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Studio Art Course Requirements
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The AP Program unequivocally supports the principle that each individual school must develop its own curriculum for courses labeled "AP." Rather than mandating any one curriculum for AP courses, the AP Course Audit instead provides each AP teacher with a set of expectations that college and secondary school faculty nationwide have established for college-level courses. AP teachers are encouraged to develop or maintain their own curriculum that either includes or exceeds each of these expectations; such courses will be authorized to use the "AP" designation. Credit for the success of AP courses belongs to the individual schools and teachers that create powerful, locally designed AP curricula.
The AP Studio Art course should be designed by your school to provide students with a learning experience equivalent to that of an introductory college course in studio art foundation. Students have the option of submitting one of three different portfolios -- Drawing, 2-D Design, or 3-D Design -- each based upon different skills mastered and concepts addressed in college-level foundation courses.
There are no specific curricular prerequisites for students taking AP Studio Art, although it is recommended that students have prior training in art.
All students who are willing to accept the challenge of a rigorous academic curriculum should be considered for admission to AP courses. The College Board encourages the elimination of barriers that restrict access to AP courses for students from ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in the AP Program. Schools should make every effort to ensure that their AP classes reflect the diversity of their student population.
High schools offering this exam must provide the exam administration equipment described in the AP Coordinator's Manual. The school must follow the exact specifications for portfolio submission as described in the Course Description and Studio Art poster. AP teacher supervision is expected during the AP portfolio assembly process.
Requirements
To request authorization to label a course "AP," complete the following two steps:
- Complete and submit an AP Course Audit form, on which the teacher and principal attest that their course includes or exceeds the following curricular requirements delineated by college and university faculty.
- Submit an electronic copy of the course syllabus that demonstrates inclusion or improvement on the curricular requirements (see Syllabus Preparation Guidelines). If your course does not include one or more of the curricular requirements but merits designation as a college-level course, see Instructions for Submitting Materials for the process for describing alternate approaches to the course.
 Syllabus Preparation Guidelines
Instructions for Teachers
Instructions on how to submit AP Course Audit materials via the Web will be posted on AP Central and mailed to principals in January 2007.
Curricular Requirements
- The teacher has read the most recent AP Studio Art Course Description, available as a free download on the Course Home Pages for AP Studio Art: Drawing, AP Studio Art: 2-D Design, and AP Studio Art: 3-D Design; and the current AP Studio Art poster.
AP Studio Art: Drawing Course Home Page
AP Studio Art: 2-D Design Course Home Page
AP Studio Art: 3-D Design Course Home Page
- The course promotes a sustained investigation of all three aspects of portfolio development -- quality, concentration, and breadth -- as outlined in the Course Description or Studio Art poster throughout the duration of the course. (Note: The body of work submitted for the portfolio can include art created prior to and outside of the AP Studio Art course.)
- The course enables students to develop mastery (i.e., "quality") in concept, composition, and execution of drawing, 2-D design, or 3-D design.
- The course enables students to develop a body of work investigating a strong underlying visual idea in drawing, 2-D design, or 3-D design that grows out of a coherent plan of action or investigation (i.e., a "concentration").
- The course teaches students a variety of concepts and approaches in drawing, 2-D design, or 3-D design so that the student is able to demonstrate a range of abilities and versatility with technique, problem-solving, and ideation (i.e., "breadth"). Such conceptual variety can be demonstrated through either the use of one or the use of several media.
- The course emphasizes making art as an ongoing process that involves the student in informed and critical decision making.
- The course includes group and individual student critiques and instructional conversations with the teacher, enabling students to learn to analyze and discuss their own artworks and those of their peers.
- The course teaches students to understand artistic integrity as well as what constitutes plagiarism. If students produce work that makes use of photographs, published images, and/or other artists' works, the course teaches students how to develop their own work so that it moves beyond duplication.
Resource Requirements
- The school ensures that each student has access to art materials and resources necessary to meet the standards for the portfolio he or she chooses to submit.
- The school ensures that each AP Studio Art classroom has at least some of the following types of instructional materials that support the formulation of a creative problem and its comprehensive investigation: art books, periodicals, slides, reproductions, and digital images.
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