AP US History Credit

mom2collegekids
Thu, 09 Jul 2015 16:59:30 +0000

Yes! Those who got a 3 should take the CLEP exam. CLEP is sometimes easier.

It is unfortunate that those who got a 3 didn’t get at least 3 credits, but these decisions are often based on later information that, for instance a 3, doesn’t demonstrate enough proficiency to warrant 6 credits.

I guess they don’t give 3 credits because they don’t know which part of the exam gave the student trouble…the part that the first semester covered or the part that the second semester covered.

Of course, someone who took the class 1-2 years ago may not remember enough to take a CLEP test, but if the student took a more recent AP history class and didn’t get a 4+, then try CLEP.

For those who got a 3 on one AP history, and a 4 on another AP history, then really it doesn’t matter.