Hi y’all! So in my high school if you took a high-school level course (eg. Algebra 1) before freshman year your credits for that course would transfer over to high school and the grade you got in that class would also show on your transcript.
Is it the same for college? If I get a 79 in AP Biology for example will that show on my college transcript when graduating? Or will it just say the credits are completed?
Thanks
Usually just the credits transfer from the AP exam (if the school even accepts AP credits).
Dual enrollment grades may carry over (depending on the college), but I’ve never heard of AP grades carrying. Usually you get credits (no effect on GPA) or you get exempted from related required courses (leaving you room for more electives).
Sometimes people will say taking DE classes and AP are “the same”, but this is the main difference. The grades you get in classes you take at a CC will stay on your college transcript and be part of the college GPA, but HS grades, including AP class grades, will neither be part on the college transcript nor be part of the GPA.
This varies by HS. At my HS,my HS-level classes taken in MS were simply recorded as “Credit Received” with no grade and no impact on GPA. Other high schools do it differently.
I am unaware of any college that lists grades for AP classes, or converts exam scores.In every instance of which I am aware, if the college accepts a particular score for a particular exam, it will simply list the college course equivalent with credit, but no grade and no GPA impact. Additionally, unless the college offers its own internal credit exam, no college will give credit simply for taking an AP class.
Dual enrollment grades are not counted towards gpa at many schools. It is a school by school decision.
Grades for transferred-in college credit are typically not counted in the GPA that the college calculates for its own purposes.
However, all college courses and grades from all colleges will be included in the admission evaluation and GPA calculation if the student applies to transfer to another college, or if the student applies to professional (e.g. law or medical) school.
AP credits come over as credits without any grade or GPA attached.
One catch though - you have get a passing/good score on the AP Test. Colleges all vary on what scores they consider as passing. Some give credit for scores starting with a 3; some demand a 5 if you want credit. Good luck with your AP Bio! Pass that test!
Note that if you transfer to another college, any transferred-in credit (AP or college credit) will be re-evaluated by the new college directly from its source (AP score or college you took the course at); how the previous college evaluated it may not necessarily be the same as how the new college will.