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Returning AP Exams

This section provides an overview of the steps to take after the exams.

AP Coordinator’s Manual, Part 2

The 2026-27 AP Coordinator’s Manual, Part 2 will be available in January 2027.

All secure AP Exam materials must be returned to the AP Program.

The AP coordinator should return exam materials as soon as possible after testing for a given exam administration (e.g., regularly scheduled or late testing) is completed so that students’ exams can be processed and scored on time. Late return shipments can result in delays in student scores. 

June 1 is the final deadline for all exam materials (regularly scheduled or late testing) to be received by the AP Program. Schools are billed twice the fee for each exam in shipments received after this date. 

All details about returning AP Exam materials will be available and sent to AP coordinators in the spring. 

Returning AP Exams with Split Shipment 

AP coordinators at schools with 150 or more regularly scheduled hybrid digital AP Exams will return their exam materials following the split shipment instructions. Eligible schools will receive split shipment instructions and Week 1 labels in the spring. These instructions will be sent separately from the exam shipments.

Returning AP Exams with DHL  

See Returning AP Exams with DHL.