Key Facts About Digital AP Exams
Here are some key facts to help you decide if digital testing is a good fit for your school.
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Digital exams are available for 7 AP subjects in May 2023:
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AP Computer Science Principles
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AP English Language and Composition
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AP English Literature and Composition
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AP European History
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AP Seminar
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AP U.S. History
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AP World History: Modern
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The digital option is available to schools in the 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C.
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Digital exams are optional. Schools make local decisions and choose to offer digital, paper, or a combination of paper and digital.
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No application is required to order digital exams. The AP coordinator indicates the mode for relevant exams in AP Registration and Ordering.
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AP coordinators work with school or district technology staff on the school’s technical readiness for digital testing.
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Resources are available to help schools get ready to administer digital AP Exams.
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Digital exams are proctored and administered in school on the same schedule as paper exams. They may not be taken at home.
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Digital exams include the same number of sections, number and type of questions, question choice (if applicable), and timing as the paper exams.
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Students can go back within a section or part to review or complete previous questions. As on the paper exam, students may not return to parts within a section that have already been completed.
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Students can use the Bluebook™ testing app on a wide range of devices.
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Bluebook requirements are typical of other applications used in schools.
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Accommodations such as extended time are provided in Bluebook.
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Full instructional planning reports will be available to schools and teachers for students who take digital AP Exams.