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Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement courses prepare students for nationally administered AP exams; success on these exams may earn college credit and/or advanced placement at many colleges and universities. All students who meet the minimal course requirements are encouraged to enroll in these challenging courses.

AP Exam Registration

The registration and payment deadline for first semester and yearlong courses exams is now closed. While we do understand that the College Board does allow late exam registrations, Seattle Public Schools does not. If you are interested in finding a testing location that does accept late exam registration, please contact the College Board directly, thank you.

1. Join your AP course on MyAp – your AP teacher has the join code.

2. Select “YES” that you want to take the exam.

3. Then go to SchoolPay and find the link to pay for your course exam fee and pay for it, each exam is $120.

Registration and payment are due by November 6th for 1st Semester & year-long courses. Late registration is not allowed.

  • Families that qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch please contact Amy Doll asdoll@al10669.com once approved exam fee is $20.00
  • If you are non-West Seattle student who would like to register to take one of the above exams, please contact Seattle Public Schools College & Career Readiness department ajjacksonsam@al10669.com
  • Cancel registration and request a refund. Please contact Amy Doll at asdoll@al10669.com with a brief description of your reason. There will be a $40 cancellation fee from the College Board that will be deducted from the refund. Exams canceled after March 15th students will be charged a $60 fee for each canceled or unused exam. Refunds will not be processed until after June 1st.

2024-25 EXAMS at West Seattle:

· AP 2D Art and Design

· AP 3D Art and Design

· AP Calculus

· AP Computer Science A

· AP English Language

· AP English Literature

· AP Biology

· AP Environmental Science

· AP Physics

· AP French Language and Culture

· AP Spanish Language and Culture

· AP Statistics

· AP Precalculus

· AP Government

· AP US History

· AP World History

AP Criteria

Students prior to enrolling in an AP course must meet the following general criteria:

  • Earned a ‘B’ grade or better in a prerequisite course (Prerequisite courses are determined by individual departments that offer AP).
  • Earn passing scores on all sections of the state assessment (Reading, Writing, and Math).
  • Teacher recommendation (As determined by departments that offer AP).
  • PSAT/NMSQT scores.

SPS FAQs Regarding AP Exams

What if I have not received any information yet from the College Board regarding my AP Exams?

The College Board is communicating directly with students and families about online resources and details regarding their shortened AP Exams online. The College Board is using the student’s email address listed in the College Board student account. If a student has not provided their email, please log in to the College Board AP student page and update your profile to be sure that you receive all your AP Exam updates from the College Board. Sign in to access AP student resources.

AP Courses

All AP courses at West Seattle High School are yearlong courses. This requires students to be committed to a year long course of study.

Students taking an AP course at West Seattle High School should expect an average of an hour of homework daily in each AP class they are enrolled.