Financial Considerations of Advanced Placement Courses
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Financial Considerations of Advanced Placement
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Basic InformationTypical 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
Cost of Instruction, Housing, Meals, Travel, Fees, and
Incidentals:
Tuition Cost Per Year $33,870 $9,300 $30,488 $7,463 Housing, Meals, Travel, Fees, and
Incidentals $13,370 $13,770 $12,788 $11,111
Total Cost Per Year $47,240 $23,070 $43,276 $20,942
Tuition Cost Per Credit $1,058 $290 $1,046 $233
Total Cost Per Credit $1,476 $721 $1,352 $654
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
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)
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
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
DO I WANT MY STUDENT TO WORK PART-TIME ON SCHOOL NIGHTS?