AP Exams Schedule and Registration
2026-27 AP Exam Information
Seattle Public Schools will administer AP Exams to high school students during the weeks of May 3-7, 2027, and May 10-14, 2027.
Deadline for AP Registration & Fees Payment: Friday, October 30, 2026 at 5 p.m. PT.
SPS may offer late AP exams during the College Board’s late testing window. These exams will only be administered for SPS students who were already registered for an exam but could not take the exam during the regular testing window.
The following activities may prompt a late testing option:
- District sponsored sports event i.e. those under the governance of the SPS Department of Athletics
- Conflict with IB or Cambridge exam
- Conflict with state-mandated test i.e. SBA, WA-AIM, or WCAS
- School or district wide digital testing logistics
- Disabilities accommodations issues
- Emergency: bomb scare or fire alarm
- Religious holiday/observance
- Serious injury, illness, or family tragedy
- Student court appearance
- 2 or more AP Exams on the same date at the same time
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AP Exam Ordering Deadline for SPS Students
Seattle Public School (SPS) high school students who wish to take AP exams at their high school must register to take the exam(s) by the districtwide AP Registration & Fees Payment Deadline of Friday, October 30, 2026 at 5 p.m. PT.
This is the final ordering deadline for all SPS students to register for an AP exam for first semester and yearlong AP courses
The College Board has set the national deadline for ordering all AP exams by November 13, 2026. For the SPS AP Coordinators to complete the process for ordering all AP exams by this national deadline, the district needs to finalize all registrations and fees from students by Friday, October 30, 2026. The only exception made for late registration is for new students from another district that enter mid-year.
Important
All unused or cancelled AP exams will incur a $40-$80 fee per exam (College Board and SPS Administrative Fees)
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Request Accommodations for AP Exams
To take an AP Exam with accommodations, a student must be approved for each accommodation by the College Board’s Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office. Each student must work with their high school’s AP or SSD Coordinator to ensure their request for accommodations has been accurately submitted by the College Board deadline of January 16, 2026. Please visit College Board’s website to learn more about the different ways to request accommodations for AP exams for your student.
Note that if a student has previously been approved for an accommodation for any of the other College Board exams (e.g. PSAT/SAT, CLEP, etc.), then the student automatically qualifies for the same accommodation for all AP exams and no further action is required.
If a student recently qualified for new accommodations, a request must be submitted by the family or the high school’s SSD Coordinator to the College Board no later than January 16, 2026.
For questions, please contact your high school’s AP Coordinator.
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Digital Administration
The College Board has transitioned to administering the Advanced Placement (AP) Exams on computers. To see a full list of AP Exams “going digital”, please visit the College Board website: “2026 Exams: How Will They Work?”
Students should note these useful reminders when preparing for their exam(s):
- Students should arrive early on the day of your AP Exam to check in and locate the correct testing room.
- For specific exam dates and times, please refer to the official College Board AP Exam Schedule.
- Students must bring their SPS-issued device and charger to school each day they are scheduled to take an exam.
- All students taking digital AP Exams through the College Board are required to use a district-provided SPS device.
- Prior to the exam date, students will be instructed by school staff or educators to download the Bluebook application onto their SPS device. This application locks the device during testing so that only the exam can run.
- If the Bluebook app detects any unauthorized activity during the exam, test results may be invalidated.
- Important: Students who do not arrive on time or fail to install the Bluebook application before their exam may not be eligible to take the exam at a later date.
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AP Exam Fees and Payment*
AP Exam Ordering Deadline for enrolled Seattle Public School Students: Friday, October 30, 2026 (5:00 p.m. PT) This is the final ordering deadline for all SPS students to register for an AP exam for first semester and yearlong AP courses
$125 per exam including the AP Capstone (AP Seminar or AP Research)
$20 per exam for students eligible to receive an exam fee reduction or waiver for the 2025-2026 school year.
Debit/Credit Card payments need to be made through SchoolPay. For directions on how to access SchoolPay, please see details.
For cash or check payments, please contact your AP Coordinator for details on how to submit a payment at your school.
*All payments made by credit card are subject to the following fees:
- $1.95 per transaction for all transactions $15.00 to $49.99
- 3.99% of the total invoice amount for all transactions greater than or equal to $50.00
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AP Exam Registration Steps for Enrolled SPS Students
SPS students need to join their AP class section online.
- Sign into My AP with your College Board account and make sure to join your AP class section. (If you haven’t, you’ll need to follow the steps to join your section online.)
- Click on the Register button in the class section view in My AP after you join your class sections.
- Clicking this button will let your coordinator know that you plan to take the exam, and they will order it for you.
- If you don’t see that button, it means you’ve already been automatically registered for the exam.
- Once you have selected to register for an exam, the date and time of your exam will appear in your course card in My AP. You can review the exam schedule and talk with your AP coordinator if you have any questions about the start time for the exam(s) you’re scheduled to take.
- For students wishing to take an exam not offered at their high school, please send an inquiry to their AP Coordinator*.
- The Assessment and Instructional Improvement District office will work with SPS partner high schools to register you for an exam, please check your email for additional details and forms.
- If the exam subject is not being offered at the 16 SPS schools, the Assessment and Instructional Improvement District Office will provide additional resources to register for the AP Exam.
*Note: Seattle Public Schools will not offer AP exams for AP courses that are not taught at one of the district’s high schools. This will ensure that all district resources are equitably allocated for students who are enrolled in or taking an AP exam for an AP course that is already offered in the district Questions? Please contact your school’s AP Coordinator
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AP Exam Out of District Requests
Students who live within the SPS attendance area boundaries but attend private, online, or home-based schools may be eligible to participate in the May 2027 AP Exams at an SPS high school. Inquiries should be sent to: studentachievement@seattleschools.org.
Deadline for Out of District Registration is Friday, October 17, 2026.
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Refund Policy
If you have any questions about AP Exam Fees. Please contact your high school’s AP Coordinator.
Cancelled, Unused, or No-Show AP exams, that were charged $125 will incur a $65 fee per exam fee (this is College Board and Seattle Schools Policy).
Families can expect refunds after the AP Exam administration window, between June 15-June 30, 2027, but the timing may vary at each school. Please note that processing refunds is quickest for credit card payments and will be posted within 1-3 days after the refund process is initiated at your school. Any AP exams that were paid for with cash or check will require several additional weeks of processing time for a refund.
Please reach out to your high school’s AP Coordinator for questions regarding your refund.
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Deadline to Make Changes to AP Exam Orders
The SPS deadline to make any changes to existing AP exam order, including cancelling AP Exam orders is Friday, March 13, 2027, including cancelling AP exam orders.
The AP Coordinator at your school will work to refund the $60-$80 per exam for any unused AP exams through SchoolPay following the completion of AP exam administration at your school.
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