AP Dates & Deadlines
| Date | Event or Deadline |
|---|---|
| August 2009 | Announcements of upcoming AP workshops for professional development are mailed to schools. |
| August 2009 | Principals or designated school administrators should access their AP Course Audit accounts to renew 2008-09 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 Information |
| September 2009 | Schools receive AP Instructional Planning Reports for each AP teacher, which include class-specific data on how their students performed on the various topics within the AP Exams. |
| September 2009 | AP Scholar Awards and AP International Diploma notifications are sent to students and schools. |
| September 2009 | Schools receive annual AP participation materials. |
| September 15, 2009 | Deadline for ordering free-response booklets from the 2009 AP Exam administration. |
| October 2009 | Schools complete the annual AP participation materials and designate their AP Coordinators. |
| October 2009 | Districts receive school AP Scholar rosters, if ordered. |
| October 2009 | Rebate checks are mailed to AP Coordinators with AP programs testing at least 100 students. |
| October 2009 | Free-response booklets for the 2009 AP Exam administration are sent to schools that have requested them. |
| October 2009 | Studio Art posters are mailed to schools to the attention of the AP Studio Art teacher. |
| October 31, 2009 | Deadline for students to request Multiple-Choice Rescore Service for the 2009 AP Exam administration. |
| November 2009 | 2009 State and National Summary Reports and the Canadian Summary Report are posted online |
| November 2009 | AP Course Ledger of authorized 2009-10 AP courses is available on the Web. |
| November 15, 2009 | Deadline for schools to return the AP Participation Form and Participation Survey. |
| December 2009 | The AP Program begins to mail the AP Coordinator's Manual, the Fee Reduction Policy, the Late-Testing Policy, 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 2009 | Principals receive the PSAT/NMSQT® Roster of Student Scores and Plans, which includes the AP Potential™ access code. |
| December 2009 | AP Potential becomes available this month. Schools should check their PSAT/NMSQT Roster of Student Scores and Plans to retrieve their access code. |
| January 2010 | 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, 2010 | Deadline for first-time AP Course Audit submissions, renewals, and all AP Course Audit form approvals for 2009-10 courses. |
| February 2010 | AP Report to the Nation is released this month. |
| February 2010 | Upcoming AP Summer Institutes for professional development are announced. |
| February 2010 | A roster of students approved to receive testing accommodations, such as extended time, Braille, and 14- or 20-point large-type exams and large-block (enlarged) answer sheets, is sent to schools. |
| February 19, 2010 | Deadline for submitting complete disability documentation for students with disabilities when Documentation Review is required. |
| March 2010 | Schools may begin submitting AP Course Audit materials for new courses offered in 2010-11. |
| March 5, 2010 | Deadline for submitting complete Student Eligibility Forms for students with disabilities when additional documentation is not required. |
| March 2010 | Orders are placed for preadministration materials:
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| March 26, 2010 | Priority deadline for schools to order AP Exams. Submit orders by this date to ensure timely processing and delivery. |
| March 31, 2010 | Deadline for ordering preadministration materials |
| April 2010 | 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 2010 | SSD Coordinators receive updated rosters and Nonstandard Administration Report forms for students testing with accommodations. |
| April 2, 2010 | 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 9, 2010 | 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 9, 2010 | 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 16, 2010 | 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 23, 2010 | 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 9. |
| April 26, 2010 | 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 16. |
| May 3-7 and 10-14, 2010 | Regularly scheduled AP Exams are administered. See Exam Dates for the complete schedule. |
| May 7, 2010 | Deadline for schools in Canada 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 14, 2010 | Deadline for colleges to order Internet Delivery of Scores to receive scores via the Web in July. Requests received after May 14 will be accommodated with follow-up score reporting. |
| May 14, 2010 | Deadline for schools in 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 19-21, 2010 | Alternate AP Exams are administered. See the late-testing schedule for complete details. |
| June 2010 | AP Exams are scored. |
| June 1, 2010 | Preferred submission date for new 2010-11 AP courses to ensure inclusion in the November AP Course Ledger. |
| June 1, 2010 | 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, 2010 | Postmark deadline for exam payments and invoices submitted to AP Services. Late payments incur a $200 fee. |
| June 15, 2010 | 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 2010 AP Score Reports. |
| June 15, 2010 | Deadline for districts to order score reporting services. |
| June 15, 2010 | Deadline for colleges and universities to change the score reporting services ordered the previous year. |
| July 2010 | AP Score Reports are sent to designated colleges, students, and their high schools. |
| July 1, 2010 | Scores by Phone and Additional Score Reports by Phone services are available for the current year's administration. |
| July 14-18, 2010 | 2010 AP Annual Conference takes place in Washington, D.C. |
| Mid-July through late August | AP Score Reports for alternate exams are sent. |