Students and Families enrolled at Ames High School can register here for the May 2027 AP® Exam Administration.
Deadline to Register: October 30, 2026*
Deadlines and Procedures
Step 1: Activate Exam – Students must JOIN their AP® Class accounts on the MyAP Site at https://myap.collegeboard.org (regardless of whether or not they will be taking the AP® Exam! This site will provide students with class AND exam preparation resources.) To access the site, create or use a College Board Profile. (See FAQs for more details.) Complete this step by October 31, 2026.*
Step 2: Submit Exam Fee – To indicate intention and commitment to take an AP® exam in the May 2027 AP® Exam administration exam fees must be submitted by October 31, 2026*. Click below to submit the fee.
General Policies and Information:
1. The cost of each AP® Exam is $99 each and must be submitted by October 30, 2026 to initiate the exam ordering process and avoid penalty fees.*
Late fee submission is possible between November 16, 2026 and February 28, 2027 but with a penalty of $40 per exam.
No exam orders will be accepted after February 28, 2027, midnight CST.
2. Students selecting to take an AP® Exam must also activate their exam on The College Board’s new MyAP system by October 31, 2026. To activate the exam students must:
– Obtain an AP® Class/Group Join Code from their Ames HS AP® subject teacher
– Log into MyAP at http://myap.collegeboard.org with their College Board Profile (See FAQs) and apply the Join Code
– Note that many students will complete this step in class within the first few days of school.
3. To initiate an AP® Exam order successfully, students MUST submit fees AND complete the Join step on MyAP. Any student who has no corresponding exam fees on file will have their exam order deactivated in MyAP.*
4. Fee payments for exams may be done via credit card or debit card, OR by mailing in a check or money order. There will be an online payment fee of 3.9% for payments submitted by credit or debit card. Directions for payment can be found at the end of the online payment form and in your e-mail confirmation which will be sent to the parent email address you provide on the registration form. Postmark deadline to ensure timely mail in fee processing is October 26, 2026.
5. Fee Reductions: Fee reductions sponsored by the College Board are available to families who qualify. Contact Ms. Jodi Stumbo at jodi.stumbo@ames.k12.ia.us for an application to see if you qualify as well as instructions to register via the online system. Eligible students will receive a fee reduction code to enter into the online payment form. This code will reduce the cost of the exams automatically. All code usage will be verified. Students who qualify for a fee reduction must still complete BOTH exam activation steps.
6. Exam Locations: Exams are administered at the campus of enrollment. Specific room to report will be communicated by the school closer to exam date.
6. Refunds/cancellations: Students who cancel exams before October 30, 2026 will be eligible for a full exam fee refund. Cancellations submitted after October 30, 2026 and before March 31, 2027 will be eligible for a partial refund ($40 cancellation penalty fee will be retained.) To cancel an exam email cancel@aptsusa.com and include student name, name of school, exam title to be cancelled. Cancellations submitted after March 31, 2027 and exam day no shows will not be eligible for any refund. (Debit and credit card processing fees are non-refundable.)
* Students enrolled in AP Courses that BEGIN in the second semester (January) will have penalty free fee submission available between January 4 and February 28, 2027.
Technical Assistance needed? Email info@aptsusa.com or call 1-855-663-8348
