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Course Authorizations
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Authorization to Use the "AP" Designation
Within two months of submitting AP Course Audit materials, schools will receive authorization for qualifying courses to use the "AP" designation on student transcripts. Teachers and principals will be able to check on the status of their courses through the AP Course Audit Web site, and at the beginning of the 2007-08 school year, principals will receive a listing of all authorizations granted to date.
Uses and Limitations of the AP Course Authorization
For each authorized course, the College Board grants permission to use the "AP" designation on student transcripts.
The "AP" designation may only be used alongside the official course title, but you can place this official AP course title alongside local course titles. See Frequently Asked Questions for examples of how to use the AP course title in combination with another course title. The authorization is restricted to the sections of the specific AP course taught at a particular school, by the teacher who completed the AP Course Audit form. If the teacher moves to another school, a new authorization must be requested so that the school can demonstrate that both the principal and the new teacher are in agreement about the requirements.
 Frequently Asked Questions
AP Course Titles and Abbreviations
The AP Program does not require schools to participate in the AP Course Audit before listing an AP class in course selection materials. However, until these courses are authorized by the College Board through the AP Course Audit, they will not appear in the ledger provided to colleges and universities, and the "AP" designation cannot be applied to these courses on students' transcripts. For example, if you intend to offer an AP course in fall 2007, but do not yet have a teacher for that course, you may use the "AP" designation for that course in the course catalog. Once the teacher has been assigned to the course, he or she should follow the standard AP Course Audit procedure (submitting a completed AP Course Audit form and syllabus) to request full authorization for the course and inclusion in the ledger.
Renewing Course Authorizations
After receiving authorization any given year, schools will not need to submit AP Course Audit forms or syllabi in following years unless the teacher has changed, the school offers a new AP course, or the curricular and resource requirements for a course undergo significant revision. Beginning in March of each year, principals may request renewal of their schools' course authorizations for the following year through their AP Course Audit online accounts.
Ledger of Approved Courses
If you submit your courses for review by the June 1 preferred submission date, the name of your school, along with the authorized AP courses offered at your school, will appear in the first edition of the ledger provided to college and university admission offices and the public in November. You may submit courses after June 1, but the College Board cannot guarantee that the authorization process will be completed in time for those courses to be included in the first edition of the ledger. Colleges and universities will be informed of subsequently authorized courses via weekly updates to the ledger.
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