Advanced Placement testing begins Monday at 8 a.m., but this year testing will look significantly different. In past years all tests were taken on paper with a bubble sheet and booklet, but after the College Board moved the SAT to online, the AP tests have followed. The exams will be a blend of digital, hybrid, and traditional formats.
The fully digitized subjects are:
- AP African American Studies (U.S. schools only)
- AP Art History
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
- AP Computer Science A
- AP Computer Science Principles
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP Environmental Science
- AP European History
- AP Human Geography
- AP Latin
- AP Psychology
- AP Seminar
- AP United States Government and Politics
- AP United States History
- AP World History: Modern
Hybrid exams involve answering multiple choice questions and viewing free response questions on Bluebook. But, free response questions are answered on paper. These tests include:
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Chemistry
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP Microeconomics
- AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based
- AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based
- AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
- AP Physics C: Mechanics
- AP Precalculus
- AP Statistics
The subjects that have not changed exam formats are:
- AP 2-D Art and Design
- AP 3-D Art and Design
- AP Drawing
- AP Chinese Language and Culture
- AP French Language and Culture
- AP German Language and Culture
- AP Italian Language and Culture
- AP Japanese Language and Culture
- AP Music Theory
- AP Research
- AP Spanish Language and Culture
- AP Spanish Literature and Culture
As the exams are fully digital, students must know their College Board login information. Students must memorize their passwords as the proctors will have no way of accessing this information on test day. If students do not know their login information, they will not be able to test and there will be no make-ups or refunds.
Students will also take the exams on their school-issued chromebooks. The chromebooks will need to be fully charged, and students are advised to bring chargers with them. For those who do not have a school issued chromebook, the school will have a number of standard computers available for students to borrow for testing.
A comprehensive schedule of all AP tests can be found on the College Board website. If there are any questions, students should email testing coordinator Christina Wills.
