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Collegiate Academy's Sahil Jain receives perfect score on AP exam

Senior Sahil Jain and his Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy macroeconomics teacher Jeff Weiss talk about Jain's perfect AP exam score.

Dana Massing, Erie Times-News

• The Advanced Placement exam scores will be released July 8
• Scores are typically released at 8 a.m., with East Coast scores arriving first
• AP scores will be available on the College Board account

If you’re anxiously waiting for your Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores, here’s what you need to know. 

Each year, AP scores are released online in early to mid-July. The release dates are typically between July 5 and July 9, depending on your location.

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What time do AP scores come out?

AP scores this year are released on July 8. Typically, scores are released at 8 a.m., starting with East Coast scores first. The release times roll toward the west throughout the day.

How do I check my AP scores?

Here’s what you need to do to check your Advanced Placement scores:

Log into your College Board account.

Ensure you have your AP ID or student ID handy.

Follow the instructions to access your scores.

What are AP scores, and why are they important?

AP scores are the results of Advanced Placement exams, which are standardized tests administered by the College Board. 

The transfer credits can be used at Ohio’s public colleges and universities. Students who meet the minimum required exam scores (3 or above) will earn the equivalent transfer course credit, which will count toward their degree program.

Who uses AP Scores?

AP scores are important to parents, students and schools.

For high school students, AP scores can provide a sense of accomplishment and are often used to earn college credit or advanced placement in college courses. This can make their college schedules more flexible.

Parents are keyed in on these scores as they can affect their child’s college admissions prospects and potential tuition savings.

College admissions officers use AP scores to gauge a student’s readiness for college-level work and to award credit or advanced placement. This can help students graduate sooner and reduce college costs.

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Additional Ohio-based opportunities for credit in addition to AP scores

There are other ways that high school students can earn college credit, according to Transfer Credit Ohio. Outside of the AP exam, here are other opportunities that the state recognizes as applicable college-level credits.

• Transfer Assurance Guides (TAGs): For students who transfer from one Ohio public college or university to another, these courses will guarantee transfer of pre-major and beginning major coursework in the pursued major.
• Ohio Transfer 36: The Ohio Transfer 36 provides the guaranteed transfer of general education requirements (the full set or a subset) within the state's public institutions, which will apply to associate of arts (AA), associate of science (AS), or bachelor's degrees.
• Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways: Allows earned credit towards an associate degree completion and then to a bachelor’s degree completion from a related major.
• Career-Technical Assurance Guides: Students can take courses at a high school or at an Ohio Technical Center to earn credit or a guaranteed transfer of credit for approved career-technical coursework.
• Military Transfer Assurance Guides: A statewide guarantee that credit is awarded from certain types of military training, experience, and/or coursework to count toward existing college and university courses.
• Industry-Recognized Credential Transfer Assurance Guides: Guarantees transfer credit for students who have one or more approved industry-recognized credentials (regardless of how and where the credentials were earned).
• College Credit Plus (CCP): A dual-enrollment program where students can earn high school and college credit at the same time.

Transfer Credit Ohio also has a Transfer College Credit search function, which allows students to see exactly which AP courses would transfer over to the different colleges and universities in Ohio.