The AP Program is closely monitoring the updates and guidance about the coronavirus (COVID-19) provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other leading health organizations. Our first concern is for the health and safety of students, their families, and their school communities.

To help schools and students, we’re focused on:

• Supporting student learning of the remaining content and skills in the course.
• Providing flexible and streamlined testing opportunities and partnering with colleges and universities to ensure that students can still receive the college credit they have been striving to earn all year long.

The AP Exam administration remains as scheduled for schools that will be open on May 4–8 and 11–15, with late testing scheduled for May 20–22.

Testing Support

Current school and district plans indicate that many schools will remain in session and administer AP Exams in May. We understand that this situation is evolving daily, however. If a school is already closed or needs to close in March or April, AP makeup testing dates will be available. Which dates best serve a school will depend on how much instructional time is lost:

• If a school is able to make up most of the lost instruction time, we recommend testing on the regularly scheduled exam dates.
• If a school needs to make up some instructional time, they may update students’ exam orders to late testing scheduled for the third week of May. Selecting “school closing: election, national holiday, or natural disaster” ensures that the late-testing fee will not be applied.
• Testing in the fourth week of May is possible, if needed, but must be requested through AP Services for Educators.
• Schools closed for extended periods of time that need even later options (i.e., June retest dates) can contact AP Services for Educators beginning in April to make such arrangements.

If a school has lost instructional days for AP 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, Computer Science Principles, Drawing, Research, or Seminar courses and would like to request extensions for portfolio submission deadlines, please contact AP Services for Educators beginning March 16.

Instructional Support

We know that some educators will be relying on remote instruction for periods of school closure, making it more challenging to track individual students’ understanding of the material and adjust to their needs. Here is a one-page overview (.pdf/514KB) of how AP teachers can use the free, daily online practice in AP Classroom to check student understanding of each topic and skill in the AP course and ensure that students are well prepared for exam day.

AP teachers can access these additional resources to help them get set up with AP Classroom:

• Foundations. Learn how AP Classroom complements the new AP course and exam descriptions and offers students opportunities for practice and feedback throughout the year.
• AP Classroom Demo. See a click-through demonstration of AP Classroom, which highlights how to assign, score, and interpret results from Topic Questions, Personal Progress Checks, and teacher-created assignments and quizzes from the AP Question Bank.
• AP Quick Start Videos.Watch short tutorials on the recent features added to AP Classroom.

Beginning in early April, free online video lessons developed by AP teachers will be available for the AP topics and skills typically taught in the final weeks of each AP course. Watch the videos at youtube.com/advancedplacement.

We are prioritizing the health and safety of students and educators during this challenging time. We will share this information and any future updates via email and the AP online communities. Thank you for your partnership.

AP Services for Educators

Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] (for educators outside the United States)
Phone: +1-877-274-6474 or +1-212-632-1781