College Board will be launching a Pre-AP program starting this fall.  According to  College Board, "The Pre-AP program will offer consistent, high standards in focused courses that help build, strengthen, and reinforce students’ content knowledge and skills. Pre-AP courses will get students ready for AP and other college-level coursework."  Similar to AP, each individual high school will determine whether they want to include Pre-AP as part of their academic offerings to students.  Currently, Pre-AP is available in Algebra I, Biology, English I, World History and Geography, and Visual and Performing Arts.