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AP Exam Registration will be conducted via Total Registration.

Registration Timeline

Registration for Year-long Fall Semester courses Begins: September 28, 2026

  • Deadline to register and pay without a late fee is Oct. 30, 2026
  • $40 late fee if you register after Oct. 30, 2026
  • No Fall exam registrations will be accepted after November 13, 2026

Registration for Spring Semester Only courses Begins: February 1, 2027

Spring Semester Courses ONLY include classes that the student begins in 2nd Semester/January 2027: AP US Government, AP Comparative Government, AP Macroeconomics.

  • Deadline to register and pay without a late fee is Feb. 26, 2027
  • $40 late fee if you register after Feb. 26, 2027
  • No Spring exam registrations will be accepted after March 5, 2027. 
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Registration

Please ensure you have completed ALL necessary steps to register and pay for your AP exams.  

www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/440331

Registration

 

Fees Due

Full exam fees are due by the registration date for each semester; no partial payments allowed.

Cost of Exams

$99 per exam (+TR Processing Fee $4) for current Bowie Students. 

*fee reduction eligible for those students who qualify (typically based on Free and Reduced lunch eligibility)

$150.00 per exam (+TR Processing Fee $4) for Non-Bowie Students. 

Non-Bowie Testers must email kaylin.brett@austinisd.org to receive College Board Join Code & Registration Link. 

Preparing for your AP Exam

2027 Exam Dates

For the 2027 dates please visit their website: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/exam-dates

AP Testing Day Agenda

  • Will be updated closer to testing. 
  • Students are encouraged to bring a lunch for the days they are scheduled to test.

What to Bring to the Exam Room

  • District issued Chromebook with BlueBook App installed.
  • No. 2 pencils for your multiple-choice answer sheet. (Students outside the U.S.: bring HB or No. 2 pencils.)
  • Pens with black or dark blue ink for completing areas on the exam booklet covers and for free-response questions in most exams.
  • An acceptable calculator if your AP Exam allows the use of a calculator.
  • If you don’t attend the school where you’re taking the exam: a current government-issued or school-issued photo ID. (Additional ID may be required by authorized test centers outside the United States.)
  • Your College Board SSD Accommodations Letter if you are taking an exam with approved testing accommodations.
  • A watch that does not have internet access, does not beep or make noise, and does not have an alarm.
  • A ruler or straightedge only if you are taking an AP Physics Exam. Protractors are not allowed.

What NOT to Bring to the Exam Room

  • Electronic equipment including phones, smartwatches, fitness trackers, wearable technology, cameras, recording or listening devices, or any other type of electronic or communication device.
    • School-owned and school-controlled digital recording devices are allowed only for the AP French, AP German, AP Italian, and AP Spanish Language and Culture Exams, and the AP Music Theory Exam.
    • School-owned and school-controlled computers are allowed for the AP Chinese and AP Japanese Language and Culture Exams.
  • Books, reference guides, notes, compasses, protractors, mechanical pencils, pencils that are not No. 2, correction fluid, dictionaries, highlighters, or colored pencils.
  • Scratch paper: Students are prohibited from bringing scratch paper to the AP Exam. For AP Chinese and AP Japanese Exams, scratch paper will be provided.
  • Watches that beep, make a noise, or have an alarm.
  • Computers or calculators that are not approved.
  • Reference guides, keyboard maps, or other typing instructions.
  • Ear plugs.
  • Clothing or shoes with subject-related information.
  • Food or drink.
  • Clipboards.