Testing

I want to take an AP exam.  What is the process?

1. Log in to your College Board account at https://myap.collegeboard.org/login .
2. Enter your course join code (provided by your teacher) so that you are registered for the exam.  Here is a link to information about How to Join Your AP Class Section Online.
3. Once you register, the exam fee will be added to your school account (a day or two later).  Complete payment (online or in-person with ASB Bookkeeper) so that your exam will be ordered.

What is the cost of an AP exam?

• Each exam is $97 if payment is completed by Nov. 15, 2023.
• Each exam is $137 if payment is completed between Nov. 16, 2023 and Mar. 15, 2024 ($40 late fee).
• If you have questions about payment, contact our ASB Bookkeeper, Ms. Belshaw (belshawd@issaquah.wednet.edu).

What financial assistance is available?

• If your family qualifies for the free or reduced lunch program, your AP exam fees are fully covered.  Make sure that your family has completed the application this year (access the application at Free and Reduced Lunch Program).  Reach out to your counselor or administrator if you have any questions about that process.
• If your family does not qualify for the free or reduced lunch program, please contact your counselor or administrator about the process for receiving financial assistance. 

What is the refund policy?

• If you cancel before Nov. 15, you can receive a full refund. 
• If you cancel after Nov. 15, you can receive a partial refund ($57 per exam).

I joined the course, but I do not want to take the exam.  What should I do?

• Contact Assistant Principal Zelinski (zelinskid@issaquah.wednet.edu) in order to adjust your registration and have the fee removed from your account.

AP Courses

Learn more about how the State Board of Education established graduation scores.

Currently students pass Smarter Balanced English Language Arts with a score of 2548 or higher.

Currently students pass Smarter Balanced Math with a score of 2595 or higher.

The passing score for the Washington Comprehensive Assessment for Science (WCAS) has not been released yet.

If you need a copy of your student's score report, please contact Assistant Principal Loren Krogstad or Danielle Zelinski.

1. Log in to Student or Family Access.
2. On the left menu, select "Test Scores".

3. A list of all standardized test scores will be listed. A summary of the state testing scores for Washington State graduation purposes will be under the selection "GDWa-GraduateofWA". Click on "Show Scores."

4. If a student has met the requirement, it will say "Yes" under the subject column. Under "Section: Tests", there is a summary of the number of attempts for each type of test and the highest score met so far.

The various score levels can be found at the OSPI Scale Scores: State Assessments page. 

• If you answered yes, then you can earn high school credit by successfully passing a world language competency test in your chosen language.

This year we will be offering World Language Testing on December 6, 2023.  Students must sign up no later than October 27th.

• You can earn up to 4 high school credits
• You can fulfill your high school world language requirement
• You may qualify for the Seal of Biliteracy on your high school diploma and transcripts
• You may meet the world language requirements for college admission
  • Check with colleges you are looking at to make sure you are meeting all admissions requirements
  • Some colleges may still want to see that you have taken actual world language classes at school

• You can earn up to 4 credits .  The rating scales for earning credits is as follows:
  • Intermediate High and above: 4 credits
  • Intermediate Low: 3 credits
  • Novice high: 2 credits
  • Novice mid: 1 credit
  • Below novice mid: 0 credits

• Credits are awarded based on the lowest-scored skill level tested.  It is important that you have strong abilities in all areas of your chosen language (speaking, listening, writing, and reading).

• Talk with your counselor and let them know you are interested.  Discuss if it would make sense for you to take the test. If you decide to participate, your counselor will sign you up and you will receive information from an administrator about the date, time, and location of the test.

• There are two testing options depending on the language:
  • Avant Stamp 4S - This test is online and a headset (with a microphone) is provided for listening to prompts and recording responses.  Students complete the reading before the writing section, and the listening before the speaking section.  If students are uncomfortable typing their responses in the language for the writing section, they can request to handwrite their responses when the test is ordered.  You can see practice tests online here.
    • Languages offered: Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified and Traditional), Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish (new languages are added all the time)
  • ALTA - This test includes a phone call with a native speaker to assess speaking and listening, as well as printed prompts for reading and writing (which is handwritten).
    • Languages offered: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic (MSA and dialects), Armenian, Azerbajani (Azeri), Bambara, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese Cantonese, Chinese Mandarin, Chuukese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, Estonian, Fante (Akan), Farsi, Finnish, French, French (Canadian), Fulani, Ga, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Ibo, Ilocano, Indonesian, Italian, Jamaican Patois, Japanese, Kazakh, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Kurdish Kurmanji, Kurdish Sorani, Laotian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Oromo, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi (Eastern), Punjabi (Western), Romanian, Russian, Samoan (IVR only), Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Sinhala, Slovak, Somali, Sorani, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Taiwanese, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrinya, Turkish, Turkmen, Twi (Akan), Ukranian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, Yoruba (new languages are added all the time)

• Test costs range from $20-$130.  The Avant Stamp 4S is $25 ($5 more for handwriting responses) and the ALTA is $126.  If a language is available through both tests, students will be asked which format they prefer.  Students pay to participate, though financial assistance is available.  See the Financial Assistance page for information.

• Yes, you may re-take the test, but you will have to register and pay again.  It is better to make sure you have the proficiency level needed beforehand. 

• If you score at the intermediate high level or above, you can have the Seal of Biliteracy added to your high school diploma.