Students and Families enrolled at Bearden High School can register here for the 2026 Advanced Placement (AP®) Administration.
Exam Fees: $99 per exam
PROCEDURES And DEADLINES:
STEP 1: Activate your exam – Log into the College Board MyAP site at http://myap.collegeboard.org using your College Board profile and apply the ‘Join Code’ (access code) you receive from your teacher for each of your subjects. (See FAQs for details) For yearlong and Fall Courses, deadline to join the course on MyAP is November 7, 2025
For SPRING Courses (i.e. courses that COMMENCE in the Second Semester), the join deadline is February 27, 2026
STEP 2: Submit exam fees – Click on “Submit fees for AP® Exams” below and submit your fees. For yearlong and Fall courses, fees are due by November 7, 2025.
For SPRING Courses (i.e. courses that COMMENCE in the Second Semester), the payment deadline is February 27, 2026
REGISTRATION FOR MAY 2026 AP® EXAMS WILL RUN FROM:
- Fall Semester: August 20, 2025 through November 7, 2025 (Midnight EST)
- Spring Semester: January 5, 2026 through February 27, 2026 (Midnight EST)
1. Exam registration for 2026 AP exams requires two steps: activation of your exam on the College Board MyAP site AND submission of exam fees. (See FAQs for more information on the MyAP activation process.)
Students enrolled in Fall Semester or Yearlong AP® Courses will have the opportunity to activate their AP® Exams and submit fees between August 20 and November 7, 2025 (Penalty fees of $40 per exam apply between January 5, 2026 and February 27, 2026)*
*Students enrolled in Spring AP® Courses will have the opportunity to activate their AP® Exams and submit fees between January 5 and February 27, 2026. (No late registration will be possible for the Spring.) Students enrolled in Spring semester AP® Courses may submit payment for these exams in advance, but it is not recommended since there are no refunds and they cannot complete the activation step until the course commences.
College Board profiles are the same accounts used to order SAT® exams, or to collect prior year PSAT/NMSQT® or AP® Exam scores. Do not create a new account if you already have one (see FAQs for more information.)
Current school board policy states that you must take the AP exam in order to earn the additional 5 points on the final student grade point average.
2. The cost of each AP® Exam is $99 each.
Payment 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 registration form and in your e-mail confirmation which will be sent to the parent email address you provide on the registration form.
Late registration for Fall will be possible with a penalty fee of $40 per exam as of November 15, 2025. No orders will be accepted after February 27, 2026.
Students enrolled in a course that commences in the Spring, can register without penalty until February 27, 2026.
3. Exam Locations: Exam locations are TBD. All students must turn in the required AP Permission Forms to the Bearden HS Counseling department by the AP Registration deadlines.
4. Homeschooled students: Bearden has limited availability for Homeschool students. Contact AP Coordinator Kathryn Parrott at kathryn.parrott@knoxschools.org for seat availability. Please note that the cost for a homeschooled student will be $125 per exam to cover testing expenses.
5. Fee reduction/assistance – Fee reductions are possible for qualified students. If you feel you may qualify for a fee reduction, please submit an application to the Bearden HS Counseling Office at least 3 days prior to the semester AP Register dates.
Once eligibility has been confirmed, you will be provided with a Fee Reduction Code that will reduce the price of the exam(s) on the payment form to the appropriate amount.
Questions regarding AP Exam Fee Assistance may be sent to Ms. Parrott at kathryn.parrott@knoxschools.org
6. Refunds and cancellations: Cancellations and refunds are not available for Bearden HS AP exams.
7. College and universities with AP® Credit Policies can be found on the College Board’s website at https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement – It is the student’s responsibility to verify that the college they plan to attend will accept AP® credit and submit scores to their university/college of choice.
9. AP® exam program information is available by logging into the College Board MyAP site at http://myap.collegeboard.org
Any additional AP® questions can be sent to the AP® Coordinator, kathryn.parrott@knoxschools.org
Technical questions or need assistance? Contact info@aptsusa.com or call toll free 1-855-663-8348.
