Updated 2021 Advanced Placement exam information released

The following letter was written by Fayetteville-Manlius High School Assistant Principal Karen Liparulo for F-M Advanced Placement students and their families.

Dear AP Student and Parent,

As you may know, the College Board Advanced Placement released important updates regarding the 2021 AP Exams. After careful review of the available space at the high school, I am pleased to report we are able to accommodate students to take the traditional, in-school AP exam administration option while still maintaining the current 6-foot social distancing safety guidelines.

Fayetteville-Manlius High School will offer the following exam administration options:

Administration 1: Paper and Pencil Only

May 3-7, 10-12, 14 and 17

Chemistry will NOT be offered in this exam administration. The in-school, paper and pencil option will be offered in exam Administration 2 on May 25. The at-home, digital option will be offered in exam Administration 3 on June 10.

Administration 2: Only Chemistry offered; Paper and Pencil /Half Digital

May 18-21, 24-28 

Chemistry: In-school, paper and pencil option will be administered on May 25; the at-home, digital option will be offered in the exam Administration 3 option on June 10.

Administration 3: Reserved for retakes and/or technology issues

Calculus AB & BC; Physics 1 & Physics C: Mechanics: At-home digital option will be offered on June 9.

Chemistry: At-home digital option will be offered on June 10.

We highly encourage students to take the traditional, in-school, paper and pencil exam option. However, AP is offering at-home digital testing options for 25 AP courses for those students who elect to test at-home during Administration 2; or Calculus AB & BC; Physics 1 & Physics C: Mechanics; Statistics; or Chemistry at-home during Administration 3.

Important

In the coming weeks, AP teachers will need a commitment from each student regarding their decision for in-person or at-home digital testing. This information is critical to ensure our exam order reflects any changes to the format of the exam to be ordered and for scheduling purposes. 

AP teachers will ask each student to make a decision as to the exam format they have selected. Students are expected to inform each of their AP teachers of their decision by Thursday, March 18 at 3 p.m.    

Please be mindful, all Language and Music Theory exams will be administered in-person during Administration 1 ONLY. There are no at-home options available for these exams (schedules below).

A detailed overview of the recent announcement, including course-specific information, is available on the AP 2020-21 Updates page

Thank you very much.

Karen A. Liparulo

Assistant Principal

2021 Exam Schedule 

Administration 1

All in-person, paper-and-pencil exams

Monday, May 3, 2021

  • 8 a.m. – Government & Politics
  • 12 p.m. – Physics C Mechanics

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

  • 8 a.m. – Calculus AB
  • 8 a.m. – Calculus BC
  • 12 p.m. – German Language
  • 12 p.m. – Human Geography

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

  • 8 a.m. – English Literature
  • 12 p.m. – Physics 1

Thursday, May 6, 2021

  • 8 a.m. – U.S. History
  • 12 p.m. – Computer Science A

Friday, May 7, 2021

  • 12 p.m. – European History

Monday, May 10, 2021

  • 8 a.m. – French Language
  • 8 a.m. – Word History: Modern
  • 12 p.m. – Macroeconomics

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

  • 8 a.m. – Spanish Language
  • 12 p.m. – Latin 
  • 12 p.m. – Psychology

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

  • 8 a.m. – English Language
  • 12 p.m. – Microeconomics
  • 12 p.m. – Music Theory

Monday, May 13, 2021

  • 8 a.m. – Biology
  • 12 p.m. – Chinese Language 
  • 12 p.m. – Environmental Science

Monday, May 17, 2021

  • 12 p.m. – Statistics

Administration 2

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

  • 12 p.m. – English Literature (DIGITAL)
  • 4 p.m. – Computer Science A (DIGITAL)

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

  • 12 p.m. – European History (DIGITAL)
  • 12 p.m. – U.S. History (DIGITAL)
  • 4 p.m. – Macroeconomics (DIGITAL)

Thursday, May 20, 2021

  • 12 p.m. – U.S. Government & Politics (DIGITAL)
  • 12 p.m. – World History: Modern (DIGITAL)
  • 4 p.m. – Psychology (DIGITAL)

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

  • 8 a.m. – Chemistry (IN-PERSON)

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

  • 12 p.m. – English Language (DIGITAL)

Thursday, May 27, 2021

  • 12 p.m. – Biology (DIGITAL)
  • 4 p.m. – Environmental Science (DIGITAL)

Friday, May 28, 2021

  • 12 p.m. – Human Geography (DIGITAL)
  • 4 p.m. – Microeconomics (DIGITAL)

Administration 3

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

  • 12 p.m. – Calculus AB (DIGITAL)
  • 12 p.m. – Calculus BC (DIGITAL)
  • 4 p.m. – Physics 1 (DIGITAL)
  • 4 p.m. – Physics C: Mechanics (DIGITAL)

Thursday, June 10, 2021

  • 12 p.m. – Chemistry (DIGITAL)
  • 4 p.m. – Statistics (DIGITAL)

Digital Portfolio Submission Deadlines

Thursday, May 20, 2021

  • AP Art & Design due by 11:59 p.m.