2004-2005 AP® EXAMINATION FORMATS
2004						2005
% of						% of
Exam		Grade	Format					Grade	Format
Art History	40%	Section I - Part A: 4 sets			40%	Section I - Part A: 4 sets		
	of questions based on slides			of questions based on slides		 
	16 minutes, 4 minutes per set			16 minutes, 4 minutes per set		
	Part B: 85 questions in 44 minutes			Part B: 83 questions in 44 minutes
	60%	Section II - Part A: 7 short essays		60%	Section II - Part A: 7 short essays		 
		based on slides in 1 hour				based on slides in 1 hour	
		Part B: 2 30-minute essays in 1 hour			Part B: 2 30-minute essays in 1 hour	

Note:  One of the 30-minute essays will require students to use an example from beyond the European tradition.  This essay will be based on one of two previously announced topics: 1) The Human Body in Art or 2) Narrative in Art.  See the 2004-2005 Art History Course Description for further details.
Biology	60%	Section I - 100 questions			
		1 hour 20 minutes						
	40%	Section II - 10 minute reading period			SAME
		4 mandatory essays
		1 hour 30 minute writing period
Calculus AB	50%	Section I - Part A: No calculator		
		28 questions in 55 minutes				
		Part B: Graphing calculator required		
		17 questions in 50 minutes				SAME		
	50%	Section II - Part A: Graphing calculator required	
		3 problems in 45 minutes
		Part B: No calculator
		3 problems in 45 minutes
Calculus BC	50%	Section I - Part A: No calculator		
		28 questions in 55 minutes			
		Part B: Graphing calculator required		
		17 questions in 50 minutes				SAME		
	50%	Section II - Part A: Graphing calculator required	
		3 problems in 45 minutes
		Part B: No calculator
		3 problems in 45 minutes

	Notes for Calculus AB and BC: For Section II, if a student finishes Part A before the end of the timed 45 minutes for Part A, he/she cannot begin working on Part B; the student must wait until the beginning of the timed 45 minutes for Part B.  However, during the timed portion for Part B, students may keep the green insert and go back and work on the problems in Part A without the use of a calculator.  The problems will NOT appear in the Section II test booklet.  The three Part A problems will be printed in the green insert.  The three Part B problems will be printed in a separate sealed blue insert.  Each part of all six problems will have a designated workspace in the test booklet.
Chemistry	45%	Section I - 75 questions
		1 hour 30 minutes
		No calculator
	55%	Section II - 40 minutes for Part A:					
		Calculator allowed	
		1 required question				SAME
		1 of 2 other questions					
		50 minutes for Part B:
		No calculator allowed
		3 required questions
		1 of 2 other questions                                                   
Computer	50%	Section I - 40 questions
Science A		1 hour 15 minutes					SAME		
	50%	Section II - 4 questions							
		1 hour 45 minutes

	Note:  The MBS case study appendix MUST be returned with the test booklets and answer sheets.  The language used on the exam will be Java.

	2004						2005
% of						% of
Exam	Grade	Format					Grade	Format
Computer	50%	Section I - 40 questions
Science AB		1 hour 15 minutes					SAME
	50%	Section II - 4 questions					
		1 hour 45 minutes

	Note:  The MBS case study appendix MUST be returned with test booklets and answer sheets.  The language used on the exam will be Java.
Economics:      	66 2/3% 	Section I - 60 questions
Micro	              	70 minutes
                           	33 1/3% 	Section II - 10-minute reading period			SAME			
	              	3 required free-response questions
	              	50 minutes

	Note:  Calculator not permitted.
Economics:        	66 2/3% 	Section I - 60 questions
Macro	              	70 minutes			
                            	33 1/3% 	Section II - 10-minute reading period			SAME					
	              	3 required free-response questions
	              	50 minutes

	Note:  Calculator not permitted.
English	45%	Section I - 54 questions in 1 hour		45%	Section I - 55 questions in 1 hour
Language &	55%	Section II - 3 essays in 2 hours		55%	Section II - 3 essays in 2 hours		
Composition
	Note:  For 2005, the format of the pink Section II booklet will be the same as the format that was introduced at the 2004 administration.  The essay questions will be printed in the pink booklet as well as in the green insert.  Students will be required to write their answers to each of the three essay questions on the lined pages designated for that essay.  In addition, students will be told to write their answers to each question inside the border that has been added to each of the lined pages.  The instructions on the back cover of the pink Section II booklet convey this information.
English	45%	Section I - 55 questions in 1 hour
Literature &	55%	Section II - 3 essays in 2 hours			SAME			
Composition	
Environmental	60%	Section I - 100 questions
Science		1 hour 30 minutes					SAME			
	40%	Section II - 4 mandatory questions
		1 hour 30 minutes			
European 	50%	Section I - 80 multiple-choice questions			
History		55 minutes					
	50%	Section II - 15-minute reading period 		SAME			
		DBQ and 2 thematic essays				
		(1 each from 2 groups of 3 essays)			
		1 hour 55 minutes

	Note:  See the new directions for Section II and the new DBQ generic scoring rubric in the 2004-2005 AP European History Course Description on AP Central.					
French	50%	Section I - 81 questions			50%	Section I - 80 questions		
Language		1 hour 25 minutes					1 hour 25 minutes
	50%	Section II - Writing - 60 minutes		50%	Section II - Writing - 60 minutes	
		Speaking - 15 minutes				Speaking - 15 minutes

	Note: Students will be asked to start and stop their tape recorders at various points during the speaking test.
French	40%	Section I - 68 questions			40%	Section I - 70 questions
Literature		1 hour 20 minutes					1 hour 20 minutes	
	60%	Section II - 1 directed textual analysis	60%	Section II - 1 directed textual analysis	
		1 essay						1 essay	
		1 hour 40 minutes					1 hour 40 minutes	
Geography:	50%	Section I - 75 questions			50%	Section I - 75 questions		
Human			60 minutes					60 minutes		
		50%	Section II - 3 essays in 60 minutes		50%	Section II - 3 essays in 75 minutes
 
	2004						2005
% of						% of
Exam		Grade	Format					Grade	Format
German	45%	Section I - 70 questions
Language		Approximately 1 hour 20 minutes			SAME			
	55%	Section II - Writing - 50 minutes				                                                        Speaking - 20 minutes				

	Note:  Beginning with the 2004 German Language Exam the modified cloze passages (multiple-choice 
	section)have been eliminated.  An additional reading passage has been added with approximately 5 questions.     
	The total number of multiple-choice questions is approximately 70.  Directed Responses are now scored on a 
	scale of 0-6. 
Government 	50%	Section I - 60 questions
& Politics:		45 minutes					SAME			
Comparative	50%	Section II - 4 mandatory essays
		1 hour 40 minutes
Government 	50%	Section I - 60 questions
& Politics:		45 minutes					SAME	
United States	50%	Section II - 4 mandatory essays			
		1 hour 40 minutes
Latin	40%	Section I - 50 questions			
Literature		60 minutes					
	60%	Section II - 15-minute reading period 		SAME					
		3 Catullus questions
		3 of 9 questions (Cicero, Horace, Ovid)				
		1 hour 45 minutes	
Latin:	40%	Section I - 50 questions
Vergil		60 minutes
	60%	Section II - 15-minute reading period 		SAME			
		5 Vergil questions				
		1 hour 45 minutes	
Music	45%	Section I - 75 questions			45%	Section I - 72 questions			
Theory		Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes			Approximately 1 hour 20 minutes
	45%	Section II - 7 exercises			45%	Section II - 7 exercises	
		Approximately 68 minutes				Approximately 68 minutes
	10%	Section II - 2 sight-singing exercises		10%	Section II - 2 sight-singing exercises	
		Approximately 8 minutes per student			Approximately 8 minutes per student	

Note: Slight changes in directions to the bass line composition question will clarify the importance of both melodic and harmonic considerations.			 
Physics B	50%	Section I - 70 questions			50%	Section I - 70 questions	
		1 hour 30 minutes					1 hour 30 minutes
		No calculator					No calculator
	50%	Section II - 6 questions			50%	Section II - 7 questions
		1 hour 30 minutes					1 hour 30 minutes	

	Note: Calculator permitted on Section II only, with some exceptions.  See the 2004-2005 Physics Course 
	Description for more details.
Physics C:	50%	Section I - 35 questions
Mechanics		45 minutes
		No calculator					
	50%	Section II - 3 questions				SAME		
		45 minutes
		
	Note: Calculator permitted on Section II only, with some exceptions.  See the 2004-2005 Physics Course 
	Description for more details.
Physics C:	50%	Section I - 35 questions
Electricity &		45 minutes
Magnetism		No calculator
	50%	Section II - 3 questions				SAME				
		45 minutes
	
	Note: Calculator permitted on Section II only, with some exceptions.  See the 2004-2005 Physics Course 
	Description for more details.

2004						2005
% of						% of
Exam  	Grade 	Format					Grade 	Format
Psychology	66 2/3%	Section I - 100 questions
		1 hour 10 minutes					SAME				
	33 1/3% 	Section II - 2 essays			
		50 minutes
Spanish	50%	Section I - 90 questions			50%	Section I - 75 questions
Language		Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes			Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes		
	50%	Section II - Writing - 60 minutes		50%	Section II - Writing - 60 minutes
		Speaking - 20 minutes				Speaking - 20 minutes	

	Note:  Beginning with the May 2005 exam, the number of multiple-choice questions types will be reduced.  
	Specifically, the cloze and error recognition parts will no longer appear.  While there will be an increase in the 
	number of questions in the remaining types, the number of multiple-choice questions will decrease overall.  No 
	changes to the free-response section will be introduced for the 2005 exam.  Also, the percentage assigned to 
	listening, reading, writing, and speaking parts will remain unchanged.
Spanish	40%	Section I - 65 questions						
Literature		1 hour 20 minutes					SAME		
	60%	Section II - 3 essays					
		1 hour 50 minutes					
Statistics	50%	Section I - 40 multiple-choice questions		
		90 minutes						
	50%	Section II - 6 free-response questions			SAME							90 minutes					
	               Graphing calculator expected			
Studio Art         	33 1/3%	Section I (Quality) - 3-D Design Portfolio:
		10 slides; 2 views each of 5 works
		Drawing Portfolio and 2-D Design Portfolios:
		5 actual works
	33 1/3%	Section II (Concentration) - Drawing, 2-D Design	SAME			
		and 3-D Design Portfolios: 12 slides
	33 1/3%	Section III (Breadth) - Drawing and 2-D Design 
		Portfolios: 12 slides 
		3-D Design Portfolio: 16 slides; 
		2 views each of 8 works

	Note:  See 2004-05 Studio Art Poster for specific information.
United States	50%	Section I - 80 questions
History		55 minutes
	50%	Section II - 15-minute reading period 		SAME
		DBQ and 2 essays
		(1 each from 2 groups of 2 essays)
		1 hour 55 minutes
World 	50%	Section I - 70 multiple-choice questions
History		55 minutes
50%	Section II - 10-minute reading period			SAME		
	3 mandatory questions
	DBQ, change-over-time essay, comparative essay
	2 hours

Note:  The AP World History course content was revised for 2004 and the 2005 World History Exam will reflect 
the changes.  See the 2004-2005 World History Course Description for details, including the revised course 
outline.