Though students are months away from the group study sessions and strategic preparation that comes with AP Exams, the payment for year-long AP classes is due Thursday. The fee is $99 and can be paid on Online School Fees. 

There are two exceptions to this: for spring semester classes, students will pay starting January 2025. Also, students enrolled in AP Seminar or AP Research will have a different exam fee of $145. 

Taking AP Exams can be important as they give students the chance to earn college credit and can bring more ease to the college experience. 

¨Students that sign up for an AP class I think should take the test,” AP Psychology teacher Tim Johannes said. “Obviously, lots of kids will get college credit for it. A lot of kids will graduate high school with, you know, 20 or 30 credits from the AP tests they took. Colleges love to see the kids taking that, I would think. It’s a good way to compare them to other kids that also take the same class. Much better than like a grade in the class because you can compare them like ‘Oh, this kid got a 3 or a 2 or a 1 and this kid got a 5,’ and their grade in the class might not be as reflective of that.”