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AP Course and Exam Changes
Here’s a roundup of the most recent AP course and exam changes and plans for future changes.
AP courses and exams are updated periodically to reflect current developments in each discipline, ensure alignment with introductory college courses, and more clearly communicate the required course content and skills.
This process, like the course development process, is undertaken by development committees of experienced educators and college faculty, working with high school teachers and higher education faculty reviewers and consultants.
For more on the development process, see How AP Develops Courses and Exams.
The AP Program may periodically update the course and exam description (CED) documents. When a CED is updated, the AP teacher community will be notified. The date on the cover of the CED will update if there are changes to assessable content (course framework, exam design, rubric / scoring guidelines). The links to CEDs on this page are the same links as on the course pages.
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Table abbreviations:
- CED = course and exam description
- AI = artificial intelligence
- MCQ = multiple-choice questions
AP Capstone
| AP Course | CED to Use for 2025-26 | Most Recent Change (Since Fall 2023) | Future CED Released | Future Status | Earliest Possible Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Research | Fall 2024 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2024—Capstone application no longer required; AI policy clarified | No changes announced | ||
| AP Seminar | Fall 2024 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2024—Capstone application no longer required; AI policy clarified | No changes announced |
Arts
| AP Course | CED to Use for 2025-26 | Most Recent Change (Since Fall 2023) | Future CED Released | Future Status | Earliest Possible Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP 2-D Art and Design | Fall 2024 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2024—Artistic Integrity Statement updated | Fall 2026—AI policy updated | ||
| AP 3-D Art and Design | Fall 2024 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2024—Artistic Integrity Statement updated | Fall 2026—AI policy updated | ||
| AP Drawing | Fall 2024 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2024—Artistic Integrity Statement updated | Fall 2026—AI policy updated | ||
| AP Art History | Fall 2020 CED Clarifications and Corrections | No changes announced | |||
| AP Music Theory | Fall 2020 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Review fall 2026 Clarifications and Corrections |
English
| AP Course | CED to Use for 2025-26 | Most Recent Change (Since Fall 2023) | Future CED Released | Future Status | Earliest Possible Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP English Language and Composition | Fall 2024 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2024—MCQ answer choices reduced from 5 to 4 | No changes announced | ||
| AP English Literature and Composition | Fall 2024 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2024—MCQ answer choices reduced from 5 to 4 | No changes announced |
History and Social Sciences
Math and Computer Science
| AP Course | CED to Use for 2025-26 | Most Recent Change (Since Fall 2023) | Future CED Released | Future Status | Earliest Possible Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Computer Science A | Fall 2025 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2025—CED released for revised framework | No changes announced | ||
| AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) | Fall 2023 | Fall 2023—changes to CSP Create performance task | No changes announced | ||
| AP Calculus AB | Fall 2020 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Review fall 2026 Clarifications and Corrections | |||
| AP Calculus BC | Fall 2020 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Review fall 2026 Clarifications and Corrections | |||
| AP Precalculus | Fall 2023 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2023—CED for updated course framework released | Review fall 2026 Clarifications and Corrections | ||
| AP Statistics | Fall 2020 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2026 | Preview revised course and exam information |
Sciences
| AP Course | CED to Use for 2025-26 | Most Recent Change (Since Fall 2023) | Future CED Released | Future Status | Earliest Possible Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Biology | Fall 2025 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2025 – CED released for updated course framework | No changes announced | ||
| AP Chemistry | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released for updated course framework | No changes announced | ||
| AP Environmental Science | Fall 2020 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Review fall 2026 Clarifications and Corrections | |||
| AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based | Fall 2024 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2024—CED released for revised course framework | Review fall 2026 Clarifications and Corrections | ||
| AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based | Fall 2024 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2024—CED released for revised course framework | Review fall 2026 Clarifications and Corrections | ||
| AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | Fall 2024 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2024—CED released for revised course framework | Review fall 2026 Clarifications and Corrections | ||
| AP Physics C: Mechanics | Fall 2024 CED Clarifications and Corrections | Fall 2024—CED released for revised course framework | Review fall 2026 Clarifications and Corrections |
World Languages and Cultures