Important Updates
The 2021 AP Exam schedule has been updated to provide schools with testing options to meet their unique needs and circumstances. See below for details.
Highlights
- The 2021 exam schedule provides 3 testing dates (Administrations 1, 2, and 3) for each subject between early May and mid-June. Paper or digital exams are offered, depending on the subject and exam date.
- As always, paper and pencil exams and Chinese and Japanese exams have local start times and can begin up to 1 hour after the official start time. However, digital exams have synchronous start times worldwide, and automatically begin at the same official start time everywhere.
- Schools can use any of the testing options, as needs and circumstances warrant, and are free to use multiple options, if available, during a given exam administration window.
- Schools make all decisions about which exams are offered. Students won’t be able to choose exam dates on their own. Beginning in early March, AP coordinators will be able to assign students to Administration 2 and/or 3 exams, if needed.
- We extended the deadline for final digital submission of AP Art and Design portfolios and AP Computer Science Principles (CSP), AP Seminar, and AP Research performance tasks to Thursday, May 20, 2021, 11:59 p.m. EDT.
For complete information about the updated exam schedule, see:
2021 AP Exam Schedule
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8:00 a.m. Local Time |
12:00 p.m. Local Time |
2:00 p.m. Local Time |
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Monday, |
United States Government and Politics |
Physics C: Mechanics |
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism |
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Tuesday, |
Calculus AB |
German Language and Culture |
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Wednesday, |
English Literature and Composition |
Japanese Language and Culture (computer based) |
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Thursday, |
United States History |
Art History |
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Friday, |
Chemistry |
European History |
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8:00 a.m. Local Time |
12:00 p.m. Local Time |
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Monday, |
French Language and Culture |
Macroeconomics |
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Tuesday, |
Seminar |
Latin |
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Wednesday, |
English Language and Composition |
Microeconomics |
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Thursday, |
NO EXAMS SCHEDULED |
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Friday, |
Biology |
Chinese Language and Culture (computer based) |
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Monday, |
Comparative Government and Politics |
Statistics |
*Exams previously scheduled for Thursday, May 13, will now be given on Monday, May 17.
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12 noon Eastern Daylight Time |
4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time |
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Tuesday, |
English Literature and Composition |
Computer Science A |
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Wednesday, |
European History |
Art History |
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Thursday, |
United States Government and Politics |
Psychology |
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8:00 a.m. Local Time |
12:00 p.m. Local Time |
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Friday, |
Italian Language and Culture |
Chinese Language and Culture (computer based) |
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8:00 a.m. Local Time |
12:00 p.m. Local Time |
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Monday, |
Calculus AB |
Physics 1: Algebra-Based |
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Tuesday, |
Chemistry |
Physics 2: Algebra-Based |
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12 noon Eastern Daylight Time |
4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time |
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Wednesday, |
English Language and Composition |
Computer Science Principles |
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Thursday, |
Biology |
Environmental Science |
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Friday, |
Comparative Government and Politics |
Microeconomics |
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12 noon Eastern Daylight Time |
4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time |
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Tuesday, |
English Literature and Composition |
Computer Science A |
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Wednesday, |
European History |
Art History |
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Thursday, |
United States Government and Politics |
Psychology |
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8:00 a.m. Local Time |
12:00 p.m. Local Time |
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Friday, |
Italian Language and Culture |
Chinese Language and Culture (computer based) |
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12 noon Eastern Daylight Time |
4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time |
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Monday, |
English Language and Composition |
Computer Science Principles |
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Tuesday, |
Comparative Government and Politics |
Microeconomics |
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Wednesday, |
Calculus AB |
Physics 1: Algebra-Based |
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Thursday, |
Chemistry |
Physics 2: Algebra-Based |
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Friday, |
Biology |
Environmental Science |
Paper and pencil, Chinese, and Japanese exams administered in schools:
- 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.
- Schools in Alaska must begin the morning exam administration between 7 and 8 a.m. local time, and the afternoon exam administration between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. local time. The AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Exam in Alaska must begin between 1 and 2 p.m. local time.
Digital Portfolio Submission Deadlines
Please note that Digital Portfolios must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
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Thursday, |
11:59 p.m. EDT |
AP Art and Design Digital Portfolio Due |
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Thursday, |
11:59 p.m. EDT |
AP Seminar and Research Digital Portfolio Due |
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Thursday, |
11:59 p.m. EDT |
AP Computer Science Principles Digital Portfolio Due |
Contact
AP Services
P.O. Box 6671
Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6671
Phone: 877-274-6474 (toll free in the United States and Canada) or 212-632-1781