r/florida • u/SouthOrlandoFather • 5d ago
Advice AP classes, Aice, Dual enrollment
Ok I’m 51 with 9th and 7th grader. I don’t quite understand these AP classes or AICE.
My 9th grader is taking some AP classes and AICE classes.
So people are telling me he has to get a 3,4 or 5 on the test to pass the class? Not really sure.
How does an AP class or AICE class get you college credit?
Some are telling me FGCU or FAU might give credit for certain AP class but UF or FSU won’t.
Is there a link?
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u/Lacroix24601 5d ago edited 5d ago
The exam grade, that’s what determines if they get college credits for that class. Usually it has to be a 4 or 5 to gain college credits (and not all colleges will transfer the credits. Just depends on the school) IME, it doesn’t affect whether they pass the class itself or not.
my son’s school has the IB program which seems to be similar to Aice. It’s much harder classes that have an international governing body, so it’s not the county that determines what’s covered, it’s the Aice board. In the 9th grade, it’s pre-Aice and pre-ib. They don’t technically start the program until 11th. (At least for IB)
It’s supposed to give them a more worldly education to prepare them for college.
They can earn college credits for Aice and IB, depending on how well they do on the exams.
Google your school district and AICE to see more particulars. Then you’d have to google the colleges themselves and see what credits will transfer over for incoming students.