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Westtown students may take the following AP exams (see chart below), provided they are enrolled in or have completed the relevant course(s) at Westtown or, in rare exceptional cases, obtain approval from the Dean of Academics and Director of College Counseling for a credit-bearing, graded course taken at an accredited school outside of Westtown. Note that Westtown courses are not AP classes, and additional preparation beyond taking the Westtown course may be necessary to earn a high score.  Students must also communicate with their relevant subject teachers about their plan to test prior to registering.

Westtown students are not permitted to take AP tests at other schools and will receive class cuts and other consequences if they miss Westtown classes or activities to do so. 

Registration: Students must register in the fall (exact deadlines vary each year) and follow all deadlines. After this process, all registrations will be reviewed by the Dean of Academics and Director of College Counseling and final approval will be given. Each exam costs $96 (this price might rise slightly, but will probably not exceed $100). For eligible Full Access students, there is a fee reduction. Westtown School Finance Department will bill the students’ account for the AP exam in May. Please contact T. Marje Ireland for details.

Dropping a Test: During the drop period in the winter, a student may drop a test and pay a College Board cancellation fee, typically around $40-$50. After this time, they will be charged the full amount of each test for which they have registered, even if they don’t take a test.

Adding a Late Test: During a specific time in the winter, a student may add a test with an additional College Board late fee. All late tests must adhere to Westtown’s AP Testing Policy.

During Testing Weeks: Students are permitted to miss classes on the day they are taking an AP test, but not any other days. Students must communicate with their teachers to make a plan for missed work prior to their test(s). Students must make up work missed while taking AP tests. They will receive class cuts if they miss a Westtown class to take an AP class or to study for an AP Exam.

Full Access students should see T. Debra Weaver and T. Jay Farrow for assistance with testing fees.

The following AP tests include significant material not taught in Westtown courses. If a student would like to take one of these tests, they must ask the Dean of Academics and Director of College Counseling for approval. The student must demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter, such as enrolling in a credit-bearing course approved by the Dean of Academics and Director of College Counseling.

• Art History
• European History
• English Language and Composition
• German Language and Culture
• Government and Politics (Comparative)
• Government and Politics (US)
• Human Geography
• Italian Language and Culture
• Japanese Language and Culture
• Music Theory
• Psychology

The following AP tests cannot be accommodated by Westtown faculty, college counseling, and test administrators because they require additional assessments:

• AP Seminar
• AP Research
• Computer Science Principles