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Bulletin for
AP®
Studentsand Parents
2012-13
Your guide to the AP
®
ProgramInside:
Student checklist
Getting ready for exam day
2013 exam schedule
Coming Summer 2013: Online Scores or Students (see page 8)
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About the College Board
Te College Board is a mission-drivennot-or-prot organization that
connects students to college successand opportunity. Founded in 1900, the
College Board was created to expand
access to higher education. oday, themembership association is made up
o over 6,000 o the world’s leadingeducational institutions and is
dedicated to promoting excellence
and equity in education. Each year,the College Board helps more thanseven million students prepare or
a successul transition to college
through programs and services incollege readiness and college success
— including the SA® and theAdvanced Placement Progra m®.
Te organization also serves theeducation community through
research and advocacy on behal o students, educators and schools.
For urther inormation, visit
www.collegeboard.org .
Equity and Access Policy
Te College Board strongly encourageseducators to make equitable access
a guiding principle or their APprograms by giving all willing and
academically prepared students theopportunity to participate in AP. We
encourage the elimination o barriers
that restrict access to AP or studentsrom ethnic, racial and socioeconomic
groups that have been traditionally underserved. Schools should make
every eort to ensure their AP classesreect the diversity o their student
population. Te College Board alsobelieves that all students should have
access to academically challenging
course work beore they enroll inAP classes, which can prepare them
or AP success. It is only through acommitment to equitable preparation
and access that true equity andexcellence can be achieved.
Privacy Policy
Te College Board employs an array o
measures, in accordance with applicableederal and state laws, to manage and
saeguard the personal inormation that youprovide to us. Except as described in the
specic sections o this publication, or to
share with our operational partners or thepurposes o administering testing services and
producing and generating score reports, thepersonal inormation that you provide to the
College Board will not be sold, rented, loanedor otherwise shared. For personal inormation
you provide online, please also see theCollege Board’s online privacy policy at
www.collegeboard.org/privacy-policy .
How Your Scores and OtherInormation Are Used
Your AP® score report is provided to you,
your designated college (i any), and your high
school and school district in July. I you electto provide your Social Security number on
your AP answer sheet or on the registrationorm o another College Board test, it may
appear on certain AP score reports, or useby the recipients o your score report or the
purposes o matching your score report tothe recipient’s records.
I your school, district or state partners
with other educational organizations, yourAP scores and/or personally identiying
inormation may be shared with those speciceducational organizations. o determine
whether your scores will be shared with any o
these educational organizations, please consultyour school.
In addition, your scores as well as theinormation that you provide on your answer
sheet may be used (in the aggregate and/or
anonymously) or research purposes and/or toprepare research reports. Occasionally, College
Board researchers and their subcontractors may contact students to invite their participation in
surveys or other research.
I you are a resident o the state o Kentucky,your AP Exam scores will automatically be sent
to the Kentucky Higher Education AssistanceAuthority (KYHEAA). I you do not want your
scores sent to KYHEAA, write to: AP Program,Educational esting Service, 1425 Lower Ferry
Road, 29Q, Ewing, NJ 08618. Be sure to includeyour ull name, mailing address, date o birth,
sex, 8-digit AP number, and your 6-digit high
school code number.
Your Email Address
By providing your email address on your
AP answer sheet, you give the College Boardpermission to contact you via email.
Student Search Service® (SSS®)
Participating in SSS® helps you introduce
yoursel to colleges and scholarshiporganizations by letting them know that youare interested in hearing rom them. Only
accredited colleges and universities, eligiblenonprot scholarship organizations and
eligible nonprot educational enrichmentprograms may qualiy to use SSS in order to
provide you with admission and nancial aidinormation. By saying “yes” to SSS on your
AP answer sheet, you agree to release certain
inormation about yoursel, including yourname, address, email address, gender, birth
date, school, grade level and ethnicity. SSS
does not report your course grades, test scores,phone number or Social Security number, butorganizations may request student inormation
based on criteria such as score range orgeographical location.
o learn more, go to
www.collegeboard.org/student-search-service.Please contact Student Search Service at
[email protected] 866-825-8051 i you have any questions.
Telemarketing and
Internet ScamsShould you receive an unsolicited phone
call rom someone claiming to work or theCollege Board, attempting to sell you test prep
products or request personally identiyinginormation (such as credit card and Social
Security numbers), do NO provide the callerwith any personal inormation.
Be wary o unsolicited contacts, whether via
telephone or email.
Remember that the College Board will nevercontact you to ask you to send your credit card,
bank account, or password inormation over
the telephone or through email.
Never supply credit card inormation to
someone who calls or emails you.
I you suspect you have received a raudulentcall or email, contact the Federal rade
Commission and your local authorities andprovide them with all the details.
Keep in mind that i an oer appears too
good to be true, it probably is.
For more inormation about phoneor Internet scams, visit
www.collegeboard.org/privacy-policy/security .
Important Information for Exam-Takers
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Learn More About AP
Visit www.collegeboard.org/apstudentsor detailed inormation about
each o the 34 AP courses and exams. You’ll nd course and examdescriptions, sample ree-response questions and scoring guidelines,
study skills and test-taking tips, and more.
Congratulations! As an AP® student, you are taking part in a college-levelacademic experience that will challenge and inspire you, and prepare you
or college and beyond. Your hard work is helping you prepare or theAP Exam, which gives you the opportunity to earn credit and advanced
placement in college.
Te 2012-13 Bulletin or AP Students and Parents contains inormation aboutAP Exams and test security and test administration policies and procedures
designed to provide all students with a air and uniorm testing experience.On exam day, you will be asked to indicate that you understand and agree to
the policies and procedures that appear here.
With AP, students are able to experience the rigors o college-level studies
while they still have the support o a high school environment. Resourceuland dedicated AP teachers help their students develop and apply the skills,
abilities and content knowledge they will need later in college. What’s more,by participating in AP, your child has the opportunity to earn college credit
and to stand out in the college admission process.
How you can support your child this year:
Designate specic areas in your home or schoolwork and study
Remind your child to prioritize classes, activities and work commitments
Recommend that your child orm a study group Review high school graduation requirements with your child
Tis bulletin is designed to give you and your child inormation aboutparticipating in AP and taking AP Exams. We encourage you to review its
contents and take special note o important dates and other inormation related
to the exam administration. As the parent or guardian o an AP student, youcan take pride in the act that your child is participating in a challenging
academic program. Tank you or all the support and encouragement you provide.
Why AP®
? 2
AP Exam Basics 2
Getting Ready or Exam Day 5
Exam Day 6
Additional Inormation 7
Getting Your Exam Scores 8
AP Student Checklist 2013 9
2013 AP Exam Schedule, Contacts Back
Contents
AP®
Students
Parents and Guardians
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Boletín para estudiantesde AP y sus padres
Te 2012-13 Bulletin for AP Studentsand Parents is also published in
Spanish. You can download the Boletín para estudiantes de AP y sus padres at
www.collegeboard.org/apstudents .
You can order ree printed copies at
www.collegeboard.org/apfreepubs
or by calling 212-713-8165.
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How to Register
I your school oers AP courses, contact your AP Coordinator toregister or the exams. Your AP Coordinator will order the necessary
materials, collect ees, and let you know exactly when and where toreport or the exams.
Note: I you are home-schooled, or i you plan to test with
accommodations, please see page 7.
You may take as many AP Exams as you wish, in any combination,
with the ollowing qualications:
You may not take both Calculus AB and Calculus BC within the same year.
I you want to take two exams that are scheduled or the same time,
ask your AP Coordinator or inormation about taking one o the
exams during the late-testing period.
You may submit more than one Studio Art portolio, but each must
be a dierent type o portolio. You may not duplicate works orimages among the portolios, and portolios may not be combined.
For example, i you want to submit a portolio or both Drawing and
2-D Design, you will need to submit two separate portolios with twocompletely dierent sets o artwork, and pay two separate ees.
You may repeat an exam in a subsequent year. In this case, bothscores will be reported unless you request that one be withheld or
canceled (see page 8).
Fees
Te ee or each exam is $89. Te ee or exams administered at schools
outside the United States, U.S. territories and commonwealths, andCanada, with the exception o U.S. Department o Deense DependentsSchools (DoDDS), is $117 per exam.* Te amount you pay, however,
may vary:
Te College Board provides a $28 ee reduction** per exam orqualiying students with acute nancial need. In addition, a school
may orgo its $8 rebate or each ee-reduced exam, making the nalcost to qualiying students $53 per exam. Most states provide ederal
and/or state unds to supplement the College Board ee reduction.
Check with your AP Coordinator to learn more about eligibility requirements or College Board ee reductions and state and
district subsidies.
I you paid or an AP Exam but then decided not to take it, you may ask your AP Coordinator or a reund, but only i you did not beginthe exam. Once you begin an exam — that is, once you write on an
exam booklet or answer sheet, or begin playing an exam CD — you
cannot receive a reund. Local school policy determines the amounto the reund. You will probably be required to pay the $13 ee the
school is charged or each unused exam.
*Fees or exams at authorized test centers outside the U.S. will vary.
**For internal purposes, such as an audit or invoice verication, a state may request rom the College Board the names o its public school students who receive eereductions; in such cases, the state agrees to maintain the condentiality o such data.
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AP Exam Basics
Confdence — Develop better study habits, improve your
writing skills and sharpen your problem-solving abilities — thiswill give you the condence to tackle the academic challenges
that you can expect in college.
Credit — Entering college with AP credits gives you time
to move into upper-level courses in your eld o interest,pursue a double major, or study/travel abroad.
College Success — Research consistently shows thatstudents who are successul in AP typically experience greater
academic success in college than similar students who do notparticipate in AP.
Earning College Credit
or Advanced PlacementWith qualiying AP Exam scores, you can earn credit, advanced
placement or both at the majority o colleges and universities inthe United States and Canada.
Individual colleges and universities, not the College Board
or the AP Program, grant course credit and placement.You should obtain a college’s AP policy in writing. You can
usually nd this inormation through the institution directly or by using the AP Credit Policy Ino search at
www.collegeboard.org/apcreditpolicy .
I you’re interested in applying to a college or university outside the United States, you can nd inormation about
AP recognition policies at www.collegeboard.org/apintl.Most two- and our-year colleges and universities worldwide
recognize AP in the admission process and accept successul
exam scores or credit, advanced placement, or both.
Colleges that receive your AP score report will typically notiy
you during the summer o any advanced placement, credit orexemption you have earned. You can also contact your college
to nd out how your AP Exam scores are being applied.
AP Scholar Awards
Each September, the College Board recognizes high school
students who have demonstrated exemplary college-levelachievement with AP Scholar Awards. While there is nomonetary award rom the College Board, AP Scholar
Awards urther strengthen your college admission portolio.
For inormation about award criteria, go to:www.collegeboard.org/apscholar.
Why AP?
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Scores
Your AP Exam score is a weighted combination o your scores on themultiple-choice section and on the ree-response section. Although
colleges and universities are responsible or setting their own creditand placement policies, AP scores oer a recommendation on how
qualied students are to receive college credit and placement. Te nalscore is reported on a 5-point scale:
5 = extremely well qualied
4 = well qualied3 = qualied
2 = possibly qualied1 = no recommendation
Te AP Program conducts studies in all AP subjects to compare the
perormance o AP students with that o college students in comparablecollege courses. Tese studies help set the “cut points” that determine
how AP students’ composite scores are translated into an AP score o 1 to 5. AP Exam scores o 5 are equivalent to grades o A+ and A in the
corresponding college course. AP Exam scores o 4 are equivalent to
grades o A-, B+ and B in college. AP Exam scores o 3 are equivalentto grades o B-, C+ and C in college.
You control which colleges (i any) receive your AP Exam scores.See page 8 or more inormation on AP score reporting services.
Test Security and Test AdministrationPolicies and Procedures
Te College Board’s test security and test administration policies and
procedures are designed to protect the integrity o the AP Exam andAP Exam scores. Te policies and procedures have been developedto aord all students equivalent opportunities to demonstrate their
knowledge on exam day and prevent any students rom gaining anunair advantage.
When the College Board determines that your testing experience did
not meet the College Board’s standards or administering exams —even through no ault o your own — the College Board reserves the
right to cancel your AP Exam score. Te decision to cancel an AP Examscore is a difcult one. However, AP Exam scores must be canceled
on occasion in order to protect the integrity o the AP Exam or allAP students, and or the colleges and universities that grant credit or
advanced placement or qualiying AP scores. When the College Board
considers it appropriate, but not under all circumstances, you will begiven the opportunity to retest.
Te College Board reserves the right to decline to score an AP Examor cancel an AP Exam score when, in its judgment, any o the
ollowing occurs:
1. Violation o test security policies and procedures: On exam day,you are required to sign your answer sheet, indicating that you are
aware o, and agree to, all o the policies and procedures discussed inthe 2012-13 Bulletin or AP Students and Parents. You also must sign
the covers o the multiple-choice and ree-response booklets, afrming
statements related to the security o the exam. Te exam security
policies and procedures you agree to include the ollowing:
Exams must be administered on the established schedule. Te examadministration may never begin beore the ofcial starting time andmay begin only up to one hour aer the ofcial starting time on the
specied day. I an exam is oered to you at an incorrect date or time,
you should reuse to take it; instead, contact Educational estingService’s (ES) Ofce o esting Integrity to arrange to take an
alternate exam.
You must not open exam materials until instructed to do so
by the proctor, so that no one sees the questions beore the
administration begins.
Because multiple-choice questions are sometimes reused,
no one other than you may see your multiple-choice questions
during the exam. You may not, under any circumstances, remove exam materials
rom the testing room.
• Multiple-choice section: You may not give the questions to anyone
else; discuss them with anyone (including your AP teacher);or share them through any means, including, but not limited to,
email, text messages, a camera phone and the Internet.
• Free-response section: You may only discuss ree-responsequestions that are released on the College Board website two
days aer the regularly scheduled exam administration. I thequestions in the exam are not released, you may not discuss
them with anyone.
Prohibited in the exam room: Electronic equipment (cell phone,smart phone, tablet computer, etc.), portable listening or recording
devices (MP3 player, iPod, etc.), cameras or other photographicequipment, devices that can access the Internet, and any other
electronic or communication device. A student observed with any o these devices during testing or breaks, may be dismissed rom the
exam room, and the device may be conscated.
You may not consult textbooks, notes, teachers, other students,or any other resource during the break between Sections I and II
o the exam, or during any unscheduled breaks.
You may not leave the building at any time during the test
administration, including during a scheduled break.
eachers, department chairs, tutors, individuals involved in testpreparation services and educators o any kind (including, but
not limited to, curriculum specialists, school counselors andadministrators) are prohibited rom taking or reviewing the
content o an AP Exam.
Violation o test security policies may result in score cancellation,and under some circumstances individuals may be permanently
barred rom uture testing.
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2. Disclosure o secure test items: Te College Board will
automatically cancel your exam score i you are discovered
disclosing, through any means, any:
multiple-choice question, ree-response question rom an alternate exam,
ree-response question rom a regularly scheduled exam withintwo days o its administration; or
ree-response question that is not released on the College Board
website two days aer the regularly scheduled exam administration.
3. Misconduct: I you engage in misconduct in connection with an
AP Exam, you may be asked to turn in your exam materials and leavethe testing room. You may not return to the testing room, and your
AP Exam score will not be reported.
Misconduct includes:
Obtaining improper access to the exam, or a part o the exam,
or inormation about the exam.
Removing a page or pages rom the exam book.
Reerring to, looking through or working on any exam, or exam
section, other than during the timed testing period or that examor exam section.
Using any prohibited aids.
Using testing accommodations that have not been preapprovedby the College Board.
Bringing ood or drink into the testing room (unless this has beenpreapproved as an accommodation by the College Board).
Leaving the testing room without permission.
Attempting to remove rom the testing room any part o the exam
or any notes related to the exam.
Copying rom another student’s work or a published work.
Attempting to give or receive assistance, or otherwise communicate,
through any means, with another person about the exam during theexam administration.
Attempting to take the exam or someone else.
Creating a disturbance.
Failing to ollow any o the exam administration regulationsdiscussed in the 2012-13 Bulletin or AP Students and Parents,
provided by testing sta or specied in any exam materials.
4. Testing irregularities: Te term “testing irregularities” reers to
problems with the administration o an exam. When they occur, they may aect an individual or a group o test-takers. Such problems
include, but are not limited to, administrative errors (e.g., impropertiming, improper seating, improper proctoring, deective materials,
deective equipment or the ailure o test administration personnel orthe school to comply with test administration policies or procedures)
and disruptions o exam administrations. Students may review the
exam administration instructions that schools are required to ollow,
which are set orth in the AP Coordinator’s Manual , available atwww.collegeboard.org/apcoordinatorsmanual. Te College Board is
solely responsible or determining whether testing irregularities haveoccurred, and its decisions are nal. When testing irregularities occur,
the College Board may decline to score the exams o one or morestudents, and it may cancel the scores o one or more students when
it determines that such actions are required to protect the integrity o the exam. Te College Board may do so whether or not the aected
students caused the testing irregularities, beneted rom them or
engaged in misconduct. When it is appropriate in the College Board’s judgment, the College Board may give the student or students the
opportunity to retake the test without charge.
5. Identifcation discrepancies: When, in the College Board’s
judgment or the judgment o exam administration personnel, there isa discrepancy in your identication, you may be dismissed rom the
testing room. In addition, the College Board may decline to score yourexam or may cancel your score.
6. Invalid scores: Te College Board may also cancel AP Exam scores
when, in its judgment, there is substantial evidence that they are invalidor any reason. Evidence o invalidity may include, but is not limited
to, plagiarism, discrepant handwriting, unusual answer patterns, orinconsistent perormance on dierent parts o the exam or text that is
similar to that in other ree responses. Beore canceling AP Exam scoresbased on substantial evidence o invalidity, the College Board noties
the aected student in writing about its concerns, gives the student anopportunity to submit inormation that addresses the College Board’s
concerns and considers any such inormation that is submitted. Te
College Board also oers various options, which typically includevoluntary score cancellation, a ree retest and arbitration in accordance
with the ES Standard Arbitration Agreement. Note: Te retest optionis not available outside the United States and Canada. Te arbitration option
is available only or tests administered in the United States. Additionally, i beore,
during or aer a review o questionable scores, ES nds that misconduct hasoccurred in connection with a test, ES may treat the matter under its misconduct
procedures; in that event, the options available in connection with score invalidityreviews will not be available even i those options were previously ofered.
In no event shall the College Board, its agents or subcontractors beresponsible or the ailure o students, test administration personnel or
the school to comply with the AP test security and test administrationpolicies and procedures. Te College Board shall not be liable to the
students, school, district, or anyone claiming by or through them
or any damages, including special, incidental, direct, indirect,consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, which are caused by,
arising rom or otherwise related to the ailure o test administrationpersonnel, the students or the school to comply with the College Board’s
test security and test administration policies and procedures, whetheror not the College Board has been advised o the possibility o
such damages.
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Things You Need to Know
In order to have a successul testing experience, you should be aware o what is expected o you and what the conditions will be inthe testing room. Careully review the test security and test administration policies and procedures and the inormation that ollows,
and encourage your AP teachers to oer a timed practice exam that is as similar to the actual testing administration as possible.I you have any questions about how exam day will work, talk to your AP Coordinator.
Exams That Require Special Preparation
It is important to note that AP Chinese Language and Culture, Japanese Language and Culture, and Studio Art Exams have
special requirements, such as the use o a computer. Visit www.collegeboard.org/apstudents or more detailed inormation.
o learn more about submitting AP Studio Art portolios and using the Digital Submission Web application, talk to your teacheror visit: www.collegeboard.org/student/studioartdigital.
Getting Ready for Exam Day
What to Bring to the Exam Room
Several sharpened No. 2 pencils with erasers, or all responseson your multiple-choice answer sheet.
Pens with black or dark blue ink or completing areas onthe exam booklet covers and or ree-response questions in
most exams.
Your six-digit school code. Home-schooled students will beprovided with their state’s or country’s home-school code at the
time o the exam.
A watch (in case the exam room does not have a clock that can
be easily seen). Up to two approved calculators with the necessary capabilities i
you are taking the AP Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics or
Statistics Exams. Visit www.collegeboard.org/ap/calculatorsto
learn more about the calculator policy or each o these exams,and or a list o authorized calculators.
A ruler or straightedge only i you’re taking an AP Physics Exam.Protractors are not allowed.
A government-issued or school-issued photo ID, and your
AP Student Pack, i you do not attend the school where youare taking the exam.*
Your Social Security number** or identication purposes
(optional). I you provide your number, it will appear on yourAP score report.
I applicable, your SSD Student Accommodation Letter, whichveries that you have been approved or extended time or
another testing accommodation.
*Additional ID may be requested by authorized test centers outside the U.S.
**Some colleges and universities use Social Security numbers as student identiers when assigning AP credit or advanced placement or qualiying AP scores. While the College Board does not require you to provide your Social Security number, you may want to check with the college or university where youare sending scores to see i they preer or you to provide a Social Security number
on your AP Exam answer sheet.
What NOT to Bring to the Exam Room
Electronic equipment (cell phone, smart phone, tabletcomputer, etc.), portable listening or recording devices (MP3
player, iPod, etc.), cameras or other photographic equipment,devices that can access the Internet, and any other electronic
or communication devices.
Books, compasses, mechanical pencils, correction uid,
dictionaries, highlighters,† notes or colored pencils.†
Scratch paper; notes can be made on portions o the exambooklets or, or Chinese Language and Culture and Japanese
Language and Culture, on scratch paper provided by the proctor.
Watches that beep or have an alarm.
Computers.†
Reerence guides, keyboard maps or other typing instructions.
Clothing with subject-related inormation.
Food or drink.†
†Unless this has been preapproved as an accommodation by the
College Board Services or Students with Disabilities ofce prior tothe exam date.
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Labeling Your AP Exam
You must place a 2013 AP number label on each o the exam materialswhere it is indicated to do so. I you don’t, it may be impossible to
match your answer sheet with your exam materials, which could delay or jeopardize your AP score. Your sheet o bar-coded number labels is
located in the center o the AP Student Pack that will be given to youon or beore exam day. Please note: For the AP Chinese Language and
Culture, Japanese Language and Culture, and Studio Art Exams, your
AP number must be keyed accurately into the exam computer.
You are assigned a unique number each year you take AP Exams.
Never use anyone else’s AP labels or number.
A removable card is provided in your AP Student Pack to help youkeep a record o your 2013 AP number. You will need your AP
number throughout the exam administration and in the months
ollowing the exam to order score reports and other services.
Completing Exam Responses
You must ollow the instructions below or completing exam
responses; i you do not, your score could be negatively aected.
All o your answers or the multiple-choice section must beindicated on your answer sheet by lling in the appropriate circles.
Do not write your answers or the multiple-choice section in theexam booklets. I you do, your answers will not be scored. Your
total exam score on the multiple-choice section is based only on thenumber o questions answered correctly. You won’t receive or lose
points or incorrect answers or unanswered questions.
Answers or the ree-response section must be written in theSection II exam booklet. Some exams have additional orange
Section II booklets containing exam questions — do not writeanswers in these booklets.
All answers or the ree-response section must be in English, with
the exception o exams in Chinese Language and Culture, FrenchLanguage and Culture, German Language and Culture, Italian
Language and Culture, Japanese Language and Culture, SpanishLanguage, and Spanish Literature and Culture. Any responses not
adhering to this policy will not be scored.
Reporting Problems
I you believe there is a problem while you are taking the exam(e.g., you aren’t given enough time or a section o the exam, or the
directions you receive are incorrect), notiy your AP Coordinatorimmediately so that any necessary action can be taken as soon as
possible. I that doesn’t resolve the situation, speak to your principal.I you are home-schooled or do not have an AP Coordinator at your
school, contact AP Services.
Reporting Ambiguous orIncorrect AP Exam Questions
AP Exam questions are developed and reviewed careully by qualied
education proessionals. However, i you believe there is a problemwith a question, notiy AP Assessment Development immediately, and
no later than June 15 (see the back cover o this bulletin or contactinormation). Do not discuss the question with your exam proctor or
your teacher. I necessary, action will be taken beore the scores are
reported. Be sure to include the ollowing with your communication:
Exam title.
Exam section (multiple choice or ree response).
Question number.
A description o the question and the problem in as muchdetail as possible.
Your complete name.
Your complete home mailing address, even i you send a message viaemail. All communications will be answered by regular mail.
Exam Day
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Students with Disabilities
I you have a documented disability, you may be eligible oraccommodations on the AP Exams. Accommodations includeextended time and nonstandard ormats o the exams, as well as otheraccommodations. Practice materials in Braille are available or mostexams. Contact College Board Services or Students with Disabilities(SSD) i Braille practice exams are needed.
o receive testing accommodations on the AP Exam, you must submita request or accommodations to the College Board Services orStudents with Disabilities. In most cases, students work together withtheir school’s SSD Coordinator to submit the request and requireddocumentation. SSD Coordinators submit the request online.For more inormation on how to submit a request or accommodations,go to www.collegeboard.org/ssdor contact your school’s SSDCoordinator or the College Board’s SSD ofce (see back cover orcontact inormation).
I you have already received College Board–approved accommodationsor AP Exams, the PSA/NMSQ® or the SA®, you do not need tosubmit a new orm unless:
You change schools, in which case your new school’s SSDCoordinator should be asked to veriy your accommodationsthrough the online system.
You need dierent accommodations. Keep in mind thatAP Exams in most world languages and Music Teory includelistening and speaking components. In this case, your school’sSSD Coordinator must submit an Accommodations ChangeRequest Form, which can be downloaded rom SSD Online.
Please note that it takes approximately seven weeks rom thereceipt o all necessary documentation or the College Board todetermine a student’s eligibility or accommodations. Your requestor accommodations and supporting documentation (i needed)
must be received by the College Board by Feb. 22. I requests aresubmitted aer this date, there is no guarantee that accommodationswill be approved and appropriate exam materials will be shipped intime or the test. Visit www.collegeboard.org/ssdor inormation aboutrequesting testing accommodations.
Scores or students who test with accommodations that have notbeen preapproved by the College Board will not be reported.
You are your own best advocate or ensuring that you receive thetesting accommodations you need; this means that you, the student,are also responsible or ollowing through on the required procedures.Discuss your needs with your SSD Coordinator as early as possiblebeore the deadlines, then conrm with him or her that everything hasbeen submitted. You share the responsibility or ensuring that youraccommodations request has been submitted — and approved —and that you will receive the accommodations you need.
It is important to note that students who qualiy or accommodationsunder their IEP, 504 or other ormal education plans are notautomatically approved or accommodations on AP Exams. Check withyour school’s SSD Coordinator to be certain all paperwork is properly
completed and submitted.
Students Testing Outside the U.S.
I you are registering or AP Exams outside the U.S., check oradditional registration and test administration details and
deadlines on the College Board International student page:
international.collegeboard.org/programs/advanced-placement.
Home-Schoolers and Students Whose Schools Do Not Oer AP
I you are a home-schooled student, you are preparing on your own,or you attend a school that does not oer AP, you can still take the
exams by arranging to test at a participating school or authorized testcenter (or students outside the U.S.). Call AP Services no later than
March 1 to get the names and phone numbers o local, participatingAP Coordinators who have indicated a willingness to test outside
students. Ten contact the AP Coordinators identied by AP Services
no later than March 15. When calling AP Coordinators to arrangetesting, be sure to tell them:
You are trying to locate a school willing to administer exams tohome-schooled students or students rom schools that do not oer
AP Exams.
Te exams you plan to take.
I you have a documented disability that will require testingaccommodations at the exam, and i you have been approved by
the College Board to test with accommodations.
Once you locate a school willing to administer your exams, thatschool’s AP Coordinator is responsible or ordering your exammaterials, telling you when and where to report or the exams, and
collecting the exam ees, which may be negotiated to recover additional
proctoring or administration costs. Tat school must administer theexams or you; the school cannot orward exam materials to you or
your school or handling.
You must bring a valid government- or school-issued photo ID
with you to the exam. I you have approval rom the College Board
to test with accommodations, you must also bring your StudentAccommodation Letter.
On exam day, you must not use the school code o the school at which
you test. You need to use your school’s code so your exam score(s) willbe reported to your own school. Be sure to obtain your school’s six-digit
code rom your principal or school counselor in advance o the exam.I you are home-schooled, use the state or international home-school
code given to you on the day o the exam.
Students Testing in Caliornia
Amendments to the Caliornia Education Code require the College
Board to adopt certain procedures or students who take AP Examsin Caliornia. A provision o this law mandates that students be able
to obtain certain inormation concerning the purpose o the exams,procedures or releasing score reports, score interpretations and the use
o exam scores. For more detailed inormation, students in Caliorniacan download the 2012-13 Bulletin or AP Students and Parents —Caliornia Supplement at www.collegeboard.org/apstudents .
Lost or Damaged Exams
In extremely rare instances, exams (or portions o exams) are lost ordamaged in the shipping and handling process, making it impossible
or the AP Program to score a student’s work. Aer exhausting every
eort to locate the missing materials, the AP Program will typically oer the student two options: Te student may either retake the aected
exam section, which is then scored, or can choose to cancel the examand receive a reund.
Additional Information
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SERVICE HOW CAN I ORDER? WHEN WILL I RECEIVE IT? FEE
Withholding a Score
I you do not want your score sent to the college youdesignated on your registration answer sheet, you mayrequest that it be withheld. This does not permanentlydelete your score; and all scores, even those withheldrom colleges, will be sent to you and to your school.The score will be withheld rom all uture reports sentto that college, unless you release i t.
Send a signed, written request to
AP Services by mail or ax. See the listbelow or the inormation you needto include.
To release the score, send a signed,written request to AP Services.
Requests must be received, with payment,
by June 15, 2013, to withhold scoresrom the 2013 administration. Ater thatdate, scores will be sent automatically tothe college indicated on your registrationanswer sheet.
$10 per score, per
college; no charge torelease scores, but youmust pay the additionalscore report ee tohave the score sent.Fee inormation oradditional score reportswill be announced laterin the school year.
Canceling a Score
Canceling your AP Exam score permanently deletesit — it cannot be reinstated at a later time.
Send a signed, written request toAP Services by mail or ax. See the listbelow or the inormation you needto include.
Requests must be received by June 15,2013, to cancel scores rom the 2013administration. Ater that date, scoreswill be sent automatically to the collegeindicated on your registration answer sheet.
No ee; exam ees arenot reunded.
Multiple-Choice Rescore Service*You may have your multiple-choice answer sheetrescored by hand. That score and your ree-responsescore are weighted and combined, converted into anAP score, and compared to the reported score. I thescores are dierent, the rescored score will prevail,and will be sent to you and your score recipient.
Send a signed, written request toAP Services by mail or ax. See the listbelow or the inormation you needto include.
You will receive a letter confrming theresults o the rescore six to eight weeksater your request is received. You have untilOct. 31 o the year you take the exam toorder this service.
$25 per exam.
Free-Response Booklet
You may obtain your ree-response booklet. Nocomments, corrections or scores are included.Booklets or exams whose ree-response questionsare not released on the College Board website (e.g.,late-testing exams) are not available.
Send a signed, written request toAP Services by mail or ax. See the listbelow or the inormation you needto include.
You must request your ree-response bookletby Sept. 15 o the year you take the exam.You will not be able to obtain your bookletater this date. You will receive your booklettwo to three weeks ater your order isreceived; however, no orders or ree-response booklets will be processed until all
AP Exams have been scored in July.
$7 per booklet.
* Please note that the AP Program does not provide a breakdown o any scores, including the number o correct and incorrect responses or the multiple-choicesection, as well as scores or the individual questions o the ree-response section.
Inormation You’ll Need to Provide WhenRequesting Score Reporting Services
Te score reporting service you are requesting.
Your ull legal name, home address, sex, date o birth, AP number andSocial Security number (i you provided it).
Te ull name o the exam or which you are requesting the service(e.g., English Literature and Composition, not English) and the yearyou took that exam.
A valid credit/debit card number (American Express, Discover,MasterCard, or VISA) and expiration date, or a check or money orderor the exact amount due. Make checks and money orders payable toAP Exams.
Your signature, i you are submitting a written request.
When requesting to withhold a score rom the college designatedon your registration answer sheet, include the name, city, state andcollege code o the college that you do not wish to receiveyour report.
Getting Your Exam Scores
Coming Summer 2013:Online Scores or Students
AP is working on a new online score reporting system
where you’ll be able to view, download and print your
AP score reports and order and pay for score sends. Formore information, visit www.collegeboard.org/apstudents.
Score reports are provided in July o the year you take the exam, toyou, to the college you designated on your registration answer sheet
and to your high school. Some scores take longer to process due to
late testing or other special circumstances (e.g., late arrival o testing
materials or extra time needed to match your records). I you don’treceive them by Sept.1, contact AP Services.
Each score report is cumulative — it includes scores rom every AP Exam you have ever taken, unless you have requested that one
or more scores be withheld or canceled.* On the rst AP answer sheet
you ll out (your registration answer sheet), you can indicate a college
or university to receive your score report or ree. I you choose not toindicate a score report recipient, but want to send a score report to acollege at a later time, you can do so.
Details on how you’ll get your score reports and how you cansend additional score reports to colleges will be posted at
www.collegeboard.org/apstudents in the all. Fees or ordering
additional and rush score reports will be announced later in theschool year.Other Score Reporting Services
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Beore Exam Day
Have you taken a practice AP Exam? Review released ree-response questions at www.collegeboard.org/apstudents to get to
know the exam. Complete released exams are available or sale atstore.collegeboard.org.
Will you need testing accommodations? I so, see page 7. I you
haven’t already submitted your request, be sure to talk to yourSSD Coordinator about the accommodations you’ll need or the
May exams. For more inormation, visit www.collegeboard.org/ssd.Note this deadline:
Feb. 22: By this date, the College Board must have received
your request or testing accommodations.
Are you home-schooled or do you attend a school that doesn’toer AP Exams? Review the instructions on page 7, and note
these deadlines:
March 1: Deadline to contact AP Services or a list o local AP Coordinators at whose schools you might be
able to test.
March 15: Deadline to contact AP Coordinators identiedby AP Services.
Students outside the U.S.: Check the international student
page or urther exam registration instructions:international.collegeboard.org/programs/advanced-placement .
Are any o your AP Exams scheduled or the same date
and time? Check the exam schedule on the back cover o thisbulletin. I you have a conict, ask your AP Coordinator or
inormation about taking one o the exams during the late-testing period.
Are you submitting an AP Studio Art portolio? In late January
or early February, expect to receive inormation rom your
teacher about accessing the Digital Submission Web application(apstudio.ets.org). Start uploading images as soon as you canaer obtaining access, and work with your teacher on your
portolio throughout the spring. Generally, you should orward
your completed digital portolio sections to your teacher by late April. Talk to your teacher, and be sure to ollow his
or her specifc deadline(s). For more inormation, visitwww.collegeboard.org/student/studioartdigital .
Is your calculator appropriate or use on the exams
in Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics or Statistics?Check www.collegeboard.org/ap/calculators or a list o
AP-approved graphing calculators.
Do you usually carry your cell phone or any other electronicdevices to school? For reasons o exam security, these items
are not allowed in the testing room. Don’t risk having them
conscated or your score canceled. (See page 5 or details.)
Review this bulletin beore exam day. It’s especially important
to review the test security and test administration policies andprocedures (pages 3–4) and what to bring and what not to bring
to the exam (page 5).
Exam Day
Take AP Exams, which are oered May 6–10 and 13–17.
Do you know your 2013 AP number? Your AP number is
located in your AP Student Pack, which you’ll receive rom yourAP Coordinator or proctor. It links all o your exam materials
to you. You will be asked to label all your exam materials with
your AP number. ip: Remove your AP number card rom yourAP Student Pack and keep it somewhere sae, so you can nd it
later i you decide to order score reporting services. I you will besubmitting an AP Studio Art portolio, your AP Coordinator will
need to provide you with your AP number in April; you will needit to complete your digital portolio sections and submit them to
your teacher.
Ater Exam Day
June 15: I you want to withhold one or more o your exam scores
or change the score report recipient o your 2013 AP Exams,
AP Services must receive your request in writing by this date.Scores may be canceled at any time, but i you preer that your
scores or 2013 not be sent to the college you indicated on youranswer sheet, you must notiy AP Services by this date.
July : Score reports are available. For details, visit
www.collegeboard.org/apstudents.
Sept. 15: Deadline or ordering your ree-response booklets romthe 2013 exam administration.
Oct. 31: Deadline or requesting the Multiple-Choice
Rescore Service.
Many SA Subject ests™ cover the content you learned in your
AP classes, with no additional preparation required. Te SASubject ests are one-hour exams that give you the opportunity
to demonstrate knowledge and showcase achievement in specicsubject areas.
SA Subject ests provide you with opportunities to:
Fulll admission requirements or colleges that require orrecommend them, especially i you’re interested in specic
programs or majors
Demonstrate how much you’ve learned through taking
challenging classes — like AP or honors courses
I English is not your best language, highlight academicachievement in subjects that rely less on English language
mastery (e.g., world languages, mathematics, science)
Learn more, register and get ree practice tools at
www.SATSubjectTests.org/AP.
Planning or College? Check Out SAT Subject Tests™
AP Student Checklist 2013
Many SA Subject ests™ cover the content you learn in yourAP classes, with no additional preparation required. Te SASubject ests are one-hour exams that give you the opportunity todemonstrate knowledge in specic subjects. Some students take theSA Subject ests aer their AP Exams, when the inormation is reshin their minds. Others use the SA Subject ests as a warm-up orpractice or AP.
With SA Subject ests you can:
Fulll admission requirements or colleges that require orrecommend them, especially i you’re interested in specicprograms or majors like pre-med or engineering
Demonstrate how much you’ve learned through taking challengingclasses — like AP or honors courses
I English is not your best language, highlight academicachievement in subjects that rely less on English language mastery (e.g., world languages, mathematics, science)
Learn more, register and get ree practice tools atwww.SATSubjectTests.org/AP.
Planning or College? Check Out SAT Subject Tests™
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Week 1 Monday, May 6 Tuesday, May 7 Wednesday, May 8 Thursday, May 9 Friday, May 10
Morning
8 a.m.
Chemistry
EnvironmentalScience
Computer Science A
Spanish Language
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
English Literatureand Composition
English Languageand Composition
Aternoon
12 noon
Psychology Art History Chinese Languageand Culture
Japanese Languageand Culture
Latin
Statistics
Studio Art*
* May 10, 2013, is the last day or your AP Coordinator to submit your digital portolio sections to the AP Program, but you will need to complete this work and submit it to your teacher well in advance o May 10. (See page 9.) I you are submitting a 2-D Design or Drawing portolio, you must meet with your AP teacher and AP Coordinator on or beore May 10 to assemble the Quality section o your portolio (the actual artwork that is mailed to the AP Program).
Week 2 Monday, May 13 Tuesday, May 14 Wednesday, May 15 Thursday, May 16 Friday, May 17
Morning
8 a.m.
Biology
Music Theory
United StatesGovernmentand Politics
German Languageand Culture
United StatesHistory
Macroeconomics
World History
Human Geography
Spanish Literatureand Culture
Aternoon
12 noon
Physics B
Physics C:Mechanics
ComparativeGovernmentand Politics
French Languageand Culture
European History Italian Languageand Culture
Microeconomics
Aternoon
2 p.m.
Physics C:Electricity andMagnetism
Please note: Schools may assemble students earlier than these start times to complete identiying inormation on answer sheets. Your AP Coordinator
is responsible or letting you know exactly when and where to report or your exams.
Schools in Alaska must begin the morning exam administration between 7 and 8 a.m. local time, and the aernoon exam administration
between 11 a.m. and noon local time. Te AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Exam in Alaska must begin between 1 and 2 p.m. local time.
Early testing and testing at times other than those published by the College Board are not permitted under any circumstances.
I you wish to take exams that are scheduled or the same time, ask your AP Coordinator or inormation about taking one o the exams during
the late-testing period. You may not take both Calculus AB and Calculus BC within the same year.
Contacts
2013 AP Exam Schedule
AP ServicesP.O. Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541-6671
888-225-5427 (toll free in the
U.S. and Canada)
609-771-7300
609-882-4118 (TTY)
610-290-8979 (fax)Email: [email protected]
Call Center Hours
M–F, 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET
April 22 to May 24, 2013,M–F, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
For overnight mail:
AP Services
1425 Lower Ferry RoadEwing, NJ 08618-1414
College Board Services orStudents with Disabilities(SSD)P.O. Box 6226
Princeton, NJ 08541-6226
609-771-7137
609-882-4118 (TTY)
Email: [email protected]
Ofce o Testing IntegrityP.O. Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541-6671
800-353-8570 (toll free in the
U.S. and Canada)
609-406-5427
609-406-5441
609-406-9709 (fax)
Email: [email protected]
AP Assessment DevelopmentP.O. Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541-6671
610-290-8979 (fax)
Email: [email protected]
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