{"id":13358,"date":"2026-07-24T14:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T05:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.fulbright.or.kr\/notice-2027-ap-exam-start-time-changes-for-the-korea-region-1000-am-200-pm\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T15:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T06:39:08","slug":"notice-2027-ap-exam-start-time-changes-for-the-korea-region-1000-am-200-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.fulbright.or.kr\/en\/notice-2027-ap-exam-start-time-changes-for-the-korea-region-1000-am-200-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"[Notice] 2027 AP Exam Start Time Changes for the Korea Region (10:00 AM \/ 2:00 PM)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13358\" class=\"elementor elementor-13358 elementor-13330\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb27ded e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fb27ded\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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jeg_module__2_6a65853be9e66\" ><p class=\"post-date \">2026-07-24<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595c14f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"595c14f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418ca3ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"418ca3ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c3fc0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54c3fc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-887edb4-f1ea241\" data-interaction-id=\"887edb4\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"887edb4\" id=\"13363\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Hello, this is the Korean-American Educational Commission (KAEC) Testing Center.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Starting with the May 2027 AP Exams, exam start times will be updated for several regions worldwide. This is a global security measure by the College Board to prevent potential security issues and exam content leaks across different time zones. <\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Students and parents planning to prepare for and take AP exams in Korea from 2027 onwards must review the following changes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5c4622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e5c4622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\">1. What&#8217;s Changing<\/h3><ul data-path-to-node=\"8\"><li><p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Terminology Update<\/b>: The previously used terms &#8216;Morning&#8217; and &#8216;Afternoon&#8217; exams will be replaced with <b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"62\">Session 1<\/b> and <b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"73\">Session 2<\/b>.<br\/><\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Standardized Time Basis<\/b>: Unlike the past, where local times were uniformly applied, starting in 2027, start times will be assigned based on each region&#8217;s <b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"59\">UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) offset<\/b> as of May.<br\/><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aba7d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2aba7d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-path-to-node=\"9\">2. \ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7 Korea Region Exam Start Times (UTC +09:00)<\/h3><p data-path-to-node=\"10\">Korea falls under the <b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"14\">UTC +09:00<\/b> time zone. Accordingly, starting with the 2027 AP Exams, the start times for all test centers in Korea (including the KAEC Testing Center) have been confirmed as follows. Please note that the times have been pushed back by 2 hours compared to the previous schedule (8:00 a.m. \/ 12:00 p.m.).<br\/>  <\/p><ul data-path-to-node=\"11\"><li><p data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Session 1 (Formerly Morning Exam)<\/b>: Local time <b data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"28\">10:00 a.m<\/b>.<br\/><\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Session 2 (Formerly Afternoon Exam)<\/b>: Local time <b data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"28\">2:00 p.m<\/b>.<br\/><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55de672c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55de672c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-path-to-node=\"12\">3. What&#8217;s Not Changing<br\/><\/h3><ul data-path-to-node=\"13\"><li><p data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">US Region Standards<\/b>: Most schools in the 48 contiguous US states, Hawaii, and Washington D.C. will continue to start exams at their local time of 8:00 a.m. (Session 1) and 12:00 p.m. (Session 2) without any changes. <i data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"117\">(However, times for Alaska will change to 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.)<\/i><br\/><\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Grace Period Policy<\/b>: To account for unforeseen circumstances, the existing College Board policy allowing exams to start up to 1 hour after the official start time remains unchanged.<br\/><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73aed78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73aed78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-path-to-node=\"14\">4. Future Updates<\/h3><p data-path-to-node=\"15\">An online lookup tool that allows schools and test centers to verify exact AP exam start times is scheduled to launch this fall. Once the tool becomes available, KAEC will review the details and provide further guidance if necessary.<br\/> <\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"16\">For more detailed original announcements and the full 2027 exam schedule, please refer to the official College Board website links below.<br\/><\/p><ul data-path-to-node=\"17\"><li><p data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Original Announcement<\/b>: <a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/apcentral.collegeboard.org\/exam-administration-ordering-scores\/exam-dates\/start-times\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwi_16LQw-qVAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQyQE\">2027 AP Exam Start Times<\/a><br\/><\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"17,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"17,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Full Exam Schedule<\/b>: <a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/apcentral.collegeboard.org\/exam-administration-ordering-scores\/exam-dates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwi_16LQw-qVAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQygE\">2027 AP Exam Dates<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-path-to-node=\"18\">If you have any further questions, please contact the KAEC Testing Center. 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