Advanced Placement Program Faces New Criticism Over Its Testing Standards

Why do so many colleges deny credit to those the College Board says have 'qualifying' scores?

The College Board boasts on its World Wide Web site that high-school students who earn a "qualifying" grade on its Advanced Placement exams can receive credit at thousands of four-year colleges. But nearly half of such colleges in the United


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