1. AP Exam Breakdown
3 hours 15 minutes

2. AP Credit By passing this test you will earn 6 hours college credit.
Out of pocket cost if you score less than a 3:
UTSA - $668 per hour = $4008 for 6 hours + 2 books at about $100 each
St. Mary’s - $1810 per hour = $10,860 for 6 hours + 2 books at about $100 each

3. APUSH Scale Score range AP Grade Minimum % Right 94-100 5 72

4. Division of AP Test into Time Periods
Period Approximate Exam Weight % % % % % % % %
1980 Present %

5. Multiple Choice Section
40% of exam score
You will have 55 minutes for this section
Questions will be grouped into sets of 2 to 4 questions for each prompt
55 questions
Of these 6 will be experimental that will not count toward your score but you will not know which these are.

6. Short Answer Questions
20% of exam score
40 minutes to complete this section
3 short answer questions
One will be experimental and will not count
Does not require a thesis statement
Concentrate on writing concise statements that include specific historic examples
Use complete sentences
Outlines or bullet points will not be accepted
Don’t forget synthesis

7. Short Answer Questions, cont.
Question 1 (required): periods 3–8
Question 2 (required): periods 3–8
Students will choose between question 3, periods 1–5, and question 4, periods 6–9

8. Long Essay Question 40 minutes, 15% of Exam grade
35 minutes to complete this section
You will be asked to select one of 3 questions
Option 1: periods 1–3
Option 2: periods 4–6
Option 3: periods 7–9
Thesis, Detail, Conclusion is required
Don’t forget synthesis
ATFQ
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9. DBQ Focuses on Periods 3-8, 25% of exam score
Begins with a 15 minute reading and planning period
You will then have 45 minutes to complete the essay
Essay question that requires you to interpret and analyze 7 brief documents
Essay should be broken down into these parts
Intro, thesis, doc’s, conclusion
Don’t forget synthesis