REGULATIONS ON HANDHELD CALCULATORS FOR AP EXAMS

REGULATIONS ON HANDHELD CALCULATORS FOR AP EXAMS

To ensure fairness, transparency, and compliance with the College Board’s policies during the AP Exam administration, candidates must carefully review the following rules regarding calculator usage:

GENERAL REGULATIONS ON CALCULATOR USAGE

Candidates may only use calculators that are included on the College Board’s approved list. Candidates should verify eligibility prior to exam day.
A maximum of two handheld calculators may be brought into the exam room.
Candidates are not allowed to share calculators with others during the exam.
Calculators may not be used to store exam content or to transmit information.
Candidates may still take the exam without a calculator or with a non-approved calculator (though such calculators will not be allowed for use).
Any violation of these rules may result in the cancellation of exam scores.

DESMOS CALCULATOR INTEGRATED INTO THE BLUEBOOK APPLICATION

For the 2025–2026 AP Exam administration, the Desmos calculator integrated into the Bluebook application has been updated. However, the rules regarding approved handheld calculators remain unchanged.

AP Statistics: Candidates may now use the Desmos calculator built into the Bluebook exam application.

Regulations on using the Desmos calculator integrated into Bluebook:

To ensure suitability for each subject, different versions of the Desmos calculator are integrated in Bluebook, aligned with each exam’s requirements.
Candidates may only use the integrated Desmos version in Bluebook. Use of the Desmos web version or standalone app is not permitted.

AP EXAMS WHERE CALCULATORS ARE PERMITTED

The following table outlines the calculator usage policy for specific AP Exams:

Exam	Approved Calculators	Section I Multiple Choice	Section II Free Response
Calculus AB	Graphing calculators Integrated Desmos graphing calculator	Allowed in Part B	Allowed in Part A
Calculus BC
Chemistry	Scientific or graphing calculators Integrated Desmos (scientific/graphing) in Bluebook Four-function calculators (not recommended)	Allowed	Allowed
Biology	Four-function calculator (with square root); Scientific or graphing calculators; Integrated Desmos scientific calculator in Bluebook	Allowed	Allowed
Environmental Science
Macroeconomics	Four-function calculators; Integrated Desmos four-function calculator in Bluebook Note: Handheld calculators with data storage capability (e.g., scientific or graphing calculators) are not permitted.	Allowed	Allowed
Microeconomics
Physics 1	Scientific or graphing calculators Integrated Desmos scientific or graphing calculator in Bluebook Four-function calculators	Allowed	Allowed
Physics 2
Physics C: Mechanics
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Statistics	Graphing calculators with statistical functions; Integrated Desmos graphing calculator in Bluebook; Non-graphing calculators with required statistical functions as described in AP Statistics Course and Exam Description.	Allowed	Allowed

Note: Handheld calculators are not allowed in any other AP Exam except those listed above (e.g., Computer Science A and Computer Science Principles), unless a candidate has an approved College Board accommodation allowing the use of a four-function calculator. For more information: Accommodations on College Board Exams | College Board.

LIST OF APPROVED HANDHELD GRAPHING CALCULATORS

CASIO
X-6000 Series	FX-6200 Series	FX-6300 Series
FX-6500 Series	FX-7000 Series	FX-7300 Series
FX-7400 Series	FX-7500 Series	FX-7700 Series
FX-7800 Series	FX-8000 Series	FX-8500 Series
FX-8700 Series	FX-8800 Series	Graph25 Series
FX-9700 Series*	FX-9750 Series*	FX-9860 Series*
CFX-9800 Series*	CFX-9850 Series*	CFX-9950 Series*
CFX-9970 Series*	FX 1.0 Series*	FX-CG-10 *
Algebra FX 2.0 Series*	FX-CG-20 Series*	FX-CG-50*
Graph35 Series*	Graph75 Series*	Graph95 Series*
Graph100 Series*	FX-CG500* (The use of the stylus is not permitted)	FX-CG-100*

HEWLETT-PACKARD
HP-9G	HP-28 Series*	HP-38G*
HP-39 Series*	HP-40 Series*	HP-48 Series*
HP-49 Series*	HP-50 Series*	HP Prime*

SHARP
EL-5200	EL-9200 Series*	EL-9300 Series*
EL-9600 Series* (The use of the stylus is not permitted)	EL-9900 Series*

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
TI-73	TI-80	TI-81
TI-82*	TI-83/TI-83 Plus	TI-83 Plus Silver*
TI-84 Plus/ TI-84 Plus CE	TI-84 Plus CE Python*	TI-84 Plus Silver*
TI-84 Plus C Silver*	TI-84 Plus T*	TI-84 Plus CE-T Python Edition*
TI-84 Plus CE-T*	TI-85*	TI-86*
TI-89*	TI-89 Titanium*	TI-Nspire/ TI-Nspire CX
TI-Nspire CX II*	TI-Nspire CX II-T*	TI-Nspire CAS*
TI-Nspire CX CAS*	TI-Nspire CM-C*	TI-Nspire CM-C CAS*
TI-Nspire CX-C CAS*	TI-Nspire CX II CAS*	TI-Nspire CX II-T CAS*
TI-Nspire CX II-C CAS*

RADIO SHACK
EC-4033	EC-4034	EC-4037

OTHERS
Datexx DS-883	Micronta	NumWorks*
Smart²

Please note that:

Calculators marked with (*) contain built-in functionalities suitable for AP Calculus.
Any model within an approved series is acceptable.
Special guidelines for security:

Calculators with large displays (≥ 1 inch/2.54 cm) or tilted/hinged screens are permitted.
Calculators with infrared data transmission are permitted.
Calculators with built-in constants, unit conversions, or math/science formulas are permitted.
HP 48–50 Series and Casio FX-9860 calculators may use memory cards if designed specifically for that series.
Casio FX-CG500 is permitted but the stylus may not be used during the exam.

This list only covers graphing calculators. There is no specific list for approved scientific (nongraphing) calculators; however, they must not contain prohibited features described in Section 5.