What Is an AP Score and What Does It Mean?

Your AP score shows how well you did on the AP Exam. It’s also a measure of your achievement in your college-level AP course. This score will be used by colleges and universities to determine if they will grant you credit for what you’ve already learned, or allow you to skip the equivalent course once you get to college (this is known as advanced placement).

In most cases, your score is a weighted combination of your scores on the multiple-choice section and on the free-response section.  The final score is reported on a 5-point scale as follows:
5 = extremely well qualified
4 = well qualified
3 = qualified
2 = possibly qualified
1 = no recommendation

“Qualified” means that you have proven yourself capable of doing the work of an introductory-level course in a particular subject at college. Many colleges and universities grant credit and placement for scores of 3, 4 or 5; however, each college decides which scores it will accept. To see college policies for AP scores, visit our AP Credit Policy Search.

In order to be considered for credit or placement, you must send your official AP score report to the college you’re planning to attend.

If I am enrolled in an AP course at NWTC do I have to take the AP exam?

Students are encouraged to take the AP exam for the AP course they are enrolled in.  Students are not required to take the exam; however, a student must have an “opt-out” form signed by a parent indicating the parent knows the student has decided not to take advantage of that opportunity.

Students and parents should know the AP score shows how well the student did on the AP Exam. It’s also a measure of the student’s achievement in the college-level AP course. This score may be used by colleges and universities to determine if the college will grant the student credit for what the student has already learned, or allow the student to skip the equivalent course once the student gets to college (this is known as advanced placement).  In order to be considered for credit or placement, you must send your official AP score report to the college you’re planning to attend.  Many colleges and universities grant credit and placement for scores of 3, 4 or 5; however, each college decides which scores it will accept. To see college policies for AP scores, visit our AP Credit Policy Search to determine if the college the student plans to attend accepts AP scores.

AP Testing at NWTC – Alva Campus

AP Testing will NOT be offered at the Alva Campus for the 2019-2020 school year.

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