Digital ap testing information
Hybrid Exams
Digital Exams
What's new?
Of the 28 AP exams in 2025, 16 will be fully digital and 12 will be hybrid.
WHat's Changing?
Students will take digital exams in the Bluebook app. AP coordinators and proctors will administer digital exams using the Test Day Toolkit web application.
Paper exams in these subjects will only be available to students approved by College Board to receive a paper exam for digital assessments.
For math, science and economics exams requiring graphing or symbolic notation, students will view free-response questions and prompts in Bluebook and write responses in paper exam booklets.
All schools, including schools and test centers outside of the United States, must administer these 28 AP Exams digitally. Late-testing exams in these subjects, if offered by the school, are also in digital format.
What's not changing?
The number of sections, number and type of questions, question choice (if applicable) and timing remain unchanged. AP calculator policies are unchanged.
Reference materials, such as the periodic table, equation sheets and Java Quick Reference, will be available in Bluebook.
Students can go back within a section or part to review or complete previous questions. Students may not return to parts within a section that have already been completed.
Digital AP Exams allow students to highlight and annotate exam stimuli and questions, mark questions to revisit and eliminate answer choices. Students will be able to plan and outline on scratch paper provided by the proctor.
What to bring for exam day
On test day, your device must be fully charged for 3–4 hours of use. It is recommended to bring the device’s power cord or a portable charger in the event there is access to an electical outlet.
AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Chemistry AP Macroeconomics AP Microeconomics AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism AP Physics C: Mechanics AP Precalculus AP Statistics
Prior to test day, disable or quit writing assistants (such as Grammarly), messaging apps, VPNs and other software that opens on startup and could disrupt testing. You cannot test unless Bluebook is the only application running.
AP African American Studies (U.S. schools only) AP Art History AP Comparative Government and Politics AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science Principles AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition AP Environmental Science AP European History AP Human Geography AP Latin AP Psychology AP Seminar AP United States Government and Politics AP United States History AP World History: Modern
Make sure the Bluebook application is downloaded on your device. Testers can bring pencils notes on school issued scratch paper.
