AP Dates and Deadlines
AP Exam Ordering Deadline Extended
The extension exam ordering deadline for schools in the U.S., U.S. territories, and Canada has been changed from April 13 to April 25. Schools may now place orders for regularly scheduled exams until April 25 without incurring a $50 late fee. No orders will be accepted after April 25.
| Date | Event or Deadline |
|---|---|
| August 2011 | Announcements of upcoming AP workshops for professional development are mailed to schools. |
| August 2011 | Principals or designated school administrators should access their AP Course Audit accounts to renew 2010-11 previously authorized courses for the new school year. Teachers of new AP courses should be encouraged to participate in the AP Course Audit if they haven't already done so. For details, visit AP Course Audit. |
| September 2011 | AP Scholar Awards and AP International Diploma notifications are sent to students. |
| September 2011 | Schools receive annual AP participation materials. |
| September 15, 2011 | Deadline for ordering free-response booklets from the 2011 AP Exam administration. |
| October 2011 | Schools complete the annual AP participation materials and designate their AP Coordinators. |
| October 2011 | Rebate checks are mailed to AP Coordinators who administered at least 150 exams in 2011. |
| October 2011 | Free-response booklets for the 2011 AP Exam administration are sent to schools that have ordered them. |
| October 2011 | Studio Art posters are mailed to schools to the attention of the AP Studio Art teacher. |
| October 31, 2011 | Deadline for students to request Multiple-Choice Rescore Service for the 2011 AP Exam administration. |
| November 2011 | 2011 State and National Summary Reports and the Canadian Summary Report are posted online. |
| November 2011 | AP Course Ledger of authorized 2011-12 AP courses is available on the Web. |
| November 15, 2011 | Deadline for schools to return the AP Participation Form and Participation Survey. |
| December 2011 | The AP Program begins to mail the AP Coordinator's Manual, a supply of the Bulletin for AP Students and Parents (available in English and, by request, in Spanish or large-type), and other information to schools that have submitted their Participation Forms. |
| December 2011 | Principals receive the PSAT/NMSQT® Roster of Student Scores and Plans, which includes the AP Potential™ access code. |
| December 2011 | AP Potential becomes available this month. Schools should check their PSAT/NMSQT Roster of Student Scores and Plans to retrieve their access code. |
| January 2012 | AP Coordinators receive an email containing exam ordering information and can begin ordering exams online. |
| Mid - to late January | The AP Studio Art Digital Submission Web application becomes available. Visit Studio Art Exams |
| January 31, 2012 | Deadline for first-time AP Course Audit submissions, renewals, and all AP Course Audit form approvals for 2011-12 courses. |
| February 2012 | AP Report to the Nation is released this month. |
| February 2012 | Upcoming AP Summer Institutes for professional development are announced. |
| February 24, 2012 | Deadline for submitting complete disability documentation for students with disabilities. |
| March 2012 | Schools may begin submitting AP Course Audit materials for new courses offered in 2012-13. |
| March 4, 2012 | Deadline for submitting complete accommodations requests for students with disabilities when additional documentation is not required. |
| March 2012 | Orders are placed for preadministration materials:
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| March 30, 2012 | Priority deadline for schools to order AP Exams. Submit orders by this date to ensure timely processing and delivery. |
| April 2012 | AP Coordinators receive and check exam materials. Coordinators must provide Student Packs (or, alternatively, AP numbers and copies of the college code list) to AP Studio Art students as soon as possible after receiving exam shipments. Students will need this information when submitting their portfolios online. |
| April 4, 2012 | Deadline for ordering preadministration materials |
| April 6, 2012 | Extension deadline for schools outside the United States, U.S. territories, and Canada to order AP Exams. Each order received after this date incurs a $50 late fee (excluding alternate exam orders). |
| April 13, 2012 | Extension deadline for schools in the United States, U.S. territories, and Canada to order AP Exams. Each order received after this date incurs a $50 late fee (excluding alternate exam orders). |
| April 13, 2012 | Final deadline for schools outside the United States, U.S. territories, and Canada to order AP Exams. No orders will be accepted after this date. |
| April 20, 2012 | Final deadline for schools in the United States, U.S. territories, and Canada to order AP Exams. No orders will be accepted after this date. |
| April 27, 2012 | Schools outside the United States, U.S. territories, and Canada receive shipments of regular exams no later than this date if exam orders were placed on or before April 13. |
| April 30, 2012 | Schools in the United States, U.S. territories, and Canada receive shipments of regular exams no later than this date if exam orders were placed on or before April 20. |
| May 7-11 and 14-18, 2012 | Regularly scheduled AP Exams are administered. See Exam Dates for the complete schedule. |
| May 11, 2012 | Deadline for schools in Canada and the U.S. territories and schools outside the United States and U.S. territories to order alternate exams for late testing. Coordinators should call AP Services if an emergency occurs after this date. |
| May 13, 2012 | Deadline for colleges to order Internet Delivery of Scores to receive scores via the Web in July. Requests received after May 13 will be accommodated with follow-up score reporting. |
| May 18, 2012 | Deadline for schools in the United States to order alternate exams for late testing. Coordinators should call AP Services if an emergency occurs after this date. |
| May 23-25, 2012 | Alternate AP Exams are administered. See the late-testing schedule for complete details. |
| June 2012 | AP Exams are scored. |
| June 1, 2012 | Preferred submission date for new 2012-13 AP courses to ensure inclusion in the November AP Course Ledger. |
| June 1, 2012 | Deadline for AP Services to receive all exam materials. Schools are billed twice the fee for each exam in shipments received after this date. |
| June 15, 2012 | Postmark deadline for exam payments and invoices submitted to AP Services. Late payments incur a $200 fee. |
| June 15, 2012 | Deadline for AP Services to receive student letters to change college score report recipients and withhold scores for current year's exam administration. Students may cancel scores at any time, but June 15 is the deadline for canceling scores before the release of 2012 AP score reports. |
| June 15, 2012 | Deadline for colleges and universities to change the score reporting services ordered the previous year. |
| July 2012 | AP score reports are provided to designated colleges, students, and their high schools. |
| July 1, 2012 | Scores by Phone and Additional Score Reports by Phone services are available for the current year's administration. |
| July 18-22, 2012 | 2012 AP Annual Conference takes place in Orlando. |
| Mid-July through late August | AP score reports for alternate exams are sent. |