APSI
Advanced Placement Summer Institutes
The APSI is an exciting four-day institute that will be held virtually or in person by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Center for STEM Education and sponsored by the CollegeBoard! This institute is an incredible opportunity for current and new AP teachers who are looking to take their teaching skills to the next level! The institute is designed to benefit beginning AP teachers and/or current AP teachers wishing to build on an existing course. Participants will have the chance to work with CollegeBoard-approved consultants on AP curriculum content and teaching strategies! Teachers will gain valuable insight on selecting course materials, learning ways for higher-level thinking, and preparing students for Advanced Placement examinations! By attending this institute, teachers will earn the NC state requirement of 30 credit hours! Please check with your state education agency for requirements in your state. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to enhance your teaching skills! If you need more information, please don’t hesitate to contact the Center for STEM Education at apsi@charlotte.edu.
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The following scholarships are available to AP teachers in 2025.
AP Fellows APSI Scholarship: For teachers at schools with a majority underrepresented minority and/or low-income student population
Scholarship amount: $1,000 max.
Eligible AP subjects: All AP subjects EXCEPT AP Capstone (Seminar and Research)
AP Rural Fellows APSI Scholarship: For teachers at rural schools
Scholarship amount: $1,500 max.
Eligible AP subjects: All AP subjects EXCEPT AP Capstone (Seminar and Research)
AP Capstone APSI Fee Waiver: For teachers who are planning to attend the AP Capstone summer professional development event.
Scholarship amount by way of a Fee Waiver code to cover the cost of tuition.
Eligible AP subjects: ONLY AP Capstone (Seminar and Research)
All College Board APSI scholarship recipients must register as scholarship recipients to be eligible to use scholarship funds. Please do not register if there is not an option to register as a scholarship recipient. After your registration is complete please provide us with a copy of your award letter at APSI@charlotte.edu.
APSI 2024 Courses and Dates (2025 Calendar coming soon) (The schedule below will give you a rough idea of offerings for 2025)
*All courses are $675 except the lab courses which are $715*
Date | Course | Consultant | Registration Link |
July 8-July 11, 2024 | AP Biology | Kelly Hartzell | Click here to register |
AP Psychology | Ben Walters | Click here to register | |
AP Precalculus | Vicki Carter | Click here to register | |
AP English Language & Composition | Aaron Reid | Click here to register | |
(In-person) | AP Physics | Joshua Beck | Click here to register |
July 15-July 18, 2024 | AP Computer Science | Lester Wainwright | Click here to register |
AP US History | Eric Leiden | Click here to register | |
AP Art and Design | Sherry Ross | Click here to register | |
AP English Literature & Composition | Melissa Smith | Click here to register | |
AP Calculus AB | Chasen Smith | Click here to register | |
July 22-July 25, 2024 | AP Statistics | Christy Brown | Click here to register |
AP Environmental Science | Barbara Christian | Click here to register | |
AP World History | Patrick Whelan | Click here to register | |
AP Spanish Language & Culture | Alicia Lewis | Click here to register | |
AP African American Studies | Aaron Reid | Click here to register | |
AP Calculus BC | Chasen Smith | Click here to register | |
(In-person) | AP Chemistry | Michael Farabaugh | Click here to register |
July 29-August 2, 2024 | AP US Government and Politics | Stephen Meinhold | Click here to register |
AP English Literature & Composition | Melissa Smith | Click here to register | |
AP English Language &Composition | Phyllis Wright | Click here to register | |
This institute is an endorsed CollegeBoard ® AP Institute