AP Testing Information
Monterey High School AP Testing Coordinator Contact Information:
AP Testing Coordinator- Lori Burk
806-219-1920
ALL students enrolled in an AP class will automatically be registered in class to take the AP exam for that class. LISD is paying for all exam fees for students who are currently enrolled in AP classes.
About the Exams
AP Exams are your opportunity to show what you know and what you can do.
Taken each May by students all over the world, the AP Exam is the final step you take after a year of hard work in an AP class. These standardized exams are designed to measure how well you’ve mastered the content and skills of the course — a successful score could even earn you credit and advanced placement in college.
AP Exams 101
Each of the 34 exams has its own unique requirements; however, almost all of the exams have several things in common:
Most exams are two to three hours long. Be prepared to tackle a challenging exam with limited breaks. Eat a good breakfast and, if you are taking more than one exam on the same day, make sure you have lunch and snacks to keep you going.
The first part of the exam usually consists of multiple-choice questions. You will choose one of four or five answer choices for each question and use a pencil to bubble in your choice on your AP answer sheet. Your total exam score on the multiple-choice section is based only on the number of questions answered correctly. You won’t receive or lose points for incorrect answers or unanswered questions.
The second part of the exam usually consists of free-response questions that require you to generate your own responses. Depending on the exam, your responses could be in the form of an essay, a solution to a problem, a spoken response and more. In most cases, you’ll be writing your response in pen in the free-response exam booklet.
Not Just Paper and Pencil
Not all AP Exams are pencil and paper exams. AP Chinese Language and Culture and AP Japanese Language and Culture Exams are CD-based and taken on computer. AP Studio Art students submit portfolios of their work for review.
Preparing for the Exams
Your AP teacher will go over the exam format with you in class. You can get detailed information about each exam at AP Courses landing page allows you to select from the AP offerings to see information about each course. The Exam Practice links on the Preparing for the Exams page allows you to go directly to the Exam Practice pages for each course page for each subject has sample questions from actual exams.
Exam Policies
AP Exam policies keep your test experience fair and secure.
All AP students deserve a fair and uniform testing experience, regardless if you are taking the exam in Connecticut, California or China.
To help make this happen, the AP Program requires each and every AP student to read, agree to and follow the “Test Security and Test Administration Policies and Procedures” that appear each year in the Bulletin for AP Students and Parents.
On exam day, before you can take your AP Exam, you will be required to sign your answer sheet, indicating that you have read through and agree to follow all the policies and procedures in the Bulletin for AP Students and Parents. You will also need to sign the covers of your multiple-choice and free-response booklets, affirming statements related to the security of the exam.
Exam Score Cancellation
Designed to protect the integrity of the AP Exam and AP Exam scores, if your testing experience — even through no fault of your own — does not adhere to the “Test Security and Test Administration Policies and Procedures,” the College Board reserves the right to cancel your AP Exam score.