AP
AP calculator rules vary by subject and exam section, with some courses requiring graphing calculators, some allowing scientific calculators, and some...
Chapter the FirstA reference for exam day
The Approved
Calculator Checker.
A plain-language ledger for checking whether a specific physical calculator is permitted on a specific exam, verified against the testing authority's own published policy.
17
Evidence-backed verdicts published to date
3
U.S. exam policies covered in this edition
90-day
Re-verification cadence against official policy
Part the Second
SAT / ACT / FE / APBrowse by examination.
§ SAT · College Board§ AP · College Board
SAT
The SAT calculator policy permits approved calculators for the Math section, including standard scientific calculators such as the Casio fx-991CW, while...
§ ACT · ACT Inc.ACT
The ACT calculator policy allows permitted calculators only on the mathematics test and places responsibility on students to bring an acceptable device...
§ FE · NCEESFE
The NCEES FE calculator policy uses a strict whitelist and allows only listed calculator families, including Casio fx-115 and fx-991 models, HP 33s and...
Part the Third
10 models in the current guideBrowse by calculator.
Models are grouped by brand for quick lookup in the current guide.
Part the Fourth
On method and verification.
Every verdict starts with the exam authority's published calculator policy, then gets checked against the calculator's hardware class and known barred features.
- Locate the primary source.Use the current official policy page or PDF from the testing organization.
- Match the device features.Compare CAS, graphing, wireless, app, and keyboard behavior against the rule text.
- Date the verdict.Store lastVerified, source access date, confidence, evidence note, and a recheck date.