Introducing

AP® Computer Science Principles

Launching Fall 2016
Agenda
► The value of AP Computer Science Principles (AP® CSP)

► Course and exam details

► Support for AP Computer Science Principles

► Q&A

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The Value of AP®
CSP
Why AP® Computer Science
Principles?
Of the more than 9 million STEM jobs available in the next decade,
half will require computing experience.

STEM Careers in 2020 (Projected)

Computing
Architecture/Engineering

Life Sciences

Social Sciences
2.8 M
Physical Sciences

4.6 M Mathematics

Others
0.1 M
0.1 M
0.4 M

0.6 M
0.6 M

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Why AP® Computer Science
Principles?
The Diversity Challenge
Percentage of Computer Science Percentage of Today’s
Majors Who Were Women Software Workforces

1985 2009 2012 Male 80%

Female 20%
Asian 29%
Hispanic 5%
Black 4%
37% 18% 18%
Source: Department of Education Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

AP CSP is designed to encourage broader participation in computer science,

especially among women and minorities.

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Development of AP® CSP
Goals
► Make computer science more engaging and accessible

► Reach students underrepresented in computer science

► Better prepare students for the job market of today and tomorrow

Schools will begin to offer AP CSP in Fall 2016, with the first exam administration
scheduled for May 2017.

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CSP Pilot Sites:
2013-2016
Map of phase II pilot sites that are evaluating the current version of the curriculum
framework and the performance tasks.

Source: http://www.csprinciples.org/home/pilot-sites
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AP CSP Higher Ed Pilot Institutions
► Drexel University ► Rutgers University

► Duke University ► University of Alabama

► Illinois Institute of Technology
► Indiana University-Purdue University
Indianapolis
► Kent State University
► Metropolitan State University of Denver
► Middlebury College
► New Mexico State University
► North Carolina State University
► University of California – Berkeley
► University of California – San Diego
► University of North Carolina –
Charlotte
► University of North Texas
► University of Washington
► University of Wisconsin – Madison
► Virginia Tech

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What makes AP
CSP different?
Two AP® Computer
Science Courses
Computer Science A Computer Science Principles

Curricular Focus Problem solving and Big ideas of computer science

object-oriented programming (including programming)

Programming Java Teachers choose

Language

Course Goal Encourage skill development Encourage broader participation in

among students considering future CS & STEM, including AP CSA
studies & career in computer
science or other STEM fields

Assessment ► Multiple-choice and free- ► Multiple-choice exam

Experience response questions ► Two performance tasks
administered by the teacher,
and students submit digital
artifacts

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About the Course
AP Computer Science Principles offers a
multidisciplinary approach, focusing on the creative
aspects of programming. “Every student has
this ability to create
things that they
Students will learn: didn’t even imagine
they could create.
► Creative problem solving And when they do,
it starts to draw
► How to apply computational processes to analyze them in and inspire
them to think well
large data sets beyond what they
► Programming even imagined.”

► How the Internet works and important cyber —Richard Kick

security issues AP® Computer
Science Principles
► Impacts of computing innovations Teacher

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Overview of Curriculum
Framework
Computational
Thinking Practices
1. Connecting computing

2. Creating computational artifacts

3. Abstracting

4. Analyzing problems and artifacts

5. Communicating

6. Collaborating

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Overview of Curriculum
Framework
Big Ideas

1. Creativity

2. Abstraction

3. Data and Information

4. Algorithms

5. Programming

6. The Internet

7. Global Impact

collegeboard.org/CSPframework
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Overview of Assessments
Through-Course Assessment (Weight = 40%)

Performance Task Individual Weight

Explore: Implications of Computing Innovations 16%

Create: Applications From Ideas 24%

End-of-Course AP® Exam (Weight = 60%)

Item Type Number Timing

Multiple Choice
74 questions 120 minutes
(Single- and multiple-select)

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Performance Tasks
► Create – Applications from Ideas
 Develop a computer program
 Flexibility to select the purpose of
their program
 Effectively implement programming
elements from the language being
used
 Students may work collaboratively at
various stages of the development
process
 Each student submits their own
individual program
► Explore – Impact of Computing
Innovations
 Investigate a computing innovation
using credible sources
 Create an artifact that provides
information about the innovation’s
intended purpose
 PDF, video, or audio
 Written responses to describe its
usage, relationship to data and
impacts

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Universities Create Their
Own Version of AP CSP
Variations of the AP CSP course exists in colleges and
universities:

 Duke University – Students earning a 4 or 5 on the AP CSP

Exam will earn credit and placement out of Compsci 92.

 UC Berkeley – Students will earn credit and placement out of

CS10, The Beauty and Joy of Computing.

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AP Credit Policy at Rutgers

►Rutgers will grant credit for CS 110 if a

student scores a 4 or a 5 on the AP CS
Principles Exam.

► http://sasundergrad.rutgers.edu/academics/academic-
credit/advanced-placement

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 2011 Attestation
Auburn University Lawrence Technological University Towson University
Bryn Mawr College Lehigh University Trinity College
Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo Loyola University Chicago United States Naval Academy
Carleton College Marquette University University at Albany (SUNY)
Carleton University Metropolitan State College of Denver University of Alabama
Carnegie Mellon University Middlebury College University of Arizona
Case Western Reserve University New Mexico State University University of British Columbia
College of William and Mary North Carolina State University University of California Berkeley
Colorado School of Mines Oakland University University of California Davis
Columbia University Ohio State University University of California Irvine
Cornell University Oklahoma State University University of California Los Angeles
Dartmouth College Oregon State University University of California San Diego
DePaul University Portland State University University of California Santa Barbara
Doane College Princeton University University of California Santa Cruz
Drexel University Rice University University of Central Arkansas
Duke University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of Central Florida
Florida Institute of Technology Saint Louis University University of Cincinnati
Florida International University Saint Xavier University University of Colorado at Boulder
George Mason University Seattle University University of Connecticut
Georgia Tech Southwestern University University of Delaware
Harvey Mudd College Stanford University University of Florida
Illinois Institute of Technology Texas A&M University University of Georgia
Indiana University Texas State University San Marcos University of Houston
Kalamazoo College The College at Brockport (SUNY) University of Illinois

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 2011 Attestation
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland Baltimore County
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Memphis
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Nebraska Lincoln
University of Nebraska Omaha
University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire Manchester
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Charlotte
University of North Carolina Greensboro
University of North Florida
University of North Texas
University of Oklahoma
University of Pennsylvania
University of Puget Sound
University of Rochester
University of South Carolina
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at San Antonio
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University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Washington Tacoma
University of Wisconsin Madison
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University
Washington State University
Wellesley College
Western Carolina University
Western Washington University
Williams College
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Washington Tacoma
University of Wisconsin Madison
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University
Washington State University
Wellesley College
Western Carolina University
Western Washington University
Williams College
Submit Your Policy

Let the College Board know your policy for the

spring semester!

collegeboard.org/CSPcredit

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Q&A
 More questions?
Web: collegeboard.org/APCSP
Email: APCSP@collegeboard.org