AP Coordinator Resource Library

This page lists every resource an AP coordinator will need throughout the school year: from ordering AP Exams to administering them, and post-exam tasks.  

As each resource becomes available throughout the school year, it’ll be linked to on this page. 

AP Exams Digital Resource Library

Find video resources and webinars that support AP coordinators with the AP Exam administration. Bookmark both the AP Exams Digital Resource Library and the AP Coordinator Resource Library for all resources to support you throughout the school year.

Manuals and Guides

• AP Coordinator’s Manual, Part 1 (.pdf): AP coordinators can find everything they need to know from the start of the school year through the November 13 exam ordering deadline.
• AP Coordinator’s Manual, Part 2 (available January 2027): AP coordinators can find everything they need to know to prepare for the 2027 AP Exam administration and after exam day tasks.
• AP Accommodations Guide (available December 2026): Get details about planning and administering AP Exams with accommodations.

AP Coordinator Experience Resources

• Learning Opportunities for AP Coordinators: Visit this page to register for workshops, access the YouTube channel, and listen to the latest Coordinated podcasts.  

AP Registration and Ordering Resources

• Identify Students with the Wrong School Listed: If a student is missing from your score reports, it could be because they selected the wrong school during the AP registration process. Learn more about how the AP coordinator can check this on the student roster in AP Registration and Ordering.
• For AP Coordinators: Setup, Enrollment, and Ordering (.pdf): Find an overview and timeline of the steps AP coordinators, teachers, and students need to take before the final ordering deadline.
• For Teachers: Helping Students Join Your AP Class Section (.pdf): AP teachers can find instructions for how to get join codes and ensure students have joined class sections, and tips for using AP Daily, topic questions, and progress checks in the classroom.  
• For Students: Joining Your AP Class Section (.pdf): Students can find step-by-step instructions to join AP class sections online.
• AP Registration and Ordering Video Series: Get step-by-step guidance on common tasks in AP Registration and Ordering.

AP Exam Day Guides for Proctors and Testing Staff

• AP Proctor Exam Day Guide (available March 2027): AP coordinators and proctors can find detailed instructions for how to administer digital AP Exams (fully digital and hybrid digital).
• AP Technical Troubleshooting Guide (available March 2027): Technology monitors can find tips to help them solve technical issues that might occur during the digital AP Exam administration.

Additional AP Exam Day Resources

Additional resources to help prepare for the AP Exam administration.

• Important Updates for AP Coordinators: Review this page throughout the school year for updates.
• Hybrid Digital AP Exams Overview and Sample Free-Response Booklets: AP coordinators and AP teachers can refer to these resources to understand the format of the free-response booklets used for hybrid digital AP Exams.
• Reference Information for AP Exams: AP coordinators and AP teachers can review this page to learn more about reference information on exam day. Only the reference information provided by College Board can be used for the AP Exam administration.
• How to Administer AP Calculus AB and BC in One Room: Learn how to administer these exams in the same room at the same time.  All other AP Exams must be given in separate rooms.
• AP Exam Seating Chart (available January 2027): This is the same chart that’s listed in the AP Coordinator’s Manual, Part 2. 
• Exam Day Door Signs (available January 2027): AP coordinators can print and post these signs for the AP Exam administration.

Returning AP Exams 

• Returning AP Exam Materials Instructions (available March 2027): Get step-by-step instructions for packing and returning your AP Exam materials to the AP Program.
• Returning AP Exam Materials Packing Diagram (available March 2027): Review this diagram for packing and returning your AP Exam materials to the AP Program.
• Returning Your AP Exams Using DHL (available April 2027): For schools using DHL to return AP Exam materials, this guide shares how to access the new DHL Return portal, generate and print DHL return labels, and schedule pickup.