Some high schools may not even offer college-preparatory courses, or they may be watered down or taught badly.

College Board officials and other educators credit the continued improvement to the increased portion of high school students taking more years of college-preparatory courses.

She also emphasized the importance of taking college-preparatory courses in high school.

George School offers a college-preparatory course of study.

Students are required to take seven college-preparatory courses per semester; over four years, the credit requirement is 29.5 credits.

He said the key to his plan's potential is its requirement that students be academically well-prepared by taking college-preparatory courses in high school.

He has changed the grouping of students by ability, and more blacks are taking college-preparatory courses.

Newton North offers both traditional college-preparatory academic courses along with technical and vocational training.

In effect, these requirements contradict the education reform policies of states like Minnesota and penalize students for taking college-preparatory courses.

Students taking college-preparatory courses may have an increased quantity of classwork, and expectations to achieve are at a higher level.