AP Exam Schedule 2027: Dates, Times, Registration Deadline and Fully Digital Subjects

The 2027 Advanced Placement (AP) Exams run May 3-7 and May 10-14, and schools must order them by Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, according to College Board. That deadline is 19 days after this story’s Oct. 25 publication. Exams start at 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. local time for most schools. Below is the full day-by-day grid, the deadlines that come before it, and the subjects that go fully digital in 2027.

What is the 2027 AP exam schedule?

College Board says the 2027 AP Exams “will be administered in schools over two weeks in May: May 3-7 and May 10-14.” For most schools, including all schools in the lower 48 states, Hawaii and Washington, D.C., exams begin at 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. local time. For other locations, check the lookup tool on College Board’s exam dates page.

Day	Morning exams (8 a.m.)	Afternoon exams (12 p.m.)
Mon., May 3	Human Geography; Physics C: Mechanics	Biology; Italian Language and Culture
Tue., May 4	Business with Personal Finance; U.S. Government and Politics	European History; Microeconomics
Wed., May 5	Cybersecurity; English Literature and Composition	Physics 1: Algebra-Based; Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Thu., May 6	French Language and Culture; Physics 2: Algebra-Based; World History: Modern	African American Studies; Chemistry
Fri., May 7	German Language and Culture; United States History	Macroeconomics; Networking (2026-27 pilot schools only)
Mon., May 10	Calculus AB; Calculus BC	Music Theory; Seminar
Tue., May 11	Japanese Language and Culture; Precalculus	Statistics
Wed., May 12	English Language and Composition	Art History; Computer Science A
Thu., May 13	Spanish Language and Culture	Chinese Language and Culture; Environmental Science
Fri., May 14	Comparative Government and Politics; Computer Science Principles; Spanish Literature and Culture	Latin; Psychology

College Board lists two sessions a day, Session 1 in the morning and Session 2 in the afternoon. Confirm your own room and start time with your school before test day. The May 2027 printable calendar is a handy place to mark the two weeks, and the one-page exam sheet below lists every day.

What are the AP registration and payment deadlines?

Schools place the orders, and College Board sets the dates. Your school may set an earlier internal deadline, so ask your AP coordinator for it now.

Date	What happens	Source
Fri., Nov. 13, 2026	Orders due for full-year and first-semester courses and exam-only sections	College Board exam fees page
Sat., Nov. 14, 2026	Late order fee of $40 per exam begins for orders placed through March 12, 2027	College Board exam fees page
Fri., March 12, 2027	Orders due for courses that start after Nov. 13	College Board exam fees page
Fri., April 30, 2027	Digital portfolios due 11:59 p.m. ET: Computer Science Principles, Seminar, Research, World Languages and Cultures	College Board exam dates page
Mon., May 3 to Fri., May 14, 2027	Exam weeks	College Board exam dates page
Fri., May 7, 2027	Art and Design digital portfolio due 11:59 p.m. ET	College Board exam dates page
Tue., June 15, 2027	Payment postmark deadline; late payment fee is $225	College Board exam fees page

Mark the November 2026 printable calendar now, since the first date is the one that costs money if it slips.

How much does an AP exam cost?

College Board lists $99 per exam in the U.S. and $129 per exam outside the U.S. Orders placed from Nov. 14, 2026 to March 12, 2027 add $40 per exam. An exam that is ordered and then unused or canceled also carries a $40 per exam fee.

Which AP exams are digital in 2027?

AP Music Theory is new for 2027 among the hybrid digital exams. College Board’s hybrid digital list is Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Music Theory, Physics 1, Physics 2, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics and Precalculus.

Fully digital exams, taken in College Board’s Bluebook testing app, start in May 2027 for these subjects:

• Chinese Language and Culture
• French Language and Culture
• German Language and Culture
• Italian Language and Culture
• Japanese Language and Culture
• Spanish Language and Culture
• Spanish Literature and Culture
• Statistics, which College Board says will “transition from hybrid digital to fully digital” beginning in May 2027

College Board’s exam pages do not say which other subjects are fully digital, so ask your teacher or coordinator about any exam not listed here.

What about scores and late testing?

A 2027 score release date is not yet announced. College Board offers late testing for students who cannot test during the first two weeks of May, but we did not find 2027 late-testing dates, so check AP Central and your AP coordinator.

Heading toward other tests this school year? See the SAT and ACT dates for 2026-27, the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) dates and deadlines and the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) 2027 schedule.