AP

Please visit the College Board website (AP 2025-26) for AP’s most current information on exams and student resources. 

Students interested in taking AP courses must take prerequisite courses at SMA and receive the relevant department's approval during the forecasting period. You can find more information about requirements for AP courses on the forecasting page.  

St. Mary's offers the following courses as part of our AP program. Students may take exams for these courses through SMA. We cannot offer exams for courses we do not teach; however, PPS high schools and Central Catholic have cooperated with our students in the past to offer AP exams in other subjects. You can also use the AP Course Ledger tool to search for schools that offer the AP Exam you want to take. Please see below for more details on AP exams. 

AP Biology 

AP Chemistry 

AP Computer Science 

AP English Language and Composition (junior year) 

AP English Literature (senior year) 

AP Enviornmental Science 

AP French 

AP Physics 

AP Spanish 

AP Statistics 

AP Studio Art 
 

AP Registration and Testing Fees for the 2025-2026 School Year 

You should have already registered for your AP course using a join code provided by your teacher. By registering for the course, you will have automatically registered for the AP exam for that course. If you have not yet joined your AP course, please get the join code from your teacher and register ASAP!  

If you decide not to take the AP exam, you will need to email the testing coordinator, Katie Diaz (Penvose) (katie.diaz@smapdx.org) to opt out of the exam.  

The opt out email needs to come from the student using their SMA email - not the parent, teacher, or any other person.   

Deadline to opt-out of an AP exam: OCTOBER 30, 2025  

If you decide to opt out by this date, you will not be charged any fees for the exam. 

The cost for AP exams is $99 for 2026. St. Mary’s will bill for exams in two stages: $40 in the fall upon the registration deadline, and the remaining $59 in the spring once exams are taken. This allows students who order an exam in the fall but decide not to take the exam in the spring to not be charged the full amount. After the deadline, the $40 is a non-refundable fee as we are required to pay AP for each exam we order, regardless of whether the exam is used. If students change their mind about wanting to take the exam after the October 30, 2025, deadline, it is $40 extra to place a late order. 

Cost to order and take exam: $99 

Cost to order exam and not take: $40 

Cost to order and take exam after the October deadline: $139 

Cost to order exam after the October deadline and not take it: $80