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Advanced Placement United States History ('''AP United States History''', '''AP US History''', '''USAP''', '''APUS''', or '''APUSH''') is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program . COURSE This course is for students desiring a freshman college-level course in 's ''Give Me Liberty'' ''The National Experience'', ''A People and a Nation'', and ''The Enduring Vision'', among others. Students may select to use supplemental materials, such as review books, to prepare for the examination. Students are also required to write college-level essays and participate in class discussion in preparation for the exam. EXAM The AP US History exam lasts 3 hours and 5 minutes. The first section comprises 80 multiple choice questions with each question containing five choices. Students have 55 minutes to complete this part of the exam. The questions cover American History from the Colonial Era to modern times (from 1607 until approximately 20 years prior to the administering of the exam.) However, there are usually few, if any, questions on the post-1970s era. In addition to traditional-style questions, there are often a few political cartoons, maps, and charts to interpret. The second half of the exam, the free-response section, is composed of a Document-based Question (DBQ) and two thematic essays, commonly called free-response questions (FRQ). While the DBQ is required, students can choose between one of two thematic essays in two separate sections (one spanning from 1607 until 1860, and the other from 1860 until the modern era.) There is a mandatory fifteen-minute reading period before students can actually start writing their essays. It is suggested, but not required, that they use this time to read and plan for the DBQ, but students may also use this time to read and plan for the thematic essays. After this, students can work on the three essays at their own pace for the remaining 115 minutes of the exam, but are urged to spend about 45 minutes on the DBQ and 35 minutes (5 for planning, 30 for writing) on each thematic essay. SCORING The multiple-choice section of the exam accounts for 50% of the final score, as does the free-response portion. For the former, each multiple-choice question answered correctly earns one point. Those answered incorrectly subtract 1/4 of a point, while questions omitted do not affect the multiple-choice score. A perfect raw score on the multiple-choice section is 80. As for the free-response, the DBQ is worth 45% of the section's total value, while the two thematic essays are each worth 27.5% (55% combined). {Link without Title} GRADE DISTRIBUTION In 2006 , 311,000 students took the exam from 10,465 schools. The Mean score was 2.74. This exam was the most widely taken AP exam in 2006. Grade Distribution Report from collegeboard.com The grade distribution for 2006 was: In 2005 , 285,368 students took the exam from 9,922 schools. The mean score was 2.66. The grade distribution for 2005 was: EXTERNAL LINKS
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