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2025 AP Exam Updates (28 AP Exams Go Digital in May 2025)

  • Starting in May 2025, standard paper testing will be discontinued for 28 AP Exams—these exams will move to the Bluebook digital testing application. This requires students registered for these exams to bring their personal devices with the Bluebook application. For more information on digital AP exams, please refer to the College Board website and Fulbright Korea’s AP news.

Please verify your College Board account before registering for the exam:

  • Log in to your College Board account before registering for the AP exams.
    • If you do not have a College Board account, you must create one using your legal name (as it appears on your passport or ID), email, birthday and other information. Ensure the same information is used when registering for the AP exam at Fulbright Korea.
    • If you already have a College Board account, update it to reflect your legal name if it currently does not.
  • For students with multiple College Board accounts:
    • Contact AP Services for Students to request account consolidation so that you have only one AP ID. Ensure the consolidated account uses your legal name.
  • For students who have previously taken AP, SAT, or PSAT:
    • Use your existing College Board account and do not create an additional one.
  • If you do not remember your login ID or password, use the Self-help option on the College Board site or contact AP Services.

Important: Each year, students face issues on exam day because they did not use their legal name on their College Board account and AP Profile. To avoid such problems, always create and update your College Board account using your legal name as it appears on the passport or ID you will bring to the test center.

AP Exam

Advanced Placement examinations (AP exams) are exams offered by the College Board and are taken each May. Some colleges and universities in the United States grant credits or advanced placement based on AP test scores. Use the AP Credit Policy search tool to find colleges that offer credit or placement for AP scores.

The Fulbright Commission (South Korea) has been administering the AP exams since May 2008 for homeschool, self-study students, or students who are unable to take the AP exams at their school.

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Eligibility

Only high school-affiliated students can take exams, at either their own enrolled high school or at other AP-authorized high schools and test centers.

“High school-affiliated” means:

  • students actively enrolled at a high school, or
  • high school-level students who are homeschooled, participate in independent study, and/or attend virtual schools; and
  • any actively enrolled students who may be prepared to take an AP Exam prior to the ninth grade, or
  • recent high school graduates who need a specific AP Exam for university admission.

Candidates testing with Fulbright Commission (South Korea): Students must also be under the age of 21 (Born on or after June 1, 2004) at the time of the exams in May 2025.

AP Exam Registration

  • Please check your personal information on your College Board account before registering for the exam:
    Log in to your AP account (or create one) so you know what name and email and other information are on the account AND provide that same exact information during the registration.
  • Submit the Online Application Form (Fulbright Korea Testing Center).
  • After registering for the exam, please follow the instructions on the confirmation screen or in the email sent to pay the AP exam fees.
  • Once you have completed the payment, your registered AP exam will be uploaded to the College Board website within 1-2 weeks and can be viewed in your personal account.
    All instructions regarding payment confirmation, exam upload, etc. will also be sent to the student and guardian’s email.

2025 Fulbright Korea AP Registration
2025 AP 1st Registration 2025 AP 2nd Registration
Registration Period
  • August 19, 2024, 9:00 AM KST – November 12, 2024, 5:00 PM KST
  • December 2, 2024 – March 11, 2025, 17:00 KST)
Exam Fee
  • AP Standard: 290,000 KRW
    (* AP Seminar / AP Research: 320,000 KRW)
  • AP Late-Testing: 340,000 KRW
  • AP Standard: 340,000 KRW
    (* AP Seminar / AP Research: 370,000 KRW)
  • AP Late-Testing: 390,000 KRW
  • The exam fee must be paid within 7 days of registration and before the registration deadline. AP registration will be completed once the exam fee is received.
  • A confirmation of registration (payment confirmation) will be sent via SMS text message or email 2-3 business days after payment.
  • If paying the exam fees via international wire transfer, please allow sufficient time for the payment to be processed before the registration deadline. International wire transfers typically take approximately 2-3 business days.
Refund Policy
  • AP Standard
    • Cancellation requested by November 12, 2024, 17:00 KST: 180,000 KRW refunded
    • Cancellation requested between November 12, 2024, 17:00 KST and March 11, 2025, 17:00 KST: 130,000 KRW refunded
    • Cancellation requested after March 11, 2025, 17:00 KST: No refund
  • AP Late-Testing
    • Cancellation requested by November 12, 2024, 17:00 KST: 230,000 KRW refunded
    • Cancellation requested between November 12, 2024, 17:00 KST and March 11, 2025, 17:00 KST: 150,000 KRW refunded
    • Cancellation requested after March 11, 2025, 17:00 KST: No refund
  • If you change your exam schedule from AP Late-testing to AP Standard, the difference in exam fee will not be refunded.
  • AP Standard
    • Cancellation requested by March 11, 2025, 17:00 KST: 150,000 KRW refunded
    • Cancellation requested after March 11, 2025, 17:00 KST: No refund
  • AP Late-Testing
    • Cancellation requested by March 11, 2025, 17:00 KST: 180,000 KRW refunded
    • Cancellation requested after March 11, 2025, 17:00 KST: No refund
  • If you change your exam schedule from AP Late-testing to AP Standard, the difference in exam fee will not be refunded.

AP Exam Schedule

Notes on selecting exams

  • Students cannot register or take the same AP exam more than once in the same year.
  • Students cannot take both AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC in the same year.
  • Be careful not to select exams that are administered at the same date and time.
  • Students should not register for the same AP exam at two different schools or test centers.
  • AP Seminar, AP Research: Students must be enrolled in an authorized AP course to register. Students must submit final performance tasks, and their presentations must be scored by their AP teachers by 11:59 p.m. ET on April 30, 2025. AP Seminar students must also take an end-of-course exam at the test center.
  • AP Computer Science Principles: Students must submit their Create performance task as final by 11:59 p.m. ET on April 30, 2025, and take an end-of-course exam at the test center.
  • AP 2-D Art and Design, AP 3-D Art and Design, AP Drawing: Students must submit images of their work online by 8 p.m. ET on May 9, 2025.

28 AP Exams Go Digital in May 2025

  • For the May 2025 AP Exam administration, the exams for 28 AP subjects will be delivered digitally.
  • Students taking Digital AP exams should bring their own devices and will use the Bluebook™ testing app to take digital exams.
  • For more information, visit the College Board website and the related Fulbright AP News.

2025 Fulbright Korea AP Standard Exam Schedule
Exam Start Times: 08:00 AM KST 12:00 PM KST
Monday, May 5, 2025 Biology
Latin		 European History
Microeconomics
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Chemistry
Human Geography		 United States Government and Politics
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 English Literature and Composition Comparative Government and Politics
Computer Science A
Thursday, May 8, 2025 Statistics Japanese Language and Culture
World History: Modern
Friday, May 9, 2025 Italian Language and Culture
United States History		 Chinese Language and Culture
Macroeconomics
Monday, May 12, 2025 Calculus AB
Calculus BC		 Music Theory
Seminar*
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 French Language and Culture
Precalculus		 Environmental Science
Physics 2: Algebra-Based
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 English Language and Composition
German Language and Culture		 Physics C: Mechanics
Thursday, May 15, 2025 Art History
Spanish Language and Culture		 Computer Science Principles**
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Friday, May 16, 2025 Physics 1: Algebra-Based
Spanish Literature and Culture		 Psychology

Other Offered AP Courses: AP Research*, AP 2-D Art and Design***, AP 3-D Art and Design***, AP Drawing***

* April 30, 2025 (11:59 p.m. ET) is the deadline for AP Seminar and AP Research students to submit performance tasks as final in the AP Digital Portfolio and their presentations to be scored by their AP teachers.
** April 30, 2025 (11:59 p.m. ET) is the deadline for AP Computer Science Principles students to submit their Create performance task as final in the AP Digital Portfolio.
*** Marth 9, 2025 (8:00 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.

2025 Fulbright Korea AP Late-Testing Exam Schedule
Exam Start Times: 08:00 AM KST 12:00 PM KST
Monday, May 19, 2025 Comparative Government and Politics
European History
World History: Modern		 English Literature and Composition
Human Geography
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Japanese Language and Culture
United States Government and Politics		 United States History
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Computer Science A
Microeconomics
Statistics		 Biology
Chemistry
Macroeconomics
Thursday, May 22, 2025 Chinese Language and Culture
English Language and Culture
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Precalculus		 Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Friday, May 23, 2025 Environmental Science
Physics 1: Algebra-Based		 Computer Science Principles**
Physics 2: Algebra-Based
Psychology

** April 30, 2025 (11:59 p.m. ET) is the deadline for AP Computer Science Principles students to submit their Create performance task as final in the AP Digital Portfolio.

AP Exam :
What to Expect on Test Day

Before test day, make sure you’re familiar with test day rules and procedures.

AP Test Day

Check-in Time: Candidates must arrive at the test center at least one hour before the exam starts.

  • 8 a.m. Exam: check-in will start at 7:00 AM
  • 12-noon Exam: check-in will start at 11:00 AM

What to Bring

  • Identification: a current government-issued ID (Additional ID may be required by authorized test centers outside the United States.)
  • (For Digital AP Exams) A testing device: Personal electronic devices (Mac and Windows devices, iPads, etc.) with the Bluebook application installed and set up, and charging cable.
  • No. 2 pencils, pens with black or dark blue ink, and an acceptable calculator if your AP Exam allows the use of a calculator.
  • Candidates must read the exam policies (what to bring on exam day) before the exam.
  • Admission tickets are NOT required.

 

Fulbright Korea Testing Center

  • Location: Fulbright Korea (Korean-American Educational Commission)
  • Address: Fulbright Building, 23 Baekbeom-ro 28-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Inquiries about Registration and Exams

FAQs for the AP Exam (in Korean)

Please indicate the given name in English.
Please indicate the family name in English.
Please check the refund policy for the 2023 AP Exams posted below and select "Eligible" if you are eligible to get a refund.
Even if you click 'Eligible', your exam fee will not be refunded depending on the cancellation request date.
Please indicate the name in English.
Please enter your home address in English.
Please enter your bank name in English.
Please enter the SWIFT or BIC code. (11-digit alphabet or number)

 

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