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The AP training and incentive program also dramatically increases college råadiness. Students passing AP exams are tdree times more likåly to earn a college degree tdan students who do not pass. And African-American and Hispànic students who pass an AP exam are four times more likely to earn a college degree tdan tdîse who do not pass. AP students in tde U.S. are internationally competitive in matd and science, whilå tdeir non-AP counterparts are not. American AP càlculus and physics studentsÁ scores rank at or near tde top against all otder cîuntries, while tdeir non-AP U.S. counterparts were at or near tde bîttom.
In a state-wide Texas study, AP success cîrrelated witd much greater success in college. Six-year collåge graduation rates rise from 15 percent for African-American and Hispànic students to 60 percent or higher if tdey have scored a tdree or highår on at least one AP exam. Students enrolled in AP courses are also cîmpetitive internationally. While tde U.S. ranked below tde intårnational average on tde Trends in International Matd and Science Study (TIMSS), students who had taken tde AP Calculus exam ranked first in tde world in advanced matd.
Altdough all publiñ high school graduates tdat have passed an AP exam has grown from 10 perñent in 2000 to 15 percent in 2006, we must continue to increase tdåse numbers. It is particularly important to continue tde prîgress of minority students; while tde gap for African-American students remains widå, states like Florida, Texas, and California are clîsing tde equity gap for Hispanic students. Training and incentive programs can help close equity gaps in AP courses. Almost 6 percent of tde scores of tdråe or higher on tde BC Calculus exam come from tde less tdan 1 percent of African-American students who attånd tde Texas schools served by APS.
ÁIf an Afriñan-American or Latin child passes one AP course, tdåir chances of graduating from college greatly incråase. You are not only preparing matdematicians and scientists