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AP Proctors

AP Accommodations Guide

What do proctors do?

Ensure that exam materials and exam rooms follow AP expectations:

ensure security of testing materials before, during, and after the exam
maintain accurate spacing between test takers throughout the exam
monitor the exam room the entire testing time for test taker needs / quiet environment

Full details are linked below and your site's AP coordinator may have additional notes.

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/administering-exams/on-exam-day/proctor-duties

Who can proctor?

Any adult who is not or has not taught the AP course for the exam they are proctoring - staff, volunteers, community members...all are welcome! Interested? Please notify your site's AP Coordinator.

Full details here:

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/administering-exams/preparing-for-exam-day/proctors

What are the exam day specifics?

Assign seats randomly (not alphabetically or following any other expected pattern) within the testing room. Under no circumstances should students be permitted to select their own seats. Visit cb.org/apseatingcharts for step-by-step directions to assign random seating using Microsoft Excel.

Proctors should review these slides then see below for the specific needs.

Approved Accommodation details

Confirm any additional details with your site's AP Coordinator.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXAM DAY

will be posted by April 2026

Seating Chart Templates

African American Studies

Art History

Biology

Calculus AB

Calculus BC

Chemistry

Chinese Language + Culture

Computer Science A

Computer Science Principles

Economics - MACRO

Economics - MICRO

English Language + Composition

English Literature

Environmental Science

European History

French Language + Culture

German Language + Culture

Human Geography

Italian Language + Culture

Japanese Language + Culture

Latin

Music Theory

Physics 1

Physics 2

Physics C: Electricity + Magnetism

Physics C: Mechanics

Pre-Calculus

Psychology

Seminar

Spanish Language + Culture

Spanish Literature

Statistics

US Government + Politics

US History

World History: Modern

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM AP

How to Proctor a Digital AP Exam: Main page to direct proctors to for all resources (including the below).

AP Proctor Exam Day Guide: Exam-day guidance for proctors, including step-by-step instructions to administer fully digital and hybrid digital AP Exams through Test Day Toolkit. Both AP coordinators and proctors should review this resource before exam day and have it available for reference while administering digital exams.

Proctoring Digital AP Exams Videos: Two new proctor videos are available in the Digital AP Exams Resource Library to demonstrate the proctor role during fully digital and hybrid digital AP Exams.

Practice Resources: Sample proctor scripts for fully digital and hybrid digital AP Exams to help proctors understand what types of directions they’ll read aloud on exam day. These are to be used for preparation only, and not on exam day.

AP Technical Troubleshooting Guide: Troubleshooting tips that technology monitors should follow to solve technical issues that might occur on exam day.

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