AP Macroeconomics

It is a hybrid digital exam. You answer multiple-choice questions and view free-response questions in the Bluebook app, then handwrite your free-response answers in paper booklets that are collected and returned for scoring. A four-function calculator is permitted on both sections.

Total exam duration is 2 hours 10 minutes. Section I is 60 multiple-choice questions in 1 hour 10 minutes and counts for 66% of the score. Section II is 3 free-response questions in 1 hour, including a 10-minute reading period, and counts for 33%.

Section II contains 1 long free-response question worth 50% of the section score and 2 short free-response questions, each worth 25% of the section score. Because the long question carries half the section, it is worth roughly one-sixth of your total exam score.

The listed date is Friday, May 7, 2027, Session 2. Your AP coordinator tells you when and where the exam will be administered, so confirm your assigned location and start time with them rather than relying on the published date alone.

Yes. A four-function calculator is permitted for use on both sections of the exam. The College Board's AP Exams Calculator Policy lists which calculators are approved for this course, so check that list before exam day rather than assuming any calculator is allowed.

Section I draws on skill categories 1, 2, and 3: defining economic principles and models, explaining given economic outcomes, and determining the outcomes of specific economic situations. Section II adds making assertions, explaining concepts, performing numerical analysis and calculations, and creating graphs or visual representations.

Start with the Course and Exam Description to map the content and skill categories, then work through past free-response questions with their scoring information so you learn how points are earned. Finish with Bluebook test previews and the sample free-response booklet so the digital prompts and handwritten answers feel routine.

Weak graph work and unsupported assertions are frequent problems: unlabeled axes, shifted curves without explanation, and conclusions with no stated mechanism. On calculation items, showing no work or misreading the required direction of change costs points. Practice writing short, explicit chains of reasoning rather than general statements.

No. Credit and placement decisions belong to individual colleges, and policies vary by institution and sometimes by major. Use the College Board's credit policy search to check target schools, and treat the exam score as one input rather than a guarantee of credit.

The available source material does not state a retake policy, so this page cannot confirm one. Ask your AP coordinator or consult official College Board policy for the current rules before planning to test again in a later year.