Administering AP Exams with Accommodations

Before students can take AP Exams with accommodations, they must have approval from SSD.

In most cases, the school’s SSD coordinator will work with the AP coordinator to ensure that students with approved requests receive the correct accommodations.

Review the guidelines available on AP Central.

AP SSD Guidelines

Instructions

  1. Read the AP SSD Guidelines

    Both the SSD coordinator and AP coordinator should begin by reading the AP SSD Guidelines.

    If students approved for accommodations will be taking digital AP Exams, then review details for accommodations on digital exams.

    The AP coordinator should also review "Exams for Students with Disabilities" in the AP Coordinator's Manual, Part 2 (.pdf/8.65 MB).

  2. Order the appropriate accommodations and materials.

    AP coordinators will find information about ordering exams in the AP Coordinator's Manual, Part 1 (.pdf/19.9 MB). In most cases, the AP coordinator can order materials for students testing with accommodations online at the same time that they place an order for standard exams.

    Here are some examples of accommodated exam formats that can be ordered online:

    • Braille with raised line drawings, contracted
    • Large-print (large-block) answer sheet (no bubbles)
    • Large print (14- and 20-point)

    A special materials request form is available on the AP Exam ordering website for these materials:

    • Multiple-day testing exams
    • Listening and speaking/sight-singing scripts for exams in world languages and cultures and Music Theory
    • Large-print exams greater than 20-point (Please order well in advance of the exam date)
    • Assistive technology–compatible test format (ATC)

    See Part 1 of the AP Coordinator’s Manual (.pdf/19.9 MB) for more detailed information about ordering these exams.

    Students should use a human reader for AP Exams if they are approved for a screen reader for digital testing or are approved for ATC and taking a World Language, Music Theory, or Art History exam. Please order an extra exam to use as a reader’s copy.

  3. Create and Generate the Nonstandard Administration Report (NAR).

    An AP Nonstandard Administration Report (NAR) is needed for each AP Exam a student takes with approved accommodations. Go to AP Registration and Ordering to access and generate the NAR.

    SSD coordinators can get an administrator access code from their AP coordinator so they can access AP Registration and Ordering.

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