AP Exam Information
AP Exam Registration
East Central High School/CAST provides the opportunity for ECHS/CAST students to take AP exams in May. ECHS/CAST utilizes MYPAYMENTS PLUS for all online AP payments; students may also pay IN CASH/CHECK with Ms. Galvan (academic dean secretary).
ECHS/CAST has specific policies and procedures regarding AP exam registration. Please see those items outlined below. These will be re-iterated to students in their AP classes.
AP EXAM REGISTRATION POLICIES
Exam Registration Dates:
- September 9, 2024 - October 11, 2024
- October 11th is a FIRM deadline. There will be NO late AP registrations after this date!
- § Exception is semester 2 courses which will have a registration window in the spring
- Students must have ALL steps (including join codes) completed by October 11, 2024
- Cost for each exam is $40
To successfully complete your registration for your AP Exam(s) you must complete the TWO-STEP process.
- Join your AP Classroom. The classroom code will be provided by your AP teacher.
- Register and submit PAYMENT through the online payment system, MYPAYMENTS PLUS or in person with Tracy Galvan, academic dean secretary, before October 11th deadline
- § In person payments must be cash or check
- § Students wanting to pay in installments must pay at least 50% of their total in the initial payment
- § Students are responsible for the balance of payments regardless if they test or not.
- § Full payment of all AP Exams must be completed by April 1, 2025.
- There are NO refunds for any AP exams
If you have a 504/IEP and are provided accommodations in class, this does not mean you also have accommodations with the College Board. Accommodation requests must be approved by the College Board via their Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office.
- To apply for College Board accommodations, you must use this form.
- If you have already been approved by the College Board for SSD accommodations, you do not need to re-apply as these follow with you each year.
Any College Board Accommodation requests submitted via the form above that come after the College Board's January 16, 2025 deadline are not guaranteed to be approved by the College Board by the AP Exam date.
- AP Exams will be offered in digital, in-person format only.
- Students should memorize and updated their MyAP College Board account to be able to log into their digital exam.
- Students who ride a bus to school and have a morning exam are encouraged to find alternate transportation on their exam day
- There is NO LATE admittance to exams
- There are no “make-up” days for exams if you are late, etc
If you are a non-ECHS/CAST student requesting to take an Exam Only, you must provide proof of ECISD residence. We will test homeschooled students who live within the ECISD school boundaries only.
- Homeschool students do NOT receive a discounted price for exams.
- Payments must be made in person using cash or check at the ECHS main office with Ms. Galvan
As a reminder there will be NO REFUNDS on any AP regardless of the cancellation reason AND students are responsible for full payment even if they do not test.