Advanced Placement (AP)

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AAPS AP Testing Student/Parent/Website Update Fall 2022

Dear AAPS AP Students and Families,

The Ann Arbor Public Schools is pleased to offer Advanced Placement (AP) Exams. For 2022-2023, exams will be administered in-person and will be full length, traditional AP exams. Please note that all AP exams administered by AAPS take place on the specific date of the AP exam and at the site address below. Transportation is NOT provided by AAPS and is the responsibility of the AP student:

Eastern Michigan University Student Center

900 Oakwood St

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Although not required, most students who are enrolled in an AP course choose to pay for and take the AP exam. Students who are enrolled with A2Virtual+ OR who wish to self-study for the AP exam also have the opportunity to register for AP exams. Reduced price exams are available for eligible students.

AAPS is not currently accepting AP exam registrations from non-AAPS students.

The following May 2023 AP Exam information can be found on this page:

  • Exam dates and time

  • Exam payment/ registration information

  • Registration deadlines

  • Exam fees

  • Exam refunds


Exam Dates and Times

2023 AP exams will be administered from May 1-May 12, 2023. The dates and times of AP exams AAPS is offering can be found by CLICKING HERE.


Exam Payment/Registration - TWO STEPS

Students who want to take an AP exam in May 2023 should complete BOTH steps below.

Step 1 - Payment:

Pay for your exam(s) on the MyPaymentsPlus website.

  1. Sign into https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/

  2. Select “Ann Arbor Public Schools” (if needed)

  3. Click on “AP Testing”

  4. Click on the name of the exam you wish to take. For example, click on “AP Exam Fee” OR “AP Exam - Reduced Fee” (for families who qualify for reduced price meals)

  5. Add exam to your cart

  6. If you are registering for additional AP exams, repeat steps 3 and 4 as needed

  7. When all exams have been added to the cart, click “Checkout” to enter your payment details.

Step 2 - Registration with Collegeboard:

  • Enroll in your AP course on the MyAP website. Sign in to myap.collegeboard.org and enter the join code for your teacher’s section. If you do not have the "join code”, please ask your teacher for it.

AAPS students who are enrolled with A2Virtual+ OR who wish to self-study for an AP exam should use the “exam only join codes” listed HERE. Note: These codes are only for use by AAPS students.

  • On the MyAP website, mark “YES” (instead of “Undecided”) to indicate you want to take the AP exam for each course you are enrolled in. Note: Only students who mark “YES” in their account will have an exam ordered. Students who do not wish to take the exam should leave “Undecided.”

NOTE: Only students of families who qualify for reduced price meals should select reduced fee exams.


Registration Deadlines

Normal Registration Dates

  • Begins September 1, 2022 at 12:00am

  • Ends November 15, 2022 at 11:59pm (with the exception of second semester only AP courses; students taking those courses can wait until 2nd semester begins to register)

Late Registration Dates (Exam Fee + Late Registration Fees Apply)

  • Begins November 15, 2022 at 12:00am

  • Ends March 3, 2023 at 11:59pm (Final deadline for registration for second semester only AP courses)

Final Registration Deadline - March 3, 2023 at 11:59 PM

  • There are no AP exam registrations after March 3, 2022 at 11:59 PM. No exceptions.


Exam Fees

Registration Fee - $130 per exam

Fee Reduction for Eligible Students - $10

These are the rates for students who register and pay for exams during the normal registration window of September 1 - November 15, 2022.

Late Registration Fee - Additional $40 per exam

An additional $40 late fee (as determined by CollegeBoard) is required in addition to the typical registration fees for all students who register or pay for exams between November 15, 2022 - March 4, 2023. Any unpaid exams will be automatically canceled if not paid for by March 4, 2023!


Refunds

  • Students who cancel an exam by Tuesday, November 1, 2022 are entitled to a full refund of exam fees.

  • After Tuesday, November 1, 2022, there are no refunds.

  • Late fees are nonrefundable.


If payment for AP exams is causing a significant burden, families should reach out to me at sarnackib@aaps.k12.mi.us and a payment plan or alternative arrangements may be able to be arranged.