State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler said Thursday that North Dakota high school students’ 2024 Advanced Placement exam results will save them $2.1 million in college tuition costs. The savings are part of a continuing state program that has saved students $11.5 million in college tuition expenses since 2015.
North Dakota students scored 3 or better on 69 percent of their Advanced Placement exams this year, which is the highest rate in the past five years, Baesler said. Advanced Placement courses are scored on a scale of 1 to 5, and scores of 3 or greater can earn students course credit or advanced placement at the college they attend.
North Dakota high schools offer a variety of elective Advanced Placement courses, from biology to history, chemistry, environmental science, mathematics, physics, computer science, English, and literature. …