The College Board offers several awards to selected students who take Advanced Placement (AP) exams .
2-667: Each year, the AP program recognizes students who have performed exceptionally well on AP examinations. Exams are taken in May and awards are usually granted in July. The following designations can be earned: Previously, State AP Scholar Awards were distributed to the top male and female student of each state. However, the State AP Scholar awards were discontinued as of the May 2020 administration. *The National AP Scholar Awards were also discontinued following
4-532: The May 2020 administration. Note':' "All AP exams taken" refers to all AP exams taken in any year. It is not restricted to the year in which the award is issued. The AP program also awards the AP International Diploma (APID) for overseas study to students who have applied to colleges outside of the United States that have completed a sequence of AP exams with satisfactory scores. Prior to May 2006,
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