FAQ
How do I know what types of testing accommodations are available for my students?
If you’re unsure what accommodations a student is approved for, your school’s SSD coordinator can check the student’s approved accommodations through SSD Online.
The following types of accommodations can be enabled through the AP Chinese and AP Japanese Exam application:
- Extended time
- Up to time and one-half (+50%)
- Up to double time (+100%)
- Breaks
- Breaks: Extended
- Breaks: Extra
- Breaks as Needed
- Repetition of aural stimuli
- Color overlay and/or color contrast (Windows only)
- Magnification
- Up to 400%
- Large print
- Up to 20-point font
- Screen reader (Mac only, scribe required)
- Audio transcript
- Multiple-day testing
Important: If you have students taking the AP Chinese or AP Japanese Exams with a testing accommodation approved by the College Board SSD office, steps may need to be taken in AP Registration and Ordering by March 14 to ensure the accommodations will be available for students on exam day. Review the complete instructions in the AP Chinese and AP Japanese Exams: Setup and Administration Guide.
If students taking AP Chinese or AP Japanese Exams are approved for accommodations such as braille, a human reader, writer, sign language interpreter, or any other accommodation not noted here, you must contact the College Board SSD Office as soon as possible.
A student who has a temporary medical or physical condition may request temporary assistance to complete the exam; see “Assistance for Temporary Physical or Medical Conditions” in the AP Accommodations Guide.