Timber CreekHigh School

Timber Creek High School
Cambridge AICE Diploma Program

 The Cambridge AICE Diploma Program is a structured program for academically talented and highly motivated students that are seeking an AICE diploma. Students entering the cohort take AICE courses in 9^th, 10^th and 11^th grades, and will have the opportunity to earn college credits and/or advanced course placement in college. AICE advanced level courses are equivalent to those of Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB). Furthermore, graduating with the Cambridge AICE Diploma Award makes students more competitive in the college application process.  Passing a number of AICE exams can lead to advanced standing at the college level. Currently, students who earn the Cambridge AICE Diploma Award and complete 100 service hours during their high school careers automatically earn the current Florida Academic Scholars tuition scholarship regardless of grade point average and/or college entrance examination scores. Students will also have the opportunity to take AP and dual enrollment courses while in the program, starting with one AP course in 9^th grade.

Cambridge AICE Diploma Program Application

Please join us on January 16^th for an incoming 9^th grade parent night to learn more information about this program.

Applicant Requirements:

• Passing scores (3 or higher) on the FAST ELA assessment and the Algebra 1 EOC. Students currently taking Algebra 1 must have a passing FAST Math score. Comparable scores can be submitted for homeschool or private school students entering TCHS.
• Students must have taken and passed Algebra 1 before entering 9^th grade to be eligible for the program.
• 3.5 unweighted middle school GPA

https://tinyurl.com/TCHSCambridgeApp2025

Application due date: March 5, 2025

Program Requirements:

Students must complete 7 AICE Courses and pass the corresponding AICE exams within a 25-month window to be eligible for the AICE Diploma.

Students in the program must also select 1 AP course in 9^th grade.

The Cambridge AICE Diploma program is not a magnet program.  Students must be zoned for Timber Creek High School to apply.

Cambridge AICE Exams and College Credits

Cambridge AICE courses are considered college level courses of study, and students passing these examinations may receive college credit or advanced standing based on their scores from universities throughout the United States and all public universities and colleges in Florida.  

Please note that each US university sets its own policy and students are advised to directly contact the admissions office at the university of interest to learn its credit by examination policy for GCE / International AS and A Levels which are also known as “Cambridge AICE” exams. College credit is typically awarded based on each subject and examination grade earned. 

Cambridge AICE Diploma Program Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What is AICE?

The Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) is an international award that students can earn via an advanced academic curriculum and assessment program written and administered by a non-profit department of the University of Cambridge in England. AICE program courses and examinations may be offered during grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 in worldwide schools registered as Cambridge Assessment International Education centers.  (Please note that AICE Diploma Award candidates must complete their exams within a twenty-five month period.)

2. What are the benefits of AICE?
AICE advanced level courses are equivalent to those of Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB). Furthermore, graduating with the AICE Diploma Award makes students more competitive in the college application process.  Passing a number of AICE exams can lead to advanced standing at the college level.  (Florida's public colleges and universities provide up to 30 college credit hours for successfully passed AICE, AP and IB exams.)

3. Does earning the AICE Diploma Award qualify students for the Florida Bright Futures tuition scholarship?
Yes, currently, students who earn the AICE Diploma Award and complete 100 service hours during their high school careers automatically earn the current Florida Academic Scholars tuition scholarship regardless of grade point average and/or college entrance examination scores.

Students who earn an AICE Diploma based on AICE exams taken within a twenty-five month period, complete 100 hours of community service, and submit their Florida Financial Aid Applications by their high school graduation date, will automatically earn the Florida Academic Scholars award. 

Completion of the AICE curriculum would require students to complete seven AICE courses pass the examinations for each course.

The current Florida Bright Futures Brochure is linked here.  

4. What do I have to do to earn an AICE Diploma Award?
Students must pass seven credits worth of examinations in a 25 month period. At least one examination must come from each of the three subject groups: Mathematics & Sciences (Group 1), Languages (Group 2), and Arts & Humanities (Group 3) and one credit must come from AS Global Perspectives and Research

5. Do students have to earn the full AICE Diploma in order to earn college credits?
No, students receive General Certificate of Education (GCE) subject certificates for AS and A Level examinations passed. Colleges award credit on a subject–by–subject basis according to grades earned on individual examinations passed.

6. How well known is the AICE Program?
More than 9000 schools offer Cambridge programs worldwide. Cambridge operates in 160 countries across 6 regions: Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, and Southern Africa.  Over 130 schools in Florida and over 200 across the U.S. offer the AICE Program, while more are being added each year.  The 800th anniversary of Cambridge University was celebrated in 2009, and Cambridge Assessment, which is the world’s largest provider of international examinations, celebrated 155 years in 2013.  

7. Do many universities give college credits for AS/A Level exams passed?
Yes. Cambridge International Examinations publishes a list on its website of US universities that have provided written statements of their AICE  recognition policy (which includes AS and A Levels). If a university admissions counselor is unfamiliar with AICE, CIE suggests that you ask to speak to the international admissions counselor.  All public universities and community colleges in Florida award up to 45 hours of college credit for AICE and AP exams passed.

Although the rigor and academic expectations of an AICE course are at the highest level, the AICE Program does not emphasize memorization as much as immersion in the subject utilizing critical analysis, reasoning and writing skills.