Advanced Placement Testing

If you are planning on taking the Advanced Placement test in May, you must complete the online registration between October 15, 2025 – November 1, 2025.

If you took an AP exam last year at SHS, you will be prompted to enter your email address and password. If you forgot your password from last year, you can request your password to be reset.

Pre-Administration is completed online through  Total Registration when registering for exams. Students must also be registered in their teachers' AP classroom through the College Board website.

Full payment is due by Saturday, November 15, 2025. All students registering for exams after the on-time order window will be assessed a $40.00 late fee per exam.

REMINDER FOR 2025 -2026: All payments will be made through Total Registration. Credit card payments can be made online at the time of registration. Checks will be mailed directly to Total Registration.

The cost of EACH exam is $99.00.  Upon completion of your online registration, you will receive a Registration Confirmation Invoice.

• • Students who cancel an exam by Sunday, May 3, 2026 are entitled to a refund of the exam fee minus a $40 cancellation fee. 

If you have any questions regarding the Advanced Placement testing process, please feel free to contact Ms. Aylward or Ms. Werlein in Student Services.

• Bring your school ID to the testing room.
• Arrive promptly at 7:15 a.m. for the morning exams.
• Arrive at 11:35 a.m. for the afternoon exams.
• NO CELL PHONES ALLOWED IN THE TESTING ROOM or any other electronic equipment except a school issued iPad for digital exams (i.e. a watch with an electronic alarm).
• NO BACKPACKS ALLOWED. Please leave backpacks in lockers. Anything brought into the exam room MUST be left in the front of the room, except for pencils, pens, calculators, AP Student Packs, answer sheets, test booklets and iPad for digital exams.
• NO FOOD ALLOWED IN THE TESTING AREA. However, students may bring a light snack and drink to have during their 10 minute break. PLEASE CLEARLY LABEL YOUR SNACK AND DRINK BECAUSE THEY WILL BE LEFT OUTSIDE THE TESTING AREA.
• No mechanical pencils. Only sharpened No. 2 pencils, with erasers. Please bring pens with black or dark blue ink for completing areas on the exam booklet and free-response questions.
• If students are required to use a calculator for their exam, they are allowed to bring up to two (2) approved calculators. Listing of approved calculators can be found here.
• Students who have two tests on the same day should make arrangements to bring food to eat between tests, time allowing.

Arrive promptly at 11:35 a.m. for the afternoon exams – students have received passes to excuse them from 5th period to eat and get to the exam room by this time.

• Afternoon tests will typically go past 2:45 p.m. In that case, please arrange for your own ride or take the activity bus home.
• Afternoon test takers who participate in a sports/activity should notify their coach/sponsor that they may be late for their game/practice that day. You may have to arrange for your own transportation if your team is traveling to another school.

Here are some additional Advanced Placement resources:

• Advanced Placement Exam 
• College Board website