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The Bishop’s School AP® Exam Registration

WELCOME TO THE BISHOP’S SCHOOL AP® EXAM REGISTRATION

Families and students enrolled at The Bishop’s School can register here for the May 2026 Advanced Placement (AP®) exam administration.

FALL DEADLINE TO REGISTER: October 30, 2025

LATE Registration Deadline: January 30, 2026

Exam Fee: $120 per exam (Late registration incurs a $40 penalty)

Registration Deadlines and Procedures:

Step 1: Submit Exam Fee – Click on Submit AP® Exam Payment and complete the online payment form to submit fees. All students registering for an exam must complete the online payment form, regardless of method of payment. Payment deadline is October 30, 2025. Late registration is possible from January 12, 2026 until January 30, 2026 with a penalty fee of $40 per exam.

Step 2: Activate Exam – After the payment portal has closed, on November 3rd the AP Coordinator will email a JOIN code to students that paid for AP exam(s). Students must then enter that JOIN code in their personal College Board MyAP account. The Fall deadline to enter the JOIN code in the student’s personal College Board account is November 7, 2025. The LATE Registration deadline to enter the JOIN CODE is February 6, 2026 The AP® Coordinator will send instructions to assist students with this step when emailing the exam JOIN codes.

At Bishop’s, because as a school we do not offer AP Courses, AP Exams are available in a limited number of subjects. Coupled with facility constraints, our priority is to serve students enrolled in Bishop’s honors courses that align with AP Courses. Students in grades 9-12 who are currently enrolled in Bishop’s honor courses can register for the aligning AP exam. World Language AP exams require enrollment in level Honors IV or higher. Students who are not enrolled in equivalent honors courses at Bishop’s will not be permitted to register for testing at Bishop’s and should seek an alternate location.

General Policies and Information:

1. The cost of each AP® Exam is $120 each.

Payment must be submitted between October 1 and October 30, 2025.

Late registration will be available from January 12, 2026 until January 30, 2026 with an additional fee of $40 per exam.

No new exam orders will be accepted after January 30, 2026 midnight PST.

2. Students must also activate their exam on The College Board’s MyAP system. Deadline to activate the exam is November 7, 2025. The LATE registration deadline to activate the exam is February 6, 2026. To activate the exam students must:

  • Obtain an AP® Class Join Code
    • After the payment portal has closed, on Monday, November 3rd, the AP Coordinator will email a JOIN code to students that paid for AP exam(s). Students must then enter that JOIN code in their personal College Board MyAP account. The deadline to enter the JOIN code in the student’s personal College Board account is November 7, 2025. The LATE Registration deadline to enter the JOIN CODE is February 6, 2026. The AP® Coordinator will send instructions to assist students with this step when emailing the exam JOIN codes.
  • Log into MyAP at http://myap.collegeboard.org with their College Board Profile (See FAQs) and apply the Join Code.

3. To initiate an AP® Exam order successfully, students MUST submit payment AND complete the activation/join step on MyAP.

Failure to complete both steps by the specified deadlines means that the school AP Coordinator cannot submit the exam order to College Board.

4. Payments for exams may be made 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 email address you provide on the registration form. Postmark deadline to ensure timely mail in processing is October 27, 2025. Late registration is accepted only with online payment.

5. Fee Reductions: Fee reductions sponsored by the College Board are available to families who qualify. Your school AP® Coordinator will be contacting you with a discount code if you qualify.

6. Please note: At Bishop’s, because we do not offer AP Courses, AP Exams are available in a limited number of subjects. Coupled with facility constraints, our priority is to serve students enrolled in Bishop’s honors courses that align with AP courses. Students in grades 9-12 who are currently enrolled in Bishop’s honors courses can register for the aligning AP exams. World Language AP Exams require enrollment in level Honors IV or higher. Students who are not enrolled in equivalent honors courses at Bishop’s will not be permitted to register for testing at Bishop’s and should seek an alternative location.

7. Refunds: A partial refund of $70 is possible for exam orders through April 1, 2026 at 11:59pm PST. (A College Board cancellation penalty fee will be retained.) To cancel your exam order, please email cancel@aptsusa.com and include the student name, name of the school, and the exam order to cancel. No cancellations are possible after April 1, 2026. No shows on exam days will not be eligible for rescheduling or a partial refund.

8. Exam location information will be released by the school closer to the actual exam administration.

Assistance needed? Email info@aptsusa.com or call 1-855-663-8348.