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Advanced Placement European History (commonly known as AP Modern European History, AP Euro, APE, or simply Euro) is a course and examination offered by the College Board through the Advanced Placement Program. This course is for high school students 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.

Contents 1 Grade distributions 1.1 2007 Scores 1.2 2008 Scores 1.3 2009 Scores 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Grade distributions

The AP European History exam is curved on the standard AP Bell Curve; however, due to the difficult nature of the examination, the percentages tend to be skewed to the bottom.

[edit] 2007 Scores

In the 2007 administration, 97,042 students took the exam from 4,364 schools. The mean score was 2.84. 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] 2008 Scores

The 2008 Scores are lower than those of 2007. The mean score was 2.7 with a Standard Deviation of 1.64.

Score	Percent
5	9.2%
4	17.2%
3	34.9%
2	12.1%
1	26.6%

^[3]

[edit] 2009 Scores

The 2009 Scores are slightly higher than those of 2008. The mean score was 2.92 with a Standard Deviation of 1.31.

Score	Percent
5	13.9%
4	19.2%
3	33.9%
2	11.3%
1	21.7%

^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• AP European History at CollegeBoard.com