2023-24 AP School Year Timeline – AP Central (2024)

August–September: First Week of School

Set Up AP Registration and Ordering and Submit AP Participation Form

AP coordinators sign in to AP Registration and Ordering, complete set-up steps, and submit the AP Participation Form to register their school to offer AP Exams.

Coordinators Administrators

August–September: First Week of School

Create Class Sections and Share Join Codes with Students

AP coordinators or teachers create class sections to generate join codes, which students will need to join their courses in My AP.

Students Teachers Coordinators

August–September: First Week of School

Begin Using AP Classroom Resources

Teachers can incorporate AP Daily videos and topic questions in their instruction as soon as class begins.

Students Teachers Coordinators Administrators

September–November

Attend AP Workshops for Teachers

AP subject workshops give AP teachers deeper insight into their course as well as ready-to-use teaching strategies and pedagogical tools.

Teachers Coordinators Administrators

September–April

Attend AP Webinars for Teachers

Both new and experienced AP teachers can find useful guidance in webinars that help them enrich instruction in any learning environment.

Teachers Administrators

September–April

Attend AP Online Training for Coordinators

Topics of AP coordinator online training include exam registration, student enrollment, exam ordering, and the AP Exam administration.

Coordinators Administrators

October

Continue Using AP Classroom Resources

AP teachers should add the use of progress checks while continuing to use AP Daily videos and topic questions in their instruction.

Students Teachers

October 1

Deadline

Preferred Deadline: AP Computer Science Principles Course Audit

This is the recommended date to renew previously authorized courses or submit new materials in AP Course Audit for AP Computer Science Principles for the 2023-24 academic year.

Teachers Coordinators Administrators

October 4

Deadline

Preferred Deadline: Submit AP Exam Orders

This is the recommended deadline to submit exam orders. It's also recommended that student enrollments are completed by this date.

Coordinators Administrators

October 15

Deadline

Preferred Deadline: Renew Previously Authorized Courses in AP Course Audit

This is the recommended date to renew courses that have been previously authorized in AP Course Audit for the 2023-24 school year.

Teachers Coordinators Administrators

November 15, 11:59 PM ET

Deadline

Final Deadline: Submit AP Exam Orders

This is the final deadline to submit paper or digital exam orders for full-year and first-semester AP courses, and exam-only sections. Exam orders submitted after this date will incur an additional $40 per exam late-order fee, with some exceptions.

Coordinators Administrators

November–December

Continue Using AP Classroom Resources

AP teachers should add the use of their progress dashboard while continuing to use AP Daily videos, topic questions, and progress checks for each unit.

Students Teachers

January

Create Second-Semester Class Sections and Enroll Students

AP coordinators should create a second-semester section for any course that begins after the November 15 final ordering deadline or is held only during the second semester.

Students Teachers Coordinators

January–April

Continue Using AP Classroom Resources

Teachers should keep using AP Daily videos, topic questions, progress checks, and the progress dashboard while adding more student practice with released exam questions and practice questions.

Students Teachers

January 18

Deadline

Deadline: Submit Accommodations Requests to Services for Students with Disabilities

This is the deadline for SSD coordinators to submit accommodations requests and supporting documentation (if needed) through SSD Online.

Students Coordinators Administrators

January 31

Deadline

Deadline: Submit AP Course Audit Materials for Course Authorization and Renewal

This is the deadline for teachers to complete initial course submissions and for Course Audit administrators to approve initial submissions and renew previously authorized courses for the 2023-24 school year.

Teachers Administrators

February–April

Attend AP Workshops for Teachers

AP subject workshops give AP teachers deeper insight into their course as well as ready-to-use teaching strategies and pedagogical tools.

Teachers Coordinators Administrators

March 1

AP Course Audit Opens for the 2024-25 School Year

Teachers begin submitting course materials and AP Course Audit administrators begin approving course audit forms and renewing previously authorized courses for the 2024-25 school year.

Teachers Coordinators Administrators

March 15, 11:59 PM ET

Deadline

Deadline: Submit Final Updates for AP Exam Orders

This is the deadline for AP coordinators to submit any changes to existing exam orders or submit new exam orders in AP Registration and Ordering.

Coordinators Administrators

April

Schools Receive AP Exam Materials

AP coordinators should check all shipments for accuracy. AP ID label sheets are sent in a separate shipment from exam materials.

Coordinators

April 30, 11:59 PM ET

Deadline

Deadline: Finalize Student Fee Reduction Status in AP Registration and Ordering

Indicate all eligible students with fee reductions in your student roster.

Coordinators Administrators

April 30, 11:59 PM ET

Deadline

AP Digital Portfolio Deadline: Submit AP Seminar, AP Research, and AP Computer Science Principles Performance Tasks

This is the deadline for AP students taking the exam in these courses to submit all components of their performance tasks as final in the AP Digital Portfolio.

Coordinators Administrators

MAY 6–10

Administer AP Exams, Week 1

Students Teachers Coordinators Administrators

May 10, 8 PM ET

Deadline

AP Digital Portfolio Deadline: Submit AP Art and Design Portfolios

This is the deadline for AP Art and Design students to submit their portfolio components as final in the AP Digital Portfolio.

Coordinators Administrators

MAY 13–17

Administer AP Exams, Week 2

Students Teachers Coordinators Administrators

May 22–24

Administer Late-Testing AP Exams

Coordinators

June 1

Deadline

Deadline: AP Services Must Receive Exam Materials from Schools

Schools are billed twice the fee for each exam in shipments received after this date.

Coordinators

June 15

Deadline

Postmark Deadline: Return AP Exam Invoices and Payments

Late payments incur a $225 fee.

Coordinators Administrators

June 20

Deadline

Deadline: Students Use Free Score Sends

This is the deadline for students to access My AP and indicate or change the recipient of their free score report.

Students Teachers Coordinators Administrators

July

AP Scores Released

AP score reports are available to designated colleges, students, high schools, and districts.

Students Teachers Coordinators Administrators