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The placement of a student in a high school course that offers college credit if successfully completed. Colleges and universities often grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations. The AP curriculum for each of the various subjects is created for the College Board by a panel of experts and college-level educators in that field of study. For a high school course to have the AP designation, the course must be audited by the College Board to ascertain that it satisfies the AP curriculum.

Business/Commerce, General

Business Administration and Management, General

Operations Management and Supervision

Accounting

Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Finance, General

Speech Communication and Rhetoric

Information Technology

Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst

Computer Science

Computer Graphics

Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

Elementary Education and Teaching

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Education, General

Educational Leadership and Administration, General

Special Education and Teaching, General

Engineering, General

Civil Engineering, General

Computer Engineering, General

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

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Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

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Engineering/Industrial Management

Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician

Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician

Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

English Language and Literature, General

Human Development and Family Studies, General

Foreign Languages and Literatures, General

Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Hospitality Administration/Management, General

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Family Practice Nurse/Nursing

Clinical Nurse Specialist

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Nursing Practice

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

Pre-Veterinary Studies

Art Therapy/Therapist

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Behavioral Sciences

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

Philosophy

Physical Sciences, General

Chemistry, General

Physics, General

Psychology, General

Social Work

Political Science and Government, General

Sociology

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

History, General

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

Mathematics, General

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a premier metropolitan university dedicated to empowering transformational change in our students and in our community. Diverse, hard-working and innovative, Purdue University Northwest is where academic excellence meets real-world experience. Sitting between Chicago and the Indiana Dunes National Park, PNW brings together students from next door and those from halfway across the world to learn, grow, and excel. PNW offers more than 60 areas of study at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels. The university strategically advances positive change and economic growth, with an economic impact of nearly $746 million of total income added to its home region of Northwest Indiana, according to a third-party study. PNW proudly competes as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (GLIAC) in NCAA Division II.

Purdue University Northwest

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