ANNOUNCEMENT: PUBBLICATION OF 2012 AP ITALIAN EXAM DATE
Date of the exam
We advise all interested students that College Board has published the date of the AP
Italian Language and Culture exam on its web site: it is scheduled for Thursday, May 17,
2012, after 12.00 PM. Information about the AP Italian Language and Culture exam can
be
found
also
on
the
Embassy
of
Italy’s
website,
http://www.ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Washington,
and
on
http://UsSpeaksItalian.org
It’s not possible to take the exam on dates different from the one indicated by the College
Board.
For more information see:
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/ap/about/dates .
Place
The exam can be taken at the same school where the courses are held.
Italian students who have not attended an AP course can take the exam at the nearest
school where the examination is held. You can contact the nearest Consular Office
(http://www.ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/NR/rdonlyres/E98F8BE7-A151-4AD5-92B75F4943EDF81D/10677/riferimentisito_3_.pdf ) to know if there are courses offered for
native speakers in your area.
Costs
The examination fee is 87$.
The fee for exams administered at schools outside of the United States and Canada, with
the exception of U.S. Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) is $117.
The fee for exams administered at College Board-authorized testing centers outside of the
United States is 143$.
For more information see:
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/exam/calendar/190165.html
Reductions
The College Board provides a 22$ fee reduction for all eligible students with financial
needs. The schools may provide a further reduction of 8$ bringing the examination fee to
57$.
For more information see:
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/ap/coordinate/fee-assistance .
Home Schooled Students: how to take the exam.
Please note that individuals may take the exam regardless of whether they have taken an
AP Italian course or are a High School student. We advise all students interested in the
Italian AP exam who have not attended an AP Italian course that they can take the exam
following these steps:
1. exams must be ordered and administered in schools. approved by the College
Board.
2. students should contact AP Services no later than March 1st to get contact
information for approved schools;
3. additional information regarding locations where the AP Italian exam is to be held
may be found at:
https://apcourseaudit.epiconline.org/ledger/search.php.
Or you may contact AP Services. Once they know your ZIP CODE, AP Service
can identify the school closest to your address that accepts homeschooled students
(regardless of whether that particular school offers an AP Italian course).
Following is the contact information for AP Services:
Mailing Address:
AP Services
P.O. Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541 – 6671
Phone:
888 225-5427 (tool-free in the U.S. and
Canada) or 609 771-7300
609 882-4118
609 530-0482
apexams@info.collegeboard.org
M-F, 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM ET
TTY:
Fax:
Email:
Call Center Hours:
4. Student should be in contact with the school in which they want to take the exam
no later than the enrollment deadline for the AP Italian language and culture
exam being held on May 17th, 2012, that is 15th March.
5. For all related questions, students should contact AP Services:
Phone:
Email:
888 225-5427 (toll-free in the U.S. and Canada) or
609 771-7300
apexams@info.collegeboard.org
Additional information regarding the exam may be found at:
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/Controller.jpf .