2024-2025 Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Information
Students enrolled in AP courses are strongly encouraged to but not required to
participate in AP Exams.
AP Exam Schedule- See the Katy ISD Website at https://www.katyisd.org/Page/4407
AP Exams are scheduled for the weeks of May 5
th
– 9
th
and May 12
th
– 16
th
.
• Starting in May 2025, standard paper testing will be discontinued for 28 AP Exams—
these exams will move to the Bluebook digital testing application.
• The campus will determine the most appropriate schedule to accommodate any exam
conflicts.
• Alternate exams are administered May 19
th
– 23
rd
for overlapping conflict exams
determined by the campus.
Cost and Payment for AP Exams
• $103 per AP Exam (includes Total Registration processing fee).
• $153 for AP Capstone Exams (includes Total Registration processing fee).
• AP testers must make a partial minimum payment of $40 per exam plus
Total Registration fees by October 24, 2024, 7:59 pm.
• Final balance for all exams is due by February 12, 2025.
• Failure to pay in full will result in a canceled test.
• Payments are submitted within Total Registration for ALL AP College Board exams at
(insert your campus TR website portal here).
• NOTE: Clicking ‘yes’ within College Board account does not mean a test is ordered.
• The *only* way an AP test is ordered is if payment for the AP test has cleared within
Total Registration.
• Free/Reduced fee waivers – students who qualify for Free/Reduced lunch may apply
for fee waivers during the exam registration process to reduce the cost of their exams.
Students in special economic circumstances (Free and Reduced Lunch) MUST identify
that need during Total Registration payment window by completing the appropriate
forms:
o His/her registration will be put on hold in Total Registration until the request for
a fee waiver is verified.
o $25 per exam fee for Free/Reduced lunch registration (plus Total
Registration’s convenience fee).
o $75 AP Capstone exam fee for Free/Reduced lunch registration (plus
Total Registration’s convenience fee).
o All requests for fee waivers must be made during the registration period for
the exams to ensure proper arrangements are made for the student.
Registration Timeline
Fall Registration
• Students who are enrolled in an AP class during the fall semester (for yearlong or fall
semester only classes) and want to take the AP exam for that specific class MUST
register during the fall registration timeline. This includes students who are not
enrolled in an AP course but wants to take the Exam only.
• Registration & Payment begins on September 25, 2024, at 7:00 AM and ends on
October 24, 2024, at 7:59 pm.
• October 24, 2024, at 7:59 PM - Deadline to submit minimum payment of $40 per AP
exam.
• This includes students attending Miller, approved homeschool and KVS students as well
as summer KVS students.
Spring Registration
• Students who are enrolled in a spring semester only AP class and want to take the AP
exam for that specific class MUST register and submit payment to take AP exams by the
deadline.
• Registration & Payment for spring semester only classes begin on January 14, 2025, at
7:00 AM and ends on February 12, 2025, at 7:59 PM.
• February 12, 2025, at 7:59 PM -Deadline for full payment for all AP exams.
• This includes Miller, approved homeschool, and KVS students.
• There is no late registration for spring semester only classes.
Late Registration
• Students who were enrolled in a full-year class or fall semester only AP class during the
fall registration period but did not make the fall registration deadline may complete the
"Late Registration (and payment)" during the spring registration for an additional $40
late fee per exam.
• All registration will end February 12, 2025, at 7:59 PM.
Other Information
Refunds
• No Refunds will be given after the registration deadlines (Octoer 24, 2024, for full
year and fall courses or February 12
th
, 2025, for spring courses) except in the
following circumstances:
o Grade 12: Extended deadline of April 11, 2025. Seniors who have been admitted
to a college and who have documentation that the college will not accept their
senior year AP exam scores for credit.
▪ Check with your college or university before registering for an AP exam.
▪ Submit, in writing, addressed to the attention of the campus AP
Coordinator, the refund request and documentation to the Counseling
Office by April 11, 2025, BEFORE 3 PM.
▪ If accepted, refunds will be distributed in the amount of
▪ $56 for an AP Exam
▪ $106.00 for a Capstone Exam
▪ Total Registration’s convenience fee and if making partial payment - are
deducted.
Accommodations:
• January 24, 2025 – deadline for students in need of testing accommodations to request.
• Please contact College Board for application request questions: Phone: 212-713-8333
• College Board response for approved accommodations must be submitted to the campus
AP Coordinator no later than January 24, 2025, so that orders can be made for specific
approved accommodation needs.
