Reedsburg Area High School

Advanced Placement (AP)

Optional Advanced Placement (AP) exams are offered in May to students taking AP courses. Many colleges and universities offer college credit for passing scores on AP exams. Please visit the College Board website for information about AP courses, testing and fees, scores, the calculator policy, and more. Students planning to take the AP exams in May should speak with their AP teachers and/or the RAHS Counseling Office for additional information; pre-registration and fees apply. Follow AP for Students on Twitter for helpful reminders and tips and see the AP Calendar for exam dates in May. Optional free AP Test Prep information from Varsity Learning Tools is available. See the following material from the College Board for more information: AP Students: Charting a Path to College Credit (Espanol).

Important RAHS AP Exam Dates to Remember

• Fall 2020:
  • Tuesday, September 1, 2020: Ms. Imhoff emailed the hyperlink to a Google Classroom to RAHS students enrolled in AP classes. In this classroom, important announcements and reminders will be posted for all AP students throughout the school year. Here is the link: Google Classroom for AP Student/Parents.
  • Early/Mid September: Students will create an online College Board account and join their AP class section during their AP classes at school.
    • AP 2020-2021 Important Information for Students & Parents video (posted 9/16/2020)
  • Week of October 5, 2020: AP teachers will distribute AP test registration forms to students at school; students will also receive information and hyperlinks via school email from RAHS Counseling Staff. Students have the option to take a College Board AP exam in May of 2021. The registration fee is $95 per exam. More information about exam fees is available on the College Board AP website.
    • RAHS 20-21 AP Test Registration Form PDF
  • October 30, 2020 is the RAHS AP test registration and fee payment deadline without late fees. Students wishing to take College Board AP exams in May must complete the test registration form and submit their test registration fee payment to the School Counseling Office by this date to avoid any late fees. The student must also create an online College Board account and join the appropriate AP class(es) by this date.
    • Students who receive free and reduced-priced school meals may be eligible for AP exam fee waivers. Please contact the RSD Food Service department to determine if you are eligible for free and reduced-price school meals.
    • If the student chooses to take an exam after Ms. Imhoff has submitted the RAHS order to the College Board in the fall, there will be a $40 late fee per test plus the $95 per test registration fee; fee waivers and refunds will not apply to late-order fees. Late order changes will be accepted at RAHS until March 5, 2021.
      • A PDF link to the RAHS 20-21 AP Late Test Registration Form will be provided soon.
    • If a student chooses not to take an exam after the test has been ordered, requests for a full refund must be submitted in writing to RAHS Counseling Staff; the request must be signed by a parent/guardian. If eligible, RAHS will issue refund payments after the AP test window has ended in late May or early June. Late fees are not refundable.
    • Please contact Ms. Imhoff if you have any questions or concerns about paying for AP test fees prior to the RAHS AP test registration deadline.
  • November/December 2020: College Board Bulletin for AP Students and Parents is typically accessible online and distributed to AP students by their AP teachers (bulletin includes a student checklist, information about getting ready for exam day, and the exam schedule
• January 15, 2021: Students with disabilities must submit requests for testing accommodations to the College Board by this date.
• March 5, 2021: RAHS Counseling will accept late test registration requests and payments until this date. An additional $40 per-test late fee applies; fee waivers and refunds do not apply to late fees.
  • A PDF link to the RAHS 20-21 AP Late Test Registration Form will be provided soon.
• April 2021: Students registered to take AP exams will receive more information about test preparation, policies, times and locations of the exams at RAHS in May.
• May 3-14, 2021: College Board AP testing at RAHS (see schedule below).
  • RAHS will only offer late testing to eligible students per the College Board’s Late-Testing Policies. Additional fees may apply. Students must speak to Ms. Abby Imhoff as soon as possible if they must consider late testing.
• July 2021: Students obtain their AP scores online. For more information, visit apscore.org and follow AP on Twitter @APforStudents.

*The duration of each exam varies, though most are approximately 3-4 hours in length. Students should plan accordingly for transportation, lunch, jobs, and extracurricular activities. Students taking exams should not plan off-campus appointments during testing times.

**The exams at RAHS will typically be administered in the Large-Group Instruction (LGI) classroom; depending on the number of students taking exams, the locations may vary. Students who have been pre-approved for testing accommodations will be individually notified regarding the location and time of their examinations.

More Information
If you have questions, please contact the RAHS Counseling Office at (608) 768-8928 ext. 1158. Please contact the AP teacher for specific questions relating to an Advanced Placement course. The RAHS AP Test Coordinator is Ms. Abby Imhoff, School Counselor; she may be reached by calling (608) 768-8928 ext. 1160.