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What to bring to your AP Exam

Bring a fully charged device with Bluebook installed (unless your school gives you one), its charger, and your College Board account login. You’ll also need pencils or pens, approved calculators for exams that allow them, and a photo ID if you’re testing at a school you don’t attend. Leave your phone and smartwatch out of the room.

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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Bring these

  • A testing device with Bluebook installed and fully charged, plus a compatible charger. Skip this if your school provides devices.
  • Your College Board account username and password. A password saved on your device won’t work, so you need to know it.
  • For fully digital exams: pencils or pens for notes on the scratch paper you’re given.
  • For hybrid exams: two sharpened No. 2 pencils with erasers, or pens with black or dark blue ink, for the free-response booklet.
  • Up to 2 approved calculators, only for exams that allow them. Bluebook also has a built-in Desmos calculator for those exams.
  • A ruler or straightedge, for AP Physics exams only.
  • A watch that isn’t a smartwatch and doesn’t beep.
  • A government or school photo ID, if you’re not a student at the school where you’re testing.

Optional extras

  • A mouse. Bluetooth is fine if it’s fully charged.
  • A keyboard if you test on a tablet. It’s required on a tablet for fully digital exams. Keyboards aren’t allowed with laptops.
  • A power bank or external laptop battery. Put it on your desk for the proctor to check.
  • A wired headset for world language and Music Theory exams, if your school doesn’t provide one.

Leave these out

Having a banned item during the exam or the break can get you dismissed and your score canceled, so check your bag before you go in.

  • Phones, smartwatches, smart glasses and any other electronics apart from your testing device
  • Styluses, including Apple Pencils
  • Books, notes, dictionaries, highlighters and colored pencils
  • Earbuds and headphones, apart from wired headsets for language and Music Theory exams
  • Hats, unless worn for religious or medical reasons
  • Food and drinks in the room. You can get a snack or water during the 10-minute break.

Looking for your “AP ID”?

College Board’s current what-to-bring list doesn’t ask for an AP ID number. What you need for a digital exam is your College Board account sign-in. If your coordinator gives you any other number or label, bring it along.

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Sources: College Board, AP Central. Checked October 2026.

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