AP Exam Information

Advanced Placement exams will take place May 3 - May 14, 2027. By taking these exams, students enrolled in AP courses have the opportunity to potentially earn college credit, as well as further develop strong academic skills.

Exam Registration is completed using MY SCHOOLBUCKS account, associated with each WCSD student. Registration, with full payment of $99 per exam, is due by Friday, October 30, 2026. Any exam ordered AFTER October 30, 2026 will incur an additional non-refundable $40 fee from College Board, making the total cost $139.

*A reduced exam fee of $10 is available to families who apply and qualify for free and reduced lunch, and order by October 30, 2026. Applications for the free and reduced lunch are submitted through your Infinite Campus Parent Portal. (Food Service Link)*

IF YOU FEEL YOU WILL NEED THIS REDUCTION, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO COMPLETE THIS BEFORE REGISTERING AND PAYING FOR AP EXAMS

College Board places a $40 fee on canceled exams, so if you should change your mind about taking it after the final order is placed in November, you will only receive a $58 refund.

Detailed instructions are below. Please contact Rachel Blair at (585) 670-0801 or email rachel_blair@webstercsd.org with any questions.

• All AP world language exams are fully digital
• AP Music Theory is a hybrid digital AP Exam
• AP Statistics is now a fully digital AP Exam
• AP Cybersecurity and AP Business with Personal Finance officially launch. They are fully digital AP Exams.

Fully Digital Subjects

Students complete multiple-choice and free-response questions in Bluebook, with all responses automatically submitted at the end of the exam.

Hybrid Digital Subjects

Students will complete multiple-choice questions and view free-response questions in Bluebook. They will handwrite their free-response answers in paper exam booklets that are returned for scoring.

• AP Biology
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Chemistry
• AP Macroeconomics
• AP Microeconomics
• NEW AP Music Theory
• AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based
• AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based
• AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
• AP Physics C: Mechanics
• AP Precalculus

Students will take these exams using their school issued Chromebooks and more information will be coming out throughout the school year regarding how to use the digital format.

AP Digital Portfolio Only Exams

For more information about how each of these exams are administered or submitted, visit cb.org/apexamadmin-specialsubjects:

• Art and Design (AP 2-D Art and Design, AP 3-D Art and Design, and AP Drawing): Students submit all work (three portfolio components) for scoring through the AP Digital Portfolio.
• AP Research: There’s no end-of-course written exam for AP Research. Students are assessed on a performance task based on a yearlong research project: an academic paper (submitted for scoring through the

1. Create an account with College Board or log in to your existing account. Do not create more than one account (https://www.collegeboard.org/).
2. Use the Join Code provided by your classroom teacher to join your class on the College Board Website.
3. Register for the exam on MySchoolBucks by October 30.
4. Pay for the exam on MySchoolBucks by October 30.

If you need to pay with cash or check, please print out THIS FORM ahead of time and bring to Ms. Blair, completed with payment.