▁their ▁high ▁school . ▁The ▁college ▁cred its ▁are ▁offered ▁at ▁a ▁deeply ▁disc ount ed ▁rate . ▁The ▁state ▁offers ▁a ▁small ▁grant ▁to ▁assist ▁students ▁in ▁costs ▁for ▁tu ition , ▁fe es ▁and ▁books . ▁Under ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Transfer ▁and ▁Art ic ulation ▁Ag re ement , ▁many ▁Pennsylvania ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁accept ▁these ▁cred its ▁for ▁students ▁who ▁transfer ▁to ▁their ▁institutions . ▁ ▁AP ▁courses ▁Lower ▁D au ph in ▁High ▁School ▁offers ▁ 1 5 ▁Advanced ▁P lacement ▁( AP ) ▁courses ▁at ▁a ▁higher ▁cost ▁than ▁regular ▁courses ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4 . ▁Stud ents ▁have ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁taking ▁College ▁Board ▁approved ▁courses ▁and ▁then ▁taking ▁the ▁College ▁Board ' s ▁exam ination ▁in ▁the ▁Spring . ▁Stud ents , ▁who ▁achieve ▁a ▁ 3 ▁or ▁better ▁on ▁ ▁the ▁exam , ▁may ▁be ▁awarded ▁college ▁cred its ▁at ▁US ▁univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es . ▁Each ▁higher ▁education ▁institution ▁sets ▁its ▁own ▁standards ▁about ▁what ▁level ▁of ▁cred its ▁are ▁awarded ▁to ▁a ▁student ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁AP ▁exam ▁score . ▁Most ▁higher ▁education ▁give ▁cred its ▁for ▁scores ▁of ▁ 4 ▁or ▁ 5 . ▁Some ▁schools ▁also ▁give ▁cred its ▁for ▁scores ▁of ▁ 3 . ▁High ▁schools ▁give ▁cred its ▁towards ▁gradu ation ▁to ▁students ▁who ▁take ▁the ▁school ' s ▁AP ▁class . ▁At ▁Lower ▁D au ph in ▁High ▁School ▁ 5 9 % ▁of ▁students ▁who ▁took ▁an ▁AP