Financial Considerations of Advanced Placement

Courses

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?