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Palm Desert High School AP® Exam Payments

Students and families enrolled in Palm Desert High School (CA) can review information here regarding the 2022-2023 Advanced Placement (AP®) Exam Fee Submission Process.

Payment Deadline: November 1, 2022*

1.The cost per exam is $97 per exam for a standard exam ($145 for AP Capstone: Seminar or Research).

  • The cost per exam for students who are eligible for fee reductions is $5 per exam.
    • Fee reduction eligibility is based on the Income Verification Form completed during online registration. If online registration is closed an Income Verification Form can be completed at your child’s school.

2. All students with exams active and joined on the AP Classroom dashboard on The College Board MyAP system (http://myap.collegeboard.org) by September 9, 2022 will receive a personalized invoice for their exams on or around October 1, 2022.*

  • For an AP Exam order to be complete a student must be active in the MyAP system AND submit fees.
  • Payment of fees will be through APTS. Payments will not be accepted on campus
  • The invoice will be emailed to the student‘s email address linked to their College Board MyAP account.
  • The invoice will automatically show fee reductions based on Free-Reduced Lunch eligibility.

3. The payment must by submitted in full by November 1, 2022*.

  • Payment of fees will be through APTS. Payments will not be accepted on campus
  • Payment can be submitted online with a debit or credit card by clicking the “Pay Now” button in the invoice email (a 3.1% credit/debit card processing fee will be added automatically for online payments.)
  • Payment can also be submitted by mailing in a check or money order. Instructions and details are listed on the emailed invoice. Postmark deadline to ensure timely processing for the mail-in payments is October 25, 2022

4. Adding an exam: Students who would like to add an exam after they receive their invoice and before submitting fees for the November 1 deadline, may do so by contacting their school site AP Coordinator and obtaining the Join Code to add the test to their MyAP account. Activations/adds as of November 16 will incur a $40 per exam late add fee. See below for late ordering details.

5. Fee Reductions: Students eligible for the reduced fee on their AP exams will automatically see the reduction applied to the personalized invoice students receive. If a student’s status changes or if the exam price reduction is not applied to your invoice, please contact your school site AP Coordinator to request an update of your status on the College Board MyAP system. A new invoice will be issued.

    • Fee reduction eligibility is based on the Income Verification Form completed during online registration. If online registration is closed an Income Verification Form can be completed at your child’s school

6. Cancellations/Exam Changes:

  • Students who have an active exam on their MyAP account and who have decided to not take the exam, can have the exam removed from their invoice BEFORE November 1, 2022 by emailing the APTS Cancellation Desk at cancel@aptsusa.com
    • Include in the email the student invoice number
    • Include in the email the student name
    • Include in the email the title of the exam to remove from the invoice
    • The exam will be removed and a new invoice issued for payment.
  • Students who have already submitted exam fees and decide later to not sit for the exam may cancel and request a partial refund of the applicable exam fees. To be eligible for the partial refund, cancellation requests must be submitted before 11:59pm PST on April 1, 2023. (Applicable credit card or debit card fees are non-refundable).
    • A $40 per exam College Board cancellation penalty fee will be forfeited for cancellations after November 15. Students who submitted fees at the $5 price will forfeit their payment.
    • To request a refund email the APTS Cancellation Desk at cancel@aptsusa.com
      • Include in the email the student invoice number
      • Include in the email the student name
      • Include in the email the title of the exam to remove from the invoice
      • Exam cancellations after April 1, 2023 and no shows on the day of the exam will not be issued a refund.

7. What if you did not receive your invoice? Email info@aptsusa.com and include your name, name of your school, and request your invoice to be re-issued.

8. Late Ordering: Exams that do not have a payment on file by end of day on November 1, 2022 will not be ordered from The College Board and will be deactivated in the MyAP system.*

Reactivating or late registration will be possible from November 16, 2022 until February 15, 2023 with a penalty fee of $40 per exam.*

To request a late order invoice to be issued so you can submit payment, complete the form at the link below by February 13, 2023 at 11:59pm PST.

⇒ Request a late order invoice

Upon approval, a late order invoice will be issued to you at the STUDENT email address on file. Payment must be submitted by February 15, 2023, 11:59pm PST. Once payment has been submitted, your school AP Coordinator will be alerted by APTS to update your exam’s status on MyAP.

9. *Spring Courses: Students who are enrolled in AP Microeconomics that COMMENCES in the Spring will have an opportunity for penalty free registration in the Spring (after the course commences.) Students in this course and only this course must be joined in the MyAP system by January 24, 2023. Invoices will be issued shortly after. Payment must be submitted for the exam corresponding to the AP Microeconomics class by February 15, 2023.

For additional assistance, contact info@aptsusa.com or call 855-663-8348

 

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