Can a school legally NOT allow a self-study student to sit for an exam

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<p>This summer I plan on self-studying AP Bio and AP Enviro. I have a strong background in environmental sci already, and I already scored above a 750 on Bio-E so I'm halfway there with my bio studying. </p>

<p>However my school historically has been very adamant for students who want to self-study subjects, especially the hard sciences like Bio. They've let things like Human Geography and Psych slide in the past, but I dont know if they will let me self-study Bio. </p>

<p>My question is, is a school allowed to tell a student who self-studied that he can't sit for the exam? If the AP coordinator at my school says no, am I allowed to contact other schools in the area and ask their AP coordinators (given that I pay the fees), and do this completely on my own independent of my school? </p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

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<p>Time for this to be stickied, I think.</p>

<p>1) Yes</p>

<p>2) Yes</p>

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<p>Ridethewave is correct. My son’s school has an internal policy that permits only those who take AP Whatever to take those exams unless the chairman of the academic department that is taking responsibility for the exams permits the exception to the rule. No reason why you can’t call other schools and ask to sit for the exam there, however. College boards can let you know where they send the homeschooled kids who so ask.</p>

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<p>I don’t see why the school wouldn’t all you to take it in the first place. It’s good for them because then more students take the AP test. Maybe they want to keep the average up but I don’t think it would be a problem.</p>

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<p>^^ list of where and what is offered. </p>

<p>“I don’t see why” it’s a very common question. I highly doubt that it isn’t in a school’s capability to do so…?</p>

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<p>They simply choose not to. A school might not want to allow one of its students to sit for the exam without taking the class out of concerns about the results. A school might be reluctant to allow its students to take AP exams for classes the school does not offer, because that means finding someone to proctor the exam. </p>

<p>Some schools allow non-students to take AP exams that they offer, other schools do not. It in no way inconveniences the school to have one more person taking an exam that already is being offered; some schools are very accommodating, others are not. But they are not required to allow someone who has self-studied to take the exams.</p>

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<p>I would try a large school with a strong academic focus, that will likely be offering a variety of AP tests to their students and see if they will allow you in. You should get on it soon though!</p>

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<p>Same thing happened to me (I go to a public school in NY)</p>

<p>But from a legal perspective, the school do not have the right to do that, since College Board is the one administrating the exam. You can always go to other school and take the test</p>