Only courses that have been created with external university expertise and participate in a comprehensive audit process receive a GPA weighting increase at SAS. The College Board develops their courses with university partners and vets courses through an intensive audit process. Our AT courses have the same type of external partners, are subject to a similarly intensive audit process, and are required to meet additional criteria such as the integration of our desired student learning outcomes.
The AT Multivariable Calculus & Linear Algebra and the AT Globalization courses offered at SAS are rigorous, high-quality courses. Because neither meet the criteria set by the College Board or the criteria set by our internal advanced topic audit process, they do not receive an increased GPA weighting at SAS.
We will continue to give consideration to how these courses can be brought into alignment with these important criteria and audit processes. In the meantime, we indicate to colleges that these are among our most demanding academic courses by giving them honors designations and highlighting them with asterisks on our transcripts.