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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When one wants to transfer from an IB school to an AP school, [b]are you allowed to do that in 9th grade even if you aren't taking AP classes in 9th grade[/b]?  Do you have to take an AP class every semester to remain at the AP school?
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Yes.

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/osp/StudentRegistration/student-transfer/hs.shtml

[quote]A student who requests a transfer for the AP or IB program must commit to the advanced academic program for grades
9, 10, 11, and 12:
a. Each student is expected to pursue a schedule of prerequisite courses for each program in the ninth and
tenth grade years. 
b. Each student must take a minimum of four AP or IB classes over the four years, with at least three by the
end of the junior year. [/quote][/quote]

[b]Wrong[/b] - the "prerequisite courses" do not have to be AP courses.   In 9th grade, Honors English, for example, might be considered a prerequisite for taking AP English in 11th or 12th grade.

There are a lot of students who pupil place out of IB schools and take AP World History, AP US History and AP Psychology by the end of their junior year to satisfy the transfer requirement, in whole or in part.   
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Have no idea why you said "wrong" as it is not "wrong" -- points a and b are copy/pasted straight from the FCPS form SE243.

http://www.fcps.edu/it/forms/se243.pdf

[quote]1. A student who requests a transfer for the AP or IB program must commit to the advanced academic program for grades 9, 10, 11, and 12:
a. Each student must take a minimum of four AP or IB classes over the four years, with at least three by the end of the junior year.
b. Each student is expected to pursue a schedule of prerequisite courses for each program in the ninth and tenth grade years.
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Please re-read the PP's specific question, to which you responded "Yes."  Your response indicates that a student who pupil places for AP has to take at least one AP course in ninth grade.  That is not what FCPS requires.  A "prerequisite course" need not itself be an AP course.

There are a lot of kids who might not want to tackle an AP course in 9th grade, but who can still pupil place under the FCPS requirements.  They can start taking AP courses in 10th or 11th grade and still satisfy the rules. [/quote]

[quote]Please re-read the PP's specific question, to which you responded "Yes."[/quote]

You betcha -- re-reading the question [b]where I highlighted in boldface[/b].

[quote]are you allowed to do that in 9th grade even if you aren't taking AP classes in 9th grade[/quote]

and I responded:

[quote]Yes[/quote][/quote]

Scheduling eye-doctor's appointment tomorrow.  Sorry. [/quote]

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