• As always, schools develop their own curricula for courses labeled "AP." The AP Course Audit simply specifies a set of expectations established by college and university faculty for college-level courses. Courses that meet or exceed these expectations will be authorized to use the "AP" designation.
• The AP Course Audit is not a teacher certification process. There are no educational or professional background requirements to serve as an AP teacher. The College Board recognizes that there are many paths toward becoming an effective AP teacher, and the audit does not review anything about teachers beyond how they are demonstrating on their syllabi the inclusion of the course requirements or a viable alternative.

Note: If you are an online or distance learning course provider, or a brick-and-mortar school delivering your AP courses virtually, please visit the link below for information on how to request authorization to designate these courses "AP."
  Online/Distance Learning AP Courses


AP Course Ledger
The AP Course Ledger is a comprehensive and public registry of all courses authorized to use the AP label on student transcripts. The Ledger is an annual and culminating product of the AP Course Audit, a process by which college faculty confirm that courses submitted by AP teachers and schools provide students with the essential elements of a college level experience. As an exclusively Web-based registry, the Ledger is published annually in November and updated weekly throughout the academic year to reflect newly authorized courses.