2025 AP Exam Schedule

Students who have registered to take Advanced Placement exams will be receiving emails about their exam date/s, room assignment/s and general information this week to prepare for the AP exams which begin May 5, 2025.  The exam schedule is included below. (I sent these emails at 4:15 p.m. on April 28, 2025.)

Students should check their emails and read them for the next three weeks.  The College Board has already sent them an email with the 2025 AP Exam Terms and Conditions. The 2025 AP® Exam Terms and Conditions are available to review here.

This agreement details the rules and policies students must follow related to taking the 2025 AP Exams. It also explains what to bring to the exam/s and what not to bring.

Reminder for Students:  Sign In to Bluebook before your first exam!

*You want to make sure that it is updated.
*Know your College Board passwords.
*Make sure all of your AP Exams are listed on the Bluebook homepage.
*On exam day, when students sign in to Bluebook, the exam will be updated with a button to begin check-in.
*Waiting to do this until exam day will delay your ability to start the exam on time.

Students should arrive prepared for their exams by 7:30 a.m. for morning exams and by 11:30 a.m. for afternoon exams.  Late students will not be admitted into the test room and will not be allowed to take the exam at that time. 

Come with a fully charged JM Chromebook, cords, and mouse if you choose to use one.  If you are not currently using a JM Chromebook, you need to notify Gina Kolas in the main office that you will need one for your exam/s.  Reserve your Chromebook this week.  She has a limited number available.  

**Please Note:  It is College Board policy that all students must stay until the end of the exam time even if the student has completed the exam.  If you have an athletic event, job, or appointment scheduled, please be aware that most afternoon exams will not be done until 3:45 - 4:00.  Inform your coaches, bosses, doctors. Plan accordingly.

• If you are taking an afternoon exam, you will be dismissed at 11 a.m. so you can eat lunch before the exam.  Please report to your exam room by 11:30 a.m.

• If you are taking a morning exam and have 4th hour lunch, you will be excused from the first part of 5th hour to eat lunch.

• If you are taking two exams in one day, plan ahead.  Bring lunch and/or snacks with you so you have something to eat during breaks.

Students should bring the following:

*A fully charged JM Chromebook, cords, and mouse if your choose to use one.
*2 sharpened #2 pencils with erasers for multiple choice questions.  NO mechanical pencils.
*2 pens with black or blue ink for free response questions.
*A watch, optional
*Up to 2 calculators with the necessary capabilities if taking an AP Biology, Calculus, Physics, or Statistics exam.  See apstudents.org/courses to find your course and the specific calculator policy.
*Students may bring a covered water bottle and snacks into the test room to have for break.  

Students should NOT bring the following to the exam room:

*Cell phones are not allowed in test rooms.  Electronic equipment of any kind including smart watches or wearable technology of any kind, Bluetooth devices, portable listening or recording devices, cameras or other photographic equipment, devices that access the internet, separate timers of any type, and any other electronic or communication devices are NOT allowed.

*Subject books, dictionaries, highlighters, or notes
*Mechanical pencils or colored pencils
*Rulers or straightedges, except for AP Physics exams
*Protractors
*Scratch paper (Scratch paper will be provided for you.)
*Calculators(except as previously noted)
*Reference guides, keyboard maps or other typing instructions
*Watches that beep or have an alarm
*Clothing or shoes with subject-related information
*Ear plugs
*Clipboards

 AP students will receive a pop up menu when they log on to MyAP, or for seniors, AP Classroom.  They will be asked to choose a college/university/scholarship organization to receive an official AP Score Report.  They get 1 free report which includes all of their AP Exam scores for each year they take an exam.  This needs to be completed before June 20, 2025.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at sanieland@rochesterschools.org.

Sandy Nieland
JM AP Exam Coordinator

Second Semester AP Exam Information

Congratulations students and parents!  You have made it through half of the school year! I  wanted to provide you with important information regarding the Advanced Placement (AP) testing for this school year, happening May 5 - 16.

All students currently in Advanced Placement Human Geography and Advanced Placement Computer Science A should have received a Join Code and instructions on how to register for The College Board from their teacher.  If you still do not have a College Board account set up, go to www.collegeboard.org/register to create your account.  Make sure you use your full legal name and use a personal email, not your school email.  Do this today! The deadline to have your College Board account updated with the Join Code is Thursday, February 20. 

The AP Computer Science A Exam will given on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, from 11:30 - 3:45 p.m.

The AP Human Geography Exam will be given on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, from 7:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Other AP Exam Test Dates can be found here:  https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/exam-dates-and-fees

  Payment for AP exams will be done through an online registration program called Total Registration.  This will allow students and families to pay with a credit/debit card. Create an account at www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/242100  Again, use your full legal name and personal email address for this site.

  o   Cost for AP Exams for the 2024-205 school year.  

• $70 regular testing fee

• $35 free/reduced lunch fee waiver fee

  • Payment is due by February 20, 2025.  If you do not pay for the exam/s by this deadline, no exam will be ordered.

  • If you qualify for the free/reduced lunch program and have not yet completed the paperwork, stop into the counseling office and ask for the forms TODAY.  If you have completed the paperwork, I have this on file.  When you are registering on Total Registration, click YES, for the question about qualifying for a reduced fee.  You will NOT be able to pay for the exam until I approve your free/reduced lunch status on Total Registration.  Once I have done this, you will receive an email informing you that you are able to pay for the exam/s.

  • There is a $42 cancellation fee for the 2024-2025 AP exams after March 14, 2025.

• If you do NOT want to take the AP Exam/s for the class/es in which you are enrolled, email sanieland@rochesterschools.org today. Please tell me which exam/s you do not want to take.  I will change your test status from YES to NO on The College Board website.  An exam will not be ordered for you.  You will not be charged.  The deadline to decline an exam is February 20, 2025.

If you have any questions regarding AP testing, please reach out to your AP teacher(s), Sandy Nieland or Cindy Cox.  We all are here to help you. Have a great rest of the school year!

Sandy Nieland
John Marshall AP Coordinator