The Fine Print
The Fine Print
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Are you ready for exam day?
AP's website and call center may share information that is inaccurate for a district the size of SDUSD. Below are SDUSD's AP policies:
Who can order exams?
Who can order exams?
Any SDUSD student may take any AP exam.
It is not required they be enrolled in the AP course to take the exam.
To order an exam requires 2 steps:
1- Students must register themselves in AP Classroom.
2 - Students must pay the exam fee or request reduced rates.
Students who do not attend SDUSD schools may request exams but it is unlikely there will be available exam seats - finding enough proctors to meet the exam room ratios is already challenging with SDUSD testers.
Who can get exam discounts?
Who can get exam discounts?
SDUSD families who meet the eligiblity requirements set by AP:
their family’s annual income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service,
in households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), or in some states, Medicaid benefits,
unhoused, migrant, runaway, or in foster care
enrolled in a federally funded Head Start Program
How do families apply for reduced rates?
How do families apply for reduced rates?
2 steps:
1 - families will complete the LCFF form in PowerSchool Parent Portal which will determine your qualification for discount
2 - fill out a google form so that staff have permission to confirm your qualification for discount
Results will be sent by email within a week.
What are the fees?
What are the fees?
Exam fees are determine by the date the student registers in AP Classroom.
BEFORE NOVEMBER 1
AP courses that begin in August = $99
"exam only" orders = $10 additional charge
AFTER NOVEMBER 1 TO MARCH 1
AP courses that begin after August = $99
AP courses that begin in August = $99 + $50 late fee
"exam only" orders = $100 additional charge
AFTER MARCH 1 TO SPRING BREAK
all AP courses = $99 + $50 late fee
"exam only" orders = $100 additional charge
APRIL
any new exam orders will ONLY be offered for the "exception" testing dates which are the final 3 days of May
exam fees will be double the cost with late order fee + late date exam fee
MAY
NO NEW EXAM ORDERS WILL BE MADE ONCE EXAMS BEGIN.
What is the process for cancellations / refunds?
What is the process for cancellations / refunds?
Students who paid standard exam fees and cancel before the deadlines will be eligible for a refund. Students will fill out a Google form and processed within a week.
Students who qualified for reduced rates MAY owe cancel fees.
Student who qualified for free exams WILL owe cancel fees.
BEFORE NOVEMBER 1
any exam order will receive 100% refund
AFTER NOVEMBER 1 TO MARCH 1
AP courses that begin after August = any exam order will receive 100% refund
AP courses that begin in August = partial refund / AP keeps half as cancel fee
"exam only" orders = partial refund / AP keeps half as cancel fee
MARCH 1
deadline to cancel with partial refund for all exam orders EXCEPT SENIORS
APRIL 15
Senior deadline to cancel with partial refund / AP keeps half
This allows seniors time to review the college acceptances and which ones will accept the AP exam credit
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