http://giftedkids.about.com/od/glossary/g/ap_courses.htm

- bi li možda prošlo nešto kao "bodovi s AP ispita"? dolje su neki primjeri s hrvatskih foruma:

Šanse si povečašvaš sa ekstra stvarima koje sam ti opisao. Ima još nešto što možeš uraditi, a to je AP ispiti ako kaniš ići u SAD. Ap su ti advance placement ispiti kji donose dodatne bodove i ekstra se cijene. Kod nas ih možeš položiti u AISZ-u (www.aisz.hr), a tamo se raspitaj i za PSAT (PSAT je vježba za SAT) ispite i eventualno ACT. U svakom
- Hvala svima na podrsci, nadam se da ce mi se san ostvariti. Upravo sam stupio u kontakt s AISZ za AP testove, to je prvi korak. Smislit ce se nesto jos, u svakom slucaju



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Program za rani ulazak
Posebno u SAD, Diploma program je priznat kao punopravan sa nivoom obrazovanja na koledžu, i nagrađuju pristupanje učenika sa visokim MM ocenama dodatnim kreditima za upis. U ovom pogledu je potpuno jednaka Programu za rani ulazak (Advanced Placement Program), ili čak superiorniji od njega, ovisno od institucije višeg obrazovanja kojoj se pristupa.


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The larger Texas study also found that even a score of 2 out of a possible 5 points on an AP exam correlates with better college performance than that achieved by students who did not take AP or who skipped the AP exam; however, colleges usually give credit only for scores of 3 or above.

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United States
In the United States, a student in a high school or university earns credits for the successful completion of each course for each academic term. The state or the institution generally sets a minimum number of credits required to graduate. Various systems of credits exist: one per course, one per hour/week in class, one per hour/week devoted to the course (including homework), etc.


[edit] Europe
In Europe a common credit system has been introduced. The European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) is in some European countries used as the principal credit and grading system in universities while other countries use the ECTS as a secondary credit system for exchange students. In ECTS a full study-year normally consists of 60 credits. Grades are given in the A-E range, where F is fail. Schools are also allowed to use a pass/fail evaluation in the ECTS system.

Similar systems are widely used elsewhere. Often the word "unit" is used for the same concept.