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Exam Format: Calculus BC

Format for the Exam

The AP Calculus BC Exam is three hours and 15 minutes long. In Section I, students are given one hour and 45 minutes to answer 45 multiple-choice questions; in Section II, they must answer six free-response problems in 90 minutes.


AP Calculus BC Exam Format
  % of Grade Number of Questions Minutes Allotted Calculator Use
Section I 50


Part A   28 55 no calculator
Part B   17 50 graphing calculator required
Section II 50      
Part A   3 problems 45 graphing calculator required
Part B   3 problems 45 no calculator




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