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AP Studio Art Digital Submission 2008-09

Beginning this school year, the College Board will implement a digital, Web-based submission process for the three AP Studio Art portfolios. For the May 2009 exam administration, portfolio sections that have traditionally required slides will now require digital images instead of slides.

Please note that changing from slides to digital submission will not change any of the content requirements for the portfolios. The Quality section for the Drawing and 2-D Design portfolios will still require students to submit actual artworks, and the number of images required for all sections will remain the same.

When important updates are posted to this page, the College Board will notify Studio Art teachers via email.

A Note about the AP Course Audit
The digital submission process will not affect the submission or authorization of materials for the AP Course Audit. Syllabi approved through the AP Course Audit are not required to be revised or resubmitted as a result of the changes in the portfolio submission process.

Technical Requirements
To effectively access the AP Studio Art Digital Submission Web application, users will be required to use the operating systems and browsers listed below. Users will not be restricted to specific hardware configurations; however, it should be noted that slower response times may result from using older computer hardware.   

Software Requirements

  • Operating system must be one of the following:
    • Windows XP (Home or Professional)
    • Windows Vista (Home, Business, Premium, or Ultimate)
    • Mac OS (10.4 and higher)
  • Web browser must be one of the following:
    • Internet Explorer (6.0 and higher)
    • Firefox (2.0 and higher)
    • Safari (2.0 and higher)

Requirements for Students’ Digital Images

  • File format: All images must be submitted in JPEG format (file name extension .jpg).
  • Image size:
    • Landscape orientation:
      • Recommended maximum size: 780 x 530 pixels (10.83 x 7.36 inches)
      • Recommended minimum size: 480 x 480 pixels (6.67 x 6.67 inches)
    • Portrait orientation:
      • Recommended maximum size: 530 x 780 pixels (7.36 x 10.83 inches)
      • Recommended minimum size: 480 x 480 pixels (6.67 x 6.67 inches)
    • Note: The image sizes above are recommendations. Your image sizes may be different.
  • Maximum file size: 3.0 MB per image

Free Disk Space

  • Drawing Portfolio:  Based on the maximum file size of 3.0 MB and a total of 24 digital images, each student would need a maximum of 72 MB of free disk space.
  • 2-D Design Portfolio:  Based on the maximum file size of 3.0 MB and a total of 24 digital images, each student would need a maximum of 72 MB of free disk space.
  • 3-D Design Portfolio:  Based on the maximum file size of 3.0 MB and a total of 38 digital images, each student would need a maximum of 114 MB of free disk space.



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