2026 AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) exam structure:

1. Create Performance Task

• Submission Deadline: April 30, 2026 at 10:59 PM PST

• What you submit: a completed student project including:

  • Program code

  • A video demonstrating your program

  • A Personalized Project Reference 

• Completed over roughly 9 hours of in-class time

2. End-of-Course Exam (Fully Digital via Bluebook app)

Exam Date: May 14, 2026 at 12 PM local time (Total Duration: 3 hours)

Two parts:

Section I – Multiple‑Choice (70% of the exam score / 120 minutes)

• Types of questions:

  • 57 single-select (choose 1 correct answer)

  • 5 single-select tied to reading passages about computing innovations

  • 8 multi-select (choose 2 correct answers) 

Section II – Written-Response (30% of the  exam score / 60 minutes)

• Based on your Create Task

• You will answer 2 questions (comprising a total of 4 prompts): 

• “Response 1,” and “Response 2 (a/b/c)

• You’ll have access to your Personalized Project Reference during this section

• You have 60 minutes to complete this part (within the digital exam environment)

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