Grade: 9-12
Semester: 2
Prerequisite: None
The AP Computer Science Principles course is designed to be equivalent to a first-semester introductory college computing course. In this course, students will develop computational thinking skills vital for success across all disciplines, such as using computational tools to analyze and study data and working with large data sets to analyze, visualize, and draw conclusions from trends. The course is unique in its focus on fostering student creativity. Students are encouraged to apply creative processes when developing computational artifacts and to think creatively while using computer software and other technology to explore questions that interest them. They will also develop effective communication and collaboration skills, working individually and collaboratively to solve problems and discussing and writing about the importance of these problems and their impacts on their community, society, and the world.
Please note that while this course is located in our math department some colleges don’t view this as a math course. Please consult with any college where you may be applying to see if this course meets their math requirement.