2026 AP Exam Dates - AP Central - College Board

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2026 AP Exams will be administered at participating schools over two weeks in May, with testing scheduled for May 4–8 and May 11–15. AP coordinators must notify students of the reporting location and time. Early testing or testing outside the published College Board schedule is not allowed. Late testing is available when students cannot attend during the first two weeks and uses alternate exam versions for security, with schools starting morning sessions between 8 and 9 a.m. and afternoon sessions between 12 and 1 p.m. local time.

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2026 AP Exam Dates

Overall Testing Window

Weekly Exam Schedule (Week 1)

Weekly Exam Schedule (Week 2)

Notes on Administration Timing

Late Testing

Deadlines for Performance Tasks

7/28/25 , 8:42 AM 2026 AP Exam Dates – AP Central | College Board 􀀇 | AP Central | 􀀯 | | --- | --- | Home (/) / Exam Ordering, Administration & Scores (/exam-administration-ordering-scores) / Exam Dates 2026 AP Exam Dates The 2026 AP Exams will be administered in schools over two weeks in May: May 4–8 and May 11–15. AP 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. Late-testing dates are available if students cannot test during the ﬁrst two weeks of May. See the late-testing schedule. (/exam-administration-ordering-scores/exam-dates/late-testing-dates) | Week 1 | Morning 8 a.m.
Local Time | Afternoon 12 p.m.
Local Time | | --- | --- | --- | | Monday, May 4, 2026 | Biology
Latin | European History
Microeconomics | | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | Chemistry
Human Geography | United States Government and Politics | | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | English Literature and Composition | Comparative Government and Politics
Physics 1: Algebra-Based | | Thursday, May 7, 2026 | Physics 2: Algebra-Based
World History: Modern | African American Studies
Statistics | | Friday,
May 8, 2026 | Italian Language and Culture
United States History | Chinese Language and Culture
Macroeconomics | | Art and Design: Friday, May 8, 2026 (8 p.m. ET), is the deadline for AP Art and Design students to submit their three portfolio components as ﬁnal in the AP Digital Portfolio. | | | | Week 2 | Morning 8 a.m.
Local Time | Afternoon 12 p.m.
Local Time | | --- | --- | --- | | Monday,
May 11, 2026 | Calculus AB
Calculus BC | Music Theory
Seminar | | Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | French Language and Culture Precalculus | Japanese Language and Culture Psychology | [https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/exam-dates](https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/exam-dates) 1/3 7/28/25 , 8:42 AM 2026 AP Exam Dates – AP Central | College Board | Week 2 | Morning 8 a.m.
Local Time | Afternoon 12 p.m.
Local Time | | --- | --- | --- | | Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | English Language and Composition German Language and Culture | Physics C: Mechanics
Spanish Literature and Culture | | Thursday, May 14, 2026 | Art History
Spanish Language and Culture | Computer Science Principles
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | | Friday,
May 15, 2026 | Environmental Science | Computer Science A | Please note: Schools in all locations must begin the morning exam administration between 8 and 9 a. m. local time and the afternoon exam administration between 12 and 1 p. m. local time. AP coordinators should order late-testing exams for students who would like to take exams that are scheduled for the same time. April 30, 2026 (11:59 p.m. ET) is the deadline for: AP Seminar and AP Research students to submit performance tasks as ﬁnal. AP Computer Science Principles students to submit their Create performance task as ﬁnal. Late Testing Occasionally, circumstances make it necessary for students to test late. To preserve the security of AP Exams, alternate versions of the exams are used for late testing. All students who participate in late testing at a given school must take these alternate exams on the scheduled late-testing dates at the scheduled times. (/exam-administration-ordering-scores/exam-dates/late-testing-dates) Related Topics 2026 AP Exam LateTesting Dates 􀁄 ( [https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering](https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering)scores/exam-dates/late-testing-dates) Was this page helpful? Yes No [https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/exam-dates](https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/exam-dates) 2/3 © 2025 College Board PSAT/NMS

FAQs

When are the 2026 AP Exams scheduled?

The 2026 AP Exams are administered in two May testing weeks: May 4–8 and May 11–15.

Can students take AP exams earlier or at other times than the published schedule?

No. Early testing or testing at times other than those published by College Board is not permitted.

How does late testing work for students who miss the first two weeks?

Late testing uses alternate versions of the exams for security. All students at the same school must take the alternate exams on the scheduled late-testing dates and times.

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