Required Preparations for AP Exam Candidates Registered at AP Test Centers
2024-07-26
Beginning in May 2025, a total of 28 AP subjects will be administered in a digital format using the Bluebook™ application.
The AP Program is gradually expanding digital testing in order to enhance exam security and fairness.
The College Board, administrator of the AP and SAT programs, introduced digital testing starting with the International SAT in Spring 2023. During the May 2023 AP Exams, selected subjects were partially administered in digital format in limited regions within the United States.
Starting in May 2025, 28 AP subjects worldwide will transition to a fully digital testing system.
Students will take digital AP Exams using the Bluebook application.
For the 28 subjects listed below, paper-based exams will no longer be offered, except for students who have received approved accommodations from the College Board.
For mathematics, science, and economics subjects requiring graphs or symbolic notation, students will review free-response questions in Bluebook but write their answers by hand in a paper answer booklet.
These digital exams will be administered at schools and authorized test centers worldwide, including the United States.
Late-testing AP Exams will also be conducted in digital format.
Students who have previously taken the Digital SAT are already familiar with the Bluebook application, which will also be used for the 2025 Digital AP Exams.
Digital AP Exams cannot be taken at home. As with traditional paper exams, students must report to their registered school or test center to take the exam.
16 subjects will be conducted as Fully Digital
12 subjects will follow a Hybrid Digital format
For the following subjects, both multiple-choice and free-response responses are completed directly within the Bluebook application.
All responses are automatically submitted at the end of the exam.
AP African American Studies
(U.S. only in May 2025 / expanding internationally from 2026)
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
In the following subjects, students complete the multiple-choice section in Bluebook and view free-response questions digitally, while writing free-response answers by hand in a paper booklet.
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
Subjects that include audio components or portfolio-only assessments will remain unchanged for the May 2025 AP Exams.
Paper-Based Exams with Audio Components
AP French Language and Culture
AP German Language and Culture
AP Italian Language and Culture
AP Music Theory
AP Spanish Language and Culture
AP Spanish Literature and Culture
Computer-Based Exams with Audio Components
(Administered at schools or test centers)
AP Chinese Language and Culture
AP Japanese Language and Culture
Portfolio-Based Subjects
AP 2-D Art and Design
AP 3-D Art and Design
AP Drawing
AP Research
Students preparing for the 2025 AP Exams should confirm in advance whether their selected subject will be administered as Fully Digital, Hybrid Digital, or in the existing format when planning their studies.
For the latest updates regarding Digital AP Exams, please refer to the College Board’s 2025 Digital AP Exam announcement.
Information regarding AP Exams administered by the KAEC Testing Center in May 2025 is available on the KAEC AP information page.