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Instructions for Teachers
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- Visit the AP Course Audit Web site
 Visit the AP Course Audit Web site
- Create a user account.
Please note: User names and passwords that you may have for AP Central or other College Board Web sites will not work on this site. You must create or enter your unique AP Course Audit user name and password. AP teachers will need to enter the school's 6-digit school code to enter this site. If a teacher does not know his/her school code, the AP Course Audit Web site provides a listing of these codes.
AP teachers can check the status of their courses at any time by signing in to the secure AP Course Audit Web site. (Principals, AP Coordinators, and district representatives may also check on the status of their schools' courses by signing in to this web site using the access code mailed to schools and districts in February 2008.)
- Submit your syllabus and the AP Course Audit form.
The preferred submission date for submitting initial AP Course Audit materials is June 1, 2008. Schools may submit their initial materials after June 1; however, the College Board cannot guarantee that courses that begin the review process after this date will be authorized in time to be included in the first edition of the ledger of authorized AP courses provided to colleges and universities in November 2008. Colleges and universities will be informed of subsequently authorized courses via weekly updates to the ledger.
Submit Syllabus. Each AP teacher is required to submit an electronic copy of his or her syllabus. The syllabus must provide clear and explicit evidence that the AP Course Audit requirements, or a viable alternative, are included in the course. Teachers who submit a syllabus identical to that of a colleague should include that colleague’s syllabus ID number, where prompted, during the submission process. Doing so will expedite the review process. Teachers will have the option of either uploading an existing syllabus (acceptable file formats: MS Word, PDF, or rich text) or creating a syllabus using our syllabus wizard. See the syllabus self-evaluation checklist for information about creating and submitting your syllabus. Do not submit paper copies of syllabi; paper copies will not be reviewed or returned.
Syllabus Self-Evaluation Checklist
Submit the AP Course Audit Form. The subject-specific AP Course Audit form is available after teachers sign in, and specifies the curricular and resource requirements that must be met in order to receive authorization to use the "AP" designation for a course. New for 2008-09, the Course Audit form is submitted electronically directly through the Course Audit Website. Printing and faxing has been eliminated. The AP teacher and the principal both complete the form, which is then submitted by the principal.
Within two months of submitting AP Course Audit materials, teachers will receive an e-mail indicating that either the course has been authorized or that additional information is required before the course can be authorized. If after submitting course materials a second time, a determination to authorize the course can still not be made, the College Board will contact the teacher directly to discuss what needs to be in place for the course to be labeled "AP." The teacher will be offered one final opportunity to revise and resubmit the syllabus.
In November 2008, the College Board will publish on the Web a ledger for colleges, universities, and the public that lists the courses authorized to use the "AP" designation at each school. The AP Course Ledger will be updated each week throughout the year to reflect newly authorized courses.
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