Carlmont High School
Advanced Placement (AP) Information
2024-2025 Advanced Placement (AP) Information
Students that wish to apply for a fee reduction, must apply by clicking on the link below. If they qualify, their exam will be $25.00 per exam (late fees applies to all students)
https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application
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2024-2025 Advanced Placement (AP) Informationtitle
Welcome
Welcome to the 2024-25 Advanced Placement Program (AP)
The Advanced Placement® (AP®) program (the program is comprised of a class and an assessment) allows students to challenge themselves with college-level rigor in a high school environment.
The AP class (there is a wide variety of AP Subjects) is a rigorous course that tries to approximate college level demands. Each AP Course has a national assessment associated with it.
If a student performs at a certain level on the assessment, they may be eligible for college credit. The goal is to connect students to college success through allowing them to take college-level classes while still in high school.
College Board Honor Roll
Purchasing
AP exams must be purchased through the Total Registration website:
Last chance to purchase AP exams will happen Monday, March 3rd, 2025 beginning at 8:00 am until Friday, March 7th, 2025 ending at 4:00 pm. This is the LAST opportunity to purchase exams. NO EXCEPTIONS! All exams will have a $50 late fee added.
Do not purchase an exam you have not submitted a join code for.
Students that wish to apply for a fee reduction, must apply by clicking on the link below. If they qualify, their exam will be $25.00 per exam (late fees applies to all students)
https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application
New changes coming in 2025
Fully digital AP subjects for 2025—no paper testing option available
- AP Computer Science A
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP Environmental Science
- AP Psychology
- AP Seminar
- AP United States Government and Politics
- AP United States History
- AP World History: Modern
Hybrid digital AP subjects for 2025—students will view all of the exam questions in Bluebook (digital) but will answer free-response questions in a paper booklet as usual:
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Chemistry
- AP Microeconomics
- AP Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
- AP Physics: Mechanics
- AP Statistics
The following subjects will remain unchanged for 2025, but will transition to Bluebook digital testing in the future:
- AP Chinese Language and Culture (fully digital)
- AP French Language and Culture (paper and digital)
- AP Spanish Language and Culture (paper and digital)
AP Exam Cost
Regular exams $125
Research and Seminar exams $178
2025 AP Test Dates
All students taking AP exams at Carlmont are expected to take 
AP exams as scheduled.
AP exams as scheduled.AP Office Location
The AP Office is located inside the College and Career Center. The College and Career Center is located next the Counseling Office, between the Performing Arts Center and Administration Building.
There is an AP informational board right outside the College and Career Center, as well as one inside.
These boards will be updated with information as we get closer to exam dates.
Please make sure to stop by and see Ms. Ortiz if you have any questions regarding your AP exams.
College Board Accommodations
Students who have an IEP or 504 do not automatically have College Board testing accommodations.
How do I apply for College Board Accommodations for my student?
- Apply directly with College Board
Click on the link below and send directly to College Board
- Apply through Carlmont
All paperwork is to be given to Brenda Gildo bgildo@seq.org, 650-595-0210 x 30021 - SSD Coordinator at Carlmont High School.
We encourage students to submit paperwork as early as possible.
Accommodation Request for College Board Exams:
After January 18th, 2024, there’s no guarantee accommodations will be approved or appropriate exam materials will be shipped in time for this year’s AP Exam administration.
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Contact
Katherene Ortiz - AP Cordinator
650-595-0210 ext. 30029
Brenda Gildo - SSD Cordinator
Attendance
Attendance during AP exams:
- Students are excused from their Carlmont High School classes for the scheduled time of their AP tests.
- There is no need to call in the absence for the test itself; the AP coordinator; Ms. Ortiz manages those absences.
- For any absences for classes prior to the start of the exam, or after the completion of an exam, the attendance office must be contacted by the family.
- No shows will be reflected in IC and will need to be cleared with the attendance office.
- No shows will be reflected in IC and will need to be cleared with the attendance office.
- Attendance office email address: caattendance@seq.org
Attendance office phone number: 650-595-0210 ext 30000 - Students are expected to attend classes not impacted by the AP test schedule.
Parking
- Please park your car in the designated lot that you have a permit for.
- Do NOT park in staff parking.
- Do NOT park in the junior lot unless you have a permit for that lot.
All parking lot rules will be enforced.
What to bring on exam day.
What do I need to bring on exam day?
- Photo ID (Your name on your College Board account MUST be the same name on your ID.)
- Water bottle/snack (in a clear Ziplock bag)
- No. 2 pencils (No mechanical pencils. No exceptions)
- Blue or black in pen
- Approved calculators for math exams
DO NOT BRING THE FOLLOWING TO YOUR EXAM:
- Electronic equipment including phones, smartwatches, fitness trackers, wearable technology, cameras, recording or listening devices, or any other type of electronic or communication device.
- The only exceptions to the above restrictions are laptops or other devices specifically permitted to be used for in-school digital testing.
- Books, reference guides, notes, compasses, protractors, mechanical pencils, pencils that are not No. 2, correction fluid, dictionaries, highlighters, or colored pencils.
- Scratch paper: Students testing in-school are prohibited from bringing scratch paper to the AP Exam, but scratch paper will be provided.
- Watches that beep, make a noise, or have an alarm.
- Computers or calculators that are not approved.
- Reference guides, keyboard maps, or other typing instructions.
- Ear plugs.
- Clothing or shoes with subject-related information.
FAQ's
How many AP courses should my student take?
Carlmont High School does not have any AP Course offerings for 9th graders. We follow this practice based on two factors:
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Student stress - our focus has been on students successfully transitioning to the high school environment without the additional stress of attempting college-level coursework and expectations.
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Student success rates - given the advanced thematic nature of many AP courses, students are able to better appreciate the course material, and consequently score higher on the AP scale by attempting the course in their sophomore, junior or senior year.
Will students testing with extended time be required to use their entire amount of extended time?
Per the current policy for digital AP Exams, students must stay for the full duration of their approved extended time. We have heard concerns from some students and educators about digital AP Exams requiring students to stay for the entire amount of their approved extended time. We are looking into these concerns. If there are any changes to the existing extended time testing policy, we will notify AP coordinators, SSD coordinators, and school administrators.
Carlmont High School will no longer be offering AP exams to homeschool students.