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AP Exams are given each year in May. Students who earn a qualifying score on an AP Exam are typically eligible, in college, to receive credit, placement into advanced courses, or both. Every aspect of AP course and exam development is the result of collaboration between AP teachers and college faculty. They work together to develop AP courses and exams, set scoring standards, and score the exams. College faculty review every AP teacher’s  \ncourse syllabus.  \nAP Computer Science Program  \nThere are two computer science offerings. AP Computer Science A, although more oriented toward programming, complements  \nAP Computer Science Principles, which focuses on the innovative aspects of computing and computational thinking. Students can take the courses in any order.  \nAP Computer Science A focuses on object-oriented programming and problem-solving using the Java programming language.  \nAP Computer Science Principles curriculum is built around fundamentals of computing. Students engage with the course content by developing computational artifacts and analyzing data, information, or knowledge represented for computational use.  \nAP Computer Science A Course Overview  \nAP Computer Science A introduces students to computer science through programming. Fundamental topics in this course include the design of solutions to problems, the use of data structures to organize large sets of data, the development and implementation of algorithms to process data and discover new information, the analysis of potential solutions, and the ethical and social implications of computing systems. The course emphasizes object-oriented programming and design using the Java programming language.  \nCOLLEGE COURSE EQUIVALENT  \nAP Computer Science A is equivalent to an introductory college course in computer science.  \nPREREQUISITES  \nIt is recommended that a student in the AP Computer Science A course has successfully completed a first-year high school algebra course with a strong foundation of basic linear functions, composition of functions, and problem-solving strategies that require multiple approaches and collaborative efforts. In addition, students should be able to use a Cartesian (x, y) coordinate system to represent points on a plane. AP Computer Science A builds upon a foundation of mathematical reasoning that should be acquired prior to taking this course.  \nPROGRAMMING LANGUAGE  \nThe AP Computer Science A course requires that solutions of problems be written in the Java programming language. 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