Home Instruction Exam Information

Home Instruction Exam Information for Parents and Guardians

Advanced Placement (AP) Exams

Registration

AP exam registration is from October 2 to October 27, 2023. The fee to take an AP exam is $98. Contact the Director of Student Services (DSS) at your child’s local high school to register and pay for AP exam(s). Exams must be paid for by October 27, 2023 so that the exam can be ordered. The DSS will notify you of the exam location. The College Board will charge a $40 cancellation fee for students who cancel an AP exam after the ordering deadline. The College Board also charges a $40 late order fee for students who order the exam after the ordering deadline.

Accommodations

The school providing the exam needs to know if a student needs accommodations. Submit these to the school giving the AP exam no later than December 15, 2023.

PSAT/NMSQT and SAT School Day

Test Date

October 11, 2023

Tests Offered by Grade Level

Registration and Fees

To register your home-instructed student for the PSAT/NMSQT or SAT School Day, please contact your local high school’s Director of Student Services (DSS). Payment of an exam fee is required to register. The high school DSS will be able to provide information about the exam fee and any fee waivers that may be available. Registration must be completed and payment must be received by August 31, 2023, so the exam can be ordered in time for testing on October 11, 2023. The DSS or designated coordinator will confirm test day details after registration and payment are processed.

Accommodations

Students with disabilities who will be participating in the October 11, 2023, PSAT/NMSQT or SAT School Day may be eligible for College Board testing accommodations.

Requesting Accommodations Through the Local High School

The best way to request accommodations for your student is to contact the Director of Student Services (DSS) at your local high school to submit an accommodations request.

The deadline for accommodations input and consent forms to be returned to the school is August 8, 2023. Additional information about the process and required forms can be found on the Accommodations Process for College Board Testing webpage.  

Requesting Accommodations Directly Through the College Board

Families of home instructed students may submit requests for testing accommodations directly to the College Board using the Student Eligibility Form (PDF) and then faxing or mailing it with the supporting documentation to Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD). 

Requests submitted directly to the College Board must be received by:

  • August 21, 2023, to be considered for the October 11 PSAT/NMSQT administration at a FCPS site
  • August 22, 2023, to be considered for the October 11 SAT School Day administration at a FCPS site

Full details on how to submit a request are available on the College Board Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) web page.

English Learner (EL) Supports

English learners (ELs), as defined by state and federal policy, are eligible for testing supports for the SAT School Day test.

To request EL supports for SAT School Day, contact the Director of Student Services (DSS) at your student's local high school to submit a request. EL supports are temporary and can only be used on the test date for which they have been requested.

If requesting EL supports for SAT School Day, the required input and consent forms are due to the school by August 8, 2023. The EL Supports Process for College Board Testing webpage provides additional information about the process to request EL testing supports.