Computer Science A
Download the Course Description—Revised 09/2008 (.pdf/3MB).
Complete course and exam information is available in the Course Description.
Computer Science A emphasizes object-oriented programming methodology with an emphasis on problem solving and algorithm development and is meant to be the equivalent of a first-semester course in computer science. It also includes the study of data structures and abstraction, but these topics are not covered to the extent that they are covered in Computer Science AB.
Computer Science A may be appropriate for schools offering an AP Computer Science course for the first time, for those schools whose faculty members have not yet developed sufficient expertise to cover the material in Computer Science AB, or for those schools wishing to offer a choice of courses.
