The AP Course Audit was created at the
request of secondary school and college members of the College
Board who sought a means for the College Board to:
- provide teachers and administrators with
clear guidelines on curricular and resource requirements that
must be in place for AP courses; and
- help colleges
and universities better interpret secondary school courses
marked "AP" on students' transcripts.
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| All schools wishing to label a course "AP" must complete
and return the subject-specific AP Course Audit form, along with
the course syllabus, for each teacher of that AP course. Within
two months of submitting AP Course Audit materials, schools will
receive authorization for qualifying courses to use the "AP"
designation on student transcripts, course catalogs, or other
materials. Colleges and universities receive a ledger of schools that lists the courses authorized to
use the "AP" designation at each school. |
| The AP Program unequivocally supports the principle that each
individual school must develop its own curriculum for courses
labeled "AP." Rather than mandating any one curriculum for AP
courses, the AP Course Audit instead provides each AP teacher with
a set of expectations that college and secondary school faculty
nationwide have established for college-level courses. AP teachers
are encouraged to develop or maintain their own curriculum that
either includes or exceeds each of these expectations; such
courses will be authorized to use the "AP" designation. Credit for
the success of AP courses belongs to the individual schools and
teachers that create powerful, locally-designed AP curricula. |
| Note: Schools may continue to order and administer AP Exams
without participating in the AP Course Audit, but cannot label
courses "AP" without the authorization granted through the AP
Course Audit.
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| For more information about the College Board
AP Audit – see the AP Central web-site:
www.apcentral.collegeboard.com
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