AP Exam Accommodations Overview

Testing Accommodations Available for AP Exams 

Students with documented disabilities may be eligible for accommodations on AP Exams, such as: 

• Braille paper testing
• Refreshable braille
• Large print for paper exams
• Extended time
• Breaks
• Large-print answer sheet for paper exams
• Computer to type essay or free response
• Human reader to dictate questions
• Writer/scribe to record responses
• Printed copy of verbal instructions
• Other types of accommodations, such as embedded text-to-speech, screen reader, or other assistive technology, may be applicable for digital AP Exams. Review details.  

Students can take an AP Exam with their approved accommodations, whether they’re taking a fully digital or hybrid digital AP Exam or an AP Exam not in Bluebook. The accommodation may be provided differently depending on the mode of testing. 

To take an AP Exam with accommodations, a student must be approved by the College Board Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office. Providing accommodations to students without College Board approval will result in cancellation of these students' scores. 

Learn about requesting accommodations for AP Exams. 

SSD Accommodations Policy for AP Through-Course Assessments

For some AP courses, in addition to an end-of-course exam, a student’s overall AP score is determined by additional assessments, which are referred to as “through-course assessments” or “performance-based tasks.” Examples of these AP courses include AP Seminar, AP Research, AP Computer Science Principles, and AP African American Studies. The accommodations that a student requires for a through-course assessment, such as an oral presentation, may differ from what is needed for a written exam. To learn more, review the AP Accommodations Guide.