AP Scholar Awards List and FAQ

lego606
Tue, 24 May 2011 10:28:19 +0000

I’ve seen quite a few questions about how the Scholar Awards work. So: here, I explain how they go.

First of all - these ARE citeable but there is no monetary or physical award.

Second - Each AP only counts once - the higher score takes effect. So if you took Bio, Chem, English Comp and retook Comp - you would NOT be eligible for Honor.

And now the list:

Award Levels

AP Scholar

Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.

AP Scholar with Honor

Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

AP Scholar with Distinction

Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.

State AP Scholar

Granted to the one male and one female student in each U.S. state and the District of Columbia with scores of 3 or higher on the greatest number of AP Exams, and then the highest average score (at least 3.5) on all AP Exams taken.

So if I got a 3 on 10 APs and you got a 5 on 6 APs, I would get the award.

National AP Scholar

Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.

This is obviously US only - each country has a national scholar specifically for that country.