AP Courses that Begin After the November 14 Ordering Deadline
AP Exam orders for courses that start after the November 14 final ordering deadline—i.e., second-semester, spring-semester, trimester, or block schedule courses—don’t incur the late order fee. The exam order for these courses must be submitted by March 13, 2026 (11:59 p.m. ET). For courses that start after November 14, AP coordinators create "spring-semester only" class sections in AP Registration and Ordering.
There’s not an option in AP Registration and Ordering to create a spring-semester exam only section. However, AP coordinators can still order exams for students who are enrolled in a spring-semester course at another school and plan to test at their site. Details are in the AP Coordinator’s Manual, Part 1.
Key Dates
Final Ordering Deadline
This is the deadline for the AP coordinator to submit the exam order for all full-year and first- or fall-semester AP courses, and all exam only sections in AP Registration and Ordering.
Ordering Deadline for Spring Courses and to Change Fall Exam Orders
This is the exam ordering deadline for AP courses that begin after November 14—that is, second-semester, spring-semester, trimester, or block schedule courses—as well as the deadline to make changes to fall orders in AP Registration and Ordering.
Resources
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AP Coordinator’s Manual, Part 1, 2025-26
This manual provides detailed information about everything AP coordinators need to do from the start of the school year through the November 14 exam ordering deadline.
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