Advanced Placement Summer Institutes (APSI)

30 PDPs
Cost: $1075
Course Numbers: PDEV 6307P  CRN: TBD

2 Graduate credits
Cost: $1330
Course Numbers: PDEV 6307 CRN: TBD

This AP Art and Design APSI will provide you with some of the tools and techniques for helping students acquire the skills needed to excel in AP Art and Design. You’ll review materials, course outlines, content-related handouts, student samples, and scoring guidelines that focus on pedagogical techniques and content-specific strategies that you can use in the classroom. You’ll also learn about completing the digital activation process at the start of the school year that will help ensure that your students can register for AP portfolio submission by the new fall deadlines. After attending this APSI, you’ll be able to align your instruction with the goals of the AP Art and Design course(s); identify the skills and knowledge that the portfolio will assess, and identify the tasks and materials with which students might need more preparation; design a course that meets the curricular requirements; and make equitable access a guiding principle in designing instruction.

Instructor TBD

30 PDPs
Cost: $1075
Course Numbers: PDEV 6300P CRN: TBD

2 Graduate credits
Cost: $1330
Course Numbers: PDEV 6300 CRN: TBD

This AP Summer Institute is designed with the new AP Biology Instructor in mind but that will also benefit experienced AP Biology instructors. By attending this course you will:

• Begin to develop a course plan by unit and topic that incorporates the full scope of your AP course into your school’s academic calendar
• Examine formative and summative assessment items to identify content and skill pairings that are the targets of these assessments and create lesson plans to reinforce content and skill connections
• Practice applying the scoring guidelines from the most recent AP Exam to samples of student work
• Identify student strengths and weakness using data available through AP Classroom and Instructional Planning Reports,
• Explore ready-to-use strategies, instructional materials, and pedagogical tools pertinent to the content and skills required for success in your AP course
• Develop meaningful connections within the AP community

We will accomplish this by digging deep into the AP Biology Course and Exam Description (CED) that will become our go- to resource for all questions about the course, and the online AP Biology resources available in AP Classroom. We will discuss the laboratory component of the course and learn how to identify labs that fulfill its requirement as well and how to use the data to understand data analysis skills required in the course. We will also, of course, discuss the most recent AP Biology exam and how to help students prepare for the exam next May.

Irene Mahoney has been teaching biology for over 20 years, and is currently teaching at Everett High School, in Everett MA, where she teaches AP and Honors biology and AP Environmental. This year will be the seventh year Irene is a reader for the National exam. Since 2016, Irene has been qualified as a College Board Consultant to teach other AP Biology teachers. Currently Irene is a biology presenter for Mass Insight. Irene was awarded the 2013 National Math, Science Initiative AP Teacher of the Year, and also the Yale University Educator Recognition Award for “inspiring and supporting students to perform at high levels and to achieve excellence”. In 2014 she was selected as the Mass Insight Education Partners in Excellence Science Teacher of the Year. Irene holds a B.A. in Biology from the UMASS Amherst, and a Masters in teaching Biology from Salem State College.

30 PDPs
Cost: $1075 
Course Numbers: TBD     CRN: TBD

2 Graduate credits
Cost: $1330
Course Numbers: TBD     CRN: TBD

During this AP Chemistry APSI, you’ll explore the course framework, the exam, and the new AP resources that will help you plan and focus instruction—and give you feedback throughout the year on the areas where individual students need additional focus. You’ll also learn about completing the digital activation process at the start of the school year that will give you immediate access to the new resources and will help ensure that your students can register for AP Exams by the new fall deadlines. By attending this APSI, you’ll gain deeper insight into the following key takeaways, among several others: Understand the Course; Plan the Course; Teach the Course; Assess Student Progress; and Engage as a Member of the AP Community. In addition, specific attention will be paid to the following AP Classroom resources: unit guides, personal progress checks, AP teacher community, and the AP question bank.

Instructor TBD

30 PDPs
Cost: $799
Course Numbers: PRDV 6215P  CRN: TBD

2 Graduate credits
Cost: $1054
Course Numbers: PRDV 6215  CRN: TBD

AP African American Studies is an interdisciplinary course that examines the diversity of African American experiences through direct encounters with authentic and varied sources. Unlike other AP social science courses, students are not focusing on the adoption of one historical narrative; instead, they are going to learn about the origins of the African Diaspora, resistance to chattel slavery through testimonies and analysis of art while exploring the various movements that took place primarily in the United States.

During the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to interact with the framework and learn new tools to recruit students to the course. Here are specifics about what to expect

Rachel R Williams-Giordano currently serves as social science teacher at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. Since transitioning from her role as a principal, she has taught AP United States History, African-American History as well as AP United States Government and Politics. In addition, she has launched AP African American Studies in 2022 and is the lead consultant for the course. Rachel is also the teacher advisor of Student Government and has co-chaired one advisory committee to the principal of the high school.

AP English Language
30 PDPs
Cost: $799
Course Numbers: PDEV 6312P   CRN: TBD

2 Graduate Credit
Cost: $1054
Course Numbers:  PDEV 6312  CRN: TBD

This workshop is designed for teachers of AP English Language and Composition. Using the College Board’s newly revised AP Lang Course and Exam Description, we will explore contemporary units and lessons proven to effectively teach the three primary skills required for success in the course: argument, rhetorical analysis, and research (synthesis). Embedded within the course will be tech tools to enhance an AP course’s teaching and learning experience. Because AP English Language students need many opportunities to discuss complex texts in multiple genres, participants will gain hands-on experience with rhetorical-reading approaches to non-fiction, literary, and informational texts. We will conduct a simulated reading of recent Free-Response exam questions using the new analytic scoring rubrics, and participants will receive complete sets of sample student papers along with strategies for using those samples to inform teaching and learning. This course is also designed to help teachers scaffold course content to support diverse learners and the open-access policy of the College Board. The course will offer readings and writings from ethnically diverse writers.

Workshop Goals: 

• To identify and apply the newly articulated standards of the AP English Language and Composition exam to classroom practices To explore print and digital resources, including the College Board’s new unit guides and AP Classroom question banks and progress checks
• To develop effective syllabi and course plan
• To expand participants’ repertoire of successful instructional strategies
• To develop a network of valuable colleagues
• To promote the cross-disciplinary benefits of AP English Language curriculum AP Summer Institute 

Agenda 

Day 1

• Evolution of AP English Language Course (including equity and access)
• Overview of Course and Exam Description
• AP Lang’s CED “dig” 
• Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Access tools and resources
• Introduction to the Rhetorical Analysis:  Studying “Visual” Rhetoric
• Syllabus/Content Ideas
• Course Relationship Between Reading and Writing
• Readily Available Resources 

Day 2

• Rhetorical Analysis
• AP Rhetorical Analysis Essay Question
• Exam Tasks: MC Analysis Passages & Free Response Question #2 
• Reading Rhetorically (units and lessons)
• Analytical Writing (units and lessons and students’ exemplars)
• Teaching Literary Texts Rhetorically (philosophy and resources)
• Sample Essay Reading with 6-Point Analytic Rubric 

Day 3

• Synthesis
• AP Synthesis Essay Question
• Exam Task: Free Response Question #1
• Collegiate Research Writing (units and lessons)
• Sample Essay Reading with 6-Point Analytic Rubric
• Strategies & activities for teaching exigence, invention, audience, purpose, etc.  

Day 4 

• Argument
• AP Argument Essay Question
• Exam Tasks: MC Composition Passages and Free Response Question #3
• Arguing Convincingly (units and lessons)
• Sample Essay Reading with 6-Point Analytic Rubric
• Strategies and activities for current events, documentaries 
• Course Evaluation 

We will do our best to address all participants’ needs and questions throughout the week, and will encourage discussion of best practices within the scope of our work.

Angelann Stephens has been an AP English Language and Composition instructor since 2005. She has also been a university adjunct composition lecturer, teaching Freshman Composition. A 25-year veteran of the English Language Arts (ELA) classroom, Angelann has taught primarily in urban and inner-city classrooms. She has helped ethnically diverse students navigate the AP English classroom using robust scaffolding techniques to bridge students’ academic needs with the demands of the AP English course. Angelann has served as a Department Chair, a curriculum writer for Georgia’s SLO Assessments for Atlanta Public Schools, and has worked for the College Board’s ReadiStep (Reading) test as a consultant in its initial phase. Angelann has been a continuous AP Reader since 2016.

Angelann has presented at several of the College Board’s National Conferences. Some of her workshops included “Using American Protest Literature to Teach Rhetoric” (2015), “The Interactive Notebook for Scaffolding Pre-AP Content for Non-traditional Students” (2013), “Making the Synthetic Argument Applicable to Younger Students” (2010), and “Teaching the Research Paper to ‘At-Risk’ Students Using Children’s Literature” (2008). She has also presented at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference and its affiliate, English Language Arts Teacher Educators (ELATE), as well as the Georgia Educational Technology Conference (GaETC).  After the impact of COVID-19 on her instruction, she presented “Looking Back, Moving Forward: What Worked and Didn’t Work in Teaching High School ELA During COVID” at GaETC’s Annual Conference (2021). Her most recent ELA-focused presentation was at the NCTE’s Conexiones 2023 Annual Convention: “Using Critical Race Theory to Deconstruct the Historical Context in a Short Story: Learning How to Use CRT to Deepen Our Teaching of Literature.” Her most recent interdisciplinary-focused presentation was at the 2025 ELATE Summer Conference: “Navigating GA’s HB 1084 Divisive Concept Legislation in the English Classroom.” Angelann stays up to date on current issues in English instruction and is well-versed in integrating ELA with instructional technology.

Angelann has also been the recipient of several nationally recognized professional development programs for teachers: the National Endowment for the Humanities Seminar, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Seminar, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum Summer Institute: Teaching the Humanities through Art Seminar (SAAM).  A certified College Board Consultant, Angelann earned a BA in English from UNC-Charlotte, an MA in English and African-American Literature from North Carolina A&T State University, an Ed.S. in Teaching and Learning from Liberty University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies (Social Foundations) from Georgia State University. She has a Gifted and Talented Certification from Valdosta State University and is certified to teach in the State of Georgia. She is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, where she cares for her 82-year-old mother and a 14-year-old chihuahua named Coco. Reading and researching are her passions. 

30 PDPs
Cost: $799
Course Numbers: PDEV 6304P CRN: TBD

2 Graduate credits
Cost: $1054
Course Numbers: PDEV 6304 CRN: TBD

In this APSI, the week will offer teachers a wide range of highly effective strategies for inspiring students to develop their voice as writers and critical thinkers. Because students have an array of experiences and understandings, it is critical to take them “from what they know to what they don’t know” in a way that will help them create insightful understandings of literature.  By grounding their literary experiences with some deep, universal tensions, the students can engage with complex poetry, drama, and fiction with a bit more confidence and understanding. In short, offering frames of understanding can help students “accelerate their insight” into meaningful works of literature.

Teachers will be offered an array of approaches for assessing student writing and methods for assuring that students are held accountable for content/skills while also fostering a healthy work culture for both students and instructor.  As for exam specific direction, we will work with strategies for both the FRQ and MC questions that are direct and profitable for the students. Furthermore, we will explore how to best utilize the CED and AP Classroom so that students can benefit from the content, and the instructors can make targeted adjustments to their lessons.

Joyce Herr has over 40 years’ experience teaching AP English Literature and Composition, and Freshman Composition and Literature. She lives in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and has served as the AP Vertical Team Lead Leader for Amarillo Independent School District and taught AP English Literature for the Amarillo Independent School District for 17 years. Prior to moving to Texas, she was an instructor at Syracuse University and Onondaga Community College. Currently, she is an adjunct instructor via distance learning at Amarillo College teaching Freshman English and Composition I and II and serves as a mentor to new and experienced AP English teachers in several states. Since 2003, Joyce has served as a reader, table leader and most recently,(2020-present) sample selector for the AP English Literature and Composition Exam.

For over 20 years, Joyce has served as a lead AP English Literature Consultant for the College Board presenting at weeklong AP Summer Institutes in person and online, and one and two-day workshops. She has presented several professional development breakout sessions at the AP Annual Conference as well as pre and post main conference sessions for new and experienced AP English Literature teachers. In addition to her College Board affiliations, she presents AP and Pre AP professional development programs through the National Math and Science Initiative’s College Readiness Program and Laying the Foundations and AP English Lit Student Study Sessions.

Joyce has a Bachelors of Arts in English from LeMoyne College, MA Syracuse University and MA Educational Social Policy with a concentration in Curriculum.

30 PDPs
Cost: $799
Course Numbers: PDEV 6319P CRN: TBD

2 Graduate credits
Cost: $1054
Course Numbers: PDEV 6319  CRN: TBD

This course will provide a comprehensive exploration of the structure and content of the AP Psychology curriculum. The course is designed to benefit new teachers of AP Psychology. Each of the 5 units in the Course and Exam Description (CED) will be addressed and participants will be exposed to the classic findings as well as recent discoveries in the field. We will address, in detail, any new changes to the content of the curriculum. A significant emphasis will be placed on bringing difficult content to life for students. Participants will leave with interactive demonstrations, activities and many new teaching strategies that they can implement immediately to enhance their course. We will explore various text and online resources that will help further the content knowledge of participants.   

During the week we will also focus on the structure and grading of the AP Exam. Participants will be exposed to  multiple-choice questions and free response questions (both Article Analysis and Evidence-Based). We will spend time exploring the rubrics for sample AAQs and EBQs, and participants will engage in applying the rubric to samples of student writing. We will also evaluate strategies for preparing students for success on the exam.   

Participants will leave with many new resources to enhance their teaching of AP Psychology. The tools provided in this course will help participants create an exciting course that equips their students with the skills needed to excel in the AP Psychology course.

Mike Hamilton has taught high school psychology for more than 20 years. He began his teaching career in Iowa before moving to Massachusetts where he currently resides and has taught at Hopkinton High School since 2005. Mike served on the AP Psychology Test Development Committee for six years and was Co-chair from 2016-2020.  He has also been involved in the AP Psychology Reading since 2011; starting first as a Reader, progressing to a Table Leader, Question Leader, and now is currently serving as an Exam Leader. Mike was hired as an AP Psychology College Board consultant in 2014 and has presented at various regional and national workshops on the teaching of high school psychology. 

Mike has been involved in various American Psychological Association (APA) initiatives first as a Member at Large for the Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS) and then in 2013 he was elected Chair. In 2010, Mike co-led the APA/Clark University workshop for high school teachers funded by the American Psychological Foundation, Clark University and the APA. 

Mike has been recognized for exceptional teaching as the 2019 recipient of the APA’s Society for the Teaching of Psychology Moffett Memorial Teaching Excellence Award. He was also the recipient of the APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Award in 2013. Mike has long been dedicated to creating professional development opportunities for high school psychology teachers. One of his proudest accomplishments is founding the New England Teachers of Psychology (NETOP) workshop, which from 2012 to 2022 brought  teachers from around the country together every year in August to share best practices and learn from regional university professors. Most recently, Mike co authored the 3rd edition of the Amsco Psychology textbook.

Mike lives with his wife and two adorable sons outside Boston, Massachusetts.

30 PDPs
Cost: $799
Course Numbers: PDEV 6306P  CRN: TBD

2 Graduate credits
Cost: $1054
Course Numbers: PDEV 6306   CRN: TBD

This APSI is a transformative professional development week designed to equip educators with the knowledge, skills, and resources to excel in teaching AP Spanish Language and Culture. Participants will explore the AP curriculum, focusing on exam structure, content, and scoring guidelines. They'll discover innovative teaching strategies, such as project-based learning, technology integration, and differentiated instruction, to foster dynamic classroom environments. Collaborative planning sessions will allow educators to share best practices, teaching materials, and lesson plans, building a supportive network that extends beyond the training.

The program emphasizes effective assessment and feedback strategies, helping educators create meaningful assessments that align with AP exam requirements. It will also explore how to enhance students' cultural competence and global awareness through diverse perspectives, current events, and global issues. Additionally, participants will learn to harness technology to boost language learning and engage students. By the end of the week, educators will be equipped to cultivate linguistic proficiency, cultural understanding, and a passion for the Spanish language and culture in their students.

Yensen Sierra Lambert has been involved with the AP Spanish Language and Culture program for 13 years. Her experience ranges from teaching at the middle and high school level to participating in the annual AP Reading as a Table Leader to co-authoring an AP Spanish textbook. Her objectives as an educator have been to help students become culturally competent during their AP course experience, to prepare them for the world beyond AP, and to foster enthusiastic interest and love of the Spanish language.  

She has presented at APAC on behalf of the AP Spanish Language and Culture program and participated in AP Live/AP Daily videos for AP Classroom and YouTube Channels.

In 2022, she was named Connecticut's Language Teacher of the Year. She lives in Connecticut, where she teaches AP Spanish Language and Culture and chairs a world languages department at a private school.

30 PDPs
Cost: $799
Course Numbers: PDEV 6308P  CRN: TBD

2 Graduate credits
Cost: $1054
Course Numbers: PDEV 6308  CRN: TBD

This course is designed for new or experienced teachers of US Government and Politics who seek a deeper understanding of the curriculum and its assessment on the AP Exam. We will cover all the essential aspects of the Course and Exam Description. Participants will leave the workshop with a comprehensive understanding of the course content, the ability to pace the course effectively, and the skills to design assessments that maximize learning and support AP exam preparation. You will learn how to prepare your students for the exam with specific tips and strategies for tackling the multiple-choice questions and FRQs.  Best practices and assessments will be provided and shared. By the end of the week, all participants will be able to return to their classrooms with new skills, unit assessments prepared and ready to implement, and a solid understanding of how to prepare their students for the exam.  I will also weave quite a few technological resources into the course that can be used by both the student and the teacher. 

Rachael Ryan has been teaching AP US Government and Politics for 25 years. She began reading the AP exams in 2006 and is currently a Table Leader. Rachael received her BA in US Government from Georgetown University and a Master’s in Liberal Arts from Harvard University. She helped edit AMSCO’s American Government by David Wofford and edited the test bank for WW Norton’s American Politics Today. Rachael has been teaching at the Taft School in Watertown, CT, since 2000. She has worked on numerous political campaigns and is currently an elected member of the Watertown Town Council. In 2014, Rachael was awarded The Littlejohn Family Chair 2014, which “is awarded to a faculty member whose commitment to the whole student exemplifies the underlying philosophy of the Taft education, and who demonstrates a passion for his or her academic discipline, a profound caring for the emotional and intellectual life of students, and has made a significant and positive difference in the lives of her students.” She lives in Watertown, CT, with her husband and two children. 

30 PDPs
Cost: $799
Course Numbers: TBD     CRN: TBD

2 Graduate credits
Cost: $1054
Course Numbers: TBD     CRN: TBD

This session is designed for beginning (newer) as well as experienced AP Calculus teachers and will focus on the three major themes in calculus: Limits, Derivatives, and Integration.  Strategies and pedagogy to effectively present the calculus concepts covered under the College Board AB Calculus curriculum will be discussed.  Using numerous Free Response and Multiple Choice questions throughout the week we will discuss the scoring rubrics and how the AB exam is scored/read (including the new FRQ point by point scoring).  We will also discuss in detail the AP Calculus Exam and how these calculus topics are “tested” as well as recent "trends" in the AB Exam and how best to prepare your students for this exam.

I will present/explain all of these free resources provided by the College Board including:

1. The CED (Course and Exam Description)
2. AP Central
3. AP Classroom
4. IPR (Instructional Planning Report)
5. The Course Audit Process
6. The College Board Equity Policy-Inclusion/Diversity/Equity/Access

Brendan Murphy has taught for the last 36 years at the college, high school and middle school levels.  He is a former National Leader for the College Board and is an endorsed consultant for AP Calculus AB/BC, AP Statistics, and AP Precalculus.  In 2007 he was the Awardee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in Maine.  In 2005, Brendan was a finalist for the Maine Teacher of the Year and was a 2005 Siemens Award Winner for Advanced Placement.  Brendan was awarded the 2010 Academic Leadership Award from the College Board and is a former member of the SAT Math Test Development Committee and APAC Steering Committee. Brendan served as the Chair of the College Board SAT Subject Mathematics Test Development Committee and he was awarded the 2015 Mathematics Teacher of the Year by the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation. For three years Brendan was the Chair of the College Board’s Math Academic Advisory Committee for all their different mathematics programs. Brendan recently cycled off the AP Calculus Test Development Committee after a five-year tenure and was also on a committee to re-design the scoring guidelines for all new AP Calculus syllabi that are submitted to the College Board under the AP Audit. Brendan was on the AP Precalculus Test Development Committee for three years (2022-2024) and helped to design/launch this new AP course. He is the College Board Lead Mentor for 16 mentors helping other new AP Precalculus teachers around the world.

Brendan has run weeklong summer institutes in AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Precalculus, AP Precalculus Access Edition (summer 2025), and Vertical Teams/Pre-AP Math.  He has presented numerous workshops for the College Board around the country, as well as being a speaker at many state and national conferences.  Brendan has presented AP workshops for the College Board in thirteen countries around the world. For nine years Brendan ran a mentoring program for new AP Statistics teachers across Maine for the Maine Department of Education.  He is currently an approved Table Leader for AP Precalculus and a former Table Leader and Reader for the AP Statistics Exam and AP Calculus Exams.  He is a leader in distance learning and was featured in Newsweek magazine in the May 16, 2005 issue.  Brendan helped pilot an online virtual AP Calculus BC class for students in Maine for the Maine Department of Education/UMPI (AP4ME) and has taught both AB and BC Calculus online for the last fourteen years. This year Brendan piloted AP Precalculus for the AP4ME program and is helping to grow this course for students in Maine. Currently he has over 180 AP Calculus podcasts uploaded to iTunes University free of charge for anyone to view and use.

Brendan has a BSCE from Tufts University as well as an MBA from Bentley University.  He has a house in Orrington, Maine and in his spare time was a licensed whitewater raft guide.  He enjoys traveling (57 countries and counting) with his wife and has rafted on 77 rivers in five countries.  Brendan is currently teaching at John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor, Maine.

30 PDPs
Cost: $799
Course Numbers: TBD     CRN: TBD

2 Graduate credits
Cost: $1054
Course Numbers: TBD     CRN: TBD

During this AP World History: Modern APSI, you’ll explore the course framework, the exam, and the new AP resources that will help you plan and focus instruction—and give you feedback throughout the year on the areas where individual students need additional focus. You’ll also learn about completing the digital activation process at the start of the school year that will give you immediate access to the new resources and will help ensure that your students can register for AP Exams by the new fall deadlines. By attending this APSI, you’ll gain deeper insight into the following key takeaways, among several others: Understand the Course; Plan the Course; Teach the Course; Assess Student Progress; and Engage as a Member of the AP Community. In addition, specific attention will be paid to the following AP Classroom resources: unit guides, personal progress checks, AP teacher community, and the AP question bank.

Instructor info coming soon

30 PDPs
Cost: $799
Course Numbers: TBD     CRN: TBD

2 Graduate credits
Cost: $1054
Course Numbers: TBD     CRN: TBD

This program is an interactive professional development experience. It includes an AP Summer Institute and optional online support sessions focused on implementing a project based learning approach in an AP classroom. 

Project Implementation Guides: Provide adaptable course planning and pacing, recommended assessments and assignments that encompass the entirety of the course. 

Summer Institute: Four-day training in the summer. The workshop includes project simulations, large group discussions, small group activities, reflection and critique, and individual learning. During the Summer Institute, you will:  

• Identify how students learn AP content and skills through course projects.  
• Understand and apply high-quality PBL design elements and teaching practices. 
• Simulate and model PBL practices using examples from the course projects.  
• Adapt and prepare to implement the projects with your students.  

Support Sessions: Five optional online support sessions are offered throughout the academic year. These sessions will provide support and learning opportunities before the beginning of each project. In these support sessions, you will:  

• Reflect on prior project work to identify needs for future project implementation.  
• Review and adapt the upcoming project to best serve your students.  
• Refine your PBL practice within the context of a project based AP course.  

Instructor info coming soon

Registration is Closed

Registration for Summer 2026 will begin in January.

Registration is a 2-step process.  Please read the information below before you click on the registration buttons!

Steps to register

ALL links will be provided when registration opens.

• Step 1: Fill out the online registration form through Cvent. This step is required by the College Board.
  • Cvent Form - In-Person Workshops (July 13 - 16, 2026)
  • Cvent Form - Online Workshops (July 13 - 16, 2026)
• Step 2: Go to our APSI Registration Page and then click on the Workshop that you are registering for.  Complete the form and submit.  This form is VITAL to complete your registration and hold your seat in the course.

Registration Deadline for all APSI Workshops is June 30, 2026

Please Read BEFORE registering

Registrations are NOT confirmed until the 2-step process is completed and payment is received. If your school district is paying with a purchase order, your seat is NOT confirmed until an electronic copy of the purchase order is received by the Center for Professional Studies.

Registrations not accompanied by full payment or copy of purchase order will not be processed until all of the information is received.

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Payment Information

Once your registration is processed, you will receive a series of emails within 3-5 business days from the Registrar’s office that includes information on how to make your payment for the course. Payment will need to be made within 72 hours of receiving your emailed confirmation. If you are paying by purchase order (PO), please forward a copy to our office ASAP to fully process your registration. If you have questions or have an unusual circumstance, please contact our office at 978.665.3636.

Cost Per Institute:

In-Person Workshop Registration*(Required) - $1075 Includes Institute fee, College Board Materials, Monday continental breakfast,  Lunch Mon-Thurs, as well as daily snacks.

Online Workshop* (Required) - $799 Includes Institute fee, College Board Materials, and technology costs.

2 Graduate Credits** (Optional) - $255

On-Campus Housing (Optional) - $400 - Includes breakfast and dinner in the Holmes Dining Commons.

*If you choose to take the course WITHOUT graduate credit, you will receive 30 professional development points (PDPs) for successfully completing the institute.

**​If you would like to add graduate credit, you have until the second day of the institute to do so.

APSI Refund Policy

• Three weeks prior to the first class meeting - 100% refund 
• Less than three week prior to the first class meeting - 50% refund
• After the start day of class - 0% refund

Refunds are not issued after the start of class. To determine the refund amount due, the official date of withdrawal is the date on which our office is contacted. In the event that a class is cancelled by the university, a full refund of tuition and fees is granted. 

• Withdraw by 6/22/26 receive a 100% refund
• Withdraw by 7/12/26 receive a 50% refund
• Withdraw on or after 7/13/26 receive 0% refund

$400 per institute for institute participants

On-campus housing includes a room for each participant in one of the university's residence halls, as well as breakfast and dinner in the university dining common. Participants staying on campus will enjoy an air-conditioned, single occupancy room in a suite either alone or with other APSI participants. The suite will have a common living space and its own bathrooms. Pre-registration and payment prior to the start of the institute is required. The exact residence hall is TBD.

We've done our best to anticipate some questions you may have and provided information below. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us!

What are my payment options?
Registrations are NOT confirmed until the 2-step process is completed and payment is received.

You can pay by:

• Check, made payable to Fitchburg State University
• Credit Card: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
• Purchase Order

*If your school district is paying with a purchase order, your seat is NOT confirmed until an electronic copy of the purchase order is received by the Center for Professional Studies. If they cannot submit the purchase order until after July 1 (new fiscal year), contact us. 

*Registrations not accompanied by full payment or copy of purchase order will not be processed until all of the information is received.

May I register for more than one session?
You may register for two sessions if one is in Week 1 and the other is in Week 2, meaning that you would be spending two weeks with us. You may not register for more than one session running concurrently. 

What is included in the registration fee?
The course fee will include:

• Instruction by a College Board endorsed consultant.
• All course materials (College Board and workshop supplies)
• College Board Materials will be Electronic and Contain:
• The Course and Exam Description (CED)
• The Subject Handbook (if applicable)
• Certificate of Completion

The following are also included for in-person workshops:

• Monday continental breakfast 
• Lunch Monday - Thursday
• Twice daily snacks
• On-campus parking

When do I need to decide if I want graduate credits?
2 Graduate credit may be added for an additional fee of $255. You can choose to register for graduate credits when you initially register or you can decide to add them on once you get here. 

If students have not registered for graduate credit and would like to, they must register for the graduate credit section no later than Tuesday (the week of your institute) at 4:30 p.m.  A CPS staff member will be present at check-in and lunch on Monday and lunch on Tuesday to assist students with registering for graduate credits.  

Is there a registration deadline?
The registration deadline is two weeks prior to the start of the institute.  If it is past the deadline and you would still like to register, please contact us! Sometimes we still have available seats and can accept a few more registrations.

What is the refund policy?

• Three weeks prior to the first class meeting - 100% refund 
• Less than three week prior to the first class meeting - 50% refund
• After the start day of class - 0% refund

Refunds are not issued after the start of class. To determine the refund amount due, the official date of withdrawal is the date on which our office is contacted. In the event that a class is cancelled by the university, a full refund of tuition and fees is granted.

What happens if I need to cancel or change my registration?
To cancel or change your registration please contact us at 978.665.3636 or cps@fitchburgstate.edu.

Are the buildings accessible?
All of the instructional spaces and dining locations that the AP Summer Institute utilizes on our campus are accessible. If you require special accommodations here please contact our office at 978.665.3636 or cps@fitchburgstate.edu.

What are the hours of the workshop?
Our workshops are Monday -Thursday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Can I stay on-campus? Are linens provided?
Yes!  The cost to stay on campus from Sunday –Thursday is $400 per institute for institute participants. Linens (2 flat sheets, fleece blanket, pillowcase, pillow, hand towel, washcloth, and bath towel) are included.

On-campus housing includes a room for each participant in one of the university's residence halls, as well as breakfast and dinner in the university dining common. Participants staying on campus will enjoy an air-conditioned, single occupancy room in a suite either alone or with other APSI participants. The suite will have a common living space and its own bathrooms. Pre-registration and payment prior to the start of the institute is required. The exact residence hall is TBD.

Pre-registration and payment prior to the start of the institute is required.

I have special dietary needs, can you accommodate me?
Our dining hall is buffet style and offers option for many dietary needs including vegan, gluten-free, and vegetarian options.  We do our best to accommodate all of our guests and their dietary needs. We will do our best to provide vegan, gluten-free, and vegetarian options for our guests. Please be sure to note your dietary needs when you register.