New: 2027 AP Exam Start Time Changes

Beginning with the 2027 AP Exam administration, start times for AP Exams administered in some locations have changed to prevent the disclosure of secure exam content across time zones. For most schools, including all schools in the lower 48 United States, Hawaii, and Washington, D.C., exams still begin at 8 a.m. local time and 12 p.m. local time.

In the exam schedule below, Session 1 and Session 2 represent the timeslots that are typically the morning and afternoon, respectively.

Learn more about AP Exam start time changes.

2027 AP Exam Schedule

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 the AP Program is not permitted under any circumstances.

AP Digital Portfolio Submission Deadlines

The following subjects require work to be submitted through the AP Digital Portfolio by the deadlines listed below:

• AP Art and Design: May 7, 2027 (11:59 p.m. ET), is the deadline for students to submit their 3 portfolio components as final.
• AP Computer Science Principles: April 30, 2027 (11:59 p.m. ET), is the deadline for students to submit their Create performance task components as final.
• AP Seminar and AP Research: April 30, 2027 (11:59 p.m. ET), is the deadline for students to submit performance tasks as final.
• New: AP World Languages and Cultures: April 30, 2027 (11:59 p.m. ET), is the deadline for students to submit their Personalized Project Reference (PPR) as final.

Late Testing

Late-testing dates are available if students cannot test during the first two weeks of May or want to take exams that are scheduled for the same time. In these cases, AP coordinators should order late-testing exams.

Learn more and see the 2027 late-testing dates.