# AP Computer Science A tutoring: from your own notes Source: https://tutix.ai/programs/ap-computer-science-a Updated: 2026-10-21 **The short answer.** A ready-made AP Computer Science A program is planned for Tutix. Until it is ready, you can start an AP Computer Science A class today: type the course, add your own notes, and the AI tutor teaches it live, reads your answers and remembers each class. This page explains how the May 2027 exam is built. - Exam: Wednesday, May 12, 2027 (afternoon session) - 42 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes - 4 units - Ready-made program planned; classes built from your notes today ## Where Tutix is today A ready-made AP Computer Science A program is planned and not available yet. You can start a AP Computer Science A class now: the tutor teaches live from your syllabus or notes. Ready-made programs exist for other courses. ## How the 2027 exam is built AP Computer Science A is sat on Wednesday, May 12, 2027 (afternoon session). The exam is 3 hours long: a multiple-choice section of 42 questions in 90 minutes, then the written section. The College Board's pages do not print a calculator rule for this exam. Delivery: fully digital. | Exam section | Detail | | --- | --- | | Multiple choice | 42 questions · 90 min · 55% of the score | | Free response | 4 questions · 90 min · 45% of the score | ## What the written questions ask - Four questions: methods and control structures; class design, where you write a new class; data analysis with an ArrayList; and a two-dimensional array. ## What it covers | Unit | Share of the multiple-choice section | | --- | --- | | 1 Using Objects and Methods | 15 to 25% | | 2 Selection and Iteration | 25 to 35% | | 3 Class Creation | 10 to 18% | | 4 Data Collections | 30 to 40% | ## How students have scored, 2021 to 2026 How students scored in 2026 (share of students at each AP score): | Score | Share of students | | --- | --- | | 5 | 25% | | 4 | 26% | | 3 | 15% | | 2 | 11% | | 1 | 23% | The share of students scoring 3 or higher on AP Computer Science A was 65.1% in 2021 and 66% in 2026. The College Board reviews each exam's score standards every five to ten years, so a change from one year to the next can reflect a new standard as well as how students did. AP pass rates for every exam shows the whole table. | Year | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 or higher | Students | Mean score | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 25% | 26% | 15% | 11% | 23% | 66% | n/a | n/a | | 2025 | 25.6% | 21.8% | 19.8% | 10.9% | 22.0% | 67.2% | 93,217 | 3.18 | | 2024 | 25.6% | 21.4% | 20.1% | 10.8% | 22.0% | 67.2% | 98,136 | 3.18 | | 2023 | 26.8% | 22.4% | 18.8% | 9.5% | 22.5% | 68.0% | 94,438 | 3.21 | | 2022 | 27.3% | 20.4% | 19.9% | 10.4% | 22.1% | 67.6% | 77,753 | 3.20 | | 2021 | 23.9% | 21.9% | 19.3% | 12.1% | 22.8% | 65.1% | 63,980 | 3.12 | The College Board describes a 5 as extremely well qualified and a 3 as qualified, and says many US colleges grant credit or placement for a 3 or above, but each college makes its own decisions: check the policies of the colleges you care about. ## How to prepare with Tutix today Type AP Computer Science A in the class wizard, attach your own notes or syllabus if you have them, choose a tutor and join: the tutor teaches on a shared whiteboard and reads what you write while you are still in class. A class, opened. A sample written to show how a class sounds (not a real learner); the scores show how the exam would credit each answer. > **Unit 1 · Primitive types.** Question: What value is stored in x after int x = 7 / 2; runs? > The student wrote: 3.5 (the exam would credit 0 of 1) > The tutor: Look at the types: 7 and 2 are both int, and x is an int. What does Java do when it divides one integer by another? > The student then wrote: 3: both operands are int, so it is integer division and the fraction is dropped. (the exam would credit 1 of 1) > **What the tutor will not do.** It is built to explain and give feedback, not to write an essay, a response or any work you submit for credit. It explains the ideas and what a strong answer needs, so the work stays yours. ## What a ready-made program adds, and what it costs Ready-made programs, such as AP Calculus AB, come with lessons and questions reviewed in advance, at five levels. The Free plan includes 45 live class minutes a month with no card; see the plans. The twelve ready-made programs are drawn to scale, with a real lesson to read, on the Programs page. ## Questions **Does Tutix have an AP Computer Science A program?** Not ready-made yet; it is planned. Today you can start an AP Computer Science A class: type the course, attach your own notes, and the tutor builds the classes around them. **When is the AP Computer Science A exam in 2027?** Wednesday, May 12, 2027 (afternoon session). The 2027 AP window runs from May 3 to 7 and from May 10 to 14. **What is the format of the AP Computer Science A exam?** 42 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes, then free response (90 minutes). Delivery: fully digital. **How many students score 3 or higher on AP Computer Science A?** In 2026, 66% of students who sat the exam scored 3 or higher, according to the College Board. 93,217 students sat it in 2025. ## Sources - College Board: [AP Computer Science A: the exam](https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-computer-science-a/exam) (accessed October 21, 2026) - College Board: [AP Computer Science A: the course](https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-computer-science-a) (accessed October 21, 2026) - College Board: [AP exam dates](https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/exam-dates) (accessed October 21, 2026) - College Board: [AP score distributions, 2026](https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores/score-distributions) (2026 results) - College Board: [AP score distributions, by year (2021 to 2026)](https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores/score-distributions) (2021 to 2026 results) - College Board: [AP Computer Science A: score distribution](https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores/score-distributions/ap-computer-science-a) (accessed October 21, 2026) - College Board: [The AP score scale](https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores/ap-score-scale-table) (accessed October 21, 2026) _AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this site._