Renewing AP Course Authorization for 2010-2011
AP course authorization is an annual process.  All courses authorized for 2008-2009 must be reauthorized for 2010-2011.  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
New AP teachers and AP teachers with authorized courses who are teaching an additional course can log in to their accounts and begin submitting materials for 2010-2011 authorization.  For more information, click on the Web Site.

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.

Submitting Materials for the AP Course Audit
To receive authorization from the College Board to label a 2010-2011 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 and Online AP Courses
  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 2010-2011 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
• Curricular Resources for Teachers

• 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.
• Curricular Resources for Teachers

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.