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College Station ISD AP® Exam FAQs

Fall Exam Deposit Submission Deadline: November 4, 2026

Spring Exam Deposit Submission Deadline: March 3, 2027

Exam Fee: $105 per exam (Deposit of $40 required by November 4)

How do I place an AP® exam order?

STEP 1: Submit a Deposit:Click on the link for your schoool below and complete the payment form to submit a $40 non-refundable deposit. Exam deposits are due by November 4, 2026

* Students enrolled in Spring semester AP® Courses may submit deposits for these exams in the Fall but are not required to do so at that time. Penalty free deposit submission is available until March 3, 2027 for students in Spring semester AP® courses.

To submit the deposit, complete the deposit form at the link below and submit deposit fees. Deposit submission 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 deposit form and in your parent e-mail confirmation. Postmark deadlines apply.

Failure to submit deposits by November 4 will mean the exam will NOT be ordered.*

(Step 1 and 2 can be done in interchangeable order!)

Step 2: Activate your exam  – (Done usually by students in class during the first weeks of school!) 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 AP subjects. Click on “Register for Exam” to activate the exams you plan to take.

⇒ For yearlong and Fall Courses,  the exam activation deadline is November 4, 2027.

⇒ For Spring Courses, the exam activation deadline is March 3, 2027.

Step 3: Pay your balance due by March 3, 2027. 

Students with an active exam order by November 4 will receive a digital invoice in December at the parent email address on their deposit record for any applicable balance due.

The digital invoice will go out to families several times throughout December and until March 3 – families can simply click on the payment button in the invoice email to submit fees online with a debit/credit card, or they can mail in payments to processing center address provided in the invoice emails.
Deadline to pay any balance due and remain eligible to test for the May 2027 exams is March 3, 2027.

Tips for setting up your College Board Profile on MyAP:

– Use an email address that you will have access to throughout high school AND university

– Make sure to enter your COMPLETE legal name to prevent issues with sending score reports to colleges and universities

– Enter your school student ID number to assist your school in reporting your attendance to the exam to your school AND help identify errors in names.

I can’t access my College Board Profile account or am not sure I have one. What do I do?

The College Board Profile is the same account used to access your past years’ AP® scores, PSAT® scores, and SAT® scores. Do not create a new one! Each student should have only ONE unique account. If you are unable to access the account, try using the ‘Forget Password?’ link on http://myap.collegeboard.org OR email apstudents@info.collegeboard.org OR call 888-225-5427 for assistance.

I started my deposit submission form but didn’t finish. How do I get back to the form?

Complete a new deposit form – it will automatically replace the one that you partially completed.

What if I miss the Fall deadline to submit my deposit?

A penalty fee of $40 per exam will automatically be applied to any payments linked to courses that are in the Fall and that are submitted between November 16 and March 3. It is therefore CRUCIAL to meet the November deadline.

What if I missed the Spring deadline to submit my exam fees? What do I do?

There is no late registration option in the Spring.

How do I submit the exam deposit?

To submit the deposit, complete the deposit form at the link below and submit deposit fees. Deposit submission 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 deposit form and in your parent e-mail confirmation. Postmark deadlines apply.

How do I submit my balance due?

Students with an active exam order by November 4 will receive a digital invoice in December at the parent email address on their deposit record for any applicable balance due.

The digital invoice will go out to families several times throughout December and until March 3 – families can simply click on the “Pay Now” button in the invoice email to submit fees online with a debit/credit card, or they can mail in payments to processing center address provided in the invoice emails. (A return payment slip is included in the email attachment that you can print and include with your check or money order.)
Partial payment can be made via mail in.

Deadline to pay any balance due and remain eligible to test for the May 2027 exams is March 3, 2027.

Is there financial aid available for the 2027 AP® exams?

Fee reductions are possible for qualifying students.  All students will submit a minimum deposit of $40 per exam. If a student is approved for a Fee Reduction by CSISD, their balance due will be adjusted on their December invoice. If you receive an invoice with a balance due and you feel you may qualify for a fee reduction, please contact your school’s exam coordinator to check your status.

I can’t find my invoice for my balance due. What do I do?

Invoices for any applicable balance due are emailed by APTS to the parent email address on the deposit record submission.

Invoices are resent every two weeks.

If you cannot find the invoice, please check your SPAM/JUNK folder. If still unable to locate it, please email info@aptsusa.com so that we can confirm that the correct email is on file and reply with your invoice.

Can I cancel my exam?

Students who have submitted an exam order (and deposit) and decide to cancel before November 4, 2026, will be able to recover their $40 deposit.

Students who have submitted an exam order and deposit and decide to cancel after November 4, 2026 and before 11:59pm CST April 1, 2027, will forfeit their deposit to cover the College Board cancellation penalty fee.**

Students who have submitted an exam order and paid the balance due and decide to cancel after November 4, 2026 and before 11:59pm CST April 1, 2027, will forfeit their deposit to cover the College Board cancellation penalty fee, and will receive a refund of $60.

Students who qualified for a reduced rate on their exams will not be eligible for a refund if they cancel.

To cancel an exam, email cancel@aptsusa.com and include: your name, name of your school, and title of the exam to cancel. Any refund will be processed back to the method of payment. Cancellation requests submitted after April 1, 2027 and no-shows on exam day are not eligible for any refund. Debit/credit card processing fees are non-refundable.

** Students who are enrolled in SPRING semester AP Gov/Econ classes MAY submit a deposit for these courses by November 4, and will be eligible to receive that deposit (and only this deposit) back through March 3, 2027 (for example, if they drop that course.).

Where do I report for my exams?

Exam location information will be shared with examinees by your school closer to the exam dates in May.

How do I get college credit?
College and universities with AP® Credit Policies can be found on the College Board’s website AP® Credit Search site  – 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.