AP Chinese Language and Culture

Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture (commonly known as AP Chinese) is a course and exam offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program in the United States.

The course interweaves language and culture learning and is conducted mostly in Mandarin Chinese.

[tone] The AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes in length.

The AP Chinese Language and Culture exam consistently has the highest percentage of 5 scores out of all AP tests, likely attributed to fluent Chinese speakers taking the exam for credit.

[4] The exception is in 2022, when the AP Japanese Language and Culture exam narrowly had a higher 5-rate by 0.5 percentage points.