AP Exam Fees - AP Central

New! Unused/Canceled Exam Fee Waived: We encourage students to register for their exams in the fall. Given this year’s unusual circumstances, the unused/canceled exam fee won't be applied (in 2020-21 only). To ensure your school isn’t billed an exam fee for unused/canceled exams, submit known exam cancellations by March 12, 2021 (11:59 p.m. ET), or indicate as unused any exams that are ordered but not taken in AP Registration and Ordering before the school's invoice is generated.

New! The cost per AP Exam is increasing by $1 in 2020-21. The amount of the College Board fee reduction is also increasing by $1 per exam for eligible students. Schools still retain a $9 rebate per exam.

Payment is not due to College Board at the time of ordering. The postmark deadline for invoices and payment to College Board is June 15. Schools determine when and how to collect and track exam payment. Students’ checks or money orders should be made payable to the school administering the exam, not to College Board.

Visit Managing Fee Collection for information about exam fee collection processes.

Exam Fees, Rebate, and Fee Reduction
Exam fee for on-time exam orders (by November 13, 2020, for full-year and first-semester courses; by March 12, 2021, for courses that start after November 13)	$95 per exam at schools in the U.S., U.S. territories, Canada, and DoDEA schools $125 per exam at schools everywhere else (Note: Fees may vary for exams at College Board–authorized test centers outside the U.S.) $143 per exam for AP Capstone Exams (AP Seminar and Research)
School rebate	$9 per exam
College Board fee reduction for eligible students	$33 per exam

Fees may apply to exams ordered after the November 13 final ordering deadline. The table below outlines the fees for 2020-21.

Other Fees
Late order fee Additional fee applied to each exam ordered between November 14, 2020 and March 12, 2021, 11:59 p.m. ET.	$40 per exam (in addition to base exam fee). (Note: This fee won’t apply to exams for courses that start after the November 13 final ordering deadline—for example, second-semester or spring block courses—and exams for students who transfer to your school.)
Unused/canceled exam fee	Not applicable in 2020-21.
Late-testing fee	$40 per exam (in addition to base exam fee) as applicable for alternate exams for late testing. (Note: Most reasons for late testing don’t incur an additional late-testing fee. Review the late-testing policies for details.)

Other Fees

Late order fee

Additional fee applied to each exam ordered between November 14, 2020 and March 12, 2021, 11:59 p.m. ET.

$40 per exam (in addition to base exam fee).

(Note: This fee won’t apply to exams for courses that start after the November 13 final ordering deadline—for example, second-semester or spring block courses—and exams for students who transfer to your school.)

Unused/canceled exam fee

Not applicable in 2020-21.

Late-testing fee

$40 per exam (in addition to base exam fee) as applicable for alternate exams for late testing.

(Note: Most reasons for late testing don’t incur an additional late-testing fee. Review the late-testing policies for details.)

Fee Reduction Resources

Visit AP Exam Fee Reductions for information about eligibility criteria and the procedure for claiming College Board fee reductions for AP Exams.
Additional reductions may be available through Federal and State AP Exam Fee Assistance.

For more information about exam fees, please see the AP Coordinator’s Manual, Part 1.

Key Dates

Event
- FRI, NOV 13, 2020, 11:59 PM ET
Final Ordering Deadline

This is the deadline for the AP coordinator to submit the exam order in AP Registration and Ordering for all full-year and first-semester AP courses, and all exam only sections.

Related Resources

Document

AP Coordinator’s Manual, Part 1 2020-21

This manual provides detailed information about everything AP coordinators need to do from the start of the school year through the November 13 exam ordering deadline.
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