August 2026 AP World Languages and Music Theory Technical Pilot

Pilot Rules

By participating in the AP World Languages and Music Theory Technical Pilot (the “Pilot”), you agree to the following rules.  

Requirements for the AP World Languages and Music Theory Technical Pilot

The Pilot may be taken at a test site or remotely, as described below. It is administered on the College Board Bluebook™ digital testing application (“Exam App”) that is downloaded to your Testing Device.  

You will be taking an exam prototype for a digital AP Spanish Language and Culture exam, an AP Chinese Language and Culture exam, or an AP Music Theory exam (each, an “Exam”). The Exam you will take is not a sample exam. It does NOT approximate an actual AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam, an actual AP Chinese Language and Culture exam, nor an actual AP Music Theory exam. You will NOT have access to your answers or the essays you write after the exam. Your answers and essays will NOT be scored; however, we ask that you test just as you would in an actual AP exam.  

As part of your participation in the Pilot you are required to take the following steps, including:  

• bringing a fully charged personal Testing Device with international keyboard functionality (for students taking AP Spanish/Chinese Language and Culture) and a wired headset with microphone  
• installing the Exam App on your Testing Device
• completing all sections of the Exam  
• reporting any issues to your test proctor
• completing the post-exam survey sent to you by email in a timely manner

Section 1. Taking the Exam In-Person and Remotely

• The Exam is a digital exam. You will take the Exam on a testing device, using an app called Bluebook.
• You must bring the following items (“Required Items”).
  • Fully charged Testing Device with the Exam App installed (and with foreign language keyboard installed, for students taking AP Spanish Language or AP Chinese Language)
  • Pencil for scratch work.
  • Wired Headset with Microphone.
  • You must bring an acceptable photo ID. ID Requirements are on the College Board website at satsuite.collegeboard.org/digital/what-to-bring-do/id-requirements.  
• Your testing device must be one of the following:
  • Windows laptop.
  • Mac laptop.
  • Windows tablet (external keyboard is required with a Windows tablet), or other tablet.
  • iPad.
• You cannot use any other devices to take the Exam. You cannot take the Exam on a mobile phone.
• Your testing device must have enough charge to last the duration of the exam and setup.
• Make sure your device is running on an approved operating system. See bluebook.collegeboard.org/students/approved-devices for more information.
• Bluebook must be downloaded to your testing device before you can take the Exam. You will need to download Bluebook yourself. You can download Bluebook from the College Board website at bluebook.app.collegeboard.org.
• You must sign in to Bluebook using your College Board online account username (email address) and password, sign the “Privacy Policy and Use of This App” rules, and complete exam setup before the test. You will receive an email with the authentication details you’ll need to log into Bluebook and begin testing.
• If we determine that there is a difference between your photo ID and your registration for the pilot, or if the photo ID doesn’t meet our requirements (for example, if your nickname is on one field but your full name is on another), we may, in our sole discretion, deny you admission to the test site. We may also dismiss you from the test site.
• Staff at your exam site will direct you to your testing room.
• You will connect to your testing site’s internet.
• You MAY bring the following to the test:
  • A power cord and/or a portable charger. There is no guarantee that you will have access to an outlet for charging.
  • An external mouse and mouse pad.
  • Pen or pencil for scratch work. This pencil does not have to be a No. 2 pencil. Proctors will give you paper before the test begins.
• Close all applications other than Bluebook before the test begins. You are not allowed to have any other apps open on your testing device during testing. You are not allowed to paste work into Bluebook from another program or application. Certain testing accommodations may allow for exceptions to this rule.
• An internet connection is required to start the test and to submit your answers at the end of the test. You will receive instructions from your proctor on test day if there is an internet outage.
• Spanish/Chinese: In the first section, you will respond to an oral free-response question, and you will record your responses via the Exam App. In the second section, you will write a free-response essay, and the prompt will contain audio sources. In the final section, you will respond to a set of multiple-choice questions, including listening comprehension questions. Once time runs out in a section, you cannot return to any questions from it.  
• Music Theory: In the first section, you will respond to multiple-choice questions. In the second section, you will complete free response questions, including ones with audio sources. In the final section, you will complete two sight singing free response questions. Once time runs out in a section, you cannot return to any questions from it.  
• You must stay for the full length of the standard time test. You cannot submit your answers before the standard timer runs out.
• Enter all your answers into Bluebook.
• Do not close the lid or cover the screen of your testing device until your answers are submitted. Doing so may prevent your answers from being submitted.
• If your answers were successfully submitted, you will see a confirmation screen. If your testing device is not connected to the internet when the Exam ends and your answers are not submitted, you have until 11:59 p.m. local time the next day to reconnect to the internet and submit your answers.

Special Rules for Remote Testing

• Before your test, you will receive an email with the authentication details you’ll need to log into Bluebook and begin testing.
• Gather the following items prior to testing (“Required Items”) unless otherwise specified:  
  • Fully charged testing device with Bluebook installed.
  • Pencil for scratch work.
  • Wired Headset with Microphone.
  • 1 blank sheet of scratch paper (optional).
• You may also have:
  • A power cord and/or a portable charger.
  • An external mouse and mouse pad if you use one.
  • An external keyboard if you use one. (You can use external keyboards only with tablets—not laptops.)
• Ten minutes prior to your start time, be sure you’re at your desk with all necessary supplies and that Bluebook is downloaded and open on your testing device.  
• Confirm that your local internet connection is strong and your testing device is connected.  
• Sign in to Bluebook with the authentication and login details provided in the email mentioned above.
• Follow the instructions provided to you in Bluebook.  
• Internet connection: Bluebook is designed to work with intermittent connection to the internet. An internet connection is required to start the test and to submit results at the end of the test.

Section 2. Items You Cannot Bring to the Exam

You may NOT bring the following items to the Exam or access them during breaks:

• Electronic equipment including phones, smartwatches, smart glasses, fitness trackers, wearable technology, cameras, recording or listening devices not required for the Exam, or any other type of electronic or communication device except for your Testing Device used for the Exam and, if applicable, any assistive technology that you have been approved to use for testing as an accommodation by College Board.
• Books, reference guides, notes, compasses, protractors, dictionaries, highlighters, or colored pencils.
• Papers of any kind.
• Watches that beep, make a noise, or have an alarm.
• Detachable privacy screens for a Testing Device.
• Reference guides, keyboard maps, or other typing instructions.
• Ear plugs.
• Weapons or firearms.

If you do not bring the required items, or if you bring prohibited items, you may be denied admission to the Exam.

Section 3. Behaviors That Are Not Allowed

You are NOT allowed to do or attempt to do the following:

• Attempt to cheat or otherwise obtain an unfair advantage on the Exam.
• Remove or attempt to remove any test questions or responses or any notes or scratch paper from the testing room, including through memorization, give them to anyone else, or discuss them with anyone else through any means, including, but not limited to, email, text messages, or the internet.
• At any time, improperly access or attempt to improperly access the test site, the test (or any part of the test), an answer key, or any information about the test.
• Engage in any way in (i) theft or attempted theft of test content including through Exam App intrusion; (ii) post-exam manipulation of test content, responses or test administration data; (iii) attempting to adversely impact or adversely impacting College Board or your test site’s network or Exam App through any means including cybersecurity means.
• Attempt to give or receive assistance, including by copying or through the use of an answer key.
• Discuss, record, copy, or share information about the test including questions, answers, or form of a test, or any other information that might compromise the security of the test at any time (including before the test, during the test, during breaks, or after the test).
• Communicate with other test takers or other individuals in any form while testing is in session.
• Allow anyone to see your test questions or answers or attempt to see or copy others’ test questions or answers.
• Consult notes, other people, electronic devices, textbooks, websites, or any other resources during the test or during breaks.
• Have subject-related information on your clothing, shoes, or body.
• Use or access any prohibited items including devices or aids such as, but not limited to, mobile phones, smartwatches, fitness trackers, other oral or written communication devices or wearable technology, cameras, notes or reference books, etc., during or in connection with the test, including during breaks.
• Have any applications running on your Testing Device other than the Exam App or approved assistive technology or visit any other digital resource(s) or website(s) during the test.
• Fail to turn in or store away a mobile/smartphone in accordance with your test site’s collection process.
• Leave the testing room permanently prior to the conclusion of all sections of the test. Students may only test in their assigned testing room.  
• Go to a locker or leave the designated testing area at any time during the test administration, including during breaks.
• Deliberately attempt to and/or take the test for someone else or attempt to have someone else impersonate you to take the test.
• Provide false information to College Board.
• Disturb others during the test.
• Consume food or drink in unauthorized areas or times.
• Exhibit or engage in confrontational, threatening or unruly behavior, conduct, or communication toward or concerning others including, without limitation, any test taker, test administrator, proctor, employee of College Board, or College Board contractor.
• Allow an alarm or a personal item to sound in the testing room.
• Fail to follow any of the test administration rules set forth in these Terms and Conditions or in other registration information or directions given by the testing staff or rules of the test site.
• Access or use any artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools during the Test or breaks, including, without limitation, AI writing solutions such as ChatGPT, Photomath, and similar apps, or any AI-enabled feature or resource.
• Deliberately sabotage, damage, or attempt to remove the Testing Device from the testing room or test site during the administration of the test.

Section 4. Incentives

In recognition of your participation in the Pilot, College Board may, in its sole discretion, provide eligible participants with a gift card (“Incentive”). The Incentive does not constitute compensation or a contractual obligation of any kind.

College Board reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to withhold or revoke the Incentive if it determines that you have violated these Pilot Rules, have failed to complete steps required as part of your participation in this Pilot, or have otherwise engaged in conduct that College Board deems inconsistent with the purposes of this Pilot.

Section 5. Privacy

• Privacy Policies. College Board recognizes the importance of protecting your privacy. Our privacy policies located on the College Board website at collegeboard.org/privacy-center (“Privacy Policies”), and also available to you under Help on the Exam App homepage, are part of these Terms and Conditions. You consent to the collection, use, and disclosure by College Board of your information, including personally identifiable information, as described in our Privacy Policies and these Terms and Conditions. College Board may update its Privacy Policies from time to time, and they are subject to change up to one week prior to your Test date. You are required to review the Privacy Policies located at collegeboard.org/privacy-center prior to each test administration.
• Testing Device and Activity Data.
  • Testing Device Data: When you download and use the Exam App, College Board will receive certain information about your Testing Device, including device type, operating system type and version, applications and processes running on your device, Internet Protocol (IP) address, screen size and resolution, number of screens, available memory, storage and disk bytes, disk mount, type and size, battery level, and other device-specific information for the purposes described below.
  • Activity Data: We also capture and monitor the actions you take in the Exam App, including your responses, where you click, where you put your mouse on the page, how long you spend on each page, ctrl/alt/delete attempts, and how you navigate through the Exam App.
  • Voice Recording: For purposes of the Pilot, in the speaking sections of the AP Spanish Language and AP Chinese Language exams and the sight singing section of the AP Music Theory exam, we will record your voice responses. Any voice recordings will be stored securely consistent with College Board policies and only College Board personnel involved in the AP World Language and Culture Technical Pilot will access the recordings. Recordings will be kept for 18 months and then securely destroyed.
  • Testing Device Data and Activity Data: Testing Device Data, Activity Data, and Voice Recordings (collectively, “Data”) may be used by College Board to make sure your device is compatible with the Exam App, for test security purposes, for test validation and research, and to develop and improve College Board products and services. Data may be disclosed to trusted vendors, but only in their provision of services to College Board, and we may disclose aggregated and deidentified Data. Data is not sold or licensed to third parties, including without limitation for their marketing purposes or other commercial purposes. We may share Data with your school, district or state education department related to the Exam you take on the Exam App, including any misuse of the Exam App. You will also be asked to type specific sentences in the Exam App. Neither data nor those typed sentences are used for biometric identification.

Section 6. Miscellaneous

• Use of Artificial Intelligence. College Board may use artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other computational methods (collectively, "AI"), including in the development of the test and for test security purposes. The use of AI is monitored and is designed to help improve efficiency and fairness.
• If College Board determines that you may be in danger, we may contact your parents, your guardians, your high school, law enforcement, and others. We may share information about you, including your personal information, with those we contact.
• Personal property that you bring to the testing site, such as purses, bags, and backpacks, may be searched. College Board may use tools that detect prohibited devices such as metal detecting wands used on individuals and personal property. College Board and testing staff may take personal property that could be used in violation of these rules. College Board will hold this property for a reasonable amount of time for investigation.
• College Board is not responsible for any personal property.

Section 7. Intellectual Property Rights

• All content contained within the Pilot, other practice AP/SAT tests, the Student Question Bank, the Educator Question Bank, Bluebook, College Board’s websites (CollegeBoard.org), and all software, processes, algorithms, and other technologies used in connection with these (called “CB Property”) belong only to College Board and its licensors. You have no rights in or to CB Property other than a personal license to use CB Property for its intended purposes and subject to its terms.
• Attempting to copy, download, decompile, or reverse engineer any CB Property is strictly prohibited. Taking pictures or screenshots of the Exam is strictly prohibited.
• Test answers and other testing materials you submit to College Board are owned by College Board.

Section 8. Dispute Resolution and Venue  

All disputes (disagreements) arising from or related to these rules shall be resolved only in the state and federal courts located in New York County, New York State, and each party to these rules irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts. Each party expressly waives any right to a jury trial in any lawsuit arising from or related to these rules.

Section 9. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT FINALLY DETERMINED TO BE PROHIBITED BY LAW, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF COLLEGE BOARD TO YOU OR ANYONE CLAIMING BY OR THROUGH YOU OR ON YOUR BEHALF, FOR ANY CLAIMS, LOSSES, COSTS, OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO COLLEGE BOARD, OR ANY TEST ADMINISTRATION BY COLLEGE BOARD, FROM ANY CAUSE, SHALL NOT EXCEED $100.00. IN ADDITION, COLLEGE BOARD WILL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY EVENT FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES.