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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 periodically updates or revises courses 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.
Many AP courses have implemented fully digital or hybrid digital testing for the May 2025 administration. Learn more about digital testing.
Find your course:
- AP Capstone
- 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 Course | CED to Use for 2024-2025 | Most Recent Change — Since Fall 2023 | Future CED Released | Future Status | Earliest Possible Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Research | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—Capstone application no longer required; AI policy clarified | No changes announced | ||
| AP Seminar | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—Capstone application no longer required; AI policy clarified | No changes announced |
Arts
| AP Course | CED to Use for 2024-2025 | Most Recent Change — Since Fall 2023 | Future CED Released | Future Status | Earliest Possible Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP 2-D Art and Design | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—Artistic Integrity Statement updated | No changes announced | ||
| AP 3-D Art and Design | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—Artistic Integrity Statement updated | No changes announced | ||
| AP Drawing | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—Artistic Integrity Statement updated | No changes announced | ||
| AP Art History | Fall 2020 | No changes announced | |||
| AP Music Theory | Fall 2020 | No changes announced |
English
| AP Course | CED to Use for 2024-2025 | Most Recent Change — Since Fall 2023 | Future CED Released | Future Status | Earliest Possible Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP English Language and Composition | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—MCQ answer choices reduced from 5 to 4 | No changes announced | ||
| AP English Literature and Composition | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—MCQ answer choices reduced from 5 to 4 | No changes announced |
History and Social Sciences
| AP Course | CED to Use for 2024-2025 | Most Recent Change — Since Fall 2023 | Future CED Released | Future Status | Earliest Possible Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP African American Studies | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released | No changes announced | ||
| AP Comparative Government and Politics | Fall 2020 | No changes announced | |||
| AP European History | Fall 2023 | Fall 2023—rubric update | No changes announced | ||
| AP Human Geography | Fall 2020 | No changes announced | |||
| AP Macroeconomics | Fall 2022 | No changes announced | |||
| AP Microeconomics | Fall 2022 | No changes announced | |||
| AP Psychology | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released for revised course framework | No changes announced | ||
| AP United States Government and Politics | Fall 2023 | No changes announced | |||
| AP United States History | Fall 2023 | Fall 2023—rubric update | No changes announced | ||
| AP World History: Modern | Fall 2023 | Fall 2023—rubric update | No changes announced |
Math and Computer Science
| AP Course | CED to Use for 2024-2025 | Most Recent Change — Since Fall 2023 | Future CED Released | Future Status | Earliest Possible Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Computer Science A | Fall 2020 | Preview revised course framework | 2025-26 | ||
| AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) | Fall 2023 | Fall 2023—changes to CSP Create Task | No changes announced | ||
| AP Calculus AB | Fall 2020 | No changes announced | |||
| AP Calculus BC | Fall 2020 | No changes announced | |||
| AP Precalculus | Fall 2023 | Fall 2023—CED for updated course framework released | No changes announced | ||
| AP Statistics | Fall 2020 | Feedback on the draft revised course framework is under review | 2026-27 |
Sciences
| AP Course | CED to Use for 2024-2025 | Most Recent Change — Since Fall 2023 | Future CED Released | Future Status | Earliest Possible Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Biology | Fall 2020 | Preview updated course framework | 2025-26 | ||
| AP Chemistry | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released for updated course framework | No changes announced | ||
| AP Environmental Science | Fall 2020 | No changes announced | |||
| AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released for revised course framework | No changes announced | ||
| AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released for revised course framework | No changes announced | ||
| AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released for revised course framework | No changes announced | ||
| AP Physics C: Mechanics | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released for revised course framework | No changes announced | ||
| AP Psychology | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released for revised course framework | No changes announced |
World Languages and Cultures
| AP Course | CED to Use for 2024-2025 | Most Recent Change — Since Fall 2023 | Future CED Released | Future Status | Earliest Possible Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Chinese Language and Culture | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released with links to external sources removed from Suggested Resources section | No changes announced | ||
| AP French Language and Culture | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released with links to external sources removed from Suggested Resources section | No changes announced | ||
| AP German Language and Culture | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released with links to external sources removed from Suggested Resources section | No changes announced | ||
| AP Italian Language and Culture | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released with links to external sources removed from Suggested Resources section | No changes announced | ||
| AP Japanese Language and Culture | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released with links to external sources removed from Suggested Resources section | No changes announced | ||
| AP Latin | Fall 2020 | Preview revised course framework | 2025-26 | ||
| AP Spanish Language and Culture | Fall 2024 | Fall 2024—CED released with links to external sources removed from Suggested Resources section | No changes announced | ||
| AP Spanish Literature and Culture | Fall 2023 | Fall 2023—rubric update | No changes announced |