1. Welcome to the 2019-20 AP® School Year
 June 2019

2. To support year-long engagement, we’re providing new, optional resources for students and educators.

3. To access the new resources, homeschool educators must complete the AP Course Audit process. The course audit process is designed to ensure that any course labeled as AP meets specific standards.

4. AP Course Audit
Homeschool educators will first need an EPL account to enroll in the AP Course Audit.
See the AP Course User Guide for deatiled instructions on enrolling and participating in the audit.
collegeboard.org/audit-user-guide

5. AP Course Audit
Once enrolled in the AP Course Audit, homeschool educators will need to verify their homeschool provider status.

6. Educators can add new courses and complete the course audit form.
AP Course Audit
Educators can add new courses and complete the course audit form.

7. AP Course Audit
Once their application is approved, educators can submit their course document for review.

8. AP Classroom: A powerful resource for educators and students8

9. Digital Activation: Unlock new tools and resources in a few clicks9

10. Personal Progress Checks & Topic Questions
Educators
Powerful resources,
empowering you
Unit Guides
Personal Progress Checks & Topic Questions
AP Question Bank
Progress Dashboard

11. Built to provide transparency and help students succeed
Built to provide transparency and help students succeed. Our new instructional resources provide educators with real-time feedback on student progress in the development of knowledge and skills essential for college.

12. Unit Guides
Course at a Glance provides a comprehensive overview of course content.
Example: United States Government and Politics

13. Unit Guides
Unit guides eliminate guesswork by outlining course skills and content.
Example: United States Government and Politics

14. Unit Guides
Instructional approaches offer recommendations on integrating skills and content.
Example: United States Government and Politics

15. Personal
Progress Checks & Topic Questions
Personal progress checks provide students and educators with actionable feedback throughout the year.

16. AP Question
Bank
Question bank boosts exam practice with 15,000+ on-demand AP Exam questions.

17. Progress
Dashboard
A progress dashboard highlights progress and areas of focus throughout the year.

18. AP Exam Fees: The base exam fee of $94 is not changing.
Fall Registration
AP Exam Fees: The base exam fee of $94 is not changing.
Fall Registration
No additional fee
Late Registration
+$40
Unused/Canceled
$40
What’s new? There will be a $40 fee for late exam registrations and unused or canceled exams.

19. Exam fees for 2019-20 Fall Registration Description Cost/exam
Exam ordered by Nov. 15
 $94
Late registration
Ordered Nov. 16 – March 13
$94 + $40 fee
Unused/
canceled exam
Exam that is canceled
or not taken by the student 
$40 fee

20. So what stands in their way?
Every AP® student deserves the chance to earn college credit, but not all pursue it.
So what stands in their way? 20

21. Nearly all students start the year with high expectations for themselves...
Fall: Percentage intending to take the AP Exam
Spring: Percentage who actually took the AP Exam
96%
75%
58%
93%
White Male
African American Female
...but confidence erodes over the course of the year. 21

22. More than half of AP schools already have fall registration.

23. 40,000+ 100+ Putting fall registration into practice
In the school year, we instituted fall exam registration in schools that displayed historically higher-than-average rates of AP students opting out of the exam.
40,000+
students
100+
schools
What happened next?

24. +13% +9% Student participation increased. Fall Registration
AP Exam Takers
33,279
29,335
+13%
26,943
+9%
2016 Admin
Spring Registration
2017 Admin
Spring Registration
2018 Admin 
Fall Registration

25. +20% +11% The number of scores of 3+ increased. Fall Registration
AP Exams Taken by Low-Income Students: Scores of 3+
4,468
3,726
+20%
3,363
+11%
2016 Admin
Spring Registration
2017 Admin
Spring
Registration
2018 Admin
Fall
Registration

26. Fall Registration
Scores of 3+ increased across student groups.
Race/Ethnicity
Socioeconomic
STEM
+20%
+14%
+12%
+5%
+5%
+4%
White and Asian students
Moderate/high-income students
Male STEM students
Underrepresented minority students
Female STEM students
Low-income students

27. Fall registration dramatically accelerates equity and access
Fall registration dramatically accelerates equity and access. In just one year of fall registration, schools sped up the work of AP equity – the share of AP exam registrations for students of color – by seven years.

28. The results are clear.
Leaving exam registration in the spring
ignores the clear benefits of committing early. That’s why we’re moving it to the fall.

29. 1 2 3 Key Dates for the Homeschool Community
Homeschool students contact AP Services for Students to request contact information for local AP coordinators who can host them for exams.
By September 4, 2019 1
Homeschool students contact a coordinator to check on exam availability and notify coordinators of any accommodations.
By October 4, 2019 2
All schools submit their exam orders. Exams ordered or cancelled after this date are subject to fees. By November 15, 2019 3

30. 2 1 Using the New Resources: Next Steps for Homeschooling Educators
Begin submitting the AP Course Audit form, which verifies homeschooling educator status and enables access to the resources.
Summer 2019 2
Start exploring information about new resources, key dates, and course and exam changes; preorder new course and exam description binder.
Summer 2019 1

31. Resources for Homeschooling Educators
AP Homeschool Resources
collegeboard.org/homeschool-ap2019 
AP Course Audit for Homeschool Providers 
collegeboard.org/homeschool-audit
AP Course User Guide (PDF)
collegeboard.org/audit-user-guide
College Planning for Homeschoolers
collegeboard.org/college-planning-homeschoolers 
AP Services for Students
(toll free in the US and Canada)   
AP Exam Registration
Resources for Homeschooling Educators 

32. Visit AP Central® for more information.
We’ll be sending follow-up messages and updating the website with additional communications tools and resources throughout the year. 
For more on the resources and process changes, please visit collegeboard.org/ap2019

33. Thank you