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The Effects Of The Advanced Placement Examination For Credit Policy By The Florida State Universities On The Acceleration Of A Student's Postsecundary Education, Denise A. Collado
The Effects Of The Advanced Placement Examination For Credit Policy By The Florida State Universities On The Acceleration Of A Student's Postsecundary Education, Denise A. Collado
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The purpose of this research study was to determine if the Advanced Placement program as it is recognized by the universities in the Florida State University System (SUS) truly serves as an acceleration mechanism for those students who enter an SUS institution with passing AP scores. Despite mandates which attempt to control uniformity of policy, each public university in Florida determines which courses will be exempted and the number of credits they will grant for passing Advanced Placement courses.
This is a descriptive study in which the AP policies of each of the SUS institutions were compared. Additionally, the college …