AP Computer Science

AP Computer Science Principles is equivalent to a first-semester college computing course.  Students will develop computational thinking skills vital for success across all disciplines. They will use tools to analyze and study data and work with large data sets to analyze, visualize, and draw conclusions from trends. The course uses a project based format focusing on student creativity. Students are encouraged to apply creative processes when developing computational solutions and while using computer software and other technology to explore questions that interest them. Students will build socially useful mobile apps using the visual programming language MIT App Inventor for Android. In this way, student learning will be associated closely with their interests and grounded in their schools, their homes, and their communities. Students who are enrolled in this course will be expected to take the AP exam.  Completion of this course will earn an elective credit. The students will have two options for college credit: Credit via the AP Exam OR students have the option to apply for three (3) semester hours of college credit through CT State Community College (CSC 117: Mobile Computer Science Principles). The overall curriculum and expectations are in alignment with the college requirements.