Saginaw High School

2023-2024 AP Exams

May 6 - May 17, 2024

AP Payment and Registration Timeline

October 4, 2023 - Exam decision and required deposit deadline

February 16, 2024 - All AP exams must be paid in full

February 16, 2024 - Last day to cancel an exam but may be subject to a cancelation fee

Confirm registration for your exam. College Board exam cancelation policies will be followed. 

AP Pricing and Required Deposit

A $49 per exam deposit is due by October 4, 2023.

College Board exam cancelation policies will be followed. The AP exam cost includes a $4.00 non-refundable registration fee.

PAYMENT INFORMATION FOR 2023-2024

***Payments for exams must be made online or mailed directly to Total Registration.***

***NO payments will be accepted at SHS.***

2023-2024 AP Regular Exam Cost: $98 per exam

*Fee reductions are available for qualifying students, but the initial $49 deposit must be paid by October 4. 

Exams: AP 2-D Art, AP 3-D Art, AP Art History, AP Drawing, AP English Literature (Eng 4), AP Government & Politics, AP Human Geography, AP Macroeconomics, AP Music Theory, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP United States History, AP World History

AP Capstone Cost: $146

Fee Reduced Price for Eligible Students: $97

Exams: AP Seminar, AP Research

STEM AP Exams and National Math and Science Initiative Grant

Exam Cost: $49

For these exams, all students must pay $49 per exam by the deadline. Eligible students who qualify for a fee reduction will have fees for these exams reimbursed after taking the exam in May.

Exams: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language (Eng 3)

*For students to qualify for a fee reduction, students must be approved for the free/reduced meal program through the Child Nutrition office. Click this link to be directed to the online free/reduced meal application.

Steps to Register for AP Exams at SHS

1. Login to Total Registration. Either create an account, or login to an existing account. 

•  Saginaw High School: The Total Registration site will be used for collecting exam payments.

2. Enter all the required information for AP exams you will take for the 2023-2024 school year.

• Download the EMS ISD Total Registration User Guide for a step-by-step guide, with visuals, to assist you with the registration and payment process. 

3. Once you complete the Total Registration questions, the system will prompt you to make your payment. Follow the instructions for making payments to ensure your registration is completed correctly. You can make payments online, or you can mail your payment directly to Total Registration.

• Online payments are the preferred method of payment.
• You can make a full payment for AP exams, or you can make a partial payment/deposit for exams.
• The deadline to make a minimum deposit of $49 per exam is October 4, 2023. 
• Reduced exam fees must be approved by the campus, payment can be made once the request is approved.
• The final deadline to pay the remaining balance on your account is February 16, 2024. Exams not paid in full by this date are subject to cancelation.
• A $40 late fee will be charged for any exam registrations added between October 4 and February 16.

4. If students need to return to Total Registration to pay at a later time (before the deadline), they may login with the email and password they used when creating their Total Registration account. Once the home page displays, students will click the “Make a Payment” link. Once the link is clicked, follow the prompts to post your payment.

5. Once you submit your information, you will receive a confirmation page listing next steps for completing registration, which includes logging into the College Board’s My AP portal and “joining” the appropriate course sections for each of your AP classes.

• For exams to be ordered, students must complete registration and payment through Total Registration, AND, join the appropriate course in the College Board My AP Portal.
• Instructions for joining the AP Classroom have been provided by your AP teacher and can also be found by clicking this link. 
• To ensure you are enrolled in the correct courses in My AP, log into myap.collegeboard.org using your College Board username and password. If you have previously created a College Board account and cannot login to My AP, please use the forgot username/password link to reset your account. If you have never logged into College Board, you need to create an account. If you have trouble logging in to My AP, please call College Board at 1-888-225-5427.

Registration Resources

Download the EMS ISD Total Registration User Guide for a step-by-step guide, with visuals, to assist you with the registration and payment process. 

Download the registration and payment instructions and FAQs. 

Refunds

We understand that on rare occasions, students must cancel an exam. Cancelation requests must be approved by the school and AP teacher. 

• Students who cancel an exam by Friday May 17, 2024, are entitled to a refund of the exam fee minus a cancellation fee of $49.00 (per exam canceled). The College Board's cancellation fee policies will be followed. The AP exam cost includes a $4.00 non-refundable registration fee (per cancelled exam).
• After Friday May 17, 2024, there are no refunds.
• Late fees are non-refundable.
• Any refund will be issued to families directly from Total Registration. Refunds for canceled exams will occur once testing concludes in May 2024. 

AP Exam Registration for Homeschool Students

Homeschool students may register for any AP exams offered by SHS. Exam offerings for the 2023-2024 school year. 

• The registration and payment deadlines and procedures listed above must be followed. 
• In Total Registration, indicate "does not attend SHS" when prompted and place "homeschool" in the field requesting student ID number information.
• Since the NMSI grant does not cover students not enrolled in courses on our campus, students who are not enrolled in an EMS ISD school must pay the full College Board exam fee for every AP exam offered at SHS.
  • AP Regular Exam Cost:
  • $98 AP Capstone Cost: $146