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Advanced Placement Program

Myrtle Beach High School is pleased to offer a robust Advanced Placement program, including options for the AP Capstone Diploma and the AP International Diploma.  Test scores for AP students at MBHS are consistantly competitive with those at the district, state and national levels.

 

AP Capstone Program

Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma The AP Capstone Program is the College Board's highest honor bestowed to students and it is the most rigorous. Exploring interdisciplinary studies with a concentration on global conflict, students are tasked with analyzing contending perspectives, developing original arguments, and producing original research that is held to the strict professional standards of professional academic journals. To earn an AP Capstone Diploma a student must meet the following criteria:
   1) Successfully complete AP Seminar course
   2) Successfully complete AP Research course and defend an original dissertation
   3) Earn a score of 3 or more on any four additional AP courses 


For more information go to: AP Capstone Program

 

AP International Diploma

Advanced Placement International Diploma the Advanced Placement International Diploma is a credential that allows students to demonstrate outstanding academic achievement on AP exams across several disciplines.  The International Diploma is not a substitute for the high school diploma; rather, it is an optional certificate available to Myrtle Beach High School students who wish to demonstrate academic excellence on an international level.

To earn an AP International Diploma a student must meet the following criteria:

1) Earn passing scores of 3 or higher on at least five AP exams.  These must include:

     A) English

     B) A world language

     C) AP Human Geography or AP Comparative Government & Politics

     D) One math or science

     E) One additional exam from any content area except English and world languages

2) Send at least one AP Grade Report to a university outside the United States.

For more information go to: The Advanced Placement International Diploma