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federal​ and State AP Exam Fee Assistance

The College Board provides a fee reduction of $32 per AP Exam, including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams, for qualifying low-income students in Illinois. For eligibility criteria, visit AP Exam Fee Reductions.

• $53 per AP Exam per qualifying student (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams)
  
• $101 per AP Seminar Exam and AP Research Exam per qualifying student
  
• $38 AP Exam, except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams
  
• $86 per AP Seminar Exam and AP Research Exam
  

ISBE will distribute the Title 1 funds to districts, and then schools will need to use the funds to pay the College Board. After the state funding is provided to the district, the expectation is that the cost per AP Exam for qualifying low-income students (including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams) will be $15.

• Webinar
  • Strategies and Resources for Developing or Expanding an Advanced Placement (AP) Program in Your District Webinar
• AP Central Professional Information
• AP® Course Audit​​

  The AP® Course Audit was created at the request of both secondary school and college members of the College Board w​ho sought a means for the College Board to:

  • Provide AP teachers and administrators with clear guidelines on curricular and resource requirements that must be in place for AP courses.
  • Give colleges and universities confidence that AP courses are designed to meet the same clearly articulated college-level criteria across high schools.

  All schools wishing to label a course “AP” must submit the subject-specific AP Course Audit form and the course syllabus for each teacher of that AP course.

  The AP Course Audit provides schools with clear guidelines on the course content and resources typical of college-level classes, and helps colleges and universities better interpret courses marked "AP" on students' transcripts

  For more information on the AP Course Audit, please visit http://www.collegeboard.com/html/apcourseaudit/ or email apaudit@collegeboard.org.​​​

Advanced Placement courses are offered to enable students to get college credit while still attending high school. The availability of and access to Advanced Placement courses vary, but they are highly desirable and rigorous academic classes. Students who take even one Advanced Placement course have a 45% higher probability of finishing college than those who do not.

More information about nationw​ide AP performance is available in the College Board AP Report to the Nation.

For specific program information visit the following College Board web pages:

• AP Central - AP for professionals
• AP Students - AP for parents and students
• bigfuture - college planning
• bigfuture For Parents - resources for college planning

Fee Reductions

The Illinois State Board of Education received a Federal grant award to assist high school students who are taking advanced placement college-level exams. High school students who meet the financial need requirements as stipulated for the identification of low-income individuals in the No Child Left Behind Act of 1994 will be eligible for reduced fees for both the College Board Advanced Placement Exams and the International Baccalaureate subject-area exams. More information can be accessed at: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/home (for AP professionals) and https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/home (for AP students and parents).

Illinois Students who are eligible for free or reduced lunches at school qualify for fee reduction on all AP Exams they take that year.

If you have significant financial need, you may be eligible for a College Board fee reduction per AP Exam. In Illinois, the free or reduced lunch status is recommended to be used as the criteria, however, there are alternative criteria: if a student's family receives assistance under part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act, or if a student is eligible to receive medical assistance under the Medicaid program under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, or if the student is a member of a family whose taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150% of the poverty level as established by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Check with your AP Coordinator to learn more about eligibility requirements for College Board fee reductions, state and district subsidies, and other support that may be available.

Always refer to the College Board's AP Fee Reduction page for the most recent test fees, costs, and College Board fee reduction amounts.​​​​​​​​​

FY19

• Fiscal Ye​ar 2019 Advanced Placement Course Implementation – College and Career Success for All Students Program RFP
  
• Fiscal Year 2019 Advanced Placement Course Implementation – College and Career Success for All Students Program RFP Forms​​
  
• FY2019 Advanced Placement Course Implementation NOFO Informational Webinar​​​​​​
  

FY16

• FY 16 Advanced Placement Classes – College and Career Success for All Students Program Request for Proposals (RFP)
• Attachments 1-8
• Online Bidders Forum Webinar Video
• PowerPoint Presentation
• FY 16 Eligible Entities for State Advanced Placement Classes College and Career Success for All Student Program

FY15

• FY15 Advanced Placement Classes Continuation Grant Application
• FY15 Budget Amendment

FY14

• FY14 Advanced Placement Classes Continuation Grant Application
• Attachments 1-9
• FY14 Budget Amendment
• FY13 Advanced Placement Classes Budget Amendment

FY13

• FY14 Advanced Placement Classes (State Grant) Eligible Entities
• FY13 Advanced Placement Classes (State Grant) Eligible Entities

FY12

• FY12 Advanced Placement Classes – College and Career Success for all Students RFP
• Attachments 1-8
• Webinar Video
• PowerPoint Presentation
• FY12 Advanced Placement Classes (State Grant) Eligible Entities
• Final Performance Report for 2010-2011 Advanced Placement Classroom Grant Recipients
  • Instructional Letter
  • Final Performance Report
  • Year Three Evaluation Report: 2005-2008
  • IL574 Professional Development Offerings
• Pre-AP Workshop Sequencing ​