# 2b Source - Word Count - Explore PT

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**Category:** AP Prep\
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**Created:** [January 7, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/2b-source-word-count-explore-pt/23835 "2019-01-07T04:56:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/2b-source-word-count-explore-pt/23835/3 "2019-01-08T17:06:26Z")

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The word count is a guideline, and the College Board has stated in the past that references do not count towards the word count. As @gjschmidt stated, the references can be placed in 2E, but students can also place them in 2B as long as students understand that the primary goal of 2B is to describe how the artifact was created.

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