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AP® Career Kickstart Explained | What it signals about where AP is headed

AP® Career Kickstart expands the AP experience beyond traditional academic subjects by connecting college-level learning with career-focused skills. With new courses in business with personal finance, cybersecurity, and networking, the program gives students opportunities to explore career pathways while building academic and practical knowledge. Here’s what to know about the program, how its courses and credentials work, and what its expansion could mean for the future of AP.

Students discussing AP Career Kickstart career pathways

AP students standing with their AP Teacher

Closing the AP Equity Gap With UWorld

Barriers to AP courses prevent underrepresented high school students from taking advantage of AP and college education benefits. This is the AP equity gap.

Why Having a Growth Mindset Can Help AP® Students Succeed

Growth Mindset: A Key to Success for AP® Students

Students with a growth mindset acknowledge that their innate talents will only take them so far; they are open to learning and, as the term implies, growing.

A student sitting at a table with a laptop computer preparing for AP exams.

The Times They Are a-Changing… Again: 2021 AP® Exam Changes

After making unprecedented changes in 2020, the College Board® has announced new administration options for the Advancement Placement® (AP) Exams for 2021.

How UWorld’s Learning Tools for AP® Courses Support Instruction

Students who participate in AP courses score higher on standardized tests than non-AP students and attend college at higher rates.