can you take AP's after high school graduation?

Applying to College
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<p>So here's the deal: I'm graduating from high school, 2010, but deferring a year from college to work and travel. Can I take Advanced Placement tests in the interim period, during my gap year? I want to graduate in 3 1/2 years, not 4.</p>

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<p>I would check with your HS counseling office and ask them.</p>

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<p>You’ll have no trouble finding a school that will let you take AP tests (remember, though, they’re only offered once a year), but some colleges only grant credit for AP tests taken prior to high school graduation. Thus, you should ask the college involved.</p>

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<p>I do not think you can take AP exams after you have graduated high school. </p>

<p>Your other option is CLEP exams. Some colleges allow you to earn credits for courses by taking CLEP exams.
[About</a> the College Level Examination Program (CLEP)](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Earn College Credit with CLEP – CLEP | College Board)</p>

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<p>Anyone who is willing to shell out the money, and show up on exam day, can take the AP exams. A number of adults who write about education issues have done just this.</p>

<p>Whether or not the college/university in question will give you credit/placement for that exam is an entirely different story. You should verify that you will be given credit/placement for a given score before you spend your money on a “late” AP exam.</p>