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AP Online Scores for Students
This year, your students will get their AP Exam scores online! Visit AP Online Scores for Students to learn what they need to do to be ready to get their scores in July. You'll also find a toolkit of resources to help you communicate this transition to teachers, students, and parents.
In order to access their scores, students need an online College Board account. Please encourage your students who don’t have an account to sign up today.
Administering AP Exams
AP Exams are rigorous, multiple-component tests that are administered at high schools each May. High school students can earn college credit, placement, or both for qualifying AP Exam scores. Each AP Exam has a corresponding AP course and provides a standardized measure of what students have learned in the AP classroom.
In May 2012, more than 2 million high school students at over 18,000 schools worldwide took AP Exams. The majority of U.S. high schools currently participate in the AP Program, and most four-year U.S. colleges and universities grant credit and/or advanced placement for qualifying AP Exam scores.
For each curious and motivated student in your school, there's bound to be an AP course that matches their unique interests. AP offers 34 courses in a wide variety of subject areas, including art, computer science, world languages, government and politics, and more. AP Exams are an essential part of the AP course experience, and help students:
- Stand out in the admission process
- Earn academic scholarships and awards from colleges and universities
- Experience college-level academics now, while they're still in high school
- Save time and money once they get to college, providing them with more study options and allowing them to move directly into upper-level courses in their field of interest
- Earn AP Scholar Awards, an academic distinction granted each September by the College Board to students with exemplary AP Exam scores.
Participating in the AP Program
While there is no fee for participating in AP, there are several steps that a school needs to take before offering AP Exams, including obtaining a College Board school code and completing the AP Participation Form. If your school has never offered AP before, visit Offering AP for more information.
Follow the links below to learn more about the exams, how to administer them, and how to prepare your students:
- About the Exams: Learn about exam dates, fees, and how AP Exams are developed and scored.
- Coordinating the Exam: Get an overview of the AP year, exam ordering deadlines, exam security, and resources designed to help AP Coordinators administer exams.
- On Exam Day: Find out what proctors will need to administer the exams, as well as what students should and shouldn't bring to the exam.
- Scores: This section will provide you with an overview of how your school receives AP scores, information about credit and placement policies, and other data available on AP Exams.
- Helping Students Prepare: Find out what tools are available for your students to prepare for exam day, and learn how to help homeschooled students participate in AP.