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College Board Course Audit: AP CS A (Java)

Find out how to complete the AP Course Audit for your AP Computer Science A course with Project STEM's curriculum.

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1. Begin by logging into your College Board account by clicking here. If you do not have a College Board account, click the "Sign Up" link from that page.

2. Click on "AP Course Audit".

  • Note: if you are new to College Board, you may not have this icon! Simply scroll down to “Add Additional Tools and Services” below and select “Get Access” next to the AP Course Audit item:

  • On the next page, add “Teacher” as your job function and add your school under “Professional Organization:”

  • Click “Add” and you will be redirected to your account dashboard.

3. From your Course Status page, select "Add Course".

4. Choose your course from the drop-down menu and click "Continue" to complete your selection.

You will be asked to confirm your selection. Click "Add Course" and then "OK" to continue.You will be asked to confirm your selection. Click "Add Course" and then "OK" to continue.

5. Once you are redirected back to the Course Status page, select "Complete Course Audit Form."

6. Indicate that you agree with the statements on the form as shown below.

7. Next, click the “Select Textbook” button near the bottom of the page and choose Project STEM’s course from the resulting page.

8. Add your initials and submit the form for administrator approval.

Congratulations! You have now successfully added your Project STEM course to your Course Audit account. Next, pre-approved syllabus.

9. Verify that your textbook entry shows as approved, then click on the "Submit Course Document" button.

10. From the Syllabus Submission page, select "Adopt Unit Guides, a Sample Syllabus, or Endorsed Provider Syllabus" as shown below.

11. Click on "Sample Syllabus - Project STEM" as shown below.

12. Click “Download” to prepare the document for submission.

Once the download is complete, click “Submit.”

13. You will be redirected to the Course Status page, which will look like the below.

Congratulations! You have now completed the course audit for your AP CS A course!

Additional Resources

  • If you need to contact the College Board at any time during this process, please click here for their AP contact information.

  • Completing the course audit in this way provides you with direct access to resources such as the AP Practice Exams. If you do not complete the course audit and instead select Project STEM as your online course provider, you will NOT have access to these resources.

  • The deadline for the initial submission of course materials (a syllabus and Course Audit form) to the College Board is January 31.

New to the College Board's AP Program?

  1. Have a school administrator contact AP Services by calling 877-274-6474, Mon - Fri, 8 AM to 4:45 PM EST.

  2. Once the school is recognized by the AP program, the school administrator or designated AP Coordinator will need to create an Education Professional Account. Should you have any questions about the creation of this account, schools may contact 703-297-3963, Mon - Fri, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM EST.

  3. The administrator or designated AP Coordinator will receive communications from College Board regarding AP Exam registration. Your school can elect to host the AP Exam on-site or find a nearby testing center.

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