SPECIAL BULLETIN: AP Exams 2021–Burnaby North
AP Exams will be running a little differently this year. Below is what you will need to know if you plan on taking them.
What you’ll find here:
- Paying for Exams
- Quarter 1, 2, and 3 AP Courses and Exams
- Quarter 4 AP Courses and Exams
- Are you a Grade 10 or 11 student taking an AP class this year?
- In-school Exam schedule for Quarters 1, 2, and 3
- Digital Portfolio Submission Deadlines
- Late Testing
- Quarter 4 Digital Exam Schedule
Paying for Exams
Exam registration for anyone who took AP classes in Quarter 1 is now closed. It is too late to register and purchase exams for classes taken during that quarter.
Students who are took or are taking AP classes during Quarters 2, 3, or 4 have until Thursday, February 25, 2021 to register for exams on https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/ and pay for them on https://burnaby.schoolcashonline.com/ or with Ms. Goss in room 114. We will not accept late payments; however, if you change your mind at any point about one or more AP exams, you will receive a full refund. Again, late payments or registrations will not be accepted.
Lastly, you must be enrolled in the class to take an AP exam. If you paid for an exam earlier but then dropped the class, you will not have an exam ordered for you and will be issued a refund.
Quarter 1, 2, and 3 AP Courses and Exams
You may have recently received an email from the AP College Board or seen their website stating a few exam options in the Spring. As a District, Burnaby schools has decided that students taking exams for corresponding courses will take these exams as in traditional years – in school and in pencil. This is also the AP College Board’s preferred option. We will do our best to ensure your safety by following all the recommended Health and Safety measures of the school. There will be a Zoom session emailed out to all exam takers sometime in April to go over these safety protocols including what to do if there is a COVID-19 exposure or if the exam cannot take place in person.
Quarter 4 AP Courses and Exams
If you are a Quarter 4 AP student, the only exam window that AP is offering an in-school or at-home digital exam only from June 1-4, 7-11. Our Quarter 4 technically ends on June 24th. The AP College Board is not moving these dates despite our expressed concerns that there is not enough time to cover all content in this quarter. It is completely your choice on whether you choose to take this exam or not – if you do choose to, it will mean self-studying on your part to get through missed content. Your only exam option is a digital, at home exam (provided you have reliable WIFI, a laptop or desktop computer, and computer camera); if you do not have a laptop or WIFI, the school will work with you by either providing a laptop and/or space to take the exam. Again, there will be a Zoom session emailed out to all exam takers sometime in April to go over the details of the digital exam.
Are you a Grade 10 or 11 student taking an AP class this year?
You have the option to postpone or retake the AP exam you are taking the course for in the 2021-22 school year. There will be reminders in the bulletin to see Ms. Mihic about this starting September 2021.
2021 AP Exam Schedule for Quarter 1, 2, and 3 classes
| Paper, In-School | |||
| 8:00 a.m. Local Time | 12:00 p.m. Local Time | 2:00 p.m. Local Time | |
| Monday, May 3, 2021 |
Physics C: Mechanics | Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | |
| Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
Human Geography | ||
| Wednesday, May 5, 2021 |
English Literature and Composition | Physics 1: Algebra-Based | |
| Thursday, May 6, 2021 |
Computer Science A | ||
| Friday, May 7, 2021 |
Chemistry | Physics 2: Algebra-Based | |
| Monday, May 10, 2021 |
French Language and Culture | Macroeconomics | |
| Tuesday, May 11, 2021 |
Seminar | Psychology | |
| Wednesday, May 12, 2021 |
English Language and Composition | Microeconomics | |
| Thursday, May 13, 2021* |
NO EXAMS SCHEDULED | ||
| Friday, May 14, 2021 |
Biology Italian Language and Culture |
Chinese Language and Culture (computer based) Environmental Science |
|
| Monday, May 17, 2021* |
Statistics | ||
Digital Portfolio Submission Deadlines
Please note that Digital Portfolios must be submitted by 8:59 p.m. PST.
| Thursday, May 20, 2021 | 8:59 PM | AP Art and Design Digital Portfolio Due |
| Thursday, May 20, 2021 | 8:59 PM | AP Capstone Digital Portfolio Due |
| Thursday, May 20, 2021 | 8:59 PM | AP Computer Science Principles Digital Portfolio Due |
Late Testing
Occasionally, circumstances make it necessary for students to test late. To preserve the security of AP Exams, alternate forms are used for late testing. All students who participate in late testing at a given school must take these alternate exams on the scheduled late-testing dates at the scheduled times. We only allow for late testing when there is an exam conflict or in specific circumstances. Please check with Ms. Mihic well ahead of exam time.
| Paper, In-School | ||
| Morning 8 a.m. Local Time |
Afternoon 12 p.m. Local Time |
|
| Tuesday, May 18, 2021 | Statistics | |
| Wednesday, May 19, 2021 |
English Language and Composition
Microeconomics
Physics C: Mechanics
Psychology |
Computer Science A
Chemistry
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism |
| Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
Biology
Physics 1: Algebra-Based
Seminar |
Art History
Chinese Language and Culture
French Language and Culture
Physics 2: Algebra-Based |
Quarter 4 Digital Exam Schedule
| At-Home, Digital | ||
| 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) | 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) | |
| Tuesday, June 1, 2021 |
Computer Science A | |
| Wednesday, June 2, 2021 |
Art History | |
| Thursday, June 3, 2021 |
Psychology | |
| Wednesday, June 9, 2021 |
Calculus AB Calculus BC |
Physics 1: Algebra-Based |
| Friday, June 11, 2021 |
Biology | |
If you have any questions, please email me at Dragana.mihic@burnabyschools.ca
Additional Information: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/exam-dates