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Financial Considerations of Advanced Placement Courses

Understand the financial considerations of AP courses, credit equivalencies, exam scoring, and potential savings on college expenses. Learn about part-time work earnings and how investing in AP courses can lead to significant financial benefits in higher education. Make informed decisions to reduce future student loan debt by maximizing AP credits.

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Financial Considerations of Advanced Placement Courses

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  1. Financial Considerations of Advanced Placement Courses

  2. Basic Information • Typical College Semester of Credits = 16/17 credits • AP Courses are typically 3 to 5 credits with some at 2 credits • Students Score a 0 to 5 points on an AP Exam with a score of 3 considering passing and some Colleges and Universities requiring a score of 4 or 5 before they will grant credits for the course

  3. Cost of Instruction, Housing, Meals, Travel, Fees, and Incidentals:

  4. Part Time Jobs Per School Year (40 Weeks) • 16/17 years old = 5 hours a day during the school week • $8.00 an hour • 25 hours per week x $8.00 hour = $200/week x 40 weeks • $8,000/school year or $16,000/2 years

  5. Advanced Placement Credits Upon Graduation • AP Math (Calculus) = 5 credits • AP Science Physics-C) = 5 credits • AP Literature/Composition = 3 credits • AP Government/Politics = 3 credits • AP Psychology = 3 credits • Honors Diploma (4 AP Courses) *recommend (5 AP Courses)

  6. FINANCIAL SAVINGS BENEFIT OF AP COURSES(4 COURSES) • MSOE= 16 credits x $1476=$23,616 • UW-Milwaukee= 16 credits x $721= $11,536 • Clemson= 16 credits x $1352=$21,632 • UW-Platteville= 16 credits x $654= $10,464

  7. Our typical Pre-Engineering students graduate with 23 AP and PLTW credits. This is what that would look like in savings. • MSOE 23 credits x $1476 = $33,948 • UW Milwaukee 23 credits x $721 = $16,583 • Clemson 23 credits x $1353 = $31,096 • UW Platteville 23 credits x $654 = $15,042

  8. DO I WANT MY STUDENT TO WORK PART-TIME ON SCHOOL NIGHTS?

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