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{{Short description|Advanced Placement course and exam in Java programming}}

{{Advanced Placement}}

'''Advanced Placement''' ('''AP''') '''Computer Science A''' (also known as '''AP CompSci''', '''AP CompSci A''', '''APCS''', '''APCSA''', '''AP Computer Science Applications''', or '''AP Java''') is an [[AP Computer Science]] course and examination offered by the [[College Board]] to [[high school]] students as an opportunity to earn college credit for a [[college]]-level [[computer science]] course. AP Computer Science A<ref>[http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/4483.html AP Computer Science A Home Page], The College Board</ref> is meant to be the equivalent of a first-semester course in computer science. The AP exam currently tests students on their knowledge of [[Java (programming language)|Java]].

AP Computer Science AB, which was equal to a full year, was discontinued following the May 2009 exam administration.<ref name=CSABdiscontinued>{{cite web | url = http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/195948.html | title = Important Announcement about AP Computer Science AB | work = AP Central | publisher = The College Board | year = 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080409195847/http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/195948.html | archive-date = April 9, 2008}}</ref>