Advanced Placement

Students participate in an AP Psychology class

Students have the opportunity to complete advanced placement courses in most subject areas. The content of these college-level courses is determined by the College Board. Students who score well on these exams may be awarded college credit in most of the nation’s colleges and universities.

Registration

AP exam registration is a two-step process that requires two different systems. The College Board is the organization that develops and administers AP courses and exams. Total Registration is a third-party service that our school uses to manage the payment aspect of the registration process for AP exams.

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AP Testing Schedule

Payment Deadlines

First-Semester and Full-Year AP Courses - Minimum payment due by November 7, 2025
Second-Semester only AP Courses - Full payment due by March 6, 2026
ALL AP EXAMS MUST BE PAID IN FULL BY MARCH 6, 2026

Please read the following information carefully to avoid paying extra fees.

***NO EXAMS WILL BE ORDERED WITHOUT A $40 MINIMUM PAYMENT IN TOTAL REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR EACH EXAM.

STEP 1: CHECK YOUR COLLEGE BOARD ACCOUNT

All students will need to log into their College Board account and join the class with the join code given to them by their teacher (or provided after checkout in Total Registration, on your digital receipt). When done properly, you will see "Registered for Exam" when you log in. However, this does not mean that registration is complete. Students must log in to a different system to pay for their exams. No exams will be ordered if payment is not received.

STEP 2: PAY FOR YOUR EXAMS IN A SEPARATE SYSTEM CALLED "TOTAL REGISTRATION"

Full payment for all AP exams is due on March 6, 2026. If exam(s) are not paid in full by this date, with a $0.00 balance, the exam will be canceled.

Exams are $100 each. To have an exam ordered, students must log in to Total Registration and make at least the minimum $40 payment for all full-year and first-semester course exams before November 7th.

Students enrolled in a second-semester-only AP course do not have to submit the minimum payment by November 7th.

If students choose to make the minimum payment of $40 per exam, they will have until March 6, 2026, to make the complete payment and bring the balance to $0.00. There is an additional processing fee of $2.75 each time a payment is made until the balance is paid in full.

Students only have to pay for the exams they want to take.

LATE FEES AFTER NOVEMBER 7, 2025 FOR FIRST-SEMESTER AND FULL-YEAR COURSES

If the minimum payment is not made on or before November 7th, for full-year or first-semester-only course exams, students will be charged an additional $40 pass-through late registration fee per exam, from the College Board.

NOT SURE IF YOU PAID? LOG IN TO TOTAL REGISTRATION TO CHECK

If a student is not sure they have completed the payment, they should log into Total Registration to check. Students will see the amount of money they have paid on the right side of the screen. Exams are considered paid in full when the balance due is $0.00. Your AP Classroom account does not confirm that you have paid for your exams.

NOT TAKING THE AP EXAM?

If a student is not interested in taking the AP exam, that is OK! No payment should be submitted in Total Registration. Exams will only be ordered for students who have made the minimum payment by November 7 (for full-year or first-semester only AP exams) and who pay in full by March 6, 2026. Students who do not pay will see a change in their College Board account after November 7th to indicate they are not registered for the exam, and will be subject to $40.00 late fees after November 7 if they decide to take the exam later.

CAN I STILL REGISTER AFTER NOVEMBER 8, 2024?

Yes, registration continues until March 6, 2026, following the steps above. Please see above for late registration fees for full-year and first-semester-only courses.

Please email shs_testing@d125.org with any questions.

AP Exam Refund Policy

Cost and Potential Fees

Each AP exam: $100
College Board issued late registration fee: $40
College Board issued cancelation fee: $40

Important Notes

Students who register for AP exams of Full-year and first-semester-only AP courses past the November 7, 2025, deadline will still be issued the College Board’s $40 late registration fee.

Fully Digital AP Exams

Hybrid Digital AP Exams

Paper/Pencil AP Exam

AP Exams for Full-Year and First-Semester-Only
AP Courses

Full refund if AP exams are canceled before/by the November registration deadline.

Partial refund if AP exams are canceled before/by
May 3, 2026.