Sign In to Your College Board Account

Already have an account from another College Board program? Then you can use the same one—even if you’ve moved, changed schools, have a different last name, or have a different email.

If not, you’ll need to create an account to join your class section and access AP resources, including AP Classroom and AP Daily videos. You can also use this account for the SAT and other programs—plus managing your college list, saving scholarship searches, and comparing college costs.

Instructions

What You Need to Create an Account

Anyone who is 13 or older can create a College Board account by completing the online form and choosing a username and password. You do not need to wait for a teacher or AP coordinator to create the account for you.

You’ll want to pick a password that’s completely private: don’t share it with anyone. Likewise, if you are using a shared or public computer, it’s best to disable the autofill setting on your browser while you register for an account.

If You Already Have an Account

Even if you now attend a different school, you can keep the same College Board account by updating your information. One account works for all College Board programs and assessments. (In fact, we advise against creating a second account, since it may make it difficult to access your information and lead to problems like delayed scores.)

If anything changes—email, name, school, home address—please update your account as soon as possible.

FAQs

Visit Forgot Username? to have your username sent to the email address used to set up your account. If you know your username but not your password, go to Forgot Password?.

  • If we have enough information to verify you online, you’ll be asked a security question. If you answer correctly, you can reset your password and access your account immediately.
  • If we don’t have enough information to verify you online or you wish to bypass the security question, we will email a temporary password. There’s an “Email Me My Password” option on the security question page.

For other problems, visit the Troubleshooting section in Account Help. 

If you need additional help, contact AP Services for Students.

Your password is case sensitive, so be sure to use the same uppercase or lowercase letters you used when you first set up your password. Use the Forgot Username? or Forgot Password? links for additional help.

For other problems, visit the Troubleshooting section in Account Help.

If you still need help, contact AP Services for Students.

We require at least one number in your password to make your account more secure.

Good passwords:

  • Contain at least 7–15 characters—longer passwords are safer.
  • Have at least one number.
  • Are changed periodically.
  • Are unique but easy to remember.
  • Are hard for someone else to guess. For example, if everyone knows you love peanut butter, don't make your password "peanutbutter1." But you could make it "ILPBIMN1S" ("I love peanut butter it's my No.1 snack").

Ask your AP teacher or AP coordinator to get you a printed consent form that you can fill out together with your parent or guardian. Make sure to fill out all the information. Once your parents sign it, send it back to College Board. The form will have all the instructions. After your form is received, College Board will send your account information.

If you’ve forgotten your username or password, go to Forgot Username? or Forgot Password? and follow the instructions.

For other problems, visit the Troubleshooting section in Account Help.

If you need additional help, you can also contact AP Services for Students.

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