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Shadow Hills High School AP® Exam Payments

Students and families enrolled in Shadow Hills High School (CA) can review information here regarding the 2025-2026 Advanced Placement (AP®) Exam Fee Submission Process.

Payment Deadline: October 22, 2026*

1.The cost per exam is $99 per exam for a standard exam.

  • 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 15, 2025 will receive a personalized invoice for their exams on or around October 2, 2025.*

  • 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 be submitted in full by October 22, 2025*.

  • 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 3.9% 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 17, 2025.

Need assistance to make partial payments, or to split payments between cards/individuals, please email info@aptsusa.com or call 1-855-663-8348.

4. Adding an exam: Students who would like to add an exam after they receive their invoice and before submitting fees for the October 22 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 15 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 the school 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 October 22, 2025 by emailing the APTS Cancellation Desk at cancel@aptsusa.comInclude 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.
    • Note: Invoice updates may take 24-hrs to process. Request changes as early as possible.
  • 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 February 26, 2026. (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 the applicable ordering deadline. 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 February 26, 2026 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 October 22, 2025 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 15, 2025 until February 24, 2026 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 24, 2026 at 11:59pm.

⇒ 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 26, 2026 11:59pm. 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 15, 2026. Invoices will be issued shortly after. Payment must be submitted for the exam corresponding to the AP Microeconomics class by February 26, 2026.

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