Following exam security policies and procedures keeps things fair for you and your fellow exam takers. So, before exam day, make sure you’ve read through the information on this page and in the AP Exam Terms and Conditions so you know what to do and what not to do.
AP Exam security policies and procedures are designed to make sure every AP student gets the same chance to demonstrate their knowledge on exam day without anyone gaining an unfair advantage.
On exam day (or when you submit your portfolio), you’ll acknowledge that you’ve read and agree to follow all the test security and administration policies and procedures listed in the 2024 AP Exam Terms and Conditions.
We’ll let you know when the 2024 AP Exam Terms and Conditions are available and will send you reminders about reading the terms ahead of the exam administration.
Because AP Exams are given on the same day around the world, it is critical that students taking the exam follow policies and procedures to keep the questions secure. The exam security policies and procedures include things such as:
Violating these or any of the test security and administration policies and procedures could cause your score to be canceled. Under some circumstances you could even be banned from future testing.
The AP Exam is intended to be a fair assessment of your academic ability. Sharing exam information in any unauthorized way compromises the integrity of the exam for all AP students, and for the colleges and universities that grant credit or advanced placement for qualifying AP scores.
If you post to any form of social media during the exam or refer to unreleased exam content at any time after the exam, your score will be canceled, no retest will be permitted, and you may be banned from future testing.
College Board will automatically cancel your exam score if you are discovered disclosing through any means the following:
This means that something you may not have intended as a violation, like casually talking about a multiple-choice question with your friends or your teacher during the exam break or discussing a free-response question right after the exam, can actually result in having your score canceled.
If the free-response content on your AP Exam is posted to the College Board website two days after the regularly scheduled exam, you may discuss it at that point.
You are also agreeing not to engage in misconduct during the AP Exam, including:
If you're found doing any of these, you may be asked to turn in your exam materials and leave the exam room. You may not return to the exam room, and your score will not be reported.
The following security policy is in effect:
College Board will prohibit individuals from taking the SAT, AP, or CLEP exams when we conclude they’ve deliberately gained or attempted to gain or share an unfair advantage on any College Board test, or otherwise threatened the integrity of the test. Examples include viewing or capturing images with a cell phone on test day or being caught with a “cheat sheet” containing test content, answer keys, or other content that would provide an unfair advantage.
The duration of an individual’s ban may vary depending on the circumstances and severity of the violation, as determined by College Board’s discretion. College Board reserves the right to share information, including the names of banned test takers, with their attending high schools and interested higher education institutions.
Appeals of the ban will be considered and decided at College Board’s discretion.
Following exam security policies and procedures keeps things fair for you and other students taking AP Exams. So, before exam day, make sure you’ve read through the information in the 2024 AP Exam Terms and Conditions and on this page so you know what to do and what not to do.