How Your Student Can Get AP Credit Without AP Propaganda

College Board, the educational monopoly responsible for college prep and SAT/PSAT testing as well as AP courses, submitted an experimental Advanced Placement course in African-American Studies to Florida Gov. The curriculum was rejected by Ron DeSantis last week for use in Sunshine State public schools. DeSantis called it a violation in state law for its dependence on critical race theory. Joy Pullmann, my colleague, has made this clear in these pages: Every conservative state leader should do the same.

The apparent critical race theory course masquerading as AP African-American Studies isn’t College Board’s only foray into politics. Pullmann noted Other history courses such as European, United States and World History have also been offered by the university. “infused with identity politics and anti-American and anti-Western readings of history,” According to a report by the National Association of Scholars. College Board also has launched a feature toying with its SAT test metrics to reflect students’ “privilege,” Slapping an “adversity score” Students can view their test results to see factors such as income or neighborhood crime.

College Board holds the monopoly on AP exams, in addition to the SAT which is perhaps the most widely administered college entrance exam. So where does that leave high school students and their parents, who want access to the potential college credit that AP courses provide but don’t want to sign up for the left-leaning propaganda that worms its way into College Board materials?

Most colleges require at least a score of 3 or higher (out of a possible 5) on College Board’s AP exams in order for a student to receive college credit for the course, so taking the official test is likely unavoidable for students seeking to count their AP classes on college transcripts. However, there are alternatives. Curricula These schools can prepare students for AP exams efficiently without the left-wing propaganda that many public high schools (armed by College Board guidelines) will allow.

When I was in high school, I took AP European History, AP U.S. History, and AP English Language and Composition through the Home School Legal Defense Association’s (HSLDA) Online Academy. These courses allowed me to score 4s or 5s, and I was able to receive college credit for them all (at my college equivalent to four semester-long classes). Additionally, they provided an education that recognized the contributions of Western civilization as well as the Christian debt history owes it.

Professors with history doctorates supervised both history courses. They had compiled material and classroom teachers led student sessions. Primary source documents made up a sizeable part of each week’s assigned materials.

European History is a study of greats like Martin Luther and Galileo, Newton and Pascal, as well as the works and opinions of controversial figures. “progressive” Figures such as Darwin, Marx, Lenin, Marx and Lenin are viewed from a classical Christian viewpoint. Our source materials included Beethoven’s music and Lord Byron’s poetry and Renaissance paintings. We wrote essays on topics like the intersection of

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