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International Baccalaureate (IB) Programs

International Baccalaureate

Credits and courses accepted at community and technical colleges (SBCTC)

Advanced Placement Programs (College Board)

Links to 14 states with statewide or system-wide AP policies:

Will we be able to add Washington to the list in 2015?

AP updates:

December 2014

Timeline for College Board review of AP courses
2014-15

• AP Physics 1 & 2 (both are algebra-based); Physics “B” no longer exists, contents of “B” are spread between 1 & 2 to match higher ed course content.
• US History
• Seminar (new) piloted last year (aligns with the AAC&U VALUE rubric work)

2015-16

• Art History
• European History
• Research (new) pilot last year and this year

2016-17

• World History
• Calculus AB and Calculus BC
• Computer Science Principles (new)

Computer Science A Programming 3 hours-long end of course written coding exam (Algebra I is the math level expected to be successful in either course)

Computer Science Principles (new) Foundational understanding of how computing is used: coding, algorithms (not applications) No designated programming language; ability to transfer knowledge 2 through-course assessments and end-of-course exam, digital portfolio (Algebra I is the math level expected to be successful in either course)

Fall 2014
We in concurrent/dual enrollment might be interested in keeping up with some of these.

• free online AP courses through edX, for both teachers and students
• teacher-to-teacher mentoring program
• online diagnostic and assessment systems
• AP service learning modules
• PreAP courses
• New courses: AP Engineering, AP Computer Science Principles

For more details, and also just for a look at how their planning and development work happens, check out this video:

2014 AP Report to the Nation - Washington

AP scores WA CTCs 2013.pdf

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Cambridge International Programs