River East Collegiate was one of the first schools in Manitoba to offer Advanced Placement, and as such is a flagship school for this program in western Canada.

Advanced Placement, as the name implies, is an enriched program of studies which not only prepares students for the rigors of university and college life, but also gives students the opportunity to earn university credits and advanced standing at university while still in high school. 

* Benefit: Students gain university credit while in high school saving overall university costs.

These courses are more challenging and demanding than regular high school courses, and as such require a greater time commitment.  As one would expect, the workload tends to be heavier as well.

* Benefit: Students learn to study smarter and to become efficient time managers.

River East offers students the opportunity to take the following courses which can lead to university credit or advanced standing:

• Calculus
• English Literature and Composition
• English Language and Composition
• German Language
• French Language
• Spanish Language
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Computer Science
• European History

 Students have also gained university credits through individual study courses and exams in:

• Human Geography
• Studio Art
• Environmental Science
• Music Theory

 Advanced Placement  students can choose to register for all advanced placement courses offered at REC, or as many as they are interested in taking. 

 The process for entering the Advanced Placement program at REC is as follows:

1. Talk to your Grade 9 teacher, and ask for a recommendation.
2. Fill out the AP form distributed in the middle years schools with the REC registration forms-these will be forwarded to REC.

 Once in River East Collegiate, these are the paths students take moving towards the AP exam written at the beginning of May in the Grade 12 year:

 In May of the Grade 12 year, all AP students from all over the world, write Advanced Placement exams. These are three hours in length and involve problem solving, essay writing and other skills.

* Benefit: Students get experience writing university level standardized exams.

Our students have done extremely well in these exams over the years.   

 A National Scholar Award is given to a student who achieves a minimum score of five and four on at least five exams.

One was awarded the prestigious International Scholar Award

Advanced Placement is accepted for credit or standing at most universities in North America, and many major universities world wide.

* For specific details on each advanced placement course offered please see the course description found in the 2009-10 Program of Studies Guide. Check each applicable department.