• AP Exam Updates in Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    • College Board announced that they will offer AP exams to students this school year.
    • For the 2019–20 exam administration only, students will take a 45-minute online exam at home. Information to all AP changes can be found on the College Board website at https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/coronavirus-updates.
    • Beginning on Wednesday, March 25, students can attend free, live AP review courses, delivered by AP teachers from across the country. Access to these live classes on the AP YouTube Channel can be found at  https://www.youtube.com/user/advancedplacement. A complete schedule of the “virtual classrooms” is available on the College Board AP student website. Lessons will be recorded so that students can watch at a later time.
    • The full exam schedule, specific free-response question types that will be on each AP Exam, and additional testing details will be available from College Board by April 3. Once College Board provides districts with details to these changes, FBISD will communicate this information to all stakeholders.
    • College Board has announced that students may choose not to take the exam at no charge to the student. However, no student decisions have to be made at this time. They encourage students to use the College Board resources before making any decisions.

    2020 AP ExamTest Dates

    Advanced Placement Exams will be given May 4- May 15, 2020 for current 9th-12th graders. For the complete testing schedule, please visit the College Board Advanced Placement testing schedule at College Board Advanced Placement Exam Schedule.

     

    2019-20 College Board Changes to AP

     

    New AP Resources

    Students and Teachers will have access to new online tools including AP Classroom through their personalized homepage, MyAP, in College Board. This online tool includes new instructional resources that will provide additional support and insight into the exam throughout the school year. 

    For more information about AP Classroom, watch the video My AP Student Experience.

    For instructions on how to access My AP and enroll in the AP Classroom, https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/join-your-class-online

     

    New AP Process

    AP Exam registration will follow a new timeline beginning in 2019-20. College Board’s new registration timeline is based on research and feedback in helping teachers create a classroom culture where students are committed and engaged in both the course and AP exam.

     

    AP Exam Registration Timeline

    November 1, 2019           Deadline to register and pay deposit for AP Exams for fall and yearlong AP courses

    March 1, 2020                  Deadline to register for spring semester AP Exams and make final payment of all AP exams

     

    All late registrations and cancellations will incur a $40 fee by College Board. Free and reduced students will incur a $23 fee for cancellation and are still subject to the $40 late registration fee by College Board.

     

    2020 AP Exam Fees

    • $94       each exam
    • $23       each exam (free & reduced lunch)
    • $142     Capstone AP Seminar and Research
    • $71       Capstone AP Seminar (free & reduced lunch)
    • $40       Late registration fee in addition to cost of exam
    • $40       Cancellation Fee for each exam
    • $23       Cancellation Fee (free & reduced lunch)

     

    Students who qualify for free/reduced lunch will require approval by the campus counselor prior to receiving the reduced testing fee. Students should not pay the fee until approved.

     

    Resources for the 2019-2020 Changes to AP

     

     

     

    • Students: if you’re taking AP® next year, make sure to set up your College Board account. https://cbaccount.collegeboard.org/iamweb/smartRegister?appId=292&DURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww. collegeboard.org%2F

     

    • New AP® resources and processes are designed to help more students earn college credit and placement. Learn more. https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-2019-students-parents-handout.pdf

     

     

    For more information regarding Advanced Placement testing, please contact the campus counselors.

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