AP Exam 2024 Schedule
2024 AP Exams will be held in May over two weeks from May 6-10 and May 13-17. Collegeboard has officially announced the schedule for the AP Exams 2024. Exams shall start on Monday, May 06, 2024. AP exams shall be conducted in two shifts. Morning shift exam shall start at 8:00 AM and afternoon exam shall start at 12:00 PM local time.
The 2024 AP Exams will be administered in schools over two weeks in May: May 6–10 and May 13–17.
AP Exams Schedule 2024
| Week 1 | Morning 8 a.m. Local Time | Afternoon 12 p.m. Local Time |
| Monday, May 6, 2024 | United States Government and Politics | Art History Chemistry |
| Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | Human Geography Microeconomics | Seminar Statistics |
| Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | English Literature and Composition | Comparative Government and Politics Computer Science A |
| Thursday, May 9, 2024 | Chinese Language and Culture Environmental Science | Psychology |
| Friday, May 10, 2024 | European History United States History | Macroeconomics Spanish Literature and Culture |
| Art and Design: Friday, May 10, 2024 (8 p.m. ET), is the deadline for AP Art and Design students to submit their three portfolio components as final in the AP Digital Portfolio. | ||
| Week 2 | Morning 8 a.m. Local Time | Afternoon 12 p.m. Local Time | Afternoon 2 p.m. Local Time |
| Monday, May 13, 2024 | Calculus AB Calculus BC | Italian Language and Culture Pre-calculus | |
| Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | English Language and Composition | African American Studies Physics C: Mechanics | Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism |
| Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | French Language and Culture World History: Modern | Computer Science Principles Music Theory | |
| Thursday, May 16, 2024 | Spanish Language and Culture | Biology Japanese Language and Culture | |
| Friday, May 17, 2024 | German Language and Culture Physics 1: Algebra-Based | Latin Physics 2: Algebra-Based |
AP Exams Start Times
Exams have local start times and can begin up to one hour after the official start time. During the regularly scheduled exam administration, exams can begin between:
- 8 and 9 a.m. local time for morning exams;
- 12 and 1 p.m. local time for afternoon exams; and
- 2 and 3 p.m. local time for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Exams.
When will AP Score 2024 come out?
AP scores are announced within two months. For 2024, AP scores will come out in July 2024.
How Long is AP Exam?
AP tests are normally 2-3 hours long. Most exams are 3 hours long. though most are closer to three hours. Between the two sections, there is one break.
What are the Sections in AP Exams?
There are two sections in AP Exams. First section is MCQs and Second Section is Free-Response section. In humanities subjects, free response section contains essay writing and is normally longer than the MCQs section. For example, both the AP English Language and AP English Literature tests have one hour of multiple choice followed by two hours of essay writing.
For science, the multiple-choice section can be longer than free response. Biology and Chemistry both have 90 minutes of multiple choices. Biology’s free response is 90 minutes (including a reading period) but Chemistry’s is 105 minutes—slightly longer.
Timings for All AP Papers
Following is the timing of each AP paper listed in alphabetical order.
| Exam | Total Length |
| Art History | 3 hours |
| Biology | 3 hours |
| Calculus AB | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Calculus BC | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Chemistry | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Computer Science A | 3 hours |
| Computer Science Principles | 2 hours |
| English Language and Composition | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 hours |
| Environmental Science | 3 hours |
| European History | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| French Language and Culture | 3 hours |
| German Language and Culture | 3 hours |
| Human Geography | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 hours |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Latin | 3 hours |
| Macroeconomics | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Microeconomics | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Music Theory | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Physics 1: Algebra-Based | 3 hours |
| Physics 2: Algebra-Based | 3 hours |
| Psychology | 2 hours |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 hours |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 hours |
| Statistics | 3 hours |
| US Government and Politics | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| US History | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| World History | 3 hours 15 minutes |
