Advanced Placement (AP) classes are college-level courses taught at Kentwood that prepare students to take the Advanced Placement Exam to earn college credit.

Advanced Placement Exams

Students will earn college credit for AP classes based on the scale score earned on the AP exam. AP exams are graded on a five-point scale with five being the highest score and one being the lowest.

Colleges will review scores and determine credit, but most will accept a score of three or higher on each exam.

Sign Up & Cost

To take an AP test with Kentwood, actively enrolled KW students must have a personal College Board account and will need to pay for each AP test they wish to take.

Payments will be accepted through Kent School District's Online Payment Portal.

Reduced fees are available for students that have qualified for Free/Reduced Meals.

For more information, read the College Board Guide for Parents and Guardians.

Claim College Credit

Students must submit an official AP Score Report to the college to be audited for credits. Students can order these reports through their College Board account.

Register & Pay Fees by Nov. 9, 2023 

All students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) courses must update their College Board account and pay the required fees by November 9 in order to take AP exams in May.  

Update Your College Board Account 

Use the code provided by your AP teacher(s) to join the roster for your class(es) and update personal information in your College Board account.  

Even if your College Board account indicates "yes" for testing, you must also finalize your test payment by the end of the day on November 10.   

Pay Exam Fee(s) by End of Day on Nov. 9

To register for one or more tests, pay the exam fee(s) online using the Kent School District Online Payment Portal or at the KW Cashier window. The full price for each exam is $98.00. 

Payments are accepted from Sept. 21 through Nov. 9. On-time payment collection closes at the end of the day on Thursday, Nov. 9. 

• Cost if paid between Sept. 21 and Nov. 9, 2023: $98 per exam 

• Cost if paid between Nov. 16, 2023 and March 15, 2024: $138 per exam 

Payments will be accepted through Kent School District's Online Payment Portal or at the KW Cashier window.  March 10, 2024, is the last day to order a test. 

Reduced or No Fee for Qualifying Students 

Students who receive free and reduced-price meals will either have a reduced fee or will not have to pay the exam fee.  

Please contact Kent School District Nutrition Services at Email Nutrition Services Office or (253) 373-7275 if you would like to apply for this program.  

2023 Exams 

2023 Advanced Placement (AP) Exams will be administered during the school day.  

Students will be excused from their regular classes for the test time. Attendance will be taken for each exam. 

More information about when dates for specific exams will be posted when that information becomes available.

AP Exams will be administered in schools as paper and pencil exams (except for AP Language and Composition, AP Literature and Composition, AP U.S. History and AP World History: Modern, which will be digital exams) during the first two full weeks of May: May 6–10 and May 13–17.

A late testing window is available May 22–24 if students cannot test during the first two full weeks of May.