Advanced Placement (AP) Exam

Eastlake AP Coordinator

Chase Covington - chacovington@lwsd.org

College Board Changes 24-25

All exams are fully digital or a digital/paper hybrid. Students will be required to use their school laptops to take their exams. To see which exams are hybrid, review this page: https://allaccess.collegeboard.org/accelerating-our-transition-digital-ap-exams.
Students must know their College Board account login information to participate in the AP exam. If a student arrives to their exam and forgets their password, they will not be able to test as there is no workaround for this security measure.

Still Need to Register for an AP Exam? (Late Registration 2025)

OPENS: February 24th at 12:01 AM
DEADLINE TO REQUEST A JOIN CODE: March 6th @ 2:00 PM
PAYMENT DEADLINE: March 6th at 11:59 PM
NO EXCEPTIONS POSSIBLE

How to Register

Request a Join Code – Starting February 24th, 2025, email Ms. Covington at chacovington@lwsd.org to request a Join Code

In your email, specify whether you are:

Enrolled in a class at EHS (include teacher & period)
Self-studying for the exam

1. Fees – A $101 exam fee plus a $50 late registration fee will be applied per exam upon confirmation of registration on College Board.

2. Make Payment – You must complete payment by March 6th at 11:59 PM.
Important Notes

Request your Join Code as soon as possible! Acquiring the code involves communication, and delays could prevent you from registering in time.
Late registration closes March 6th. No exceptions will be made after this deadline.

2024-25 Advanced Placement Exam Information

Eastlake AP Exam Registration:

AP Exam payment window is September 30th at 12:01AM – Wednesday, October 30th at 11:59PM. Exams are $101/exam and can be paid through the LWSD payment portal.

It is important to pay on-time as late registration will open only in late February with late fees of $50/exam.

ALL STUDENTS must complete TWO MANDATORY STEPS to sign up for AP exam(s):

1. Students enter a join code for each AP exam/class they wish to take.

Join Codes are typically provided by AP teachers in the first couple weeks of school. If you are self-studying for an exam, email Ms. Covington with the name of the exam you’re self-studying for.
Families can verify if their student has entered a Join Code by looking at their student’s College Board account.
If the class is not visible, a Join Code has not been entered.

2. AFTER entering the Join Code, pay for each AP exam your student has registered in My AP Classroom through the LWSD Payment Portal.

If both steps are not completed by Tuesday, October 31st, your exam order status will be changed to ‘No’ on College Board’s website.
Students who miss the October registration/payment window can pay during a late registration window early 2024. There will be a $50 late fee per exam.

Students needing help with join codes or financial assistance should contact Chase Covington. For financial assistance, please contact your school counselor.

To verify if you registered for your AP exams, follow these steps in order (click on the yellow arrow to the left to view
Common Registration Mistakes

To verify if you registered for your AP exams, follow these steps in order (click on the yellow arrow to the left to view

To verify if you registered for your AP exams, follow these steps in order (click on the yellow arrow to the left to view

Have your student log in to their College Board account to make sure that every AP class is accounted for.
1. If your student is self-studying for an exam, they still must be registered for an AP class.
If the class is listed on your student’s College Board’s profile (aka My AP Classroom), log into payments.lwsd.org and verify if there is receipt of payment for the AP exam(s).
1. If class is missing, contact Chase Covington at chacovington@lwsd.org to receive a Join Code and enrollment instructions (see ‘Late Registration’ section below)
If you have receipt of payment, have your student verify payment was made for the correct AP exam.
1. An example of a common mistake is paying for AP English Literature instead of AP English Language
If you have seen the class on College Board, you have receipt of payment and your student has verified the correct test was paid for, email AP Coordinator Chase Covington (chacovington@lwsd.org) who will be able to assist in next steps.
1. Please include what exam(s) you see a discrepancy with along with the first and last name of your student.

Common Registration Mistakes

Common Mistakes

I joined the AP Classroom in September but my exam status was changed to ‘No’ – why?
a. As detailed in our instructions, entering a Join Code/joining an AP Classroom is just ONE STEP of the TWO STEP registration process. We cannot place an order for an exam without payment.
I paid for an AP exam during October but I got an email saying I’m not signed up for the test – why?
a. As detailed in our instructions, paying for an AP exam is just ONE STEP of the TWO STEP registration process. We are not able to place an order for an exam on behalf of a student on College Board’s website. Your on-time joining of the AP Classroom is essentially what puts the exam order in our school’s ‘cart’. There is no workaround for this on our end, and AP exams are an optional opportunity, so families are solely responsible for ensuring they are successfully signed up for the exams they wish to take.
I go by a nickname on College Board – is that okay?
a. In most cases, this will NOT work. The photo ID you need to show for your AP exam to be admitted into the testing room MUST match what is on College Board and most photo IDs show a student’s full legal name.
Does EHS let students know if they did not complete a step of the registration process?
a. Yes though this is a complimentary process and not a guarantee to catch every mistake as there are many reasons why our system will not catch a student/family error. The expectation for students enrolled in a college-level course is to demonstrate college-level readiness and complete this voluntary process independently.
b. For approximate timeline, we try to catch students early November in a very narrow window before College Board’s ordering system closes and we do a more thorough check and notification process before late registration in early 2nd semester to give students an opportunity to sign up with the late exam fee(s).
Can you check to see if I’m signed up?
a. Unfortunately, no. Last year, we had over 1,350 test takers at EHS and it is impossible to offer this service to every student outside of the checks we do around registration periods.
b. Instructions can be found on this page to check your own registration.

6. I think there was a mistake because I signed up AND paid before October 31st but my exam order status is ‘No’.

a. Email Ms. Covington with proof of payment (screenshot or attachment). It is viewable on my end the exact day/time a student joined an AP Classroom and, if an error was genuinely made, we will rectify to the best of our ability at the time of notification.

2024-25 AP Exam Schedule

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/exam-dates

Additional Information & Resources

Accessing AP Classroom

Exam Accommodations

How to View your Exam Scores

AP Score Reporting

AP score reports are cumulative and include scores for all AP Exams a student has ever taken, unless the student has requested that one or more scores be canceled or withheld from a college. AP scores and any information furnished by students to the AP Program are treated as confidential.

Students must sign in to apscore.org to view their scores. AP score reports are available in July to designated colleges and universities, students, high schools, and districts. They are released to a college only with the students’ authorization, as designated in My AP (myap.collegeboard.org) or on subsequent score report requests. Although most AP score reports are available in July, some reports take longer to process due to late testing or other special circumstances (e.g., late arrival of testing materials or extra time needed to match student records).

NOTE: There may be other circumstances that could delay a student’s score. If a student’s AP score is delayed, this will be indicated on their online score report. Students testing late may have their score(s) delayed up to a month.

More information about score reporting and the withholding or cancellation of scores is available at apstudents.org/srs.

Purpose and Nature of Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement (AP) is a nationwide program that is designed to prepare secondary students for higher education. AP classes provide rigorous, college-level curriculum in various subjects and the opportunity to earn college credits or advanced college standing. The AP program is made possible by the close cooperation of secondary schools, colleges, and the College Board.

AP Course and Exam Descriptions and the corresponding exams are prepared by AP Development Committees of educators appointed to overlapping terms by College Board and aided by assessment specialists from Educational Testing Service (ETS®). Each committee normally has at least three members from colleges or universities and at least three members from secondary schools. In addition, the AP Exam chief reader serves as an ex officio member of the committee.

With the exception of Art and Design, which contains portfolio exams, Research, which contains through-course performance tasks, and Computer Science Principles and Seminar, each of which contains a through-course assessment and end-of-course exam, exams vary in length from two to three hours and contain both multiple-choice and free-response questions; exams in European History, United States History, and World History: Modern also contain short-answer questions. The AP Exams in World Languages and Cultures, Spanish Literature and Culture, and Music Theory have a listening component. The exams in World Languages and Cultures and Music Theory also have a speaking or sight singing part, respectively. The exams in Chinese and Japanese Language and Culture are administered through computers.

What is the College Board?

The College Board develops and administers standardized tests and curricula to promote college-readiness and as part of the college admissions process.

Information about Awards of College Credit or Advanced Placement

AP Exam scores may be used by colleges in awarding college credit, awarding advanced placement, or both for a course in a particular subject. Because preparation for AP Exams involves work equivalent to that for introductory college courses, College Board recommends that colleges award credit to students who receive AP scores of 3, 4, or 5 and admit such students to appropriately advanced courses. Students seeking credit through their AP scores should note that each college or university, not the AP Program or College Board, determines the nature and extent of its policies for awarding credit, advanced placement, or both.

College Credit Award

Many colleges offer credit for AP scores. For example, if you earn a 4 on the AP Computer Science exam a college might award you 4 credits toward an equivalent course offered by the college.

Advanced Placement Award

Many colleges recognize that your AP scores demonstrate that you already know the material in certain courses they offer, so they’ll let you skip those courses and use your AP score to meet the prerequisite for more advanced courses. Letting you skip these courses is called granting you advanced placement.

Individual Colleges determine if credit or advanced placement is granted based on their institutional policies, and many have limits on the amount of AP credits they will award. Because policies regarding AP scores vary, students should consult the AP policy of individual colleges and universities. They can find this information in a college’s catalog or on its website, or by using the AP Credit Policy Info search at apstudents.org/creditpolicy.

Do You Still Need to Register for an AP Exam? Late Registration 24-25

Late registration opens February 24th @ 12:01AM and will close March 6th @ 11:59PM.
IMPORTANT FIRST STEP - For late registration, contact Ms. Covington on or after February 24th 2024 at chacovington@lwsd.org for a ‘Join Code’ and a $101 exam fee + $50 late registration fee will be applied to your student account per exam upon confirmation of registration on College Board.

Late registration closes March 6th – no exceptions will be available.

Homeschool and Private School students who live in the Lake Washington School District should contact Breck Ivy for information on how to register for AP Exams