AP Exams

This year, 184 students will be taking 505 AP exams across 21 subjects. That's a significant portion of our student body and we wish each of you well!

Important Details:

AP exams will be administered at Rice from Monday, May 4th through Friday, May 15th. The exam schedule is below. Only students who have registered for the exam will be allowed to take the assessment.  Most of the exams are approximately 4 hours in duration and will be administered in the gym (as well as other rooms in the building as assigned).  All students are required to remain for the entire duration of the exam.
 

• The morning exams begin at 8:00am and end around noon. So, students who have a morning AP exam must arrive no later than 7:45am. 
• The afternoon exams begin at noon and end around 4:00pm. If arriving late for an afternoon exam, students should arrive no later than 11:45am. 
• Students who arrive after the exam has started will not be allowed to take the exam.
• If a student plans to arrive late for an afternoon exam or leave after a morning exam, a student must have a note from a parent or guardian.
• For digital AP Exams (fully digital and hybrid digital) on exam day, students will need to sign in to Bluebook™ using their College Board student account information to access their digital AP Exam. Saving their password on their testing device won’t work. Ensuring students can sign in to Bluebook will help avoid delays on exam day so please test your login information before showing up for your exam.  

Dress Code:

You may dress for a regular dress down day (all dress down day parameters apply.)

What to Bring:

Required Items for Paper and Pencil Testing 

• 2 sharpened No. 2 pencils with erasers. 
• 2 pens with black or dark blue ink.  
• A watch that does not have internet access, beep or make noise, or have an alarm.  

Required Items for Fully Digital Testing 

• You’ll need to remember your College Board login information to sign in to Bluebook. 
• A fully charged Mac or Windows device, iPad or Chromebook (“Testing Device”) that has sufficient battery charge to enable you to complete the AP Exam and that meets the requirements listed at bluebook.collegeboard.org/technology/devices/requirements  and https://bluebook.collegeboard.org/students/prepare-your-device/approved-devices Testing device and system requirements are subject to change without prior notice to you, and College Board retains sole discretion to block or disable access to Bluebook for reasons of test security.
• If you’re taking a fully digital Test on a tablet or iPad, an external keyboard is required. External keyboards are not permitted for students testing on a laptop. 
• An external mouse is optional.
• Pencils or pens for taking notes on school-provided scratch paper.
• Up to 2 approved calculators with the necessary capabilities if you are taking an AP Exam that allows or requires the use of calculators. Visit apstudents.org/courses to find the calculator policy for your subject. For a list of approved graphing calculators, visit apstudents.org/calculators.
• Note: For all exams that allow or require calculators, students can use the built-in Desmos calculator through the Bluebook testing application. Note that for Calculus AB, Calculus BC, and Precalculus, Desmos will only be available in the calculator-required parts of the exam. These exams continue to have parts where no calculator is allowed.
  
  

Required Items for Hybrid Digital Testing 

• You’ll need to remember your College Board login information to sign in to Bluebook.
• A testing device that meets College Board’s requirements (“Testing Device”) with sufficient battery charge to enable you to complete the Test. A list of approved testing devices and requirements may be found at bluebook.collegeboard.org/technology/devices/requirements and bluebook.collegeboard.org/students/approved-devices. Testing device and system requirements are subject to change without prior notice to you, and College Board retains sole discretion to block or disable access to Bluebook for reasons of test security.
• If you’re taking a hybrid digital Test on a tablet or iPad, an external keyboard is recommended but not required. External keyboards are not permitted for students testing on a laptop. 
• An external mouse is optional.
• 2 sharpened No. 2 pencils with erasers. 
• 2 pens with black or dark blue ink. 
• A watch that does not have internet access, beep or make noise, or have an alarm. 
• Up to 2 approved calculators with the necessary capabilities if you are taking a Test that allows or requires the use of calculators. Visit apstudents.org/courses to find the calculator policy for your subject. For a list of approved graphing calculators, visit apstudents.org/calculators.
• Note: For all exams that allow or require calculators, students can use the built-in Desmos calculator through the Bluebook testing application. Note that for Calculus AB, Calculus BC, and Precalculus, Desmos will only be available in the calculator-required parts of the exam. These exams continue to have parts where no calculator is allowed.
• A ruler or straightedge only if you are taking an AP Physics Exam. Protractors are not allowed. 

What Students Should Not Bring to the Exam Room:

• Electronic equipment including phones, smartwatches, smart glasses, fitness trackers, wearable technology, cameras, recording or listening devices, or any other type of electronic or communication device (other than your testing device, approved calculator, and any technology where you have an approved testing accommodation). 
  All stylus pens, Apple pens, smart pens, iPad pencils, and other electronic writing instruments.
• Books, reference guides, notes, compasses, protractors, mechanical pencils, pencils that are not No. 2, correction fluid, dictionaries, highlighters, or colored pencils.
• Papers of any kind. Scratch paper and any print materials, including reference information booklets, needed for the Test will be provided by testing staff and collected at the end of the test.
• Watches that beep, make a noise, or have an alarm. 
• Computers or calculators that are not approved. 
• Detachable privacy screens.
• Reference guides, keyboard maps, or other typing instructions.
• Portable listening or recording devices (other than those provided by your School for the AP French, AP German, AP Italian, and AP Spanish Language and Culture Exams, and the AP Music Theory Exam), including headphones, earbuds (wired or wireless), ear plugs, or any in-ear or over-ear audio devices, including those with Bluetooth or noise-canceling capabilities, whether they are powered on or off.
• Bluetooth devices (other than external mice for all digital Tests and external keyboards for digital Tests taken on tablets or iPads).
• Separate timers of any type. 
• Food or drink.
• Clipboards. 
• Weapons or firearms.
• IMPORTANT: If you wear glasses or if testing staff suspects you have any item that is not allowed as listed above, testing staff may request to examine such glasses or item to determine compliance with these Terms and Conditions, and you agree to comply with any such requests. You understand and agree that testing staff may prohibit you from testing with such glasses or items in your possession (or on your person) that they suspect enable the ability to capture images, video, or screenshots; access the internet; or communicate in any way with an AI service or any person. 
  
  

AP Scores:

AP SCORES are released in July and will only be available online via a student’s CollegeBoard account. To check your scores go to apscore.org.
 
The 2026 AP® Exam Terms and Conditions are available to review here. This agreement details the rules and policies students must follow related to taking the 2026 AP Exams.
 

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact Tyler Barron at [email protected].