About the Exam

Exam Format (as of 2025)

Total Time: 3 hours

Multiple Choice (digital): 

• 40 questions (4 options), 120 minutes, 62.5% of score

  • Part A (No Calculator): 28 questions, 80 minutes, 43.75% of score

  • Part B (Calculator): 12 questions, 40 minutes, 18.75% of score

Free Response (handwritten): 

• 4 questions, 60 minutes, 37.5% of score

  • Part A (Calculator): 2 questions, 30 minutes, 18.75% of score

    • Question 1: Function Concepts

    • Question 2: Modeling a Non-Periodic Context

  • Part B (No Calculator): 2 questions, 30 minutes, 18.75% of score

    • Question 3: Modeling a Periodic Context

    • Question 4: Symbolic Manipulations

Misc: Calculator allowed, no formula sheet (students may store formulas into calculators as calculator memories do not need to be cleared before/after the exam)

Why should I take the exam?

• Stronger Prep for AP Calculus & College Math

  • The exam builds a solid algebra and trigonometry foundation for calculus and science

  • It introduces students to the pace, rigor, and AP testing format for AP Calculus AB/BC

• College Credit or Placement (depending on school)

  • Some colleges offer credit or allow students to skip lower-level math if they score well.

• Boosts Transcript

  • Taking the course and exam shows colleges that students are challenging themselves with higher-level math

  • As AP Precalculus is considered "challenging, but manageable,"