AUBURN – Two students at St. Dominic Regional High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program Exams.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program offers students the opportunity to take college-level courses while still in high school and to receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams.

About 18 percent of the more than one million high school students in more than 15,000 secondary schools worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.

The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP exams.

Cara Pavlak qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Pavlak of Auburn.

Jacob Albert qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Examinations, with grades of 3 or higher. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Albert of Augusta.

Most of the nation’s colleges and universities award credit, advanced placement or both based on successful performances on the AP Exams. More than 1,400 institutions award a full year’s credit (sophomore standing) to students presenting a sufficient number of qualifying grades.