AP European History
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Advanced Placement European History (commonly known as AP European History, AP Modern European History, AP MEH, Euro AP, AP Euro, APE, MEHAP, APEH, EHAP, or simply Euro) is a course and examination offered by the United States organization, the College Board, through the Advanced Placement Program. This course is for high school students, commonly sophomores, who are interested in a first year university level course in European history. The course surveys European history from the year 1450 to 2004, focusing on religious, social, economic, and political themes.
The AP exam for European History is composed of two sections comprising eighty multiple-choice questions and three essay responses.[1] Section I, the multiple-choice portion, is to be completed in 55 minutes. Section II, the written response portion, is to be completed in 130 minutes (including the mandated 15 minute reading period) and includes three essays, two of them thematic Free Response Questions (FRQ) and one a Document Based Question (DBQ). The DBQ is provided a mandated 15-minute reading period prior to beginning the response. Each essay is graded on a scale of nine possible points.
The exam grade is weighted evenly between the multiple-choice and free-response sections. The DBQ is weighted 45 percent of the Free Response Question score, leaving the thematic essays weighted 55 percent, 27.5 percent each.
[edit] Grade distributions
In the 2007 administration, 97,042 students took the exam from 4,364 schools. The mean score was 2.84. The 2007 scores were considerably lower than the 2006 scores. The grade distribution for 2007 was:[2]
| Score | Percent |
|---|---|
| 5 | 11.1% |
| 4 | 18.9% |
| 3 | 35.9% |
| 2 | 11.2% |
| 1 | 22.9% |
[edit] References
- ^ European History Course Description retrieved on October 27, 2007.
- ^ Grade Distribution Report from collegeboard.com
