AP EXAM INFO 2026

If you have any question about AP Exams at Eisenhower High School please see Mrs. Ahlborn in the counseling office. 

Maura Ahlborn

AP Coordinator

Maura.Ahlborn@UticaK12.org

586.797.1360

EXAM REGISTRATION INFORMATION- JOIN  YOUR TEACHERS AP CLASSROOM ASAP!

Registration is a two-step process:

All AP students who joined their AP Classrooms and choose to register for AP Exams, will receive 2 separate invoices from APTS through emails listed on PowerSchool:

• The first invoice will be coming from APTS beginning October 1, 2025.  A $53 Deposit must be paid November 3, 2025 (Students who are eligible for fee reductions must still pay the initial $53 deposit for each AP Exam, but will receive a partial refund from all the initial deposits in May 2026)

• AP student Late Registration will open on November 17, 2025 with a $40 Penalty Fee. AP students/families will receive invoices shortly after completing the late registration from. 

• The second invoice will be coming from APTS beginning January 30, 2026, which will request final payment of all the Remaining Balances, which is due by February 13, 2026 (students who are eligible for fee reductions will not receive a second invoice).

• Deadline to cancel an AP Exam and request a partial refund is February 24, 2026 ($53 deposit and $40 late fee (if applicable) are nonrefundable). To cancel an AP exam, email cancel@aptsusa.com. 

APTS EXAMPLE EMAIL INVOICE

The email will be from: info@aptsusa.com or payments@aptsusa.com or billing@aptsusa.com 

Subject line that will say: 2025-2026 AP Exam Deposit Due for [Student Name]: Utica Community Schools

HOW TO CANCEL AN EXAM

If you decide to cancel an exam BEFORE February 24, 2026, you can request a partial refund. Note the $53 deposit is nonrefundable. To cancel an AP exam, contact APTS at cancel@aptsusa.com. Include in the email:

• • Student invoice number

  • Student name

  • Title of the exam to remove from the invoice

LATE AP REGISTRATION

Late AP Late Registration is now available! 

Late AP Registration includes a $40 late fee in addition to the original $53 deposit fee per/exam.

If you are interested in this registration option, please complete the late registration form through the following link: 

2026 AP EXAM SCHEDULE

Testing schedule/locations will be updated after registration is complete

Students need to report to their testing locations by the time specified above! 

Students testing with accommodations should report to the counseling office by the specified time. 

AP ART, AP Computer Science, AP Seminar, AP Research Students! Submitting Portfolios Online!

All Digital Portfolios will be submitted electronically through AP Digital Portfolio Application's prior to testing day. 

AP Art students will need to connect with Mrs. Ramirez for specific details on submitting portfolios by Friday - May 8, 2026 by 8 PM.  

AP Seminar, AP Research, and AP Computer Science Principles need to submit their portfolios by 11:59pm on April 30, 2026. 

Note: For AP courses with a portfolio submission (AP Art and Design, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Seminar, and AP Research), students will need to agree to the Digital Portfolio AP Exam Terms and Conditions before submitting their work as final in the AP Digital Portfolio. 

EXAM TIME CONFLICTS

If two of your exams are scheduled for the SAME DAY and TIME please see Mrs. Ahlborn in the counseling office to reschedule one of the exams for the late testing window. 

WHAT TO EXPECT ON EXAM DAY

AP EXAMS TERMS AND CONDITIONS

REQUIRED – Students, please review AP Exam Terms and Conditions  prior to test day. You will be required to sign a statement on test day saying that you have read and agree to the AP Exam Terms and Conditions.

EXAM DAY LOGISTICS

Morning Exams:

• Report to your testing location by the specified time (7:30 AM)

• Students will eat lunch/snack after testing, before returning to class for the afternoon.

• Extended time students should bring their lunch/snack from home.

• Virtual Academy, MST and CSI students: when you are dismissed from the testing room, you may leave the building.  You do not need to sign out in the main office. 

• Eisenhower students: If you have an early dismissal after the exam, you MUST have it called in and approved in PowerSchool before signing out in the main office. 

Afternoon Exams:

• Students with C lunch will be able to leave class early, so they have time to eat lunch before testing.

• Report to your testing location by the specified time (11:30 AM)

• Students must pre-arrange their own transportation home for all afternoon exams. You will not catch the bus.

Two exams in a day:

You will need to bring a snack as due to the nature of how exams are run, you will have very limited time between exams to eat, and so please bring quick and easy snacks. 

All Exams:

• Please be ready to go when you arrive! Pencils sharpened, stopped at the restroom, etc. Check the list of what to bring/not bring below. We will begin promptly!

• Students cannot be dismissed early. All test takers must remain until all tests are complete.

• Students should bring with them only what is necessary for exams.

WHAT TO BRING

• Eisenhower student ID or other form of photo identification

• Laptop (full charged with charger)

• Several sharpened No. 2 pencils with erasers (not mechanical pencils) and 2 pens (dark blue or black ink only) for hybrid exams ONLY. Hybrid exams include both digital and paper testing sections (Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Physics 1, Physics 2, Physics: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics: Mechanics, Precalculus, & Statistics).

• Calculator if you prefer to use a regular calculator instead of the Bluebook Digital Calculator (Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Statistics, Physics, Micro/Macroeconomics only) - be sure yours meets the requirements. No calculators will be provided.

• A ruler - for Physics tests that allow a ruler. No protractors allowed.

• A watch (not a smartwatch) so you can monitor time

• Layers of clothing (the temperature in the building is unpredictable)

• Other necessary items: inhaler, tissues, period products (keep these on your person or in a small bag (e.g. pencil case) that you keep with you. You won't have access to your backpack during the test.

• Water/small snack

WHAT NOT TO BRING

• Backpack/Large Bag - if at all avoidable.

• Test Prep Books/Class Notes/Textbooks/etc. - These cannot enter the test room at all. Leave them home.

• Cell Phones/Smartwatches/prohibited electronic devices - The official College Board policy is no phones in the testing room. Any cell phones, electronic equipment, etc. that make it to the testing room will be turned off, collected, and returned to you after all exams have been collected. If you do not want us to take it, don't bring it at all.

• Mechanical Pencils, colored pencils, highlighters, clipboards, scratch paper, ear plugs

• Anything that makes noise

• Anything that covers your head (hoodie, hat)

Approved Calculators

SENDING SCORES TO COLLEGES

Scores will be available starting early July 2026. Scores are released online on the College Board site. 

Check out the AP Credit Policy for the university you plan to attend HERE. 

Beginning in April, AP Classroom will prompt you to select where to send your scores. You can bypass that prompt by clicking the link "I don't want to send my scores".

Seniors should send their official scores to the college they will attend. This will send all exam scores for all AP exams you ever took. The deadline to make this request is late June for 2026 Exams. 

1. Log in to My AP

2. Click on My AP Profile in the blue section, towards the right

3. Click on Score Send

4. Indicate to what college you would like your scores to be sent.

5. Be sure to Save!

Sophomores and Juniors should not send their scores at this time. You will report unofficial scores on college applications, and send your official scores at the end of your senior year.

ACCESS MY COLLEGE BOARD ACCOUNT

BENEFITS OF TAKING AP EXAMS

AP Tests are optional; however, many students choose to test for the a few reasons:

• With a great AP Test score, students can earn either:

  • General College Credit

  • Advanced Placement- ability to skip a required course

• Students with AP Course(s) on their transcripts and excellent grades in those courses, will represent well to colleges, even if students decide not to test or send scores. 

Colleges do not require the submission of AP Exam scores for admissions, but will gladly accept them and the great scores could help showcase students’ additional academic skill sets.

Check out the College Board Website to see what your AP Exam score can earn you:

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/getting-credit-placement/search-policies

PREPARING FOR YOUR AP EXAMS

Everything you are doing in your AP classes right now is preparing you for your AP Exams!

Here are a few other things you need to be doing to prepare before testing day:

• Practice Logging into your Bluebook Application/Digital Readiness: 

  • Your Bluebook Application is located on your desktop and you used this app during our Testing Readiness Meetings.

  • You will be logging into Bluebook using your College Board Login information! Please make sure you know what your login information is before testing day.

  • If you are worried you will forget your login information, please complete the Microsoft Login Form to reference on testing day. This form will remain confidential: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=aOI-uaQawUGz37nrhmVnJQIOKV4n7d5LsJRgnDWq4KFUQkhUTVdSTDlKN0taTk9aMENSR0hSSUtFTCQlQCNjPTEu&route=shorturl

• Take a practice exam through the Bluebook Application and familiarize yourself with tools you may use during testing. 

• Locate and practice using the following tools:  

  • Testing Timer: A timer will let you know how much time is remaining in each part of the test. You can hide it until 5 minutes remain, then you’ll get an alert.

  • Calculator: For tests with math questions, the app has a built-in calculator. You can drag it anywhere on the screen.

  • Reference Sheet: A reference sheet with commonly used formulas will appear on all tests with math questions.

  • Highlights & Notes: Use this tool to highlight text from a question or leave yourself a note. 

  • Mark for Review: Use the bookmark icon to flag any question you want to come back to.

  • Line Reader: Use this tool to focus as you read test content.  

  • Option Eliminator: Cross out answer choices you think are wrong. You can undo this if you change your mind.

  • Question Menu: See which questions you skipped or marked for review, and navigate to any question in the section.

  • Zoom: Use keyboard shortcuts on laptops or pinch and zoom on tablets to get a closer look at any part of the question.

HYBRID EXAM INFORMATION

Hybrid Exam Information Video ~ Start at 1:50 minutes ~

Section I: Multiple choice in Bluebook 

• May move freely back and forth within a section  

• Blank scratch paper can be used throughout the exam  

• Use of calculator is allowed  

• Demos calculator is available for hybrid tests except for AP Statistics 

AP Calculus AB and BC – AP Precalculus  

• Section I: Multiple Choice – Part A and Part B - No calculator Part A 

Sample Free Response Booklets:

AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics 

• 3 Questions – 1 long answer, 2 short answer  

AP Biology  

• 6 Questions – 2 long answers, 4 short answer 

AP Chemistry 

• 7 Questions – 3 long answers, 4 short answer 

AP Statistics 

• 6 Questions – 5 long answers, 1 investigative task question  

AP Calculus AB/BC – AP Precalculus – Free Response in 2 parts  

• No calculator can be used in Part B  

AP Physics I, AP Physics C – Electricity, AP Physics C – Mechanics  

• 4 questions – Question and Version listed in bluebook and marked in free response 

FULLY DIGITAL EXAM INFORMATION

Introduction to Digital AP Testing Video ~ Start at 2:38 minutes ~

• Test in Bluebook  

• Need College Board login information 

• Blank scratch paper can be used throughout the exam  

• May move freely back and forth within a section  

• Section I: Multiple Choice and Section II: Free Response – Respond in bluebook  

• Text Editor with features to format response 

• Response will save automatically 

• Spelling mistakes will not affect score 

AP Seminar is a single 2-hour section that ends when time expires.  

• 3 Short answer questions and 1 long essay 

AP Art History 

AP Computer Science A 

AP Computer Science Principles 

• Section 1 – 70 multiple choice questions and 3 question types: single select, single-select with reading passage, multi-select  

• Exam reference sheet  

• Section II – 2 question to respond related to Personalized Project Reference  

AP English Language and Composition 

AP English Literature and Composition 

AP Environmental Science 

AP European History 

AP Human Geography 

AP Psychology  

AP U.S. Government and Politics 

AP U.S. History  

AP World History: Modern  

 All AP History Exams 

Short answer questions  

• When Section 1 Part A multiple choice ends there is a short pause and section B short answer will begin   

• Part B Short answer 2 questions and 1 short answer question with 2 choices 

• May move back and forth between questions, can answer in any order  

• Break after section 2 Part B is complete 

DBQ  

• Section II  

• Check document number and type response  

Long Essay 

• Section II  

• Choose 1 long essay from 3 options.  Can change selection at any time and work is saved.   

• Can return to DBQ