Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement (AP) courses provide college-level coursework for high school students who are ready and willing to do college-level work while in high school. AP courses follow the content and curricular objectives established by the College Board. Colleges and universities have the option of accepting AP exam scores for college credit.
Each AP teacher’s course syllabus is submitted and approved by the College Board on an annual basis. Students may take up to eight AP courses, depending on the schedule, one in grade 10, and 7 in Grades 11 and 12. Furthermore, all AP courses receive additional weight in the calculation of grade point averages.
AP Course Selection at RAIS
- AP Biology
- AP Statistics
- AP Chemistry
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Physics I: Algebra-Based
- AP Macro Economics
- AP Computer Science Principles
- AP Human Geography
A course may be dropped if insufficient numbers of students register for it.
Admission to AP Courses
AP courses require long-term commitment from students. For this reason, students must demonstrate the following before being admitted to any AP courses:
- A high level of motivation and good grades across most subject areas.
- A high level of achievement in courses deemed prerequisite or cognate to the selected AP courses.
- An understanding and acceptance of the increased homework demands.
- Written parent approval.
- A commitment to complete all course requirements, including external examinations. All students enrolled in AP courses should prepare to register for and sit the external exams. Payment for exams is considered part of the family’s financial obligations; payment is due in last week of September and is non-refundable. Any student, who, for any reason, does not sit an AP exam, will be moved to RAIS non-AP subjects.
High School Grades
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| Percentage Value | Letter Grade | Regular Grade Point | Weighted Grade Point* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 – 100 | A | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| 90 – 94 | A- | 3.70 | 4.20 |
| 87 – 89 | B+ | 3.30 | 3.80 |
| 83 – 86 | B | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| 80 – 82 | B- | 2.70 | 3.20 |
| 75 – 79 | C+ | 2.30 | 2.80 |
| 70 – 74 | C | 2.00 | 2.50 |
| 65 – 69 | C- | 1.70 | 2.20 |
| 60 – 64 | D+ | 1.30 | 1.30 |
| 55 – 59 | D | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 50 – 54 | D- | 0.70 | 0.70 |
| 00 – 49 | F | 0.00 | 0.00 |
*AP courses are weighted
- A is assigned to work that demonstrates excellence and is clearly exceptional.
- B represents work that is very good and shows signs of high achievement.
- C represents satisfactory completion of all assignments.
- D represents academic achievement at a minimum level.
Grade Point Average (GPA) will be stated on semester report cards and transcripts. Students who enroll and take the exam will receive an additional 0.5 weightage for grades of C- and above on the GPA in recognition of the challenging nature of these courses, particularly in the assessment of student work. Students can calculate their semester GPA by converting all their letter grades to the corresponding numbers above, adding them together, and dividing by the number of credits.
Note: Students who have registered for AP classes are still eligible for an RAIS Diploma, provided they complete all graduation requirements, regardless of their scores on AP external examinations.
RAIS is registered as a center for AP exams for internal and external students
To learn more about AP, please click on the links below:
For more information about RAIS Advanced Placement Program
contact mr.anand@rais.ac.th