Course Description:

This yearlong course is designed for learners capable of college level work, follows the description put forward by the College Board, and prepares them to take the Advanced Placement exam.  

AP Computer Science Principles is an introductory college-level computing course that introduces students to the breadth of the field of computer science.  Students learn to design and evaluate solutions, and to apply computer science to solve problems through the development of algorithms and programs.  They incorporate abstraction into programs and use data to discover new knowledge.  Students also explain how computing innovations and computing systems (including the internet) work, explore their potential impacts, and contribute to a computing culture that is collaborative and ethical.

Please visit the College Board-AP Central website for more information (http://apcentral.collegeboard.com).