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College Credit by Examination Incentive Program (CCEIP)

The College Credit by Examination Incentive Program (CCEIP) ARS §15-249.06 provides incentive bonuses to teachers, school districts and charter schools for students who obtain a passing score on a qualifying examination for college credit in mathematics, English language arts, social studies or science while in high school. Qualifying exams may include Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge International Exam (CIE) A and AS Level and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams. Beginning in fiscal year 2017-2018, ADE shall pay an incentive bonus to school districts and charter schools for each student in grades nine through twelve who receives a passing score during the previous fiscal year on a qualifying examination identified by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR).

NEW: Please Click Here for information regarding the FY20 (for exams taken SY18-19) CCEIP Final Payment

FY20 CCEIP County Payment Distributions

FY20 CCEIP Payment Notification Memo

Proportional reductions to incentive bonus amounts for FY20 have been made per ARS §15-206(C):

  • Schools with 50% or greater poverty: $300.92 per qualifying eligible exam
  • Schools with less than 50% poverty: $200.62 per qualifying eligible exam

NOTE: LEAs and schools can access their detailed College Board AP exam student-level data at: apcentral.collegeboard.org/scores

UPDATE: For questions about award distributions, please contact [email protected]. Thank you!

A student who receives a passing score on a qualifying examination and who is enrolled in a school where 50% or more of the students are eligible for free or reduced price lunches shall generate for the school district or charter school a bonus of $450 per passing score on a qualifying examination (subject to availability of funds). A student who receives a passing score on a qualifying examination and who is enrolled in a school where less than 50% of the students are eligible for free or reduced price lunches shall generate for the school district or charter school a bonus of $300 per passing score on a qualifying examination (subject to availability of funds). If the statewide sum of per student bonuses awarded exceeds the amount of available monies appropriated by the legislature for incentive bonuses, the bonus monies shall be reduced proportionally to cover all eligible bonus awards. A school district or charter school that receives an incentive shall distribute at least 50% of the bonus monies to the associated classroom teacher for each student who passes a qualifying examination, and to other teachers of relevant subjects who instructed that student, including but not limited to teachers in the same department or subject matter that contributed to the student passing the examination, as identified by the school district governing board, the charter school governing body or the school principal.

Bonus monies awarded to a teacher pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to any regular wage, compensation or other bonus the teacher receives or is scheduled to receive and shall be provided to the teacher by the end of the school year or not later than thirty days after the end of the school year. The remainder of any bonus monies received by a school district or charter school shall be used for teacher professional development or student instructional support, reimbursement of examination fees or instructional materials. Any bonus monies received by a school district or charter school shall be separately accounted for in the school district's or charter school's Annual Financial Report. Additionally, Incentive bonuses distributed to and any bonus monies received by a school district or charter school through this program are not subject to collective bargaining.

The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) maintains a list of qualifying examinations that a high school student may take in order to receive college credit in mathematics, English language arts, social studies or science from any university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Board of Regents and the passing scores required on those examinations in order to receive college credit.

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FY20 ABOR Approved Exams and Cut Scores (for exams taken SY18-19)

Exam TypeCourse and Exam NameFinal Qualifying Score 
Advanced PlacementBiology3 
Advanced PlacementCalculus AB3 
Advanced PlacementCalculus BC3 
Advanced PlacementChemistry4 
Advanced PlacementComparative Government & Politics4 
Advanced PlacementComputer Science A4 
Advanced PlacementComputer Science Principles3 
Advanced PlacementEnglish Language and Composition4 
Advanced PlacementEnglish Literature and Composition4 
Advanced PlacementEnvironmental Science4 
Advanced PlacementEuropean History4 
Advanced PlacementHuman Geography4 
Advanced PlacementMarcoeconomics4 
Advanced PlacementMicroeconomics4 
Advanced PlacementPhysics 14 
Advanced PlacementPhysics 24 
Advanced PlacementPhysics C: Electricity and Magnetism3 
Advanced PlacementPhysics C: Mechanics3 
Advanced PlacementPsychology4 
Advanced PlacementStatistics3 
Advanced PlacementUS Government & Politics4 
Advanced PlacementUS History4 
Advanced PlacementWorld History4 
Cambridge International ExamBiology A LevelE 
Cambridge International ExamBiology AS LevelE 
Cambridge International ExamChemistry A LevelE 
Cambridge International ExamChemistry AS LevelD 
Cambridge International ExamEconomics A LevelD 
Cambridge International ExamEnglish Language A LevelE 
Cambridge International ExamEnglish Literature A LevelENew Exam
Cambridge International ExamGeography A LevelE 
Cambridge International ExamGeography AS LevelE 
Cambridge International ExamHistory A LevelC 
Cambridge International ExamHistory AS LevelC 
Cambridge International ExamInformation Technology A LevelE 
Cambridge International ExamInformation Technology AS LevelENew Exam
Cambridge International ExamMathematics A LevelE 
Cambridge International ExamMathematics AS LevelE 
Cambridge International ExamMathematics Further A LevelE 
Cambridge International ExamPsychology A LevelE 
Cambridge International ExamPsychology AS LevelE 
International BaccalaureateBiology HL4 
International BaccalaureateBiology SL4 
International BaccalaureateChemistry HL4 
International BaccalaureateComputer Science HL5 
International BaccalaureateComputer Science SL4 
International BaccalaureateEconomics HL5 
International BaccalaureateGeography HL5 
International BaccalaureateGeography SL4 
International BaccalaureateHistory SL5 
International BaccalaureateHistory, Africa and the Middle East HL5 
International BaccalaureateHistory, Americas HL4 
International BaccalaureateHistory, Europe HL4 
International BaccalaureateInformation Technology in a Global Society HL4 
International BaccalaureateLanguage A: Language & Literature HL5(Replaces 'IB English A HL')
International BaccalaureateLanguage A: Literature HL5New Exam
International BaccalaureateMathematics HL5 
International BaccalaureatePhysics HL5 
International BaccalaureatePhysics SL6New Exam
International BaccalaureatePsychology HL5 
International BaccalaureatePsychology SL4 
International BaccalaureateSocial and Cultural Anthropology HL4 
International BaccalaureateSocial and Cultural Anthropology SL5 
International BaccalaureateWorld Religions SL5 

ABOR Qualifying Exam Scores

  • FY19 (for exams taken SY17-18)
  • FY18 (for exams taken SY16-17)

  • Click Here for information regarding the FY19 (for exams taken SY17-18) CCEIP Final Payment
  • Click Here for information regarding the FY18 (for exams taken SY16-17) CCEIP Final Payment

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