‘[T]ens of thousands of Americans are attending schools that don’t give them full credit for their AP work,’ report states Universities

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‘[T]ens of thousands of Americans are attending schools that don’t give them full credit for their AP work,’ report states

Universities across the U.S. are preventing students from earning a degree in less than four years by accepting fewer Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate credits, a recent report by the Progressive Policy Institute found.

The report’s author and an education expert told The College Fix that financial motivations and skepticism toward changes to the AP and IB programs are to blame.

AP and IB credits are college-level academic credits earned in high school, which can allow students to skip entry-level college courses if accepted by their university.

In the report, PPI Board Member Paul Weinstein stated that universities have increased the minimum AP score needed for students to receive credit. In addition, many schools are denying course credit for AP work, restricting the number of subject areas that are eligible for course credit, and capping the total credits students can receive.

“Unfortunately, as this study confirms, tens of thousands of Americans are attending schools that don’t give them full credit for their AP work,” the report states.