Course Framework and Skills
Read this page to understand more about the course framework and the skills you will learn and use during this course.
Overview
This course framework provides a clear and detailed description of the course requirements necessary for student success.
The course framework includes two essential components:
1 COURSE SKILLS
The course skills are central to the study and practice of economics. Help students develop and apply the described skills on a regular basis over the span of the course.
2 COURSE CONTENT
The course content is organized into commonly taught units of study that provide a suggested sequence for the course. These units comprise the content and conceptual understandings that colleges and universities typically expect students to master to qualify for college credit and/or placement. This content is grounded in big ideas, which are cross-cutting concepts that build conceptual understanding and spiral throughout the course.
Course Skills
The AP Economics skills describe what a student should be able to do while exploring course concepts. The table that follows presents these skills, which students should develop during the AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics courses. These skills form the basis of the tasks on the AP Exam.
