AP Computer Science Principles
Course Breakdown
Section IA: Create Performance Task | Computer Program Solving An Issue | 10% of Exam Score
Must Include Video of it Running, Written Responses on the Program, and Program Code
Section IB: End of Course Written Response Exam | 4 Prompts | 1 Hour | 20% of Exam Score
Written response related to the Create performance task
Section II: End of Course Multiple Choice Exam | 70 Questions | 2 Hours | 70% of Exam Score
Single Select: 57 Questions
Single Select Passage: Includes Reading on Computing Innovation | 5 Questions
Multiple Select: 8 Questions | 2 Correct Answers
Units*
Unit 1: Creative Development | 10-13%
Unit 2: Data | 17-22%
Unit 3: Algorithms and Programming | 30-35%
Unit 4: Computer Systems and Networks | 11-15%
Unit 5: Impact of Computing | 21-26%
* These Within the AP Course Content Are Noted As Big Ideas