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The Advanced Placement Exam Fee Subsidy Program

This year, Massachusetts will participate in the U.S. Department of Education's Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Fee Subsidy program. The purpose of this program is to reduce the cost of an Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam from $86 to $10 for students who meet the eligibility criteria.

For a student in a public, independent, or parochial high school to be eligible for an AP or IB exam fee subsidy (or subsidies), that student must be:

1. enrolled in either the AP or IB course for which he/she is taking the exam, and
2. eligible for free or reduced priced school lunch under the National School Lunch Act.

High schools must ensure that all family financial information documenting student eligibility for either an AP or IB exam fee subsidy will remain confidential. For that reason, high schools must maintain secure files with the documentation that students who are receiving either AP or IB exam fee subsidies have met the eligibility requirements. Please note that as a condition of this grant, the state program coordinator will conduct on-site reviews of the files for the purpose of documenting student eligibility.

This winter, The College Board will inform Advanced Placement coordinators when it is time to order AP exams. The notice will include information on Advanced Placement exams at a reduced fee for your eligible students.

In the meantime, if you have any questions regarding Advanced Placement Exam Fee Subsidies, please contact Roxane Johnson De Lear at (781) 338-3546 or by e-mail at RJohnsonDelear@doe.mass.edu.

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