AP Chinese and AP Japanese Language and Culture
The 2025 AP Chinese Language and Culture and AP Japanese Language and Culture Exams will be administered as they have been in the past—on school-owned and -controlled devices via the AP Chinese and Japanese exam application. AP coordinators are emailed by early April with details about installing the exam application on testing computers before exam day.
New for 2025 AP Exams:
- Chromebooks: There are updates this year to how the AP Chinese and AP Japanese exam application is installed on Chromebooks. All details will be in the setup and administration guide, but if you already have the exam application installed from last year, you’ll need to uninstall and reinstall it again this spring. Note: Chrome OS version 90 or higher is supported.
- Windows: Windows 10 32-bit is no longer supported.
Ordering
AP Chinese and AP Japanese Exams are ordered through AP Registration and Ordering in the same way as all other AP Exams. For more information about ordering AP Exams, go to Ordering and Fees.
System Requirements
These exams can be administered on school-owned and -controlled Chromebooks, Macs, and Windows PCs that meet the requirements outlined in the AP Chinese and AP Japanese Exams: Setup and Administration Guide. Internet connectivity is required throughout the setup process and exam administration. Chromebooks must be under management control of Google Workspace for Education.
Headsets are required for each student testing.
Accommodations
Extended time, additional breaks, adjustable screen color, screen magnification, large-print exams, screen reader, audio transcript, repetition of aural stimuli, and multiple-day testing are supported through the exam application for students who are approved for these accommodations by College Board. If a student with any other approved accommodation is planning to take the AP Chinese or AP Japanese Exam, contact the College Board SSD office.
By Early April 2025
We'll email AP coordinators with all details needed to install, practice with, and administer the exams, including:
- A link to the AP Chinese and AP Japanese Exams: Setup and Administration Guide.
- The link to install the exam application on testing computers.
- Passwords and codes that you and proctors will use to launch and administer exams on exam day.
If you haven’t received this email by early April and you think you should have, please contact AP Services for Educators.