AVID/College Board
AP Course Audit
Renewing AP Course Authorization for 2008-09
AP course authorization is an annual process. All courses authorized for 2007-08 must be reauthorized for 2008-09. Beginning March 4, 2008, principals and AP Coordinators can log in to their Course Audit accounts and renew previously authorized courses. There will be no action required on the part of teachers who will teach the same course at the same school.
New AP Teachers and Teachers with Additional Courses
Beginning March 4, 2008, new AP teachers and teachers with authorized courses who are teaching an additional course can log in to their accounts and begin submitting materials for 2008-09 authorization.
Sign in to the AP Course Audit Web Site
Here are two points to keep in mind as you participate in the AP Course Audit:
- As always, schools develop their own curricula for courses labeled “AP”. The AP Course Audit simply specifies a set of expectations established by college and university faculty for college-level courses. Courses that meet or exceed these expectations will be authorized to use the “AP” designation.
- The AP Course Audit is not a teacher certification process. There are no educational or professional background requirements to serve as an AP teacher. The College Board recognizes that there are many paths toward becoming an effective AP teacher, and the audit does not review anything about teachers beyond how they are demonstrating on their syllabi the inclusion of the course requirements or a viable alternative.
Note: If you are an online or distance learning course provider, or a brick-and-mortar school delivering your AP courses virtually, please visit the link below for information on how to request authorization to designate these courses "AP."
Submitting Materials for the AP Course Audit
To receive authorization from the College Board to label a 2008-09 course "AP," teachers without previous authorization for their course(s) must submit two documents related to the course: a syllabus and the subject-specific AP Course Audit form. Both documents are submitted online through the AP Course Audit website.
- Course Syllabus
Each AP teacher is required to submit an electronic copy of his or her syllabus outlining the course of study to be followed for the 2007-08 academic year. Teachers’ syllabi must provide clear and explicit evidence that the AP Course Audit requirements are included in their courses. Resources to help teachers create and evaluate their syllabi before submitting them are available on AP Central
- AP Course Audit Form
The subject-specific AP Course Audit form specifies the curricular and resource requirements that must be met in order to receive authorization to use the "AP" designation for a course. These electronic forms are accessible only after registering and logging into the AP Course Audit Web site, but the main content of the forms—the curricular and resource requirements—is available to the public on AP Central.
Within two months of submitting AP Course Audit materials, schools will receive authorization for qualifying courses to use the "AP" designation on student transcripts.
AP Course Ledger
The AP Course Ledger is a comprehensive and public registry of all courses authorized to use the AP label on student transcripts. The Ledger is an annual and culminating product of the AP Course Audit, a process by which college faculty confirm that courses submitted by AP teachers and schools provide students with the essential elements of a college level experience. As an exclusively Web-based registry, the Ledger is published annually in November and updated weekly throughout the academic year to reflect newly authorized courses.
