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AP Computer Science A

In 2025, AP Computer Science A is offered online on 2 dates:

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2025 Test Information and Resources

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Test Details

The AP Computer Science A exam will consist of 2 online free response questions. The total time for the exam will be 45 minutes. The test is open note and open book. Read more about the College Board's academic integrity policy.

Time on the exam will be divided between two questions. Each question will have a 5 minute upload period for students to submit their work. After a student submits their work for the first question, they will not be able to return back to it.

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Units Covered

The units covered on the 2025 AP Computer Science A exam will be adjusted to encourage fairness amongst students who have missed varying levels of school due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Units covered: Units 1–7
Units not covered: Units 8–10

Test Questions

Array / ArrayList

Question #1
Time: 25 minutes
Weight: 65%

Question 1 assesses students’ ability to do the following:

  • Write program code to satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements
  • Write program code to create, traverse, and manipulate elements in 1D array or ArrayList objects
Methods and Control Structures

Question #2
Time: 15 minutes
Weight: 35%

Question 2 assesses students’ ability to do the following:

  • Write program code to create objects of a class and call methods
  • Write program code to satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements

Academic Integrity

College Board is taking a strong stance against cheating on the 2025 online Computer Science A test. The following anti-cheating measures will be deployed on testing day to prevent cheating amongst students:

Students found violating the academic integrity policy will suffer severe consequences, including:

All data sourced from College Board AP Coronavirus Updates site. Read more here.