Post Secondary

Advanced Placement (AP) courses are designed to provide a unique educational opportunity to motivated high school students. AP courses offered by Kansas City Public Schools are taught by nationally certified instructors with the approval of the College Board. These courses are designed for accelerated learning and are intended to be the equivalent of courses offered within the first college year. By enrolling in AP classes and participating in the nationally administered AP exam, students may potentially earn college credits before graduating from high school. Currently, we offer 14 Advanced Placement courses. Click on the course name for publicly accessible College Board course overviews and specific course content.

• AP 2-D Art and Design
• AP 3-D Art and Design
• AP Biology
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Drawing
• AP English Language and Composition
• AP English Literature and Composition
• AP Environmental Science
• AP Human Geography        
• AP Music Theory
• AP Psychology
• AP Statistics
• AP US Government and Politics
• AP US History

Please see individual high schools for courses offered. To provide more educational opportunities for our students, additional advanced courses will be added in upcoming years.

AP Workshops

What?

APtitude workshops are student-centered courses designed to cultivate and refine test-related strategies.  Each workshop focuses on specific skills to contribute to greater test performance. Multiple choice and free response test taking strategies, content specific breakout sessions, and practice exams are several forms the workshops take as students engage with rigorous materials while supported by college board certified instructors.

 Who?

APtitude workshops are provided for all students currently participating in advanced coursework; including pre-AP and AP classes. These workshops are designed to provide additional support and advanced strategies for students seeking a more comprehensive understanding of the exam process.

 Why?

Increased exposure to testing has proven to increase student scores. To that end, the APtitude workshops not only provide simulations of the actual testing experience but also highlight the effective strategies needed to be successful on the exams. The workshops are designed to encourage confidence in one’s test taking abilities and knowledge in the content area.

How?

Interested students can register for workshops through the APtitude workshop registration link.  Here, you may sign up for as many sessions as you are interested in attending.  Each session has a different, specific focus so attending each one is highly encouraged.

Where?

All Workshops will be held at Manual Career and Technical Center, 1215 E. Truman Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64106

If needed, transportation will be provided from district high schools to transport students to Manual and back to their zoned high school.

When?

AP Workshops will resume in the 2021-22 school year.

Dual Credit courses are classes that high school students can take to receive both high school and college credit.  Courses can be offered by high school teachers who are credentialed and approved to teach college courses or by college instructors. Kansas City Public Schools’ efforts to increase college and career readiness, focuses on access to dual credit courses during high school. Research suggests that students who complete even at least one college course have a higher probability of attending college and graduating.

Because dual credit coursework becomes a permanent part of the student’s college transcript, it is important for students to fully apply themselves in these courses.

Dual credit may also afford students the benefit of lower tuition and accelerated college completion.

Student Eligibility

• Eligible students have been defined as having a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or a minimum score of 21 on their ACT.
• Students must have completed all prerequisites for the course and any other requirements as may be needed for the same course for on-campus students.

Dual Credit Courses (check with high schools for school-specific dual credit offerings)

For more information about International Baccalaureate (IB) visit our IB schools:

• Foreign Language Academy
• Lincoln College Preparatory Academy
• Lincoln Middle School