African American Studies Exam Prep

How much does the AP African American Studies exam cost?

For May 2027 the fee is US$99 at schools in the US, US territories, Canada and DoWEA schools, and US$129 everywhere else.

US, territories, CanadaUS$99 per exam
ElsewhereUS$129 per exam
Fee reductionUS$37 per exam for eligible students
On-time orderingBy November 13, 2026

Late and unused-exam fees

  • Exams ordered from November 14, 2026, to March 12, 2027, carry a US$40 late fee.
  • An exam canceled after November 13 and by March 12, or left unused, costs US$40 instead.

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Carter G. Woodson, historian, preface to a book on Black education before the Civil War, 1915

In fact, the accounts of the successful strivings of Negroes for enlightenment under most adverse circumstances read like beautiful romances of a people in an heroic age. Interesting as is this phase of the history of the American Negro, it has as a field of profitable research attracted only M. B. Goodwin . . . .

Yet evident as may be the failure of scholars to treat this neglected aspect of our history, the author of this dissertation is far from presuming that he has exhausted the subject. With the hope of vitally interesting some young master mind in this large task, the undersigned has endeavored to narrate in brief how benevolent teachers of both races strove to give the ante-bellum Negroes the education through which many of them gained freedom in its highest and best sense.

Question 1
In the preface, Woodson's main point is that

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How much is the AP African American Studies exam in 2027?

US$99 in the US, US territories and Canada, and US$129 elsewhere.

What is the deadline to sign up for the AP African American Studies exam?

November 13, 2026 without a late fee, unless your school sets an earlier date.