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For the 2019-20 exam administration only, students can take a 45-minute online exam at home. It will consist of Free Response Question(s). Educator-led development committees are currently selecting the exam questions that will be administered. The AP Biology Course exam material will cover Units 1-6.
Unit 1- The Chemistry of Life
Unit 2- Cell Structure and Function
Unit 3- Cellular Energetics (*includes content not yet covered in our class such as photosynthesis, cellular respiration & fitness)
Unit 4- Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
Unit 5- Heredity
Unit 6- Gene Expression and Regulation |
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Some students may want to take the exam sooner rather than later, while the content is still fresh. Other students may want more time to practice. For each AP subject, there will be two different testing dates. |
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AP curricula are locally developed and we defer to local decisions on how best to help students complete coursework. To be fair to all students, some of whom have lost more instructional time than others, the exam will only include topics and skills most AP teachers and students have already covered in class by early March. |
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Colleges support this solution and are committed to ensuring that AP students receive the credit they’ve worked this year to earn. For decades, colleges have accepted a shortened AP Exam for college credit when groups of students have experienced emergencies. |
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Students will be able to take these streamlined exams on any device they have access to—computer, tablet, or smartphone. Taking a photo of handwritten work will also be an option. |
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We recognize that the digital divide could prevent some low-income and rural students from participating. Working with partners, we’ll invest so these students have the tools and connectivity they need to review AP content online and take the exam. If your students need mobile tools or connectivity, you can reach us directly to let us know. |
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The exam questions are designed in ways that prevent cheating. We use a range of digital security tools and techniques, including plagiarism detection software, to protect the integrity of the exams. Scoring at-home work for an AP Exam isn’t new to the AP Program. For years the AP Program has received and scored at-home student work as part of the exams for the AP Computer Science Principles and AP Capstone™ courses. |