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Your AP scores could earn you college credit or advanced placement (meaning you could skip certain courses in college). Use this tool to find colleges that offer credit or placement for AP scores.
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Many colleges offer credit for AP scores. Suppose you earn a...
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AP Exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5. Many U.S. colleges...
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Many colleges offer credit for AP scores. Suppose you earn a 4 on your AP Biology Exam, and your college grants you 8 credits for that score. That means you walk into your college with 8 credits under your belt—before you even take your first class there.
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You can earn college credit or advanced placement, or both with your AP Exam scores, depending on the policy of the colleges you’re interested in. Here are the differences: 1. Credit: You can graduate college early and save money on tuition by earning credit for qualifying AP scores. You need a certain number of credits (usually 120 for a bachelor’...
Every year that you take AP Exams, you can send one score report for free to the college, university, or scholarship organization of your choice. To get college credit, you need to choose how to send your official AP score report. Taking advantage of this opportunity each year allows more colleges and scholarship organizations to learn about how ha...
Most, but not all, states have a statewide AP credit policy for public colleges and universities. To learn more about what some state policies look like, check out the links below. And use the AP Credit Policy Search toolto learn about the specific AP credit policies of schools you’re interested in. Most four-year colleges and universities in the U...
AP Exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5. Many U.S. colleges grant credit and/or advanced placement (that means they let you skip the equivalent course once you get to college) for scores of 3 and above.
Yes, it's absolutely possible to earn college credit from AP classes, provided you do well on your AP exams. Here's how it works: if you score a 3 or higher (out of a possible 5) on the AP exam, many colleges will award you credit, which can mean a few things.
Find out which colleges accept AP credit. A college’s AP credit policy will lay out the minimum score to earn credit for a given exam, the amount of credit awarded, and how credits are applied. At some colleges, AP scores transfer directly to credit hours.
AP gives students the chance to tackle college-level work while they're still in high school and earn college credit and placement. AP STUDENTS. Students: See Where AP Can Take You. Explore AP courses, discover free online resources, get exam practice, and find colleges that grant credit for AP. Visit AP Students. Go to AP Students Course Pages.