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AP and IB Exam Fee Subsidy Program
Exam fee subsidies are available for low-income Massachusetts public school students taking Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams in May 2023.

MassCore Requirements
MassCore is a state-recommended program of study intended to align high school coursework with college and workforce expectations. Students are expected to take four units of Mathematics. An approved CS course may be substituted for one math course.

MCAS Resources

MCAS Home

Mathematics Test Design and Development
This webpage has documents related to design of the MCAS for each grade level, including: number of sessions and calculator use, question types, and reporting percentages per category.

MCAS Digital Item Library
To search for released items by standard, this tool provides access to released items from the computer-based MCAS tests beginning with the 2017 MCAS test administration.

MCAS Student Work/Scoring Guides
Access to scoring guides for each released essay item, constructed-response item, open-response item, and writing prompt included on the MCAS tests since 2017.

Math and STE Reference Sheets
Access Math and STE reference sheets. These reference sheets are provided to students during Mathematics and STE testing.

MCAS Resource Center
Find links to Practice Tests, Released Items and more on this webpage

Last Updated: February 19, 2025