​​​​​​​​​​​​Overview

Advanced Placement courses are college-level courses offered by trained high school teachers in the regular high school setting. Since 2008, over one-third of the seniors in Georgia pu​blic high schools were enrolled in AP courses. AP courses guarantee rigor in our classrooms. To learn more ​about offering AP courses in your high school, contact Martha Smith, Program Specialist at the GaDOE, 404.463.2588 or masmith@doe.k12.ga.us. 

AP State of the State

Over the past ten academic years, the increase in the number of Georgia students benefitting from Advanced Placement (AP) courses being offered in their high schools has been dramatic. For more information, see the linked document 2022 AP STATE OF THE STATE​​​​​.​​​

​AP for Teachers​​

This page offers a variety of resources to support Georgia's Advanced Placement teachers including: 

• ​GaDOE AP Virtual Academy​​​
  
• GaDOE Advanced Academics​​
  

AP Honor Schools

​​The Georgia Department of Education began recognizing AP Honor Schools in 2008. This recognition began with three categories: AP Access and Support Schools; AP Challenge Schools; and AP Merit Schools. AP STEM and AP STEM Achievement categories were added in 2011, and the AP Humanities category was added in 2015. In 2020, two new categories were added: AP Humanities Achievement and AP Exapansion Schools. The AP Merit Schools category was renamed to AP Schools of Distinction.

​2023 Honor Schools Definitions of Categories​​

AP Access and Support Schools 2023​​

AP Challenge Schools 2023​​

AP Expansion Schools 2023​​

AP Humanities Schools 2023​​​

AP Humanities Achievement Schools 2023​​​

AP Schools of Distinction 2023​​

AP STEM Schools 2023​​

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