Advanced Placement (AP) courses are college level courses based on the College Board course description guidelines. These classes provide students with an emphasis on critical thinking skills, college preparatory experiences and opportunities to earn college credit if they earn a qualifying score on the AP exams. Students who enroll in AP courses are expected to take the course for its duration, and they are required to take the appropriate AP exam(s) with a good-faith effort in May to receive the weighted grade. Waiakea High School requires that all students and their parent/guardian(s) sign a contract to acknowledge that the student is making an informed decision regarding enrollment in Advanced Placement classes. Waiakea High School offers the courses necessary to earn the College Board AP Capstone Diploma as well as the AP Seminar and Research Certificate.