The 2021-2022 school year is in full swing, and that means there are students across the country beginning to look for AP® test information. Specific dates vary from year to year, fees change periodically, and there has been a shift away from a key COVID-19 accommodation of the last two test cycles; therefore, let’s look at a few AP exam facts that will help you in your preparation for success on your upcoming Advanced Placement® exams.
2022 AP Exam Dates
The testing dates for different AP exams vary slightly. Your specific test dates will depend on what exams you are taking. However, all exams will be administered over a two-week span in early May. According to the College Board®, the dates for the 2022 Advanced Placement exams are as follows:
| Week 1 | 8:00 a.m. (local time) | 12:00 p.m. (local time) |
|---|---|---|
| 05/02/2022 (Monday) | AP Japanese Language and Culture AP United States Government and Politics | AP Chemistry AP Spanish Literature and Culture |
| 05/03/2022 (Tuesday) | AP Environmental Science | AP Psychology |
| 05/04/2022 (Wednesday) | AP English Literature and Composition | AP Comparative Government and Politics AP Computer Science A |
| 05/05/2022 (Thursday) | AP Human Geography AP Macroeconomics | AP Seminar AP Statistics |
| 05/06/2022 (Friday) | AP European History AP United States History | AP Art History AP Microeconomics |
| Week 2 | 8:00 a.m. (local time) | 12:00 p.m. (local time) | 2:00 p.m. (local time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/09/2022 (Monday) | AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC | AP Computer Science Principles AP Italian Language and Culture | |
| 05/10/2022 (Tuesday) | AP English Language and Composition | AP Physics C: Mechanics | AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism |
| 05/11/2022 (Wednesday) | AP Chinese Language and Culture AP Spanish Language and Culture | AP Biology | |
| 05/12/2022 (Thursday) | AP French Language and Culture AP World History: Modern | AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based | |
| 05/13/2022 (Friday) | AP German Language and Culture AP Music Theory | AP Latin AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based |
2022 Late Dates for AP Exams
Extenuating circumstances often arise that can prevent students from being able to test on the assigned AP exam date. To accommodate those students, the College Board sets aside four days for late testing. Those days and exam times are . . .
| Late-Testing Dates |
8:00 a.m.
(local time) |
12:00 p.m.
(local time) |
|---|---|---|
|
05/17/2022
(Tuesday) |
AP Environmental Science | AP Psychology |
|
05/18/2022
(Wednesday) |
AP Chemistry
AP Computer Science A AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism AP Statistics AP United States History |
AP Comparative Government and Politics
AP Computer Science Principles AP English Literature and Composition AP Macroeconomics AP Spanish Literature and Culture |
|
05/19/2022
(Thursday) |
AP Chinese Language and Culture
AP English Language and Composition AP German Language and Culture AP Human Geography AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based |
AP Art History
AP Biology AP French Language and Culture AP Japanese Language and Culture AP Latin AP Physics C: Mechanics |
|
05/20/2022
(Friday) |
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC AP Microeconomics AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based AP Spanish Language and Culture |
AP European History
AP Italian Language and Culture AP Music Theory AP Seminar AP United States Government and Politics AP World History: Modern |
Note: Alternate forms of the AP exams are given on late-testing days.
2022 Advanced Placement Exam Fees
Taking an AP exam is not free. (However, eligible students can apply for a fee reduction of $34.) The cost per exam in 2022 is $96 for students testing in the U.S., U.S. territories, Canada, and DoDEA schools. For students taking an exam outside of specifications, the cost per exam is $126. AP Seminar and AP Research exams are the notable exceptions. The fee to take either of these exams is $144, regardless of whether a student is inside or outside the U.S.
2022 AP Exam Format
AP exams have traditionally been paper-and-pencil exams. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the exams were administered in an online format only in 2020 and both online and paper-and-pencil in 2021. In the spring of 2022, the AP exam format will once again be a paper-and-pencil only format.
FAQs Regarding 2022 Advanced Placement Exams
AP exams will be administered over two weeks in the spring of 2022: Week #1 of testing is May 2, 2022 – May 06, 2022. Week #2 is May 09, 2022 – May 13, 2022. There are an additional four days set aside for late testing for students who qualify: May 17, 2022 – May 20, 2022.
No. After a switch to online testing in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, exams will be administered in 2022 as paper-and-pencil exams.
If you’re taking an AP course through your school, your AP teacher or AP coordinator will inform you of registration opportunities and deadlines. The College Board does not accept individual online registration like it does for the SAT®exam, and you will have to register through your school.
If you are self-studying for an AP exam, contact a participating AP school no later than March 1st of the year you want to test in order to arrange registration.
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2022 AP Exam dates. AP Central. (2021, September 22). Retrieved November 10, 2021, from https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/exam-dates.
