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CodeHS AP CSA Resource Hub

Find every resource you need to level up your AP CSA course whether you’re teaching it for the first time or tenth. Prepare students for the AP exam by utilizing our free tutorials, digital textbook, QOTD, and more!

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Choose from 3 Java Courses
or Create Your Own

Our full-year courses are designed to help students learn the basics. While we do have 4 options to choose from, each course serves a unique purpose.

AP Computer Science A (Nitro)

  • Level High School
  • Timeframe Year
  • Programming Language Java
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AP Computer Science A (Mocha)

  • Level High School
  • Timeframe Year
  • Programming Language Java
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Introduction to Java (Latte)

  • Level High School
  • Timeframe Year
  • Programming Language Java
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Review: AP® Computer Science A

  • Level High School
  • Timeframe Unit
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Create Your Own Course

If you want to create your own AP CSA course from scratch or mix & match existing CodeHS content, you certainly can! Learn more about creating your own course on CodeHS.

Creating Courses How-To

College Board Endorsed

CodeHS is an endorsed provider recognized by the College Board for our AP Computer Science A (Nitro) course. This endorsement affirms only the components of Endorsed Provider's offerings aligned to all the AP Curriculum Framework standards and the AP CS assessments.

AP CSA Prep

AP CSA Tutorials

Tutorials are a great way to brush up on a concept or fill in a gap for content that may not be taught in one of the main courses. Each tutorial offers instruction on a specific programming concept and typically takes between 10 - 30 minutes to work through. Tutorials are easy to use and share—no CodeHS account is needed.

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  • Java
java

Using the Java Debugger

By Calvin Studebaker

High School
  • Lists
  • Java
java

Arrays in Java

By Evelyn Hunter

High School
  • Math
  • Java
java

Basic Math in Java

By Evelyn Hunter

High School

Java Practice Problems

CodeHS Practice allows students to challenge their problem-solving skills with hundreds of autograded practice problems organized by language, skill, and level.

Try Java Practice Problems

Real-Time Collaboration in the
CodeHS Sandbox

Easily build new projects or complete exercises using the CodeHS Sandbox! Inside the Sandbox, students can create multiple Java class files and use jar file imports. The Sandbox environment allows for students to organize programs into folders.

As a teacher, you can create Sandbox content that can be directly assigned to students as starter code. From there, students will be able to work independently and submit the assignment for grading.

The Sandbox also allows teachers and students to collaborate in real-time. This is a great way to set up pair programming projects throughout the year. All you need is a browser and it even works on Chromebooks!

AP CSA Question of the Day

Looking for a quick warm-up? Try our new AP CSA Question of the Day (QOTD)! Each day, students can find a new question that focuses on content that should be relevant to their current place in the curriculum.

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AP CSA Review Course

The review course is a great resource to either assign additional work, or allow students to work independently in the final weeks before the AP test.

The review course is organized by unit where each unit contains practice multiple choice questions from the course, new practice questions, and independent coding exercises. In addition to the unit reviews, students will also find five FRQ practice questions, including 4 exclusive to CodeHS.

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AP Computer Science A Textbook

This digital textbook follows the unit structure laid out by the College Board, and it will help prepare students for the AP CSA exam. It teaches the basics of object-oriented programming with a focus on problem-solving and algorithm development.

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The FRQ Center

The FRQ Center provides an opportunity for students to explore past exam FRQ questions in a variety of formats on the CodeHS platform. Each question can be completed independently or assigned to students in your classroom.

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AP Labs & Supplemental Projects

College Board Labs

If you are interested in implementing the provided labs from College Board, you can easily do so on the CodeHS platform. Most labs have been imported as assignments in CodeHS, including the starter code for each activity, lab manual notes, and reflection questions. Labs Available: Magpie, Picture Lab, Steganography, Celebrity, Consumer Review, and Elevens.

Supplemental Projects

CodeHS offers a variety of projects that range in complexity and time from a few days to a few weeks. These labs offer challenges for students in a variety of topics that can be used at different points in the course. The current projects include Battleship, Pokemon Simulator, Black Jack, and Mad Libs.

Lab Course

All of the labs can be found in the AP Computer Science A Labs course. This course can either be added to your existing course, or you can select individual lab modules to sprinkle throughout your course. The lab course can also be taken independently from other courses.

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Demo Programs

Blog Posts

New AP Java Multiple Choice Test Released by CodeHS!

CodeHS launched a 40 question multiple choice practice test in our AP Java Review course!

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What You Can Do as an AP CSA Teacher on CodeHS

Our team at CodeHS has been making lots of improvements to the functionality of our Java IDE and Sandbox so there’s lots you can do as a Java teacher on CodeHS.

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CodeHS Classrooms AP Exam Results from the 2020–2021 School Year

The CodeHS Team is dedicated to ensuring teachers are well equipped with the resources needed to prepare students for the AP exam.

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Webinar Recordings

Here are some past webinar recordings.

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