About the Exam

Exam Overview

The AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam will test your ability to apply communication and language skills developed in the course and ask you to demonstrate your understanding of Spanish-speaking cultures.

This is a fully digital exam. You’ll complete the multiple-choice and free-response questions in the Bluebook testing app, with all responses automatically submitted at the end of the exam. For the speaking part of the exam, you’ll hear audio prompts and record your responses directly in Bluebook.

You’ll complete a project prior to exam day to prepare for two authentic speaking tasks on the exam: Project Presentation and Project Q&A.

Exam Duration

2 hrs 30 mins

Deadline: Submit Your Personalized Project Reference (PPR) through the AP Digital Portfolio: April 30, 2027

Section 1: Free Response

3 questions | 50% of Score

For Questions 1 and 2, you will answer prompts based on the research you completed for the project topic released in January of the exam year. Question 3 is independent of the project topic.

1. Question 1: Project Presentation: 20% of Score
   Deliver a presentation in response to the project prompt about what you learned through your research. (3 minutes to prepare; 3 minutes to present.)

2. Question 2: Project Q&A: 15% of Score
   Participate in a simulated question-and-answer exchange about your project and research by responding to 4 pre-recorded questions that are not known to you ahead of the exam. (40 seconds for each response.)

3. Question 3: Argumentative Essay: 15% of Score
   Write an essay based on accompanying sources (print and audio) that present different viewpoints. (55 minutes, including 2 opportunities to listen to audio.)

Section II: Multiple Choice 

55 questions | 50% of Score

• Part A: Listening: 25 questions; 40 minutes; 25% of Score

• Part B: Reading: 30 questions; 40 minutes; 25% of Score