What are the policies for late order and unused/canceled exam fees?

Fee	Description
Late order fee Additional fee applied to each exam ordered after the November ordering deadline and by the March spring orders deadline.	$40 per exam (in addition to base exam fee) (Note: This fee won’t apply to exams for courses that start after the November exam ordering deadline—for example, second-semester or spring block courses—and exams for students who transfer to your school.)
Unused/canceled exam fee	$40 per exam for: Exams canceled in AP Registration and Ordering after the November ordering deadline and by the March spring orders deadline. Exams that aren't taken and are indicated as unused in AP Registration and Ordering before the school's invoice is generated. (Invoices are generated after late testing ends.) The original exam fee is removed from the invoice.

Fee

Description

Late order fee
Additional fee applied to each exam ordered after the November ordering deadline and by the March spring orders deadline.

$40 per exam (in addition to base exam fee)
(Note: This fee won’t apply to exams for courses that start after the November exam ordering deadline—for example, second-semester or spring block courses—and exams for students who transfer to your school.)

Unused/canceled exam fee

$40 per exam for:

Exams canceled in AP Registration and Ordering after the November ordering deadline and by the March spring orders deadline.
Exams that aren't taken and are indicated as unused in AP Registration and Ordering before the school's invoice is generated. (Invoices are generated after late testing ends.)
The original exam fee is removed from the invoice.

New for 2026-27: Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, the AP Program will waive unused/canceled exam fees for a new AP course in the year the AP Program launches it. No action is required from AP coordinators. In subsequent years, unused/canceled exam fees will apply. For 2026-27, this waiver applies to AP Business with Personal Finance and AP Cybersecurity.

Note: There are some scenarios for which fees don’t apply. See the AP Coordinator’s Manual, Part 1 for details.