Advanced Academics includes courses, programs, assessments, services and supports that provide opportunities for students to demonstrate college and career readiness and earn post-secondary credit.

Red Oak ISD offers a full program for advanced academics:

• Elementary: Gifted and Talented programming (See GT)
• Middle School: Honors core academic classes 
• High School:
  • Honors courses
  • Advanced Placement (AP) courses
  • Dual Credit courses 
  • Dual Credit Career and Technical courses
  • Dual Credit partners - Navarro College, Tarleton State University, TSTC
  • Hawk Scholar's Academy through Navarro College

See your campus counselor for grade advancement and credit-by-exam without prior instruction applications. The windows for filling out applications are as follows: 

Administration	Application Window	Test Window
Window 1 – Beginning of the Year (placement for Fall semester)	4th Week of July – 1st Week of Aug.	2nd Week of Aug. – 1st Week of Sept.
Window 2 – Mid-year 1 (placement for Spring semester)	1st Week of Nov. – 2nd Week of Nov.	Week before Thanksgiving Break
Window 3 – Mid-year 2 (placement for Spring semester)	2nd Week of Jan. – 3rd Week of Jan.	Last Week of January
Window 4 – End of Year (placement for Fall semester)	2nd Week of May – 1st Week of Jun.	2nd Week of June

For more information, please contact: Curriculum Office, 972-617-2941

Helpful Resource:

• TEA’s Advanced Academics
• College Board
• AP Central
• AP Courses and Exams
• Dual Credit
• ACT
• PSAT/NMSQT
• SAT
• TSIA2