I. Course Content
I. Course Content
The AP Computer Science Principle course is designed to be equivalent to a first-semester introductory college computing course, so don't worry if you are not an expert in this field!
The major areas in this course are organized around big ideas that are foundational to studying computer science.
The course is covered within 7 big ideas:
II. The Exam
The AP Computer Science Principles assessment consists of two parts: performance tasks and the end-of-course AP Exam.
Section I: Performance Tasks
2 tasks | 40% of score
Performance Task 1: Explore—Impact of Computing Innovations.
Performance Task 2: Create—Applications from Ideas
Section II: End-of-Course Exam
74 Multiple-Choice Questions | 2 Hours | 60% of Score
Single-select multiple-choice: Select 1 answer from among 4 options
Multiple-select multiple-choice: Select 2 answers from among 4 options
