Texas Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) Incentive Program – State Exam Fee Subsidy for the 2023-2024 School Year
| Date: | October 5, 2023 |
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| Subject: | Texas Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) Incentive Program – State Exam Fee Subsidy for the 2023-2024 School Year |
| Category: | State Subsidy |
| Next Steps: | Share with AP and IB Coordinators, the community, parents, and students |
The AP-IB exam state subsidy for the spring 2024 administration will be $32 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 student:
All students enrolled in a Texas public school may be considered for the Texas AP-IB exam fee subsidy. However, the eligibility of each student must be confirmed using the published criteria that can be found at the .
The criteria to qualify for a Texas exam fee subsidy is the same for both AP and IB students, and the subsidy applies to every AP and IB exam taken by an eligible student.
AP/IB Exam fee subsidy reimbursements:
- AP exam fee subsidies are discounts on the AP Program Invoice to be paid by June 15, 2024.
- The College Board will invoice ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø for the 2024 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 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 in June 2024.
- The IB exam fee subsidy application will be available on ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø’s IB webpage by May 15, 2024.
- The completed application will be due to ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø by June 30, 2024.
Planning for the 2023-2024 school year:
A 2024 AP exam will cost $98. The College Board will provide a $36 fee reduction per AP Exam for eligible students with financial need. In addition, schools are expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. With the Texas subsidy of $32, the resulting cost of an AP exam taken by an eligible student will be $21. AP exams will be ordered through the online AP Classroom. with the final order deadline of November 15, 2023.
The $32 subsidy should be applied to IB exams, as published on the .
For more information, please email Kay Humes, Statewide Coordinator for Advanced Academics at advancedacademics@tea.texas.gov.