Get Familiar With the AP Exams Schedule 2025
As the academic year unfolds, students nationwide prepare for the annual Advanced Placement (AP) exams—a crucial component of high school education designed to assess college-level understanding of various subjects. A good way to start preparation is by having the AP Exam Schedule 2025 on your radar as early as possible. Let's dive into the details so you can become more aware of the subjects covered during this rigorous two-week period!
Download our AP Exam Handbook
Your one-stop shop for everything you could want to know about APs: course descriptions, exam dates, score distributions, and more!
When Are AP Tests Happening This Year?
The AP exams span two weeks in May, testing a wide range of subjects.
In order to plan out your study schedule and stay on track, you’ll need to have a solid understanding of the schedule. We’ve included an overview of the AP tests calendar for May 2025 below to help!
What About Late Testing?
In special circumstances, late testing with an alternate form of the AP exam is allowed, albeit with an additional fee. Makeup dates are typically scheduled approximately one week after the regular AP testing period, spanning three days.
What Time Are AP Exams?
All AP exams start at either 8am or 12pm, local time.
Insights into Specific AP Exam Dates 2025
To help you strategize your prep for the best AP test scores, here’s an overview of the dates and times for AP exams 2025.
AP exams will be administered from May 5-9 and May 12-16, 2025.
Week 1
Monday, May 5
AP Biology, 8am
AP Latin, 8am
AP European History, 12pm
AP Microeconomics, 12pm
Tuesday, May 6
AP Chemistry, 8am
AP Human Geography, 8am
AP U.S. Government & Politics, 12pm
Wednesday, May 7
AP English Literature & Composition, 8am
AP Comparative Government & Politics, 12pm
AP Computer Science A, 12pm
Thursday, May 8
AP African American Studies, 8am
AP Statistics, 8am
AP Japanese Language & Culture, 12pm
AP World History: Modern, 12pm
Friday, May 9
AP Italian Language & Culture, 8am
AP U.S. History, 8am
AP Chinese Language & Culture, 12pm
AP Macroeconomics, 12pm
Week 2
Monday, May 12
AP Calculus AB, 8am
AP Calculus BC, 8am
AP Music Theory, 12pm
AP Seminar, 12pm
Tuesday, May 13
AP French Language & Culture, 8am
AP Precalculus, 8am
AP Environmental Science, 12pm
AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based, 12pm
Wednesday, May 14
AP English Language & Composition, 8am
AP German Language & Composition, 8am
AP Physics C: Mechanics, 12pm
Thursday, May 15
AP Art History, 8am
AP Spanish Language & Culture, 8am
AP Computer Science Principles, 12pm
AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism, 12pm
Friday, May 16
AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based, 8am
AP Spanish Literature & Culture, 8am
AP Psychology, 12pm
Exams with Digital Asynchronous Submission
Several AP exams ask students to submit their portfolio of work to be graded asynchronously. They are the following:
- AP Seminar and AP Research: All final performance tasks and teacher-scored presentations must be submitted by April 30, 2025 (11:59 p.m. ET).
- AP Computer Science Principles: Final Create performance task must be submitted by April 30, 2025 (11:59 p.m. ET).
- AP Art and Design students: All three final portfolio components must be submitted by May 9, 2025 (8 p.m. ET).
Looking to Dive Deeper than the AP Test Dates 2025?
If you’re wondering about how many AP classes to take or how AP scores are distributed, we’ve got just the resource for you. Explore the comprehensive Applerouth AP Handbook for answers!
You will be able to:
- Discover more insights into AP student score distributions, preparation strategies, and the increasing importance of AP exams.
- Find support and resources, like help creating an AP test prep plan, AP practice tests with scoring, and more.
Download our AP Exam Handbook
Your one-stop shop for everything you could want to know about APs: course descriptions, exam dates, score distributions, and more!
When Are AP Tests the Most Beneficial?
As the AP exams approach, we encourage you to develop a strategic and organized approach to your AP prep. Understanding the format and content of each exam is crucial for success! It’s important to hit the sweet spot in terms of the amount of classes you take on, finding a balance with your academic rigor, and making sure your AP test scores are at their most beneficial, and are working for you.
These things can play a big part in helping you feel ready. Looking for more guidance? If you’d prefer 1-1 support, you can also peruse our AP tutoring options.
Good luck to all the students taking on the challenge of AP exams this semester! As long as you approach them with strategy and intention, we know you’ll conquer even the hardest AP tests you will face.
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