The 2026 AP Exams will be administered in schools over two weeks in May: May 4–8 and May 11–15. AP coordinators are responsible for notifying students when and where to report for the exams. Early testing or testing at times other than those published by College Board is not permitted under any circumstances. Late-testing dates are available if students cannot test during the first two weeks of May. See the late-testing schedule.

Please note: 

• Schools in all locations must begin the morning exam administration between 8 and 9 a.m. local time and the afternoon exam administration between 12 and 1 p.m. local time.
• AP coordinators should order late-testing exams for students who would like to take exams that are scheduled for the same time.
• April 30, 2026 (11:59 p.m. ET) is the deadline for:
  • AP Seminar and AP Research students to submit performance tasks as final.
  • AP Computer Science Principles students to submit their Create performance task as final.

Late Testing 

Occasionally, circumstances make it necessary for students to test late. To preserve the security of AP Exams, alternate versions of the exams 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.