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AP World History: Modern
Cover global history from 1200 CE to today for college world-history credit.
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The short version
What is the AP World History: Modern and is it worth it?
AP World History: Modern is a fully digital exam: 55 multiple-choice questions, three short-answer questions, a document-based question, and a long essay. Scored 1-5, a 3 generally earns world-history credit.
- Equivalent to a college modern world-history survey
- Builds document analysis and comparative reasoning
- Fully digital in Bluebook
- Strong humanities and international-studies preparation
What is it?
What exactly is the AP World History: Modern?
Cover global history from 1200 CE to today for college world-history credit.
AP World History: Modern is a fully digital exam covering global history from about 1200 CE to the present, organized in nine units that emphasize comparison, causation, and continuity and change. It pairs 55 multiple-choice questions and three short-answer questions with a document-based question and a long essay. A 3 typically earns credit for a world-history survey at public universities.
The path in brief
- Join AP World via My AP
- Study the 9 units chronologically
- Practice DBQ and LEQ essays
- Use AP Classroom progress checks
- Sit the fully digital exam in May
Before you book
Who is eligible to sit the AP World History: Modern?
Who it is for: High-school students interested in global history and the humanities
The test itself
What is the format of the AP World History: Modern?
The AP World History: Modern is administered by School-administered via Bluebook and runs 3 hours 15 minutes, contains 55 MCQ + 3 SAQ + DBQ + LEQ questions and requires 3 (1-5 scale) to pass.
| Administered by | School-administered via Bluebook |
|---|---|
| Questions | 55 MCQ + 3 SAQ + DBQ + LEQ |
| Time limit | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Pass mark | 3 (1-5 scale) |
| Exam fee | $99 (US) / $129 (intl) |
| Format | Fully digital |
Content outline
What topics are on the AP World History: Modern?
The AP World History: Modern is weighted across 9 domains; the largest are Unit 3: Land-Based Empires (12-15%), Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections (12-15%), Unit 5: Revolutions (12-15%).
Weightings come from the official exam outline. Study time is best allocated in roughly these proportions rather than evenly across domains.
- Unit 1: The Global Tapestry 8-10%
c. 1200-1450
- Unit 2: Networks of Exchange 8-10%
c. 1200-1450
- Unit 3: Land-Based Empires 12-15%
c. 1450-1750
- Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections 12-15%
c. 1450-1750
- Unit 5: Revolutions 12-15%
c. 1750-1900
- Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization 12-15%
c. 1750-1900
- Unit 7: Global Conflict 8-10%
c. 1900-2001
- Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization 8-10%
c. 1900-2001
- Unit 9: Globalization 8-10%
c. 2001-present
Study materials
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Money & time
How much does the AP World History: Modern cost?
For the AP World History: Modern, the exam fee is $99 (US) / $129 (intl); the all-in cost is typically $99-$169; most candidates spend 1 school year preparing.
Cost breakdown
| AP exam fee (US, territories, Canada, DoDEA) | $99 |
|---|---|
| AP exam fee (international) | $129 |
| Late order or unused/canceled exam | $40 |
| Fee reduction for eligible students | -$37 |
| Prep materials (optional) | $0-$40 |
| Typical total | $99 US / $129 intl (eligible students pay ~$53 / ~$83); late or canceled adds $40 |
Fees are the 2025-26 AP charges. Schools may add a local administrative fee; the College Board fee reduction lowers the base by $37.
Timeline
- Enroll in the AP course Fall
- Study the nine units in order Aug-May
- Practice DBQ and LEQ essays 2-3 months
- Take the digital exam May
- Receive scores Early July
Typical prep: 1 school year
The path
How do you register for the AP World History: Modern?
- 1
Create a College Board account10 minutes
Register at collegeboard.org with your legal name exactly as it appears on the photo ID you will bring on test day. One account covers the SAT, the PSAT-related assessments, AP and BigFuture.
- 2
Choose a weekend SAT date or let your school register you20 minutes
The SAT is booked directly by the student for weekend national administrations. PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10 and the PSAT/NMSQT are ordered and scheduled by the school, so for those you speak to your counselor rather than registering yourself.
- 3
Pay the fee or claim a fee waiver5 minutes
The US SAT registration fee is 68 dollars; international test takers add a regional fee of 43 dollars and, at some centres, a further test centre fee. Eligible US students get the SAT free through a counsellor-issued fee waiver, which also unlocks unlimited free score sends.
- 4
Install Bluebook and complete exam setup30 minutes
Download the free Bluebook app to your own laptop or tablet, or use a school-managed device, then run exam setup in the five days before test day to download the test and get your admission ticket.
Students who skip exam setup can be turned away or delayed at check-in.
- 5
Practise with Bluebook full-length tests and Khan Academy4 to 12 weeks
Six free adaptive full-length practice tests sit inside Bluebook, and Official Digital SAT Prep on Khan Academy is free and keyed to the same content domains.
- 6
Test, then review scores onlinetest day
Arrive with your admission ticket, acceptable photo ID and a charged device. Scores post to your College Board account, typically within about two weeks for weekend SAT dates.
The fine print
What are the retake and renewal rules for the AP World History: Modern?
- Proctoring & delivery
- All SAT Suite tests are taken in Bluebook on a laptop or tablet, in a school or an authorised weekend test centre, under a live human proctor. There is no at-home option. Bluebook locks the device, and a built-in Desmos graphing calculator and formula sheet are available throughout the Math section; you may also bring your own approved non-CAS calculator.
- Retake policy
- There is no limit on SAT attempts and no mandatory waiting period beyond the eight national dates offered each year. The PSAT-related assessments are given once per school year per grade band and are not retaken on demand. Most selective colleges superscore across SAT sittings, taking your best Reading and Writing score and your best Math score.
- Score reporting
- The SAT reports a 400 to 1600 total built from two 200 to 800 section scores. The PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 report 320 to 1520 with 160 to 760 sections, and the PSAT 8/9 reports 240 to 1440 with 120 to 720 sections, so results across the suite sit on one comparable scale. PSAT/NMSQT reports also carry an NMSC Selection Index of 48 to 228.
- Recertification
- SAT Suite scores do not expire and never need renewal, but colleges commonly ask for a score from within the last five years and most students test in the spring of eleventh grade and again in the autumn of twelfth grade. Only a PSAT/NMSQT taken in eleventh grade enters the National Merit competition.
- Refunds & rescheduling
- Cancelling an SAT registration by the change deadline costs 34 dollars; cancelling after the deadline but before test day costs 44 dollars. Changing test centre costs 34 dollars, and late registration costs 38 dollars. Fee-waiver students are not charged for cancellation or late registration.
Context
The digital SAT Suite compared
| Assessment | Grades | Score scale | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSAT 8/9 | 8 and 9 | 240 to 1440 | 2h 14m | |
| PSAT 10 | 10 (spring) | 320 to 1520 | 2h 14m | |
| PSAT/NMSQT | 10 and 11 (autumn) | 320 to 1520 | 2h 14m | |
| SAT | 11 and 12 | 400 to 1600 | 2h 14m |
What it pays
How much does this credential pay?
No direct occupation — AP World History: Modern scores earn college credit and strengthen admissions, and the payoff is the degree-completion premium: bachelor’s-degree holders earned a median of $1,493/week vs $899 for high-school-only workers (BLS, 2023)
The direct answer is that the AP World History: Modern exam has no BLS occupation of its own — it is a college-level assessment whose scores can earn college credit and strengthen admission applications — so the salary story is the education-return premium that AP credit accelerates. The relevant reference points from BLS: the May 2024 median wage across all occupations was $49,500; workers with a bachelor’s degree earned a median weekly wage of about $1,493 in 2023, versus about $899 for workers with only a high school diploma; and associate-degree holders sat between them at about $1,059. A score of 3 or higher on an AP exam is accepted for credit by the vast majority of four-year colleges, which can shorten time-to-degree and reduce tuition — the practical financial value of AP World History is the credit hours it buys and the admissions signal it sends. AP World History: Modern is one of the most-taken history APs, with roughly 350,000 administrations a year, and its skills — reading primary and secondary sources across cultures, tracing continuity and change over time, and constructing an evidence-based written argument — transfer directly to college humanities and social-science courses and to careers in law, government, journalism, international affairs, and education, occupations whose earnings are generally above the all-occupation median, though no single BLS code corresponds to the exam. The honest framing is that AP’s value is twofold: the admissions signal colleges reward for demonstrated college-level rigor, and the credit each qualifying score earns, often replacing a 3-credit world-history or humanities survey course. For students deciding whether to take the exam, the investment is the exam fee and preparation time, and the payoff is measured in credits, admissions advantage, and the comparative-analysis skills that carry into college and career.
| Measure | Figure | Source / note |
|---|---|---|
| Reference: median wage, all occupations | $49,500 | BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, May 2024 |
| Reference: bachelor’s degree, median weekly earnings | $1,493 | BLS Education Pays, 2023 ($77,636/yr equivalent) |
| Reference: high school diploma only, median weekly earnings | $899 | BLS Education Pays, 2023 |
| Reference: associate degree, median weekly earnings | $1,059 | BLS Education Pays, 2023 ($55,068/yr equivalent) |
| The exam itself | No direct occupation | A college-level credit exam, not a credential of record |
Job growth.BLS does not project growth for an AP exam; relevant projections follow the occupations the skills feed into.
Source: BLS Education Pays
Your odds
What are the pass rates?
College Board publishes annual score distributions — about 64% of AP World History: Modern candidates scored 3 or higher in 2024, and the exam is scored 1-5 with 3 considered qualifying at most colleges
The core fact is that AP score data is published: the College Board reports annual score distributions for every AP subject, and the 2024 administration of AP World History: Modern saw roughly 64 percent of candidates score 3 or higher, with about 12 percent scoring 5, 32 percent scoring 4, and about 20 percent scoring 3. The exam is scored on a 1-5 scale, and a score of 3 or higher is considered "qualified" and accepted for credit by the majority of four-year institutions, though each college sets its own credit and placement policy — many require a 4 or 5, and credit amounts vary. The exam itself is 3 hours 15 minutes, delivered fully digital in the College Board Bluebook app: Section I Part A has 55 multiple-choice questions in 55 minutes (40 percent), Section I Part B has 3 short-answer questions in 40 minutes (20 percent), and Section II has the document-based question (DBQ) in 60 minutes including a 15-minute reading period (25 percent) plus the long essay in 40 minutes (15 percent). The published distributions are useful for planning: candidates who complete the AP course and a structured review with full-length timed practice sit within the range of the published qualifying rates. The honest advice is to treat the written sections as the differentiator — the DBQ and long essay together carry 40 percent of the score, and candidates who practise building evidence-based arguments from documents and their own knowledge outperform those who focus on multiple choice alone. Exams are offered once per year in May, and scores arrive in July.
Read this before quoting the number.College Board publishes annual score distributions; the figures above are the 2024 administration and change each year.
Your schedule
How long should I study for it?
60-100 study hours over 8-12 weeks (or 4-6 week review after the AP course) of focused study
Plan for 8 to 12 weeks and 60 to 100 hours of study if the exam is outside an AP course, or a 4-to-6-week structured review if you are taking the AP course, weighted to the DBQ and long essay — they carry 40 percent of the score. The exam is 3 hours 15 minutes, fully digital in the Bluebook app: 55 multiple-choice questions in 55 minutes (40 percent), 3 short-answer questions in 40 minutes (20 percent), the document-based question in 60 minutes including a 15-minute reading period (25 percent), and one long essay in 40 minutes (15 percent). The course covers developments from roughly 1200 CE to the present across nine units, organised around six themes — humans and the environment, cultural developments, governance, economic systems, social interactions, and technology and innovation — and the exam rewards tracing continuity and change and making comparisons across regions. The most effective sequence is: first, take a full-length practice exam to baseline; second, master source analysis of primary and secondary texts, images, charts, and maps; third, drill the DBQ structure, the highest-weighted single item; fourth, practise the long essay with its three-option choice; and fifth, take two more full-length timed practice exams in the final two weeks. The highest-yield habit is timed DBQ practice: the rubric rewards a clear thesis, use of the documents as evidence, one outside piece of evidence, and sustained sourcing analysis. Note that the College Board has announced an update to the short-answer and long-essay questions of the AP history exams starting with the May 2027 administration — the course content will not change, but the question formats will, so confirm the blueprint for your exam year. The exam is offered once per year in May, so plan the review backward from the exam date and confirm your target colleges’ credit policies.
- Weeks 1-220
Baseline + source analysis
- Take a full-length practice exam
- Master reading sources across regions for point of view, purpose, and reliability
- Log weak units and themes
- Weeks 3-535
Chronological content sweep
- Work the nine units from c. 1200 to the present in order
- Build continuity-and-change charts across the six themes
- Practise one DBQ per week with the published rubric
- Weeks 6-830
DBQ and long essay mastery
- Drill the DBQ: thesis, document use, outside evidence, sourcing analysis
- Practise the long essay with the 3-option choice under 40-minute timing
- Practise comparison and causation reasoning across regions
- Weeks 9-1015
Timed full exams
- Take two full-length 3h15m practice exams in the Bluebook-style interface
- Re-study only the units and question types where you missed points
- Taper with light review of rubrics and essay planning
Adjusting the pace
AP United States History.The parallel U.S.-focused exam with the identical 3h15m structure (55 MC, 3 SAQs, DBQ, LEQ), covering developments from 1491 to the present.
College credit policies.Each college sets its own AP credit and placement policy; check your target schools’ published AP charts.
How to study
How do I prepare most effectively?
The strategy that reliably moves AP World History: Modern scores is "weight the two essays, master comparative source analysis, and run full-length timed exams," and the single biggest error is memorising events while the written sections carry 40 percent of the score. A second proven approach is learning the published rubrics for the document-based question and the long essay: the DBQ rewards a clear thesis, use of the documents as evidence, at least one outside piece of evidence, and sustained sourcing analysis, while the long essay rewards a defensible thesis supported by concrete historical evidence across the regions you know best. Third, practise the course’s signature skill — tracing continuity and change over time and making cross-regional comparisons — since multiple-choice sets and essay prompts are built around those reasoning processes. Fourth, use the full-length practice exam as the calibration tool: the 3-hour-15-minute format is a stamina test, and practice scores are the honest readiness signal. Fifth, master the pacing: roughly a minute per multiple-choice question, about 13 minutes per short answer, 60 minutes for the DBQ including the 15-minute reading period, and 40 minutes for the long essay. Finally, confirm your target colleges’ credit policies early so you know whether you need a 3, 4, or 5, and remember that candidates who practise writing full essays from blank are the ones who finish both essays with developed arguments.
Weight the DBQ and long essay
The written sections carry 40 percent of the score; drill both essay formats every week.
Learn the published rubrics
The DBQ rubric rewards thesis, document use, outside evidence, and sourcing analysis; the LEQ rewards a defensible thesis with concrete evidence.
Trace continuity, change, and comparison
The course’s signature skill; practise comparing regions and identifying what changed and what persisted over time.
Read sources actively
Name the producer, purpose, and limits of every source you meet across regions and time periods.
Run full-length timed exams
The 3h15m format is a stamina test; rehearse it at least twice in the final weeks.
Know your credit target
Some colleges require a 4 or 5 for credit; confirm your target schools’ AP charts before the exam.
What to buy
Which study resources are worth paying for?
AP World History: Modern preparation is dominated by free official resources — the College Board exam page, the Course and Exam Description, past free-response questions with scoring guidelines, and released stimulus material — with the exam fee (about $98, with fee reductions available for qualifying students) as the main cost. The comparison below separates official and commercial resources, with prices current to this review. The buying rule is to use the free official resources first, especially the released DBQs and their scoring guidelines, and treat commercial review books as structured supplements for chronological content across the nine units rather than as the syllabus itself.
| Resource | Price | Format | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Board exam page & Course and Exam Description | Free | Official PDFs and sample questions | The authoritative syllabus and rubric definitions |
| College Board past free-response questions & scoring guidelines | Free | PDF archive | DBQ and long-essay practice with official scoring |
| AP exam registration | ~$98 | May exam administration | The exam itself |
| Review books (e.g. AMSCO, Princeton Review, Barron’s) | ~$20-35 | Printed book + online | Chronological content review across the nine units |
| Full-length practice exams | ~$10-40 | Online or book | Format calibration under real timing |
| Heimler’s History or similar video reviews | Free tier; ~$20-30 for courses | Video + downloadable notes | Unit-by-unit review near the exam |
Prices approximate and dated to this review (2026-08); the exam is offered once per year in May, with fee reductions available for qualifying students. The College Board has announced updates to the short-answer and long-essay formats starting May 2027.
Avoid these
What mistakes do candidates most often make?
The most common mistake is memorising names and dates while the DBQ and long essay carry 40 percent of the score; the second is writing essays without practising the published rubrics, losing points on thesis and evidence requirements. A third recurring error is mismanaging the 3-hour-15-minute clock — spending the whole DBQ time on reading and running out of writing time, or rushing the long essay. Candidates also routinely use documents without sourcing them, and many neglect the course’s signature skill of comparison and continuity-and-change in favour of isolated facts, which the essays punish directly. Many skip the full-length practice exams and fail on stamina, and some ignore their target colleges’ credit policies and aim for a 3 when their schools require a 4 or 5.
✕Memorising facts instead of practising writing
✓The DBQ and long essay carry 40 percent of the score; weight practice accordingly.
✕Writing essays without the rubrics
✓Learn what each rubric rewards: thesis, document use, outside evidence, and sourcing analysis.
✕Studying events in isolation
✓Practise comparing regions and tracing continuity and change over time — the exam’s core reasoning processes.
✕Poor essay pacing
✓60 minutes for the DBQ including the reading period, 40 minutes for the long essay; finish both.
✕Using documents without sourcing them
✓In the DBQ, analyse point of view, purpose, and limits rather than merely citing the documents.
✕Ignoring college credit policies
✓Check target schools; some require 4 or 5 for credit or award more credits for higher scores.
What you'll face
What question types will I see?
The AP World History: Modern exam is 3 hours 15 minutes, delivered fully digital in the College Board Bluebook app, and scored on the 1-5 scale with 3 considered qualifying at most colleges. Section I Part A is 55 multiple-choice questions in 55 minutes (40 percent), mostly grouped in sets of 3-4 questions built around a primary or secondary source, an image, a chart, or a map spanning the course from c. 1200 to the present; Section I Part B is 3 short-answer questions in 40 minutes (20 percent); and Section II (40 percent) is the document-based question in 60 minutes including a 15-minute reading period (25 percent) plus one long essay in 40 minutes (15 percent), chosen from three options. The multiple-choice section rewards historical reasoning skills — sourcing, causation, comparison, and continuity and change — rather than recall alone, and there is no penalty for wrong answers, so answer everything. The samples below are editor-written illustrations of the published question styles, not live exam items.
Sets of 3-4 questions tied to a source across regions and time periods; rewards sourcing, comparison, and continuity-and-change reasoning.
Three brief written responses, often source-based; the first two are required and the third is chosen from two options.
A 60-minute essay built on seven documents; rewarded for thesis, document use, outside evidence, and sourcing analysis.
A 40-minute essay chosen from three options on a common reasoning process; rewarded for a defensible thesis and concrete evidence.
Try these
Q1A multiple-choice set pairs a Chinese state document from the 1600s with a European merchant’s letter from the same period. Which historical reasoning move best explains why the two sources describe the same trade differently?
Answer:A
The exam rewards sourcing: identifying who produced each document and why explains why a state official and a merchant describe the same trade from different vantage points. B confuses specificity with reliability, C assumes age equals accuracy, which the exam never does, and D avoids the analysis the question demands.
Q2In the document-based question, which of the following earns the point for "outside evidence"?
Answer:A
The DBQ rubric awards a point for bringing in relevant evidence beyond the documents — for example, specific knowledge of a ruler, event, or institution not included among the seven. B is document use, not outside evidence; C is opinion, which the rubric does not credit as evidence; and D is summary, which builds context but earns no separate point.
Q3A long-essay prompt asks you to explain how trade networks changed between 1200 and 1450. The strongest thesis would:
Answer:B
The long-essay rubric rewards a defensible thesis that responds to the prompt and is supported with specific evidence. B makes a claim about the nature of change and sets up the essay’s structure. A is a list without an argument, C fails to engage the historical record the prompt assumes, and D narrows the essay too far to answer a question about trade networks broadly.
Samples are editor-written illustrations of the published question styles, not live exam items.
The big day
What should I expect on exam day?
The AP World History: Modern exam is administered once per year in May and is now fully digital, delivered in the College Board Bluebook app, either on a school-issued device at your school or through the digital administration process. The total time is 3 hours 15 minutes, split into Section I Part A (55 multiple-choice questions in 55 minutes), Section I Part B (3 short-answer questions in 40 minutes), and Section II (the DBQ in 60 minutes including a 15-minute reading period, plus the long essay in 40 minutes), with a short break between the sections. The core rules: bring a photo ID and your admission ticket; a calculator is not needed for this exam. Scores are released in July on the 1-5 scale, and you will see your score in your College Board account. The most useful exam-day habits: pace the multiple choice at about a minute per question, spend about 13 minutes per short answer, give the DBQ the full hour including planning and reading time, and hold the long essay to 40 minutes — the two essay sections are where the highest-scoring candidates separate themselves. If you are aiming for credit, confirm your target schools’ policies before the exam so you know the score you need, and note that AP scores can be sent to colleges through your College Board account after the July release.
Bring
- Photo ID
- Admission ticket
- A charged school-issued device with the Bluebook app installed (per your school’s digital administration policy)
- Water and snacks for the break (per school policy)
Leave at home
- Phone and smartwatch (per testing rules)
- Study materials (not allowed in the testing room)
How the day runs
Rules in the room
- Once per year in May
- 3 hours 15 minutes total
- Fully digital in the College Board Bluebook app
- Scored 1-5; 3 considered qualifying at most colleges
- No penalty for wrong answers on multiple choice
Afterwards.Your AP score can earn college credit and strengthen applications; send scores to colleges through your College Board account after the July release. Note that the short-answer and long-essay formats of the AP history exams are being updated starting with the May 2027 administration.
Reference
What are the key facts about the AP World History: Modern?
AP World History: Modern is a exam credential; awarded by College Board; the exam fee is $99 (US) / $129 (intl); typical preparation is 1 school year; holders typically earn College credit and placement outcomes vary by school.
| Credential | AP World History: Modern |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | AP World |
| Type | Exam |
| Profession | Admissions & Academic Testing |
| Specialty | Advanced Placement |
| Awarded by | College Board |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Typical prep time | 1 school year |
| All-in cost | $99-$169 |
| Typical salary range | College credit and placement outcomes vary by school |
| Score scale | 1 to 5 |
| Credit | 3+ typically earns world-history credit |
| Essays | DBQ and long essay (LEQ) |
| Delivery | Fully digital in Bluebook |
| Exam timing | Early May |
| Scope | National / Multi-state |
Real questions
Frequently asked questions about the AP World History: Modern
How many credits is AP World History worth?
Most colleges grant three to six credits for a 3 or higher toward a world-history requirement. Selective schools may require 4 or 5.
Is AP World History hard?
The content spans 800 years across regions, but the essay rubrics are consistent. Students who practice the DBQ and LEQ formats do well.
What is the DBQ?
The document-based question gives you seven sources and asks you to build an argument using them, demonstrating historical reasoning under a time limit.
What score do I need for credit?
A 3 is the typical threshold; many universities want 4 or 5 for placement out of introductory history.
Can I self-study?
Yes, with a timeline-based review book and past DBQ/LEQ practice. Register for the exam through a school.
Why do all four SAT Suite tests take the same 2 hours 14 minutes?
Since the digital transition every assessment in the suite uses the same blueprint: 54 Reading and Writing questions in two 32-minute modules and 44 Math questions in two 35-minute modules. Difficulty is calibrated to the grade band rather than by adding or removing time.
Can I take an SAT Suite test at home?
No. Unlike some other admissions tests, every College Board digital assessment must be taken in a supervised school or test centre, even though it runs on your own device.
How do fee waivers work?
US students in eleventh or twelfth grade who meet income eligibility get SAT fee waivers from their school counsellor. A waiver covers the registration fee, waives cancellation and late fees, and gives unlimited free score reports to colleges.
In short
Is the AP World History: Modern worth it?
- College survey of modern world history since 1200 CE
- 55 MCQ, 3 SAQ, a DBQ, and a long essay
- Fully digital in Bluebook
- Scored 1-5; a 3 generally earns credit
Same awarding body
What other credentials does College Board award?
Worth comparing
How does the AP World History: Modern compare with similar credentials?
Trust
Where does this information come from?
Everything above is taken from the awarding body's own published material. Fees, question counts and domain weights are revised regularly — check the official page before you pay.
- College Board Awarding body
- Official AP World History: Modern exam page Exam page
Research confidence: high · Last reviewed 2026-08