About 2021 AP Exam

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Administration  1   May 3–7, 10–12, 14, 17   In School      View  Exam Dates

Administration  2   May 18–21, 24–28   In School and At Home      View  Exam Dates

Administration  3   June 1–4, 7–11   In School and At Home      View  Exam Dates

The 2021 exam schedule provides three testing dates (Administrations 1, 2, and 3) for each subject between early May and mid-June.

• In Administration 1, all exams are paper and pencil*, administered in school.
• In Administration 2, half of the subjects are paper and pencil*, administered in school, and half are digital, administered in school or taken at home.
• In Administration 3, most subjects are digital, administered in school or taken at home.
  
  

*Includes Chinese and Japanese Language and Culture exams. As always, these exams are computer based and administered in schools.

Schools make all decisions about which exams are offered. Students won’t be able to choose exam dates on their own. Beginning in early March, AP coordinators will be able to assign students to Administration 2 and/or 3 exams, if needed.

Start Times

• As always, paper and pencil exams and Chinese and Japanese exams have local start times and can begin up to 1 hour after the official start time (i.e., 8–9 a.m. local time for morning exams, 12–1 p.m. local time for afternoon exams, and 2–3 p.m. local time for Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism).
• However, digital exams have synchronous start times worldwide, and automatically begin at the same official start time everywhere: 12 p.m. EDT and 4 p.m. EDT.
  

Exams with Digital Portfolios

We’ve extended the deadline for final digital submission of AP Art and Design portfolios and AP Computer Science Principles (CSP), AP Seminar, and AP Research performance tasks to Thursday, May 20, 2021, 11:59 p.m. EDT, to support students and teachers impacted by delayed school start dates. The AP Seminar end-of-course exam will be administered during the three administration windows.

Administration 1WEEK 1: Paper, In School

	8:00 a.m. Local Time	12:00 p.m. Local Time	2:00 p.m. Local Time
Monday, May 3, 2021	United States Government and Politics	Physics C: Mechanics	Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Tuesday, May 4, 2021	Calculus AB Calculus BC	German Language and Culture Human Geography
Wednesday, May 5, 2021	English Literature and Composition	Japanese Language and Culture (computer-based) Physics 1: Algebra-Based
Thursday, May 6, 2021	United States History	Art History Computer Science A
Friday, May 7, 2021	Chemistry Spanish Literature and Culture	European History Physics 2: Algebra-Based

Administration 1 WEEK 2: Paper, In School

	8:00 a.m. Local Time	12:00 p.m. Local Time
Monday, May 10, 2021	French Language and Culture World History: Modern	Macroeconomics
Tuesday, May 11, 2021	Seminar Spanish Language and Culture	Latin Psychology
Wednesday, May 12, 2021	English Language and Composition	Microeconomics Music Theory
Thursday, May 13, 2021*	NO EXAMS SCHEDULED
Friday, May 14, 2021	Biology Italian Language and Culture	Chinese Language and Culture (computer-based) Environmental Science
Monday, May 17, 2021*	Comparative Government and Politics Computer Science Principles	Statistics

*Exams previously scheduled for Thursday, May 13, will now be given on Monday, May 17.

Administration 2 WEEK 1: Digital, In School and At Home

	11:00 a.m. Central Time (CT)	3:00 p.m. Central Time (CT)
Tuesday, May 18, 2021	English Literature and Composition	Computer Science A
Wednesday, May 19, 2021	European History United States History	Art History Macroeconomics
Thursday, May 20, 2021	United States Government and Politics World History: Modern	Psychology

Administration 2 WEEK 1: Paper, In School

	8:00 a.m. Local Time	12:00 p.m. Local Time
Friday, May 21, 2021	Italian Language and Culture Japanese Language and Culture (computer-based) Latin Spanish Language and Culture	Chinese Language and Culture (computer-based) French Language and Culture German Language and Culture Music Theory Spanish Literature and Culture

Administration 2 WEEK 2: Paper, In School

	8:00 a.m. Local Time	12:00 p.m. Local Time
Monday, May 24, 2021	Calculus AB Calculus BC	Physics 1: Algebra-Based Physics C: Mechanics
Tuesday, May 25, 2021	Chemistry Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	Physics 2: Algebra-Based Statistics

Administration 2 WEEK 2: Digital, At Home or In School

	11:00 a.m. Central Time (CT)	3:00 p.m. Central Time (CT)
Wednesday, May 26, 2021	English Language and Composition	Computer Science Principles Seminar
Thursday, May 27, 2021	Biology	Environmental Science
Friday, May 28, 2021	Comparative Government and Politics Human Geography	Microeconomics

Administration 3 WEEK 1: Digital, At Home or In School

	11:00 a.m. Central Time (CT)	3:00 p.m. Central Time (CT)
Tuesday, June 1, 2021	English Literature and Composition	Computer Science A
Wednesday, June 2, 2021	European History United States History	Art History Macroeconomics
Thursday, June 3, 2021	United States Government and Politics World History: Modern	Psychology

Administration 3 WEEK 1: Paper, In School

	8 a.m. Local Time	12 p.m. Local Time
Friday, June 4, 2021	Italian Language and Culture Japanese Language and Culture (computer-based) Latin Spanish Language and Culture	Chinese Language and Culture (computer-based) French Language and Culture German Language and Culture Music Theory Spanish Literature and Culture

Administration 3 WEEK 2: Digital, In School and At Home

	11:00 a.m. Central Time (CT)	3:00 p.m. Central Time (CT)
Monday, June 7, 2021	English Language and Composition	Computer Science Principles Seminar
Tuesday, June 8, 2021	Comparative Government and Politics Human Geography	Microeconomics
Wednesday, June 9, 2021	Calculus AB Calculus BC	Physics 1: Algebra-Based Physics C: Mechanics
Thursday, June 10, 2021	Chemistry Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	Physics 2: Algebra-Based Statistics
Friday, June 11, 2021	Biology	Environmental Science