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The Advanced Placement Program has sent new information regarding examination. View details below for an update.
Most exams will have one or two free-response questions, and each question will be timed separately. Students will need to write and submit their responses within the allotted time for each question. Below are further details regarding format:
The digital divide could prevent some low-income and rural students from participating. Working with partners, the AP program is investing so these students have the tools and connectivity they need to review AP content online and take the exam. If your student needs mobile tools or connectivity, fill out the following by April 24. Digital support survey.
As usual, students’ work will be scored by the network of college faculty and AP teachers, and will be reported on a 1–5 scale. Scores are anticipated to release as close to the usual July timeframe.
The AP program correspondents are confident that the vast majority of higher ed institutions will award college credit as they have in the past. They’ve spoken with hundreds of institutions across the country that support solutions for this year’s AP Exams.
To help support teachers and schools that are struggling to collect and score student work for course grades, that AP program will provide every AP teacher with their students’ responses from the online exams by May 26. Administrators and teachers can individually determine whether they’d like to use these results locally as part of a course grade or as a final exam.
Like many college-level exams, this year’s AP Exams will be open book/open note. The exam format and questions are being designed specifically for an at-home administration, so points will not be earned from content that can be found in textbooks or online. However, students taking the exams may not consult with any other individuals during the testing period. The AP program will take the necessary steps to protect the integrity of each exam administration, as we do every year.
They are confident that the vast majority of AP students will follow the rules for taking the exams. For the small number of students who may try to gain an unfair advantage, we have a comprehensive and strict set of protocols in place to prevent and detect cheating. While some of these practices are confidential to maximize their effectiveness, students and education professionals can learn more about security measures. View security measures.
At a minimum, test takers should understand that those attempting to gain an unfair advantage will either be blocked from testing or their AP scores will be canceled, and their high school will be notified as will colleges or other organizations to which the student has already sent any College Board scores (including SAT® scores). And they may be prohibited from taking a future Advanced Placement® Exam as well as the SAT, SAT Subject Tests™, or CLEP® assessments.
On March 25, the AP program began offering free live AP review courses, delivered by AP teachers from across the country. The courses have been viewed more than 3.2 million times since they became available. On-demand lessons are now available for Art and Design, AP Capstone™, and Computer Science Principles.
In addition to sharing information about these classes with students, teachers who are providing remote instruction can use AP Classroom for most subjects. The AP programs has now unlocked secure free-response questions in AP Classroom so teachers can digitally assign relevant practice questions students can take at home. Additional tips for helping students practice are available.
Webinars, videos and other resources to help AP teachers and coordinators are available. Coordinators can register for live training on April 10 to learn more about exams.
View a list of frequently asked questions to their website so you can find answers to important topics, including information for students with accommodations, details about exam fees and cancellations, credit and placement, calculator policies and more. Continual updates will be shared through email, online educator communities and social media.
Your support is critical to ensuring students have the opportunity to earn college credit and placement. Thank you for all you’re doing during this unprecedented time.
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