Students and families enrolled in the schools of Sweetwater Union High School District can review information here regarding the 2020-2021 Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Fee Submission Process.
Payment Deadline: February 11, 2021
1.The cost per exam is $97 per exam for a standard exam ($145 for AP Capstone: Seminar or Research).
- Schools participating in the NMSI grant will have exams that qualify as STEM Subjects (Science, Technology, English Language (Not Literature), Math) discounted to $50 per exam.
- The cost per exam for students who are eligible for the Free-Reduced Lunch program is $10 per exam.
2. All students with exams active and joined on the AP Classroom dashboard on The College Board MyAP system (http://myap.collegeboard.org) will receive a personalized invoice for their exams on November 9, 2020.
- The invoice will be emailed to the student’s email address linked to their College Board MyAP account.
- The invoice will automatically show NMSI STEM discounts as well as fee reductions based on Free-Reduced Lunch eligibility.
3. The payment must by submitted in full by February 11, 2021.
- Payment can be submitted online with a debit or credit card by clicking the “Pay Now” button in the invoice email (a 3% 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 mail-in payments is February 8, 2021.
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 on November 9, 2020 may do so by contacting their school site AP Coordinator (see contact details below) and obtaining the Join Code to add the test to their MyAP account. Activations/adds after November 9 will incur a $40 per exam late add fee. No exams will be added after February 11, 2021.
5. 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 February 11, 2021 by emailing the APTS Cancellation Desk at cancel@aptsusa.com
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- 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 submitted exam fees and have decided not to sit for the exam may cancel and request a full refund of the applicable exam fees through 11:59pm PST on April 1, 2021. (Credit card and late exam add fees are non-refundable). 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, 2021 and no shows on the day of the exam will not be issued a refund.
6. Fee Reductions: Students eligible for the Free-Reduced fee on their AP exams will automatically see the reduction applied to the personalized invoice students receive. If a student’s status changes to Free-Reduced 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.
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.
Additional Questions? Please see below your school’s AP Coordinator contact information:
| School | AP Coordinator | |
| Bonita Vista High | Jason Josafat | jason.josafat@sweetwaterschools.org |
| Castle Park High | Richard Grove | richard.grove@sweetwaterschools.org |
| Chula Vista High | Ronne Pietila | ronne.pietila@sweetwaterschools.org |
| Eastlake High | Johana Bielma | johana.bielma@sweetwaterschools.org |
| Hilltop High | Brenda Garcia | brenda.garcia@sweetwaterschools.org |
| Mar Vista High | Ruben Baeza | ruben.baeza@sweetwaterschools.org |
| Montgomery High | Carlotta Love | carlotta.love@sweetwaterschools.org |
| Olympian High | Lora Bumatay | lora.bumatay@sweetwaterschools.org |
| Otay Ranch High | Veronica Cording | veronica.cording@sweetwaterschools.org |
| Palomar High | Miriam Duggan | miriam.duggan@sweetwaterschools.org |
| Southwest High | Sergio Quintero | sergio.quintero@sweetwaterschools.org |
| Sweetwater High | Alex Salazar | alexander.salazar-arbelaez@sweetwaterschools.org |
For additional assistance, contact info@aptsusa.com or call 855-663-8348
