Advanced Placement

  • Advanced Placement (AP) Courses 

     In partnership with The College Board,  Ysleta Independent School District offers Advanced Placement courses that prepare students for college success.

    • Students experience college-level work while in high school.
    • Students can earn college credit and placement by scoring a three or higher on AP Exams.
    • Advanced Placement courses at YISD are open to all students.
    • Pre-AP courses prepare students for success in Advanced Placement.
    • Earning college credit in high school increases the possibility of graduating from college.

    The College Board Advanced Placement - https://ap.collegeboard.org/

     

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Pre- Advanced Placement

  • Pre-Advanced Placement (Pre-AP) Program

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    Ysleta ISD’s commitment to college success includes providing access to the College Board’s Pre-AP program. 

    • Prepares students for future Advanced Placement courses and exams. 
    • Open to all students.
    • Builds critical thinking skills through cross-curricular alignment.
    • Students engage deeply in texts and other resources through close observation and evaluation. 
    • Students learn to apply evidence in their writing and to think critically through questioning and academic conversations.
    • YISD offers Pre-AP Algebra I to middle school students and Pre-AP Biology, Chemistry, English I, English II, and Geometry at high school campuses.

    The College Board Pre-AP - https://pre-ap.collegeboard.org/