Families and students enrolled at Eldorado High School, can register and submit deposits here for the 2021 Advanced Placement (AP®) Exam Administration.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 31, 2020*
Deadlines and Procedures:
Step 1: Submit Exam Deposit – Students enrolled in EHS AP courses may submit a $40 per exam deposit between October 1, 2020 and October 31, 2020.* Click below to submit the deposit.
Step 2: Activate Exam – Students must activate their exams on The College Board MyAP site by JOINing their AP® Class on the MyAP Site at https://myap.collegeboard.org To access the site, create or use a College Board Profile. Students must activate the exam by clicking on “Register for Exam.” Deadline to activate your exam is October 31, 2020*. (See the FAQs for more information.)
Step 3: Submit balance due -On November 30, students who successfully initiated an exam order by completing steps 1 and 2, will receive a personalized invoice for the applicable balance of fees. Balance due paid in full by February 28, 2021.
1. Advanced Placement (AP®) Examinations must be pre-ordered by completing Step 1 and Step 2 above between October 1 and October 31, 2020* for classes that commence in the Fall Semester.
*Students in courses commencing in the Spring semester (i.e. Spring semester AP Macroeconomics), will be able to complete both steps for the corresponding exam between February 1 and February 28 (without penalty.)
NOTE that students are enrolled in courses that commence in the Fall and who fail to submit a deposit and to activate the exam on MyAP by October 31, 2020 will NOT have a successful exam order initiated and will not have an exam ordered.
To activate the exam, log into MyAP apply the teacher issued Join Code by clicking “Add Class/Exam.” Once the class has been added, click on “Register for Exam” for each of the exams you plan to take. See FAQs for more information.
2. The total cost of each AP® exam is $95. A deposit of $40 is due by October 31, 2020.*
3. Late Registration for exams opens November 1 and runs through November 4, 2020. A late deposit fee of $10 will be added to each exam registered during the November late registration.
Students enrolled in courses that commence in the Fall and who miss the November 4 late deposit deadline, can also register late during Spring registration. A penalty fee of $40 per exam will be applicable from February 1 to February 28, 2021 to any exams ordered that correspond to a Fall course start date. No new exam orders can be initiated after February 28, 2021.
*Students in courses commencing in the Spring semester (i.e. Spring semester AP Macroeconomics), will be able to complete both steps for the corresponding exam between February 1 and February 28 (without penalty.)
4. The online deposit submission system accepts credit card or debit card as well as mail in payments. There is an online payment fee of 3% for payments submitted by credit or debit card. To submit an order using a check or money order, which has no additional fee, please complete the deposit form online and follow the directions to mail in your order form and payment to the address on your confirmation email. Postmark deadline for mail in payments is October 27, 2020.
5. Students who have successfully initiated an exam order by submitting deposit and activating the exam on MyAP, will receive on November 30, 2020 a customized digital invoice for the applicable balance due. The invoice will be emailed by APTS to the parent email address provided on the deposit form. The full balance is due paid in full by February 28, 2021.
6. Students who order and pay for an exam but decide to cancel must submit a written request to cancel@aptsusa.com – include the student’s name, Eldorado HS name, and the name of the exam the students wishes to cancel. Refund requests submitted before March 3, 2021 will be eligible for a full refund minus APTS online processing fee.
7. Fee reductions are available to qualifying students which reduces the final cost of exams significantly. All students will be subject to the $40 deposit, but students who are approved for a fee reduction AND who sit for the exam, will be eligible for a fee reduction refund in the amount of $37 per exam. Students who ordered an exam and do not sit for the exam administration, will NOT be eligible for the fee reduction refund. To apply for a fee reduction, see Ms. Velhagen to obtain a Fee Reduction Discount Code. Once you have the discount code, you can complete your online deposit form on this website. Where prompted, enter the code. This code will reduce the final balance due as appropriate on the invoice that will be issued in November.
8. Check in for morning exams will BEGIN promptly at 7:30 AM. Please arrive at your testing location for a morning exam at 7:15 AM. Afternoon exam check in will begin promptly at 12:15 PM. Please arrive at your testing location for an afternoon exam at 12 PM. Exam administration will begin as soon as check in is completed, so students must arrive promptly at the time check in opens. Students who arrive after the actual exam administration begins will not be admitted. No exceptions. Exams will take approximately four hours. Please notify your sport’s coaches of AP® exam dates and times and plan accordingly. Students are not allowed to leave any AP® exam early.
9. For information regarding testing rooms and locations, please check your school’s website in April.
10. Please bring the following to your AP® exam: a photo ID, at least 2 sharpened # 2 pencils, erasers, at least 2 pens with black or dark blue ink, and calculators (if applicable-see AP® Security Rules for approved types) with fresh batteries.
11. Cell phones, SmartWatches, iPods, MP3 players, etc. are NOT permitted in the testing room.
12. If registering for two exams scheduled for the exact same time and date, please contact info@aptsusa.com for assistance.
*Students in courses commencing in the Spring semester (i.e. Spring semester AP Macroeconomics), will be able to complete both steps for the corresponding exam between February 1 and February 28 (without penalty.)
Questions or need assistance? Please email us at info@aptsusa.com
