Texas Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) Incentive Program – State Exam Fee Subsidy for the 2022-2023 School Year
| Date: | September 22, 2022 |
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| Subject: | Texas Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) Incentive Program – State Exam Fee Subsidy for the 2022-2023 School Year |
| Category: | State Subsidy |
| Next Steps: | Share with AP and IB coordinators |
The state subsidy provided through the Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) Incentive Program for the May 2023 administration will be $39 for each AP and IB exam taken by an eligible student.
The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø has provided subsidies for students taking AP and IB exams since 1993 with the enactment of the Advanced Placement Incentive Program. ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø is committed to ensuring AP and IB exams remain affordable for low-income students.
Eligible students:
All students enrolled in a Texas public school may be considered for a subsidy, however, the eligibility of each student must be confirmed using published criteria. The criteria for qualifying for a Texas State subsidy is the same for both AP and IB exams and can be found .
AP/IB Exam subsidy reimbursements:
- AP exam subsidies will be granted on the AP Program Invoice to be paid to the AP Program by June 15, 2023.
- On August 1, 2023, the College Board will invoice ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø for the 2023 AP exam fee subsidies credited on the campus AP Program Invoice.
- After reconciliation of the State invoice, ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø will reimburse the College Board’s AP Program for AP exam fee subsidies granted to districts on their June invoices.
- IB exam fee subsidies will be managed by each school and/or district. Each school or district may submit an IB exam fee reimbursement (subsidy) application during June 2023.
- The IB Subsidy Application will be available on ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø’s IB webpage by
May 1, 2023.
- The IB Student Exam Fee Subsidy Reimbursement application will be due to ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø by June 30, 2023.
Planning for the 2022-2023 school year:
The . The College Board provides a $35 fee reduction per AP Exam taken by an eligible student. In addition, schools are expected to forgo their $9 administrative fee for these students. With the Texas subsidy of $39, the resulting cost of an AP exam taken by an eligible student is $14. IB exam fees are published .
All AP exams will be ordered through the online AP Classroom. The preferred AP exam ordering deadline is October 4 with the final order deadline of November 15, 2022. If you have questions or need assistance, please visit ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø’s Advanced Academics website or send an email to advancedacademics@tea.texas.gov.