2026-27 AP Course Audit Pathways

The AP Course Audit ensures that AP courses meet curricular requirements and helps teachers understand their course’s core elements. At the same time, teachers have shared that the process can feel administrative and would welcome additional opportunities to learn about their course.

To address this feedback, the AP Program will test alternate Course Audit pathways for the new AP Business with Personal Finance course and the revised AP Statistics course. The purpose of this effort is to determine whether an alternate approach to the Course Audit will more effectively prepare teachers to teach their course.

If you’re teaching one of these courses in the 2026-27 school year, your Course Audit experience may differ from the standard syllabus submission process for other AP courses. This process only applies to the 2026-27 Course Audit year.

Course Audit Pathway Instructions

You’ll complete the AP Course Audit by following the steps below. As part of the process, you’ll be randomly assigned to one of four Course Audit pathways designed to help you understand course expectations. Each pathway fulfills Course Audit requirements for authorization.

1. Sign in to your AP Course Audit account. If you’re new to teaching AP, you’ll be prompted to create an account.
2. Add your course. Select Add New Course and choose your subject.
3. Fill out the AP Course Audit form. You’ll need to complete and submit the form for your Course Audit administrator to approve.
4. Complete your assigned Course Audit pathway, which will be one of the following:
   • Syllabus Submission: You’ll follow the standard Course Audit process of submitting an original syllabus or adopting a peer or sample syllabus. Course Audit reviewers will review your syllabus.  
   • Guided Syllabus Creation: You’ll follow prompts to create a syllabus that connects your classroom activities to each curricular requirement. Reviewers will review the specific evidence submitted for each curricular requirement.  
   • Online Learning Modules: You’ll complete online modules about the course’s core elements.
   • Course Knowledge Check and Online Learning Modules: You’ll complete a knowledge check about the course and modules on topics where additional support may be helpful. You can explore all modules but only the recommended ones will be required.
5. Complete the Check for Understanding. Once you complete your assigned pathway, you’ll answer multiple-choice questions to demonstrate what you learned about teaching the course. The AP Program will review your results to better understand how teachers engage with course content.
6. Give feedback on your assigned pathway. You’ll complete a short survey about how engaging your pathway was and whether it improved your understanding of the course and your confidence in teaching it. This feedback will help the AP Program refine how we support teachers preparing to teach their courses.

After Completing Your Assigned Pathway

Once you complete these steps, you’ll be notified if your course is authorized or if you need to provide more information. You’ll also be entered to win prizes, such as free admission to the 2027 AP Annual Conference and merchandise from the AP School Store.

Note: This process only applies to the 2026-27 Course Audit year. You will not need to repeat this process for 2027-28. Your Course Audit administrator will be able to renew your course.