In a bid to engage more U.S. high school students in computer science, the College Board introduced a new Advanced Placement (AP) course in 2016: Computer Science Principles, which explores a ...

When schools offered the relatively new AP Computer Science Principles course, more students took any AP computer science exam at the end of the year—and the number of female, Black, and ...

After just one year in high schools, the course more than doubled the number of female and underrepresented students who took a computer science AP exam. In 2016, only 12,642 female students took ...

Among 11 th graders, the favored AP courses are English Language and Composition, U.S. History, Psychology, Biology, Physics 1, AP Seminar, AP Research, Computer Science Principles, and Art and ...

During the 2023-24 school year, 1,153 institutions achieved an AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for CSA, CSP or both courses. Award contenders must either have reached 50% or higher ...

More expensive computer science guides that give you an in-depth understanding of the principles range from $25-$40, and premium, college-level textbooks can go for as much as $100 or more. AP ...

Among 11 th graders, the favored AP courses are English Language and Composition, U.S. History, Psychology, Biology, Physics 1, AP Seminar, AP Research, Computer Science Principles, and Art and ...