~ Divided into two sections: multiple choice questions and free-response questions.
~ 70 multiple choice questions in 55 minutes.
~ Three free essays in two hours.
~ Covers five major time periods; Foundations, 600-1450, 1450-1750, 1750-1914, 1914- Present.
~ Each time period contributes to one-fifth of the test questions.
~ Questions do not appear in any particular order on the test.
Free-response questions
~ Are three essays in response to a question.
~ They include the document based question or DBQ, the continuity and change over time essay, and the comparative essay.
~ The DBQ is based on a collection of four to ten documents that you must use in order to answer the question.
~ The continuity and change over time essay is answering a question about how something changed over a certain period of time and how it remained the same, these questions tend to deal with large global issues.
~ The comparative essay asks you to compare how two societies responded to a major theme or event.
Scoring
~ 1 point per correct answer on multiple choice questions for a total of 70 possible points.
~ Each essay receives a rating of 0-9 for a total of 27 possible point.
~ Each section of the exam is weighted to be exactly 50% of your score.
~ They turn your 70 possible multiple choices points into 60 points and your 27 possible essay points into another 60 points giving you a 120 possible points.
~ Those 120 possible points into the standard AP 1 to 5 score.
~ A 4-5 will get you collage credit, A 3 might or might not.
~ Raw Score is 50 or more Multiple choice points, 7 or above on DBQ, 6 or above on the Change-Over-Time essay, and 6 or above on the Comparative essay.
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