UCS students earn more than 300 AP honors

More than 300 honors were earned by Utica Community Schools students through the rigorous college-level Advanced Placement program.

The College Board, which administers the AP tests, has announced that 337 UCS students have been honored with scholar designations.
AP courses, which are offered at all UCS high schools, give students the opportunity to earn credit or advanced standing at most of the nation’s colleges and universities.

Students must successfully pass a test administered by the College Board in order to earn the college credit. Students earn grades on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest.
Specifically, the College Board granted:

• AP Scholar status to 170 students who received scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.
• AP Scholar with Honor status to 59 students who received 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 status to 98 students who received 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.
• National Scholar status to 10 students who received 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.

Utica Community Schools offers 27 AP courses at its high schools. Last year, 1,782 students took a total of 2,852 AP exams.