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Seating Policy and Seating Charts
- Allow no less than 5 feet (1.5 meters) between students. Distance between students should be measured from the center of one student to the center of the next student.
- Everyone must face the same direction.
- Seat students directly behind each other.
- Assign seats randomly (not alphabetically or following any other expected pattern) within the testing room. Under no circumstances should students be permitted to select their own seats. Go here for step-by-step directions to assign random seating using Microsoft Excel.
- You may seat more than 1 student at a table, but only if all students face the same direction, are seated on the same side of the table, and the 5-foot distance between students can be maintained. To maintain this distance, a table must be at least 8 feet (2.43 meters) in length to accommodate 2 students and at least 13 feet (3.96 meters) to accommodate 3 students.
- Round tables are prohibited for testing, regardless of the number of students.
- In rooms with elevated seating, students must be seated no less than 5 feet behind one another.
Failure to follow seating requirements could result in cancellation of exam scores.
Seating Chart Tools
AP Exam Seating Chart (Directions, Sample, and Template) (.pdf/335KB) | Start here. This provides step-by-step directions for creating a seating chart and a blank form to create your own seating charts. Note: schools may use either the 11-digit serial number of the exam booklets or students’ full names on the seating charts. |
Excel Seating Chart Templates: 36 Seats (.xlsx/50KB) 64 Seats (.xlsx/50KB) 100 Seats (.xlsx/50KB) |
Excel templates that you can use for different size administrations. |
Assigning Random Seating Using Excel (.pdf/958KB) |
Step-by-step directions for using Excel to assign random seating. |