28 AP Exams Go Digital in May 2025

Starting in May 2025, standard paper testing will be discontinued for 28 AP Exams—these exams will move to the Bluebook digital testing application.  

• Students will take digital exams on the Bluebook app.  
• For math, science, and economics exams that require graphing or symbolic notation, students will view free-response questions and prompts in Bluebook and write their answers in paper exam booklets.   
• All schools, including schools and test centers outside 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. 

Fully Digital Subjects 

Students complete multiple-choice and free-response questions in Bluebook, with all responses automatically submitted at the end of the exam.   

• AP Computer Science A
• AP Computer Science Principles   
• AP English Language and Composition   
• AP English Literature and Composition   
• AP Environmental Science  
• AP Human Geography  
• AP Psychology  
• AP United States Government and Politics  
• AP United States History   
• AP World History: Modern  

Introduction to Digital AP Testing-Fully Digital AP Exams

Hybrid Digital Subjects 

Students complete multiple-choice questions and view free-response questions in Bluebook. They hand write their free-response answers in paper exam booklets that are returned for scoring. Learn more about the free-response booklets.

• 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   

Introduction to Digital AP Testing-Hybrid Digital Exams