THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM
College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® is recognized by universities around the world as a standard of academic excellence. Since 1955, the AP® Program has enabled millions of students to take U.S. university undergraduate-level courses and earn undergraduate degree credit, advanced placement, or both while still in high school/secondary school.
Nearly all colleges and universities in the United States—as well as more than 500 universities in 75 countries such as the U.K., Canada, and Australia— consider AP participation favorably for admission and have policies around AP credit and placement.
For more information visit College Board’s website: Click here
Access the list of Universities around the world offering AP credits: Click here
AP BENEFITS ENABLE MOTIVATED STUDENTS LIKE YOU TO:
- Stand out in university admissions.
- Earn university credit.
- Skip introductory university classes.
- Save money on tuition.
- Build skills and confidence.
- Earn higher first-year grades at university (as per Research)
Read how AP helped these students.
Review AP course descriptions for the subject(s) you wish to take to see which topics are covered in the AP course - and what might be on the exam.
28 AP Exams go digital! Details published here
AUTHORIZED AP TEST CENTER
Welham Girls’ School is authorized by the AP Program to administer 2025 AP Exams. However, test centers and schools set their own exam pricing, registration timeline and payment policies.
AP EXAM REGISTRATION FOR STUDENTS
Detailed subject wise exam schedule for academic year 2024-25 can be accessed here
REGISTRATION TIMELINE:
| S.NO | Registration Start Date | Registration End Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 16, 2024 | November 6, 2024 |
Students will have to create an account on College Board’s website for registering for AP exams, Link to My AP account: https://myap.collegeboard.org/login
Find detailed information related to our Test Centre’s AP Exam policy and Registration process, Exam Fee in the PDF document listed below:
REGISTER FOR AP EXAMS
- ‘AP REGISTRATION POLICY 2025’ FOR YOUR TEST CENTRE, A template has been shared for this Students must ensure that they have Registered for all AP exams, paid the Exam fee to AP Test centre and completed the entire process mentioned in the AP Exam registration policy by the deadlines listed. There will be no extensions to the deadlines allowed later.
- I acknowledge that I will need to pay the test center and register online with the College Board by the stated deadline to complete my AP Exam registration and receive an Admission Ticket from the test center, or I will not be able to test.
- I acknowledge that I have read and agree to test center policies above, with respect to payment deadline, payment instructions, refunds and cancellations.
- I acknowledge that I will bring my Admission Ticket along with an original, VALID PASSPORT to the test center on exam day, or I will not be able to test.
- I acknowledge that if original, valid passport is not available, then I must have the Aadhaar in either original Letter format or the PVC version with hologram only (both received from UIDAI)
- Photocopies of the ID will not be accepted.
- Plan visa applications or ID renewals in advance to ensure you have valid ID.
- AP's Student Eligibility: Students must be enrolled in or affiliated with a secondary school (high school) to take AP Exams. Students in any of the categories below are eligible to test: .
- Students actively enrolled in secondary school.
- Secondary school-level students who are homeschooled, participate in independent study or attend a virtual school.
- Actively enrolled students who may be prepared to take an AP Exam prior to the ninth grade.
- Recent secondary school graduates who need a specific AP Exam for university admission.
- AP-authorized test centers in India will only accept original, valid passport as ID for entry to the AP Exam administration.
- If original, valid passport is not available, then student must have the Aadhaar in either original Letter format or the PVC version with hologram only (both received from UIDAI). No other Aadhaar versions will be accepted.
BY PAYING THE TEST CENTER, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL AP EXAM TEST CENTER POLICIES.
2025 AP Eligibility Policy
IMPORTANT ID POLICY UPDATE
ID Policy for test centers in India:
Please plan any ID processing and applications in advance. Ensure you have acceptable ID to bring to the test site on exam day or you will not be able to test.