AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science Principles. In the Principles course, students complete an introduction to the quickly evolving and indispensable world of computer science.

But since last year, with the rollout of the new AP Computer Science Principles course, 104,849 students took the exam this year (including those students who took the AP Computer Science A course).

In fall 2016, the College Board launched a new Advanced Placement course called AP Computer Science Principles, an introductory class about the quickly evolving and indispensable world of computer ...