities in the United States grant credit and/or placement for qualifying AP exam scores.

Mansfield ISD offers more than one way to earn your Texas CORE credits. Many Dual Credit and Advanced Placement courses are part of the Texas CORE. When you are deciding which advanced classes to take it is a good idea to pay close attention to the Core areas and make any decisions regarding classes outside the Core based on the college you plan to attend, your degree requirements, and your interests. Courses you take outside the Core may or may not apply to your degree plan. In some cases, you can still use non-Core classes as electives, programs, or courses for credit, but this will vary by institution and degree plan. 

To determine whether your AP scores could earn you college credit or advanced placement, please visit the AP College Board website.

According to College Board research, students who complete AP courses are:

  • better prepared academically as they get familiar with college-level work before going to college
  • more likely to specialize in stringent majors
  • more likely to complete more college work in four (4) years
  • found to perform slightly better than peers who did not take AP courses
  • more likely to exercise leadership and development time management, critical thinking, and scholarly writing skills
  • twice as likely to go into advanced study (Ph.D., medicine, law)

Although there is a cost for taking an AP exam, the cost is minimal compared to the average cost per credit hour/course at public or private universities. We encourage you to consider enrolling in one or more of the many MISD AP courses which give you an opportunity to pursue college-level studies while still in high school.

Enrollment in AP courses is open to all students that meet course prerequisites outlined in the high school course guide. See your campus counselor for more information.

MISD AP Resources

Please contact Theresa Pollok for more information.