5 Steps to a 5 AP Calculus BC 2019

What You Need to Know About the AP Calculus BC Exam 5

1.3 What Are the Advanced Placement Exam Grades?

Advanced Placement Exam grades are given on a 5-point scale with 5 being the highest

grade. The grades are described below:

5 Extremely Well Qualified

4 Well Qualified

3 Qualified

2 Possibly Qualified

1 No Recommendation

How Is the AP Calculus BC Exam Grade Calculated?

• The exam has a total raw score of 108 points: 54 points for the multiple-choice questions
  in Section I and 54 points for the free-response questions for Section II.


• Each correct answer in Section I is worth 1.2 points; there isno point deductionfor incor-
  rect answers and no points are given for unanswered questions. For example, suppose
  your result in Section I is as follows:
  Correct Incorrect Unanswered
  40 5 0
  Your raw score for Section I would be:
  40 × 1. 2 = 48 .Not a bad score!


• Each complete and correct solution for questions in Section II is worth 9 points.


• The total raw score for both Section I and II is converted to a 5-point scale. The cutoff
  points for each grade (1–5) vary from year to year. Visit the College Board website at:
  https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/exploreap/the-rewards/exam-scores for more infor-
  mation. Below is a rough estimate of the conversion scale:

Total Raw Score Approximate AP Grade

80 – 108 5

65 – 79 4

50 – 64 3

36 – 49 2

0 – 35 1

Remember, these are approximate cutoff points.