Advanced Placement Examination Grades, Scholar Awards, and Diplomas

The AP Examinations, developed each year by professional educational committees appointed by the College Board, are administered in May at ISWA.

AP Examinations are designed to accurately test the material students have covered in their AP course. They are graded by experienced AP teachers and college professors on a scale of 1 (no recommendation) to 5 (extremely well qualified) and are a weighted combination of the student’s score on the multiple-choice section and the free response or essay section. The results of the examinations are sent by the College Board to candidates, ISWA, and any colleges or universities the student specifies.

Advanced Placement Scholar Awards

AwardRequirements
AP ScholarGrades of 3 or higher on three or more full-year AP Exams
AP Scholar with HonourGrades of 3 or higher on four or more full-year AP Exams:  average exam grade of 3.25
AP Scholar with DistinctionGrades of 3 or higher on five or more full-year AP Exams:  average exam grade of 3.5
AP InternationalThe one male and one female student in the world with the highest grades on the greatest number of full-year AP exams. Student must attend a school outside the US.

Each year the AP program confers awards to High School students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement on their AP examinations. The criteria for scholar awards differ for each level of achievement.

The Advance Placement International Diploma  (APID)

The APID certifies the achievement of successful AP candidates and is recognized by a number of universities around the world. It was designed to accommodate American and international students at High Schools in the US or abroad who are applying to a university outside the US.

To qualify for the APID, students must earn AP grades of 3 or higher on four AP exams in three of the five subject areas listed below. Students must take a total of two exams in two different languages (Subject Area I), either a Science or Mathematics exam (Subject areas II & III), and one or more exams from any subject area not already used.

Subject Area I :Languages
Subject Area II:Mathematics
Subject Area III:History & Social Sciences
Subject Area IV:Sciences
Subject Area V:Electives

Students do not formally apply for the APID. It is automatically awarded to any AP student who successfully completes the Diploma criteria and resides outside the US.