AP Course and Exam 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.

AP Course and Exam Descriptions

The AP Program may periodically update the course and exam descriptions (CEDs). 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 as on the course pages.

Clarifications and Corrections 

Updates to a CED's non-assessable content—anything outside the course framework, exam design, and rubric/scoring guidelines named above—don't require a new cover date. These changes are instead captured in the CED's clarifications and corrections document, so you can see exactly what was updated and when. You'll find both the CED and its clarifications and corrections document listed under each subject below.

Find your course:

• AP Capstone
• AP Career Kickstart
• Arts
• English
• History and Social Sciences
• Math and Computer Science
• Sciences
• World Languages and Cultures

Table abbreviations:

• CED = course and exam description
• AI = artificial intelligence
• MCQ = multiple-choice questions

AP Capstone

AP Career Kickstart

Arts

English

History and Social Sciences

Math and Computer Science

Sciences

World Languages and Cultures