Advanced Placement (AP) Information and Registration
Research indicates that the academic intensity of a student’s high school curriculum remains the most important pre-collegiate predictor of bachelor’s degree completion. The Advanced Placement Program® provides specific rewards for students:
Students demonstrate scholarship at national and international levels.
Students study in greater depth.
Students improve their chances of college acceptance.
The student may be exempt from introductory college courses.
Students are eligible for AP Scholar awards.
Students may be granted sophomore standing in college.
Advanced Placement courses allow students the potential to earn college credit. However, students must earn a score acceptable to their chosen university to receive credit. AP Exams are optional but highly recommended. To register for exams, all Kennesaw Mountain High School students must join AP Classroom for each course and pay for AP Exams through Total Registration AP Exam Registration (totalregistration.net)
Current Registration and Testing Information – SY 2026-2027
Registration – Registration will open in two parts. Part 1 will be for Fall and Yearlong courses. Part 2 will be for Spring-only courses. Students may register in the spring for fall courses, but there is a $ 40-per-exam late fee. Please see the General Time Frame below for registration details.
Am I registered for the exam? Students must be enrolled in AP Classroom and pay for exams in Total Registration. For access to the Total Registration website, use the following link for KMHS – AP Exam Registration (totalregistration.net)
Costs – Each student will be charged a one-time per year registration fee of $15. Exams are $99 per exam. Students who receive free/reduced lunch may be eligible for discounted rates. Currently, the Georgia Department of Education will pay for one STEM exam per year for any student who doesn’t qualify for a free/reduced lunch fee reduction.
Testing Dates – AP Exam regular testing will start on May 4th and end on May 15th.
Testing Location – All AP Exams will be on campus at KMHS.
CCSD Laptops Required – Students must use their CCSD-issued laptop for testing. Please make sure that the laptop has the Bluebook App and that your student can log in using their AP Classroom/College Board Account.
Student Logins – Any problems with passwords and logins may prohibit a student from testing. Only College Board can update/change passwords. https://about.collegeboard.org/contact-us
Transportation – The morning exams start before buses arrive, and the afternoon exams end after buses leave. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the testing location.
Accommodations – Students who receive testing accommodations must apply separately through College Board. College Board is a separate curriculum/testing organization, and IEP/504 accommodations are not automatically applied. This applies to AP, PSAT, and SAT Exams. Questions? Here is a link to College Board Accommodations page. You may also reach out to Kevin Williams at kevin.williams@cobbk12.org, our KMHS accommodations coordinator.
Communication during testing – There will be a daily email sent through CTLS during the testing window for updates.
Cancellations – College Board charges a $40 per exam cancellation fee after the registration window closes in both the fall and the spring.
Questions? Contact Angela Wood at angela.wood@cobbk12.org
General Time Frame
August: Students sign up for AP Classroom for fall and full-year AP courses
September: Registration opens September 1st for fall courses and full-year courses only
October: Registration closes October 31st for fall andfull-year AP Courses
November: Late Registration for fall andfull-year AP Courses begins. A $40 late charge applies per test.
January: Students sign up for AP Classroom for spring AP Courses
February: Registration for spring-only courses opens February 1st.
March: All AP Exam registration closes March 1st. Spring late registration closes March 9th. Late registration includes a $40 per exam late fee.
Worth Repeating
To avoid a College Board $40 late fee per exam, students MUST register for exams as outlined above.