The AP U.S. History (APUSH) exam is given during the regular AP testing window in early May each year, and the exact day depends on the year and the official College Board schedule.

APUSH exam date for 2026

For 2026, AP exams run from May 4–8 and May 11–15, 2026. AP U.S. History is traditionally scheduled on one of the mornings in that first or second week of May, with the exact day and time set by the College Board and communicated by your school’s AP coordinator.

To be 100% sure of when is the APUSH exam for your school:

  1. Check the official AP Exam Dates page on AP Central.
  1. Confirm with your school’s AP coordinator or counselor, since they handle test ordering and room assignments.

Recent APUSH dates (for context)

These past dates give you a sense of the pattern:

  • In 2025, APUSH was scheduled in the first half of May (for example, many resources note it falling around May 6–9).
  • Older forum posts show APUSH commonly landing on a weekday in the first half of May as well (e.g., May 8 in some past years).

So if you’re planning ahead for 2026, you can safely expect your APUSH exam to be on a weekday morning between May 4 and May 15, 2026, with the exact date confirmed by the official AP schedule and your school.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.