Advanced Placement

AP Supports by Subject - Available on College Board website for AP classes.

AP After School Supports by Subject - Coming Soon!

You are REQUIRED to arrive no later than 30 minutes prior to your exam: 7:30 a.m. for the morning administration and 11:30 a.m. for the afternoon administration. Students may not be dismissed until an exam has officially ended; do not ask to leave early if you finish before the end of the exam. If you play a sport or have a job, it is your responsibility to inform your coach or employer of your AP Exam obligation, and arrangements should be made accordingly.

Get a good night’s rest before your exam, and eat a nutritious breakfast. You are allowed to bring a snack and beverage for your 10-minute break. However, food and drink are prohibited in the exam room. 

Any dropped exams also incurs a $40 per exam charge.  

Student enrollment for the AP Classroom and Test ordering happen simultaneously.* 

Complete the registration process that starts below.

Within the first few days of class, your teacher will assist you in signing up for AP Classroom and ordering the test.

1. The first step you can take as a family or on your own. Go to My College Board and make sure your college board account is active and you know your sign-in credentials. 
2. General instructions Here: Once your teacher provides you with their specific course code in class. Sign in to My College Board
3. Click the Join a Course or Exam button.
4. Enter the join code your teacher gave you. Click Submit. 
5. Make sure the information that comes up is for the course you're taking. If it is, click Yes.

Students taking AP courses/exams at Westmont High School must enroll/register here by 4:00 pm, November 8, 2024. There is no cost for enrolling in AP courses, but Westmont High School will charge as follows to help reduce the fee burden.** The college board charges $103 per exam.

WHS Advanced Placement Exam Rates

*Exams will not be ordered if the steps above are not completed.

**Westmont High School will bill via Skyward at a later time.

Your AP score shows how well you did on the AP Exam. It's also a measure of your achievement in your college-level AP course. This score will be used by colleges and universities to determine if they will grant you credit for what you've already learned, or allow you to skip the equivalent course once you get to college (this is known as advanced placement).

Your score is a weighted combination of your scores on the multiple-choice section and on the free-response section. The final score is reported on a 5-point scale as follows:
5 = extremely well qualified
4 = well qualified
3 = qualified
2 = possibly qualified
1 = no recommendation

"Qualified" means that you have proven yourself capable of doing the work of an introductory-level course in a particular subject at college. Many colleges and universities grant credit and placement for scores of 3, 4 or 5; however, each college decides which scores it will accept. To see college policies for AP scores, visit our AP Credit Policy Search.

In order to be considered for credit or placement, you must send your official AP score report to the college you're planning to attend.

We understand that on rare occasions students must cancel an exam. Here is our refund policy:

For exams for courses beginning prior to Nov 16, 2024

• Students who cancel an exam by Mon - Nov 4, 2024, are entitled to a full refund of the exam fee.
• Students who cancel an exam by Fri - Nov 15, 2024, are entitled to a refund of the exam fee minus a cancellation fee of $40.00 (per exam canceled).
• After Fri - Nov 15, 2024, there are no refunds.
• Late fees are nonrefundable.
• Students who are absent on the day of the test without a doctor’s note will be charged a $20 rescheduling fee.

For exams for courses beginning after Nov 15, 2024

• Students who cancel an exam by Mon - Feb 24, 2025, are entitled to a full refund of the exam fee.
• Students who cancel an exam by Wed - Mar 5, 2025, are entitled to a refund minus a cancellation fee of $40.00 (per exam canceled).
• After Wed - Mar 5, 2025, there are no refunds.
• Late fees are nonrefundable.
• Students who are absent on the day of the test without a doctor’s note will be charged a $20 rescheduling fee.

• AP Scholar: Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.
• AP Scholar with Honor: Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
• AP Scholar with Distinction: Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
• State AP Scholar: Granted to one male and one female student in each U.S. state and the District of Columbia with scores of 3 or higher on the greatest number of AP Exams, and then the highest average score (at least 3.4) on all AP exams taken.
• National AP Scholar: Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.

You are REQUIRED to arrive no later than 30 minutes prior to your exam: 7:30 a.m. for the morning administration and 11:30 a.m. for the afternoon administration. Students may not be dismissed until an exam has officially ended; do not ask to leave early if you finish before the end of the exam. If you play a sport or have a job, it is your responsibility to inform your coach or employer of your AP Exam obligation, and arrangements should be made accordingly.

• A fully charged Chromebook which has been turned on and off within the past 24 hours.
• Several sharpened No. 2 pencils (with erasers) for completing written work as needed via answer sheets.
• Pens with black or dark blue ink for completing areas on the exam booklet covers and for free-response questions in many of the exams.
• A watch (in case your exam room does not have a clock that you can see easily - it cannot be a smart watch or any other watch that has a built in alarm that might go off during the exam).
• Up to two calculators with the necessary capabilities if you are taking an AP Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, or Statistics Exam. (Visit www.collegeboard.com/ap/calculators to learn more about the calculator policy for each of these exams, and for a list of authorized calculators.)
• A government-issued or school-issued photo ID.

• Electronic equipment: (CELL PHONE, smartphone, smartwatch, tablet computer, etc.), portable listening or recording devices (MP3 player, iPod, etc.), cameras or other photographic equipment, devices that can access the Internet, and any other electronic or communication devices (other than school-issued Chromebook).
• Unapproved aids: Books, compasses, mechanical pencils, correction fluid, dictionaries, highlighters, notes or colored pencils.*
• Reference guides, keyboard maps, or other typing instructions.
• Watches that beep or have an alarm, or smartwatches.
• Clothing with subject-related information.
• Food