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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's actually more bureaucratic than the DCMR.

Students coming from BASIS haven't officially taken AP World History because the College Board doesn't allow that moniker to be applied to a class taught outside of a high school.

BASIS teaches the AP World History content to all 8th graders but simply calls the class "World History." Some students (not all) opt to take the AP exam rather than a final designed by their teacher. This is perfectly legitimate from the College Board's perspective - anyone can take their tests, regardless of whether they took a class called "AP whatever." But these BASIS students will never have "AP World History" on their school transcripts, even if they stay at BASIS. And wherever they attend high school, they will have to petition the College Board to retrieve their grades if they want to submit to a college (College Board holds onto grades for 4 years). Obviously the BASIS team knows the hoops to jump through to make this happen.

This is why DCPS high schools don't recognize the BASIS students 8th grade world history credit as a high school credit, even if students pass the AP exam.

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I don't think that's true, as lots of homeschoolers prepare for and take AP exams and those are recognized despite not being in traditional high school.[/quote]

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