Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry (also known as AP Chem) is a course and examination offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program to give American and Canadian high school students the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and earn college-level credits at certain colleges and universities.
The course aims to prepare students to take the AP Chemistry exam toward the end of the academic year.
The old test was composed of two sections: a multiple-choice section consisting of 75 questions with five answer choices each, and a free-response section consisting of six essay prompts that required the authoring of chemical equations, solution of problems, and development of thoughtful essays in response to hypothetical scenarios.
The penalty for incorrect answers on the multiple choice section was also removed.
AP Chemistry usually requires knowledge of Algebra 2; however, some schools allow students to take the course concurrently with this class.