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African American Studies Exam Prep

AP African American Studies study planner for May 2027

Tell the planner how sure you are of each unit and it puts your hours where the points are, to May 6, 2027.

Hours a week for AP African American Studies
Unit 1: Origins of the African Diaspora 20–25%
Unit 2: Freedom, Enslavement, and Resistance 30–35%
Unit 3: The Practice of Freedom 20–25%
Unit 4: Movements and Debates 20–25%

29 weeks to the exam on May 6, 2027

Start with Unit 2

Unit 2: Freedom, Enslavement, and Resistance: 35.1 of your 116 hours.

Hours per unit
UnitHoursAbout this many questions
Unit 2: Freedom, Enslavement, and Resistance35.120 of 60
Unit 1: Origins of the African Diaspora24.314 of 60
Unit 3: The Practice of Freedom24.314 of 60
Unit 4: Movements and Debates24.314 of 60

Week by week

  1. Weeks 1–8 · Oct 13Unit 2: Freedom, Enslavement, and Resistance
  2. Week 9 · Dec 8Unit 2: Freedom, Enslavement, and Resistance, Unit 1: Origins of the African Diaspora
  3. Weeks 10–14 · Dec 15Unit 1: Origins of the African Diaspora
  4. Week 15 · Jan 19Unit 1: Origins of the African Diaspora, Unit 3: The Practice of Freedom
  5. Weeks 16–20 · Jan 26Unit 3: The Practice of Freedom
  6. Week 21 · Mar 2Unit 3: The Practice of Freedom, Unit 4: Movements and Debates
  7. Weeks 22–27 · Mar 9Unit 4: Movements and Debates
  8. Weeks 28–29 · Apr 20Timed practice exam, then review every miss

Check your units with the free drill

How the plan works

Each unit starts from the middle of its weight range, weaker units get more hours, and the last weeks are timed practice exams.

Next step

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Questions people ask

Which AP African American Studies unit is weighted most?

Unit 2, Freedom, Enslavement, and Resistance, at 30–35% of the multiple choice. The other three units are 20–25% each.