Korea's AP registration for the 2027 exams opens at 8:00am Beijing time on 10 August, run as always by the Korean-American Educational Commission (Fulbright). Seats at the popular subjects go quickly, and the commission keeps its two-centre model: Seoul and Jeju, with Session 1 starting at 10:00 and Session 2 at 14:00.
The two windows
- Round one, 10 August 8:00 to 10 November 16:00: regular exams 300,000 won, late-testing exams 355,000 won
- Round two, 23 November 8:00 to 9 March 16:00: regular 365,000 won, late-testing 420,000 won
Round two costs meaningfully more per subject, so candidates who know their subjects should take round one. Late-testing runs in Seoul only - Jeju does not offer it. Registration is open to students enrolled at or attached to a secondary school, including homeschoolers, virtual-school students and new graduates who need AP scores for university applications; anyone outside those categories needs College Board approval by email before KAEC will confirm them.
Three checks before the form opens
- College Board account details - legal English name exactly as in the passport, date of birth, email. Reuse the account from any earlier AP, SAT or PSAT; duplicate accounts should be merged by AP Services first. Mismatches against the passport have cost candidates entry on the day.
- School code - use your school's code if it has one, otherwise the code for your province
- A cross-border payment route - seats lock in order of received payment, which must arrive within seven days of the form. International transfers need two to three working days, and the payer name should match the candidate.
After payment is confirmed, KAEC issues a Join Code within a week or two; the registration only truly exists once that code is entered in My AP and the subject shows there.
Is the trip worth it from the mainland?
Usually not. On top of the entry fee, a Seoul sitting means flights, hotels and three to five days of travel around the exam - a real cost in money and in exam condition. The honest case for Korea is a subject the mainland does not offer, such as United States History or United States Government and Politics. For everything else, testing at an authorised centre at home is the calmer route: Hanlin is a College Board-authorised AP centre (CEEB code 000147) with test centres in Shanghai and Shenzhen and a US option, and has run AP registration for seven years - details on the AP programme page.