Please submit the relevant form linked below to let us know that your institution will support a new AP world history course and exam that covers ancient history.
AP’s Commitment to Offering a New Course
Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the AP World History: Modern course will span from c. 1200 to the present.
For schools and students interested in AP coursework that covers 10,000 years of world history, the AP Program is committed to offering an additional AP world history course—AP World History: Ancient. (Please note: This is a working course title; the official name will be decided in consultation with colleges and universities.)
Next Steps
To develop an AP World History: Ancient course, exam, and accompanying resources, the AP Program will first need to confirm that colleges are committed to awarding credit for an additional AP world history exam, and that high schools are interested in offering two full, separate AP world history courses. The standards we’ll use to gauge support are similar to those recently met by high schools and colleges interested in a new AP Computer Science Principles course and exam, which launched in 2016. Advocates for the development of new AP courses in other disciplines, such as engineering, are currently using similar standards as they survey interest among postsecondary and higher education communities.
To verify support for the new AP world history course, we’re asking interested high schools and colleges to submit the forms linked below. Each quarter, we’ll post on this page an updated list of the colleges and universities that have agreed to provide credit and the number of high schools that have shown interest.
High School Interest Form
A minimum of 2,500 high schools (approximately 15% of all that offer Advanced Placement) must attest to their commitment to offering a new AP World History: Ancient course and exam, in addition to AP World History: Modern.
To do this, the high school administrator must:
- Download the High School Interest Form for AP World History: Ancient (.pdf/477KB).
- Complete and sign the form.
- Send the signed form electronically to apancient@collegeboard.org or mail it to:
The College Board
Attn: Crystal Morales Coto
250 Vesey St
New York, NY 10281
College and University Credit Commitment Form
A minimum of 100 colleges and universities must confirm the specific course credit they would offer for AP World History: Ancient exam scores. At least 80 of these institutions must be among those that receive the majority of AP World History scores. These standards ensure that a significant number of students will benefit from the development of this course and receive credit for qualifying AP Exam scores.
The history department chair of the college or university must:
- Download the Credit Commitment Form for AP World History: Ancient (.pdf/475KB).
- Complete and sign the form.
- Send the signed form electronically to apancient@collegeboard.org or mail it to:
The College Board
Attn: Crystal Morales Coto
250 Vesey St
New York, NY 10281
Colleges and Universities That Receive the Majority of AP World History Scores
These institutions each received 100 or more AP World History score sends in 2017.
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Appalachian State University Arizona State University Arkansas State University Auburn University Baylor University Berkeley City College Boston University Brigham Young University California Institute of Technology California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo California State University - Long Beach California State University - Los Angeles Clemson University College of Central Florida Colorado State University Columbia University Cornell University Duke University Emory University Florida Atlantic University Florida State University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University Grand Valley State University Harvard College Houston Community College System Howard University Indiana University Bloomington Johns Hopkins University Kennesaw State University Lake-Sumter State College Louisiana State University/A&M College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Miami Dade College Michigan State University Mississippi State University New York University North Carolina State University Northern Arizona University Northwestern University Ohio State University - Columbus Oklahoma State University Penn State University Park Princeton University Purdue University Rice University Sam Houston State University San Diego State University San Jacinto College: North Campus Savannah College of Art and Design South Texas College Southern Methodist University Spelman College Stanford University Texas A&M International University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Texas Christian University Texas State University Texas Tech University United States Air Force Academy |
United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy University of Alabama University of Arizona University of Arkansas University of California: Berkeley University of California: Davis University of California: Irvine University of California: Los Angeles University of California: Riverside University of California: San Diego University of California: Santa Barbara University of Central Arkansas University of Central Florida University of Chicago University of Cincinnati University of Colorado Boulder University of Florida University of Georgia University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Houston University of Houston-Downtown University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Maryland - College Park University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota: Twin Cities University of Mississippi University of Nebraska - Lincoln University of Nevada: Las Vegas University of New Mexico University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Florida University of North Texas University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma University of Oregon University of Oxford University of San Diego University of South Carolina - Columbia University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Tennessee: Knoxville University of Texas at Arlington University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at El Paso University of Texas at San Antonio University of Texas Rio Grande Valley University of Utah University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Madison Valencia College Vanderbilt University Virginia Tech Washington State University Weber State University Western Kentucky University Yale University |