AP CSA 2020

Computer Science A
Test date and time	Exam Date: May 15 Hawaii Time: 10 a.m. Alaska Time: 12 p.m. Pacific Time: 1 p.m. Mountain Time: 2 p.m. Central Time: 3 p.m. Eastern Time: 4 p.m.
Exam timing	Students will have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, and then 5 minutes to upload their response. After uploading the response to Question 1, students will have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2, with 5 additional minutes to upload their response to Question 2. Once their response to Question 1 has been submitted, they cannot go back to it.
Questions	Question 1 (25 mins.)	Question 2 (15 mins.)
% of exam weight (rounded)	65%	35%
Question name	Array / ArrayList	Methods and Control Structures
Question description	Question 1 assesses students’ ability to do the following: Write program code to satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements Write program code to create, traverse, and manipulate elements in 1D array or ArrayList objects	Question 2 assesses students’ ability to do the following: Write program code to create objects of a class and call methods Write program code to satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements
Corresponding free-response question (FRQ) type in the course and exam description binder	FRQ 3, with modifications to include an open-ended question part.	FRQ 1, with modifications to include an open-ended question part.
Units eligible for 2020 exam	Units 1–7
Units not included in 2020 exam	Units 8–10
Other course-specific info	An Interactive Development Environment (IDE) or compiler is not required for the 2020 AP Computer Science A Exam, and students will not have an advantage if they use one. However, students may use an IDE or compiler if they choose.
Make-up test date and time	Date: June 3 Hawaii Time: 8 a.m. Alaska Time: 10 a.m. Pacific Time: 11 a.m. Mountain Time: 12 p.m. Central Time: 1 p.m. Eastern Time: 2 p.m.