Testing

2020-21 Testing

AP Testing

Students planning to take AP (advanced placement) exams (usually AP students).

If you are planning to take and pay for an AP exam, you must fill out the following Google Form.

Deadline to pay for an AP exam is Monday, March 1, 2021. Students must pay by this deadline in order for an exam to be ordered.

Please send any questions or changes to monica_ford@kernhigh.org

To reserve an AP exam, please be sure to complete the AP Student Questionnaire (link above) AND pay the appropriate fee by the Monday, March 1st deadline.

If a student would like to take an exam but did not enroll online in the class during the fall, they may still register to take an exam with a $40 late fee per exam and must get a join code to enroll online.

Regular Exam Students – Total Cost per Exam = $95 (on-time) OR $135 (late)*
*Deadlines*	*Payment*	*Description*	*Notify*
March 1, 2021	$95 (per exam)	Exam Fee	Finance Office/kern.graystep.com
March 1, 2021	Add $40 (per exam) - ONLY if no fall registration	Late Fee	Must be paid at the Finance Office

*Late fees are applied to students that did not register in the Fall for their AP class online

Low- Income Qualified Students – Total Cost per Exam = $20 (on-time) OR $60 (late)*
*Deadlines*	*Payment*	*Description*	*Notify*
March 1, 2021	$20 (per exam)	Exam Fee	Finance Office/kern.graystep.com
March 1, 2021	Add $40 (per exam) - ONLY if no fall registration	Late Fee	Must be paid at the Finance Office

*Late fees are applied to students that did not register in the Fall for their AP class online

There are two ways that you can pay your AP fees this year.

In person. To make your payment in person at Frontier High School, the finance office will be open from 1:00pm - 3:30pm each Tuesday starting Tuesday, January 19th until Tuesday, February 23rd to take payments. You may pay with cash, check or credit card.
Online. To make your payment online please visit kern.graystep.com and follow the steps below to create an account and place your order. If you are purchasing an exam for a course that is not offered currently at Frontier or you are a student that has to pay a late fee, you will need to make your payment at the Frontier finance office and not online. *

Online payment steps

Go to the webstore at kern.graystep.com
Create an account using the telephone number that is on file with the registrar. If you need to look up this number, you can find on the ParentVue app under my account>myinfo
Click on Testing
Choose an AP exam for any Frontier High School AP course
Checkout

*Please note that there is a $0.95 charge for each online order.

**If a student is enrolled in a Dual Enrollment class, they may already be set to receive college credit without taking the AP exam. Students should talk with their counselor if they have further questions about how AP credit and Dual Enrollment credits differ.

SAT Testing

Students can register for the SAT by going to the website www.CollegeBoard.org . This site also provides many resources for test prep along with free practice tests.

More information about the SAT can be found on the KHSD website at https://www.kernhigh.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=622796&type=d&pREC_ID=1077887

Contact Mrs. Shannon in the Career Center for information on SAT fee waiver codes. You can reach her by email at Carly_Shannon@kernhigh.org

ACT Testing

Students can register for the ACT by going to the website www.ACT.org . This site also provides many resources for test prep along with free practice tests.

More information about the ACT can be found on the KHSD website at https://www.kernhigh.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=622796&type=d&pREC_ID=1077802

PSAT Testing

College Board testing has been suspended at all KHSD sites pending students return to campuses. Information will be updated as it is received. For more information on how to still be considered for the NMSQT if the exam is not offered on a campus, please visit www.nationalmerit.org/resources and click on the tab for alternate entry.