Advanced Placement - Exam Registration Student Guide
This guide should be reviewed by all students enrolled in an Advanced Placement (AP) course regardless of their intention to take an AP exam.
During the first two weeks of school, students enrolled in an AP course should:
- If you do not recall your username/password, please contact College Board directly at 866.315.6068
- Do NOT create a second College Board account
- Click Join Course or Exam
- Enter the Join Code provided to you by your AP teacher(s)
- You should enter only the join code provided to you by your AP teacher; join codes are specific to teacher and period for which the course runs
Purpose: To access all AP Classroom materials that will strengthen your skills for the course.
On October 20, 2025, students planning to take an AP exam should complete this two-step process:
- Step 1 - Login to Total Registration to register and submit payment for your AP exam
- If you do not have an existing Total Registration account (i.e. never took an AP exam at OJRHS), please create a new account
- Complete the registration process entirely and indicate which AP exam you are taking (be sure to select the correct period as well)
- Submit payment online at the conclusion of registration
- Step 2 - Login to your College Board account
- Login to your College Board student account (https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/)
- From your dashboard, you will see the AP courses that you joined at the beginning of school
- Click on Register for Exam beneath your AP courses
- Indicate Confirm Registration for the exams you intend on completing
- Indicate No, I wish to be removed from taking the AP exam if you do not intend on taking an AP exam in one of your AP courses
Purpose: Registration has to be completed in both Total Registration (where we collect payment) and in College Board (where the exam order is actually generated). If these are not done appropriately, students will not be able to sit for an AP exam.
On October 20, 2025, students NOT planning to take an AP exam should complete the following:
- Step 1 - Login to your College Board account
- Login to your College Board student account (https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/)
- From your dashboard, you will see the AP courses that you joined at the beginning of school
- Click on Register for Exam beneath your AP courses
- Indicate No, I wish to be removed from taking the AP exam if you do not intend on taking an AP exam in your AP course(s)
Purpose: College Board defaults the exam ordering system to “undecided” for each student who joins an AP course through their My AP account. For best practice, students should be sure that they are indicating that they do not want to take an AP exam.
Important things to note:
- AP Exam Registration opens on Monday, October 20, 2025, and closes on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. This gives us enough time to reconcile our two systems to ensure that our AP exam order is accurate.
- All “undecided” exam statuses will be changed to “no” on October 30, 2025.
- The cost for each AP exam for the 2025-2026 academic year is $103 (*if there are financial concerns, please contact Mrs. Williams at bwilliams@ojrsd.net).
- The College Board will charge a $40 exam cancellation fee for any exam order canceled after November 14th.
- The College Board will charge a $40 late exam registration fee for any exam order placed after November 14th.
- We are aware this is a complicated registration process. It is important that you follow all steps correctly. If you need assistance, please review this registration video for assistance or reach out to Mrs. Williams directly in the School Counseling Office.
Important Dates:
Date | Topic |
Monday, October 20, 2025 | AP Exam Registration Opens |
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | AP Exam Registration Closes |
Thursday, November 6, 2025 | AP Exam Payment must be submitted (via Total Registration) |
Friday, November 14, 2025 | Any AP Exam registration after this date will incur a $40 late exam registration fee as indicated by the College Board; Additionally, any AP Exam canceled after this date will incur a $40 cancellation fee |
Potential Testing Conflicts:
- AP Biology & AP Latin
- AP European History & AP Microeconomics
- AP Chemistry & AP Human Geography
- AP Comparative Government and Politics & AP Physics 1
- AP English Language and Composition & AP German Language and Culture
- AP Computer Science Principles & AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
- AP & IB Exam Conflicts (please note this is subject to change):
- IB Language & Literature AND AP Statistics
- IB Language & Literature AND AP United States History
- IB Philosophy AND AP Macroeconomics
- IB Philosophy AND AP Calc AB/BC
- For 2026 only: Keystone exams will occur at the same time as some AP exams; you will take the AP Exam as regularly scheduled and the Keystone exams during the make-up window
Exam Formats
This year, the following AP exams will be given in a digital format only (Students complete multiple-choice and free-response questions in Bluebook, with all responses automatically submitted at the end of the exam.):
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
- AP Computer Science A
- AP Computer Science Principles
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP Environmental Science
- AP European History
- AP Human Geography
- AP Latin
- AP Psychology
- AP United States Government and Politics
- AP United States History
- AP World History: Modern
This year, the following AP exams will be given in a hybrid digital format only (Students complete multiple-choice questions and view free-response questions in Bluebook. They 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
- AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based
- AP Physics C: Mechanics
- AP Precalculus
- AP Statistics
This year, the following AP exams will remain unchanged (paper/pencil and audio components):
- AP 2-D Art and Design
- AP 3-D Art and Design
- AP Drawing
- AP French Language and Culture
- AP German Language and Culture
- AP Music Theory
- AP Spanish Language and Culture
Helpful Documents/Resources
- Joining your course via MyAP Classroom - all students should enroll in your specific AP course utilizing the designated join codes provided
- Helpful Registration Video - walks students through registering in Total Registration, joining a course in MyAP, and indicating if they will take the AP exam in that course
- OJRHS AP Website - announcements and important information are located here
Contact Information
- Mrs. Brittany Williams, Advanced Placement Coordinator
- Mrs. Jennifer Gadaleta, Advanced Placement Assistant Coordinator
- Mr. Michael Pagano, Advanced Placement Assistant Coordinator