AP Exam
AP Exam
Each AP course has a corresponding exam that participating schools worldwide
administer in May. Except for AP Studio Art, which is a portfolio assessment, each AP
Exam contains a free-response section (essays, problem solving, oral responses, etc.)
as well as multiple-choice questions.
Written by a committee of college and university faculty and experienced AP
teachers, the AP Exam is the culmination of the AP course and provides students with
the opportunity to earn credit and/or placement in college. Exams are scored by
college professors and experienced AP teachers using scoring standards developed by
the committee.
AP Exam Grades
The Readers’ scores on the free-response questions are combined with the results of
the computer-scored multiple-choice questions; the weighted raw scores are summed
to give a composite score. The composite score is then converted to a grade on AP’s
5-point scale:
AP GRADE QUALIFICATION
5 Extremely well qualifi ed
4 Well qualifi ed
3 Qualifi ed
2 Possibly qualifi ed
1 No recommendation
AP Exam grades of 5 are equivalent to A grades in the corresponding college course.
AP Exam grades of 4 are equivalent to grades of A–, B+, and B in college. AP Exam
grades of 3 are equivalent to grades of B–, C+, and C in college.
Source: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap-biology-course-description.pdf
AP Exam
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