Guidelines for Participation in Advanced Placement Institutes
Coastal Carolina University

As directed by the State Department of Education, enrollment for teachers in AP Institutes is based on priority and need. Secondary principals must recommend a teacher by providing the teacher with a signed letter on school letterhead that identifies the priority level of the teacher requesting the training. This letter should be provided to the teacher for use in the registration process at the university where the course is being offered.

Priority designations are as follows:

The 2009 AP Institute course schedule is expected to be available by February 2009.

Each AP Institute will award three graduate hours of credit. As the institutes are supported by the State Department of Education, there will be no cost for tuition or course materials. Teachers, however, will be responsible for their own transportation, meals and lodging. Teachers interested in participating in the AP Institutes held at Coastal Carolina University during summer 2009 should complete the application form to Coastal Carolina University and submit the form along with the letter from the supervising principal recommending participation.

Teachers fill out the application at the following address: http://www.coastal.edu/graduate/programs.html Click on PDF Application for Non-Degree Application.

The completed application form and the principal's letter should be sent to:

Glenda Kelley
Office of Graduate Studies
Coastal Carolina University
PO Box 261954
Conway, SC 29526
Tele: 843-349-2394
Email: gakelley@coastal.edu

Housing will not be available on Coastal Carolina University's campus. Special accommodation rates are available at the following hotels, both located within five minutes of campus: Holiday Inn Express, 843-347-7254; and Comfort Suites, 843-347-9292. Be sure to identify yourself as a participant of the AP Institute at Coastal Carolina University.

Directions to Coastal Carolina University

From the East: Come into Conway on Highway 501 east. Pass through the town of Conway where Hwy. 501 will cross Lake Busbee and continue on for about 1.5 miles to the traffice light on Hwy 501 at the University entrance. Turn right onto University Boulevard.