September AP CSA Insider: Exam Dates, Free Webinars, and More!

✏️ New College Board AP CSA Labs

The College Board has released a new set of optional, exemplar labs in AP Classroom that support the 20-hour lab requirement in AP CSA. While the CodeHS AP CSA (Cortado) course provides well over 20 hours of hands-on, lab-like activities that satisfy this requirement, these College Board labs are excellent resources to support student learning and skill development.

We've added the first four new labs to our AP CSA Labs Course. The remaining two new labs will be added this semester.

🗳️ College Board Deadlines
There are two important deadlines coming up from the College Board. Students must order their exams by November 14th to avoid the late registration fee, unless you are teaching the class in the second semester. Be sure to check with your school's AP Coordinator so that students can register on time.

The deadline to submit your course syllabus to the College Board is January 31st, 2026 and the earlier you submit the better! This is especially important for new AP CSA teachers since you may not have access to resources such as AP Classroom until after your audit is completed.

If you are using one of our courses, you can select the course from the endorsed provider list. By selecting the CodeHS course, it will automatically use the CodeHS approved syllabus for that course.

💻 Digital AP Exam

Like last year, students will complete the multiple choice and free-response questions in the Bluebook app. All of the practice exams and free response practice questions in CodeHS are meant to be completed digitally, so students will have plenty of practice typing their responses! Our FRQ Center has the option to assign text-only (similar to the AP exam) or runnable activities of the FRQs from past exams, depending on your interest.

Additionally, the College Board has a few resources to help prepare for this transition:

🎥 Free Back to School & AP CSA Webinars

CodeHS has a variety of free 30 minute webinars to help you prepare for the school year! Register for the AP CSA PLC webinar below or check out the full list of webinars here.

AP CSA PLC
September 17th @ 6:00 PM CT
RSVP Today

🛠️ JavaFX is now supported in the Sandbox!

You can now create interactive graphics and GUIs in Java using JavaFX right from the Sandbox. JavaFX is a modern Java UI toolkit (like Java Swing, but newer and more powerful) that lets you create interactive graphics, animations, and desktop-style apps in Java.

You can also check out other product updates, including updates to Autograders, at our Product Changelog.

📲 Curriculum Feedback Group
CodeHS is interested in learning more about how you use our curriculum and resources in your classroom—what CodeHS materials do you rely on and what do you wish was different for the courses you teach? If you are interested in joining a course advisory group to help improve the CodeHS courses, please complete the short form.

📊 AP Results Survey

We’re always working to improve our AP Computer Science curriculum, and your feedback is incredibly helpful. Please share how your students performed on the 2025 AP exams by completing this short survey—just summary counts, no individual data. Your input helps us evaluate course effectiveness and guide future improvements.

⭐️ Check Out CodeHS Pro

CodeHS Pro has a full suite of tools to help teachers streamline their workflow and support student growth this year. Unlock access to the Fast Grade tool, student progress tracking, lesson plans, and more. CodeHS Pro also includes a new interactive quiz game called QuizBuzz! Learn more about CodeHS Pro here.