FAQ
When are technical requirements for Bluebook updated?
College Board shares updated Bluebook technical requirements for the upcoming school year every summer.
For operating systems, these include a minimum required version and a strongly recommended maximum version as well as any exclusions within that range.
We set these standards only after rigorous testing and thorough research, and we strive to provide every student with a testing experience that’s both successful and secure.
We won’t change minimum operating system requirements during the school year unless we have to. Reasons for an off-schedule change include the expiration of vendor support or the discovery of a critical issue with the way Bluebook performs on a particular version.
We test Bluebook on higher versions throughout the year and update the recommended maximum once they’re certified.
Bluebook is tested on new versions of ChromeOS before they’re promoted to the stable channel and on new versions of MacOS and iPadOS within 90 days of their release.