Utah AP Exam Fee Assistance
Funding for Utah Schools for May 2026 AP Exams
Fee-Reduced Students
“Fee-reduced students” qualify for the College Board fee reduction of $37 per exam. For eligibility criteria and procedures visit AP Exam Fee Reductions.
To support students experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage, Utah’s Early College programs statute requires local communities to pay for these students’ AP Exam fees. To qualify for funds, Local Education Agencies (LEAs) must complete the Early College application process. Schools need to work in collaboration with their LEAs to ensure there’s a district/charter-wide mechanism in place to track expenditures for qualifying students. Districts/charters will receive funding based on this evidence.
Through Early College funding, the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) will reimburse qualifying LEAs for $53 per AP Exam taken by fee-reduced students.
Schools are expected to forgo their $9 rebate for fee-reduced students.
Standard-Fee Students
“Standard-fee students” don’t qualify for the College Board fee reduction. The State of Utah won’t provide additional funding for these students.
Note: It remains a school-level decision whether to keep or forgo the $9 per exam school rebate from standard-fee students. For more information on rebate policy and procedures, please see State AP Exam Fee Assistance.
Fees for Utah Public School Students
| AP Exam | $9 Rebate Collected from Students? | |
|---|---|---|
| Fee-Reduced Students | $53* | No |
| Standard-Fee Students | $99 | At school's discretion |
* Through Early College funding, the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) will reimburse qualifying LEAs for $53 per AP Exam taken by fee-reduced students.
Steps for AP Coordinators
Before the Exams
- Ensure there’s a mechanism in place to track expenditures for fee-reduced students. Without this information, reimbursements can’t be issued.
- For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering.
- For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the Reduced Fee box next to their name in the student roster.
- For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.
- Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam.
- If possible, indicate each student’s status by the time you submit your exam order. This ensures you have time to plan for and collect the appropriate exam fees.
- However, if you need more time to verify this information, the deadline to indicate students' fee reduction status in AP Registration and Ordering is April 30, 2026 (11:59 p.m. ET).
After the Exams
- Your invoice will be automatically generated and emailed to you after late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering.
- This information must be submitted to USBE as part of the annual district/charter reported data to qualify for reimbursements for fee-reduced students’ AP Exam costs.
- June 15, 2026, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board.
For More Information
Contact Christy Schreck, the Early College Specialist at the Utah State Board of Education.