How would you go about signing up for an AP test if you aren’t in the class. I self studied AP Micro and Macroeconomics because by the time I requested to take he course, the rosters were filled (We only have one teacher and she only teaches one period of AP Econ a day).
You can just ask your school if they would register you for whatever test(s) you plan on taking. If they say you may not register for a test for a class you didn’t take at your school, you can call another school. My son is homeschooled and he found most schools are very willing to have him test at their school(s) provided they are offering that test - even though he didn’t take the class at their school.
^^If you’ve self-studied and they offer the course and the test at a school, I’d assume there’d be no cost to add another test taker.
But my son’s school is a test center and he’s studying for an AP not offered at his school. I’m assuming we would need to pay for the test. Yes? It’s around $89.
Ask nearby highschools (both public and private). My D was homeschooled. She took 6 AP exams at two different schools. In one case (Latin I think), she was the only one taking that subject exam. I don’t remember the fee, but it was reasonable.
At our (public) HS, all the kids pay for every test ($89 each as I recall). Each of my kids did self-study for an AP and they were just charged the same amount (both of them were taking a class that wasn’t offered by the school; the school just ordered that exam and proctored them in the library, as I recall).
It’s going to depend on your school/district.
At my high school, we were given a sheet of paper that we had to fill out with all the AP tests we were going to take. We had to pay for each one. Whether or not we took the class was irrelevant.
Home schooled students (and those from districts that don’t offer AP courses) register for AP exams by contacting AP Services directly, but your GC or AP Coordinator should be able to help you.
https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/takingtheexam/registering-for-exams
@latichever, that is up to each individual school. I know for my kids, some schools charged the same amount that they charged their own students. Another school however, charged us slightly more, as their students’ tests were supplemented by their school district. We did not pay taxes to this school district, so it is perfectly understandable that we paid full price. As for schools offering tests that aren’t offered at that school, again it is up to the individual school. Some schools will offer to test you, and others won’t (many were willing to as long as they had enough staff available).