Advanced Placement

This page is for prospective students of Advanced Placement courses.
Current students: If you’re looking for AP exam information, please visit the ‘AP Exam Info’ tab.

The College Board, the organization that administers the college admissions SAT test, also offers college-level courses in high school under the Advanced Placement program. At McKinney Boyd High School, we currently offer most AP courses that the College Board has, including English Language and Composition; Calculus AB and BC; Spanish Language and Culture; United States History; Physics 1, 2, and C; and many more.

We recommend that students choose to take AP courses if they wish to further their education early, gain valuable college-level academic skills, earn college credit and save thousands of dollars in college, or earn a higher weighted grade-point average. AP courses are weighed on a 6.0 GPA scale.

Please visit APstudents.org to learn more about the Advanced Placement program from the College Board. You are welcome to consult with a counselor if you are curious as to whether you should take an AP course or not. While counselors are able to modify your schedule, please note that changes are not possible year-round, and may be made only before a course begins or during specified drop periods that will be announced.

As a student of McKinney ISD, you are required to take the corresponding AP exam if you take a certain AP course. There are no exceptions. This is outlined in your AP Agreement that you signed. If you are taking AP exams as part of your course, you need to pay $42.50 for your exam.