Exam FAQs

Yes. There are a few situations in which a late exam can be written.  Some examples of Late Testing being granted (with no additional fee incurred): 

• Conflict with International Baccalaureate (IB) exam

• Conflict with tests that are mandated at the state, province, or national level

• Disabilities or accommodation issues

• Emergency: bomb scare or fire alarm

• Emergency: serious injury, illness, or family tragedy

• Language lab scheduling conflict

• Religious holiday/observance

• School closing: election, national holiday, or natural disaster

• Strike/labor conflict

• Three or more AP Exams on the same date

• Two AP Exams on the same date and time

Some examples of Late Testing being granted (with an additional $45(USD) fee incurred): 

• Academic contest/event

• Athletic contest/event

• Conflict with non-AP and non-IB exam

• Family commitment

• Ordering error

• Other school event

• School closing (local decision, non-emergency)

More facts about late testing

• Alternate exams are equivalent in depth and difficulty to the regularly scheduled exams.

• Students’ scores may be delayed up to one month (until August). 

• Students’ free-response booklets from alternate exams are not available for purchase.

• AP Instructional Planning Reports do not include data from alternate exams.

• If a school fails to follow AP security procedures and doesn't administer the alternate exams on the specified dates at the specified times, scores for those exams will be canceled, and the school may be prohibited from offering AP Exams in the future.

No.  Conversing about the exam in any way (posting to Social Media during the exam, or after the exam about released or unreleased exam content can result in you having your score canceled and potentially be permanently barred from testing).  

You MAY discuss released exam content 48 hours AFTER the exam is complete.  The multiple choice questions are NEVER to be discussed.

Your best bet.... just don't! It would be awful if you had to forfeit your mark after all this hard work!

Yes.  You may not leave the testing room.  You may also not converse about the exam thus far with your peers.  You cannot access your phones, any other electronic devices, or study materials in between each section of the exam. 

Have a breather.... eat a snack... use the restroom.   Then get back to the final portion of the exam.

There is a form (AP Exam Question Ambiguity and Error Form) available and should you feel you need to use it, follow the directions on the form about submitting it to the AP Assessment Development. 

There is a form (AP Score Cancellation Form) that needs to be filled out and returned to the AP Coordinator (Mr. Hendry) or sent to AP Services and received BEFORE June 15th!

Your Free-Response Portion of the Exam can be sent to you.  There is a $10(USD) fee, and you must request this before Sept 15th of the year you took the exam in.  A copy of the form you need to fill out is here. 

The multiple choice section can be looked at by hand (if you feel maybe your bubbling in was not properly read by the machine). That multiple-choice score and your free-response score are then appropriately weighted and combined. The resulting score is converted to an AP score and compared with the originally reported score. If the scores are different, the rescored score will prevail, and it will be sent to any college to which you previously sent your score. A letter confirming the results of the rescore will be sent to you six to eight weeks after your request is received.

Requests must be received by Oct 31st of the year you took the exam (along with the $30(USD) fee) by filling out this form. 

You may leave with what you came in with. You MAY NOT leave with any scrap paper you worked on.  This must be included with your submission to the AP Board.

If it is your LAST AP Exam for this session you may keep your Student Packs (stickers). 

It is also a good idea to keep your AP Numbers from year to year, so you can check your results (especially if you write in more than just your Grade 12 year... you numbers will be different)!

Not much.  Schools are not required to admit or test latecomers.  Students who arrive late must follow the directions of the testing site personnel.  

Yes.  One student is allowed to go to the bathroom at a time.  Make sure inform the proctor by raising your hand, and they will help you navigate how to mark yourself down for an unscheduled break on the Bluebook App.

DO NOT attempt to consult any materials during this time, or an Incident Report will have to be logged, most likely resulting in your test result being cancelled and you being prevented from writing further AP Exams in the future. 

No.  All students need to be dismissed from the Exam Room at the same time.  You must sit quietly and wait for everyone to be done.